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Phyllis Minnery
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Glad I found this site!!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Deborah Leigh Thenen Jan 21, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I've had a grand time the last few evenings reading discussions. I'm a silver smith and looking forward to starting my sixth art fair season. I did 20 fairs last year, all in my tri-state area, KY,…Continue
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Phyllis Minnery commented on Connie Mettler's blog post I went to the Krasl Art Fair and what I learned there... and who I met
"It was nice meeting you Connie. And I agree, Sara and her volunteers are awesome. I had a great show, best sales of the year to date.
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Jeanne Steck left a comment for Phyllis Minnery
"Phyllis - your design are fabulous! At the moment I wire wrap, bend and string. I can't wait to play with fire and am inspired by work."
Phyllis Minnery commented on Edwin Schmidt's blog post Show chairs
"I got a new chair in June from Oak and Rope, we worked it out and he brought it up to Ohio, he had a show there and so did I. A couple of weeks later, I ordered another one so my husband and I would each have one, we were fighting over who got to…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Leo Charette's blog post Francisco's Farm Arts Festival (June 26 and 27)
"I did the show as well, and yes it was hot, but they do allow generators, and our Honda ran all weekend. This is my fifth year to do this show and every year my sales have increased. The crowds have never been large, but Ii'm sure the heat…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Debbie Sampson's blog post Kentucky shows so far this month....
"The state has spent millions getting ready for this event, it should be huge."
Phyllis Minnery commented on Debbie Sampson's blog post Kentucky shows so far this month....
"Debbie,
I live in Louisville and the Derby is always the first Saturday of May, the Summit show was the third weekend of May, no one schedules anything on Derby weekend except a Derby event. I did two art fairs in Louisville this spring, one the…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Ray Mosteller's blog post Louisville at the Summit
"If the weather is good, we'll get 200,000 - 250,000 people over the three days. I hope you get in and do well."
Phyllis Minnery commented on Ray Mosteller's blog post Louisville at the Summit
"Maybe there's a big convention in town, that's where they go to hang out for entertainment, Fourth Street. I'm not doing another show here in Louisville until St. James. I try to stay in a radius of a couple of hundred miles of home,…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Ray Mosteller's blog post Louisville at the Summit
"Sorry it was a bad show for you, we have a lot of art patrons in Louisville, but there are just so many dollars in the pot for the number of art fairs, especially so close together. Three weeks before your show was the Cherokee Triangle art show in…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Ray Mosteller's blog post Louisville at the Summit
"There was a local art fair, it's 25th anniversary with lots of local press, with 130 regional artists on Mother's day weekend here in Louisville. It is held in a location only a couple of miles from the Summit and it was well attended.…"
Phyllis Minnery replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion Cash Only?
"I did it weekend before last. Lady came into the booth, she lived in the neighborhood of the venue, she left her home with no intention of buying, stopped in my booth and decided she couldn't live without one of my pendants but she hadn't…"
Phyllis Minnery replied to Connie Mettler's discussion Why didn't you apply to this art fair?
"You've made me nervous. I applied to the show after I saw your post, figured the show would be okay if you were involved. I'm doing Krasl and my husband and I were planning on a weeks vacation in MI after the show, heading up to Makinaw…"
Phyllis Minnery commented on Toni Macri-Reiner's blog post Cherokee Triangle Art FAir
"This was my fourth year to do this show and despite the weather, I increased my sales from last year, and they were good last year when we had perfect weather. I had several customers from prior years look me up and the support of the neighborhood…"
Phyllis Minnery replied to Amy Palmer's discussion applying for art fairs - photos in the group Jewelry Genies
"I had an eye opening experience on the value of good photos a couple of years ago. I went to an open jury season for Broadripple, a show in Indy, they used Zapp. When poor quality photo were shown on the screen, there were no comments and the pics…"
Profile Information
- Your Medium
- Jewelry
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 5
- First show ever
- Art on the Green - Lagrange, KY
- What is your website?
- http://www.PhyllisMinnery.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- You get to meet people who appreciate your art and it is very rewarding when someone purchases your art to give as a gift, knowing they feel good about giving it to a friend.
Also, it is nice when someone comes into your booth wearing a pendant or earrings they bought the year before looking for another piece of jewelry.
- Best show ever and why
- St James Art Fair in Louisville, KY. 3 days of constant traffic and knowledgeable patrons. Over 200,000 attend this show and not once was I ask by one of them to discount my art.
- Worst show ever and why
- Early in the first year when I started doing shows , I was looking for any show to do and I did a show at a church, it was their 1st show. They held it from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sat & Sun, my only sale was late Sun afternoon and that was only the 5th or 6th person I talked to both days. To say the least, I started checking shows out before I do them. It was a good lesson in the long run.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- Found ArtFairInsiders.com while getting ready for the 2010 art show season.
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Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:58pm on May 31, 2012, Connie Mettler gave Phyllis Minnery a gift…
- At 6:55am on February 19, 2011,
Jeanne Steck said… Phyllis - your design are fabulous! At the moment I wire wrap, bend and string. I can't wait to play with fire and am inspired by work.
- At 12:01pm on June 03, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Phyllis Minnery a gift…
- At 9:50pm on January 18, 2010, Connie Mettler said…
- Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Phyllis. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to getting to know you.
When you have a chance, please add a photo and stop by the Forum to introduce yourself. I and the other members look forward to your participation here. 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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