Euphoric was Adey after he learned he scored some prime real estate at the front entrance of the fair with a new piece he just finished. The ceramic “bomb” he had shown last year at Spacecraft Gallery re-modelled with a larger resurrected ceramic “lamb” into a hybrid sculpture that has caught the interest of many including the fair’s organizers.

Adey like Corbin and Sherry, are in Miami exhibiting with Luis de Jesus Seminal Projects who brought them here. But they are not alone, also showing in Luis’ booth are works by Chris Barnard, Miyoshi Barosh, Seth Augustine, Deanna Erdmann, Heather Martin, Marliis Newsome, and Andy Ralph. BTW, Aqua Art Miami (located in the Aqua Art Hotel) is Aqua Art Wynwood’s older sister which opened in 2005. One of many cousins so to speak, to a multitude of other notable contemporary art fairs like NADA, Pulse, Scope and others. Aqua’s focus continues to be on showcasing young dealers and emerging artists.

Adey reports there is a constant bustling of activity from this annual migration of artists, dealers, curators, patrons, collectors, ad nauseam and for anyone and everyone interested in the arts. Evidence of the fair’s stature, presence and vitality can be witnessed by the sheer number of exhibiting spaces, advertising dollars spent on street banners and visual detritus everywhere, and all those interested parties voyaging in the same direction. Apparently, you cannot meet someone who isn’t connected to the fair in some manner.

The recession duly announced earlier this week, has not deterred the optimism for potential sales which remains surprisingly high Adey has learned. Several dealers with rented booths, overhead, and transportation costs, are simply holding their breath and onto their pocketbooks hoping for the best. No sales to report so far at this time. Adey remains upbeat however, believing his current body of work, seen at Seminal Projects last month, is on par with what other artists are producing. From the view here in San Diego, we never doubted this for a second.

Finally, a huge party for the Cranbrook Academy of Art Alumni will be held at the Wolfsonian Museum of Art and Design tomorrow night. As Adey put it, “we stick together and actually like each other.”

So be it.