"Sounds good Nels, have safe travels up North. Don't forget to let us know when you return in October!"
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Keep your Sour Grapes to yourself
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janet/John Costin Aug 2, 2011. 23 Replies 3 Likes
I just submitted an online review for Art on The Square - Belleville, Il. It was a great show for us and John won "Best of Show" which he was surprised and thrilled about. I was very surprised and…Continue
Nurit 8000
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janet/John Costin Feb 11, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Does anyone use this machine? Lately I have had trouble using it as a wireless unit. So then I have to switch it over to "Store and Forward" which I do not like to use. Can anyone recommend a…Continue
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Janet/John Costin commented on Nels Johnson's blog post THE END OF THE FLORIDA SPRING SHOW SEASON--NOT A ROSEY PICTURE
Janet/John Costin commented on Nels Johnson's blog post THE END OF THE FLORIDA SPRING SHOW SEASON--NOT A ROSEY PICTURE
"Nels you are right about the Naples/Bonita area. The art shows are no longer special anymore, there is one or more every weekend and patrons just are not that excited about art shows. You can't blame them. The…"
Janet/John Costin commented on Connie Mettler's blog post Winners at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
"Thank you for the great story and kind words Connie! You too Kathleen...John was absolutely thrilled. He was in great company with award winners and felt very honored. It was a show we will never forget."
Janet/John Costin commented on Archie Vandermast's blog post 53rd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
"It truly was a wonderful show. It was our best last year and this one was the best show we have ever done. Winning a nice prize definitely helped but people were really out buying this year..what a pleasure! So many shows this year…"
Janet/John Costin commented on ELLEN MARSHALL's blog post WINTER PARK, BARRY COHEN,LAKEWOOD RANCH AND LES' IDEA ABOUT CERTIFICATION--A TIME TO PONDER DEEP THOUGHTS
"Hi Nels:
So happy to hear that Ellen had a great show. We sent a few folks down to her booth..they were looking for her!"
Janet/John Costin commented on Bill and Jon Slade's blog post Barry Cohen- R.I.P.
"How very sad. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Janet/John Costin commented on John Leben's blog post Naples National Provides Disappointing Sales
"We were happy with the show, it is consistently good for John which is the exception to most of the Florida shows we have done in the past few weeks. It is second in sales for us so far this year; Bonita Springs January was the best.
We…"
Janet/John Costin commented on Geoff Coe's blog post A Dickens of a show: Jupiter ArtiGras, Feb. 18-20, 2012
"ArtiGras was disappointing, it had a different feel this year. We did not pick up any new customers at but thankfully, previous buyers came and bought more work. We just could not close any sales with new patrons. Very…"
Janet/John Costin replied to CM Fox's discussion The Square over time???? Still happy?
"It sounds like the wave of the future...my concerns are if you have a problem the customer service is not good..at least that is what I have seen in other feedback. I am sure a lot of companies are going to offer this service.I might wait a…"
Janet/John Costin replied to CM Fox's discussion The Square over time???? Still happy?
"I also would like to know feedback about the "Square"..it seems too good to be true!
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Janet/John Costin commented on Alison Thomas's blog post Dunedin - 2011
"Bob S., that is actually a true comment! Nels is so right, when it was run by the Junior League of Dunedin the show was so much better. They kept the number of participants down and the quality was very high. We used to…"
Janet/John Costin commented on Nels Johnson's blog post Saint Louis Art Fair--Smell the roses and the good sales
"Congrats on a great show Nels...!"
Janet/John Costin commented on Nels Johnson's blog post REQUIEM FOR AN ART SHOW--ANN ARBOR
"Wow Carlye what a nightmare! I am so sorry to hear how your were treated. A "squatter"..really? Yikes.
Once was enough for us at Ann Arbor, we have not been back. $800 is a lot of money for a booth fee not to…"
Janet/John Costin commented on Marty Hulsebos's blog post Our car accident on the way to Bellevue
"Dear Marty:
I am so very sorry this happened to your wife. Thank you very much for sharing this very important information with us; that is very kind of you and admirable to even think of others during this difficult time you are going…"
Janet/John Costin replied to Janet/John Costin's discussion Keep your Sour Grapes to yourself
"Thank you Christine, very nice of you. Hope your shows have been going well! I am going to check out your work!"
Janet/John Costin replied to Janet/John Costin's discussion Keep your Sour Grapes to yourself
"Thank you for your thoughts Barbara, that was really nice of you. And the karma thing is something I really believe too!"
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- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 20
- First show ever
- Gasparilla
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- http://www.costingraphics.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- The opportunities are endless.
- Best show ever and why
- Cherry Creek in 2002. Highest sales ever.
- Worst show ever and why
- Mt. Dora in 2010. The treatment of the artists was horrible; we had a very bad experience there. Plus sales were poor.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- No one..found it on the net
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- At 2:12pm on January 11, 2011,
Shane Reed said… - I started my photography business in 2008. Shortly after starting my business I started shooting alphabet letters of architecture and other objects found in urban settings. These letters can be used to spell words, or names to make contemporary art for you home. This project took off, and became an overwhelming success. I used the money from selling my alphabet letters to fund my photography business. These letters are fantastic sellers and I’m thankfully too busy with my real passion to have time to sell them anymore. So I’ve decided to sell the high resolution digital files for a fair price to the right person who is interested in making an abundance of extra income. This idea will be unique to you, and if you're driven will make you lots of money. The market is enormous! If you’re interested and would like to discuss things further please contact me atshane@reedphoto.ca and please check out our alphabet photography atwww.reedphoto.ca click on “client” menu and enter the password “abc”. We have b&w and color alphabets, and I’ve also custom created numerous word art pieces with quotes. You’d receive everything with unlimited reproduction rights. The letters can be put on anything you can think of or you can sell them just as letters to go in frames. I always just sold them as letters for $5 per letter. The profit margin is very high as it costs about 10-20 cents to print each letter and they sell for $5 each. I look forward to hearing from you.
- At 9:10pm on December 23, 2010,
Connie Mettler said… Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Janet and John. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.
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