"We had a OK to Good show, but having never been there before we have no baseline..... I figure that if we hit the "green zone" by the middle/end of day one it is a good show.. green zone in first 3 hours = great show
I keep a…"
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Jay Brill commented on geri a. wegner's blog post Hot, Hot, Hot...It must be the Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival!!!!
Jay Brill commented on geri a. wegner's blog post Hot, Hot, Hot...It must be the Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Festival!!!!
"while packing up, we discovered that our black plastic jewelry trays, safely nested in their closed & secured containers had MELTED! THis was our 3rd outdoor show and we have been learning a lot. The constant hydration reminders and…"
Jay Brill replied to Amy Furgiuele's discussion Displaying Jewelry... put it under glass or let it breathe in the open?!?
"I like acrylic, mostly for the reduced breakage factor. It is very haard to cut yourself on plastic! The high cost acrylic is probably polycarbonate, superstrong - but very hard to work with. I find that acrylic does have less of a…"
Jay Brill commented on Jim Parker's blog post Columbus Art Festival - 2011 -- The Meat
"RE: Tattoos, we are indoors @inliquid in Philly, I have NEVER seen so many folks with tattoos - artists, food vendors, attendees..... It looks like all the "ink" shows are holding a casting call. I must have missed…"
Jay Brill replied to Maija Baynes's discussion Lights
"We take the "1 light per display group" track, and use clip-on LED lamps from Target.com (clipping to gridwall & tabletops). Even though I am not totally thrilled with the "clip-on" part in some applications, we…"
Jay Brill replied to Ann Marie Crosmun's discussion Need new booth flooring
"We are looking for flooring also, but are trying to find something that looks good, travels small, is good indoors and out, and is wheelchair friendly. The grey interlock mats act like wheelchair glue- like pushing in sand.... …"
Connie Mettler left a comment for Jay Brill
"Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Jay. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.When you have a chance, please add a photo of yourself and stop by the "Discussions" area to introduce…"
Jay Brill replied to Wendy Lin's discussion Are corner spaces worth the extra fee?
"I like corners as they create a "open, inviting" area for folks to come in from 2 directions. I also like that they give me extra space to move about the booth and talk to people as they come in, because I use a…"
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- Wood, glass, metal, graphics
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- Juried shows- 8 years, other shows-15 years
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- http://dorldor.com
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- Deborah Brodie
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- At 6:12pm on February 5, 2011,
Connie Mettler said… Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Jay. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.
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