"I have had my work (jewelry) in a couple of stores on cosignment. Currently I have my work in one store, which is where I work every week. I have found that I'm not the best with keeping in contact with stores to check on my work,…"
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Colette A. Zilka
- Cleveland, OH
- United States
- Jewelry
- Blog Posts (1)
- Discussions (7)
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- Groups (1)
- Photos (4)
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Colette A. Zilka's Discussions
Reapplying to a show- what images to use?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sabine Chadborn Jan 19, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I'm heading into the applications of my second year doing shows, and as I prepare to apply to shows I have gotten in, I ask myself "they saw those slides already. But I haven't created any new…Continue
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Colette A. Zilka commented on Corey Johnston's blog post Diligence in the Face of Weariness
"I to, had that same coffee question! Last December I experienced a bad bout of seasonal depressive disorder. I literally could not get out of bed. My solutions for this have been to take vitamins (was I low on iron?) start…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Corey Johnston's blog post Sales and Christmas
"Hear, Hear! I 100% agree with all of this! I have another reason to contribute as to why to avoid the horrors. Who needs all that stuff? I have no interested in the tv's and what nots.
The one time I could have…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Terri Drake's blog post Why aren't I selling?
"I comepletly agree that you will sell your stuff better if you project a happy positive image and engage the public as it walks by.
This summer, I did 5 shows in a row while working during the week. I do not reccomend that! As the…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Robert M. Wallis's blog post Funky Ferndale, Detroit
"I learned from my friend who lives in ferndale that the line up was due to a halloween party's ticket sale."
Colette A. Zilka commented on Kathy Bell's blog post shoplifters
"I love Square! I have a droid phone wither verizon and have had no problems with reception except in my apartment :( I also really really like the instant acceptance or decline. I have had cards decline for whatever reason, and…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Robert M. Wallis's blog post Funky Ferndale, Detroit
"I had done the show last year, and was put on the far end of the fair. On my walk around, I had noticed that there were a lot more people at the DIY street fair side than there were at the Funky Ferndale side. People normally translates…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Charles Bingham's blog post Elk Rapids, Michigan.... and a TIP JAR !
"heh! That was my last show too! (same as Annette's I believe!) I was talking with an artist who's name I can't remember who had though about having raffle tickets available for sale, when he get enoough tickets for…"
Colette A. Zilka commented on sandhi schimmel gold's blog post Art Festival "tells"
"Wow! That artist from Leslie's story is a total jerk! Personally, I wouldn't even want to be next to that guy at a show! And how are you supposed to know if someone will or won't buy it! Perhaps that lady just…"
Colette A. Zilka replied to Connie Mettler's discussion What are you Doing This Weekend - June 11 & 12?
"Granville Art and Wine Affair! Granville, OH"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Nels Johnson's blog post HOW TO SURVIVE WHEN A BIG STORM COMES AT YOUR BOOTH
"Thank you so much for posting this! I feel horrible for all the artist that were in Columbus, but I am am glad that we are all getting lessons (some more real than anyone would prefer) as to how to deal with the worst weather possible.…"
Colette A. Zilka replied to Connie Mettler's discussion What are you Doing This Weekend - April 15-17?
"I'm going to be at Great Lakes too! See you guys there!"
Colette A. Zilka commented on Linda A Shields's blog post Where is the "HELP" tab on AFI.....
"I'm in! Thanks Linda for starting this and thanks Connie for agreeing to it!"
Profile Information
- Your Medium
- Jewelry
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 3ish
- First show ever
- Offical show out of college was the Queen West Art Crawl
- What is your website?
- http://www.caz-designs.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- Actually talking with your customers about your work and their interests
- Best show ever and why
- any Bazaar Bizarre Cleveland! Not only are the shows inexpensive, but they are well run and attract many people
- Worst show ever and why
- The Clfton Art and Music Festival, Cleveland OH. It was my second outdoor show that I did, so some of these problems were due to not having the right equipment.
My tent was worse than an easy up, it was pouring buckets for set up and then got extremely hot towards the end. I got heat exhaustion/heat stroke. I neglected to bring weights for my tent, because every time I used it had been in low wind situations rather than the high winds that day. My home made tent walls were ok, but then got pushed in by the wind and destroyed a $200 part of my display. I only made one sale the entire day.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- Oddmall, Hudson, OH. I was looking for something that would let me know about upcoming fairs and shows.
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Can one artist have many different styles?
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 1:03pm 10 Comments 0 Likes
When I look at other peoples work, it feels as if everyone has narrowed thing down and their work covers a small part of the spectrum of art. It feels clean and focused.
When I look at my work, I feel that it has many different styles and levels. I have cheeper wearable things, expensive one of a kind things, and artwork. In those categories, I feel like my work covers a wide range as well. From texture to humor. I kind of like not doing the same thing all the time, I…
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- At 1:59pm on April 15, 2011, ROSSELLO DAMIANO gave Colette A. Zilka a gift…
- At 5:21pm on January 18, 2011,
Connie Mettler said… - Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Colette. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.
When you have a chance, please stop by the "Discussions" area to introduce yourself to the rest of us. We all look forward to your participation here. Also visit the "member map" and add your location. We have a lot to offer one another, experienced and newbie alike. Let's make this a dynamic site!
Best wishes,
Connie Mettler
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- Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Colette. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.
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