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Shalana
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- Independence, MO
- United States
- fiber art (traditional feltmaking)
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Rising booth fees. Where is this going?
Thank you Chris! I agree. As a total newbie to this forum, many of the other posts are quite discouraging. Although I truly believe that my fine felted wearables would fit in very well at most natio…
Replied Feb 15
Rising booth fees. Where is this going?
I'm definitely a beginner and booth fees are quite a discouragement to me. I've only done small local shows and more craft oriented shows thus far. I would really like to do a national art fair and f…
Replied Feb 9
Thank you Artstreet in Green Bay and John Michael Kohler Festival of Arts in Sheboygan
Being fairly new to art fairs, that is a draw back to me to have to submit a booth photo. In previous shows that I've done (small-time), I didn't have to. I guess that I'll have to mock-up something…
Replied Feb 9
Newb just saying "Hi!"
Thanks so much for the welcome :) You should give felting a try. It is quite fun (and addictive) once you get started. --Shalana
Replied Feb 9
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- Your Medium
- fiber art (traditional feltmaking)
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 4
- First show ever
- My first show was a local area Kansas City Etsy team Valentine's Day arts/crafts show. Since then I have done several more local shows as well as a few national shows. I am wanting to branch out and do more national shows.
- What is your website?
- http://www.thefunkyfelter.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- I don't have a strong opinion on this. I like the immediacy of an art show. They allow an artist to display their work to a large number of people, receive feedback, and hopefully make good revenue in a short period of time.
- Best show ever and why
- I haven't done a lot of large art fairs, but my best show so far was the No Coast Craft-o-rama in Minneapolis. It was a pleasant experience all-around for a newbie, and I did quite well selling there too.
- Worst show ever and why
- This could be a tie among some of the small local arts/crafts shows that I've done. Unfortunately, some of them barely covered my booth fee. They were poorly advertised and very poorly attended. The benefit was getting to chat with other vendors and meet fellow local artists and crafters.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- I found it while searching google for "art fair" groups.
My Online Shops
www.thefunkyfelter.etsy.com
My Stamp & Paper Shop at Etsy
www.shalana.etsy.com
My All-in-0ne Shop at ArtFire
www.shalana.artfire.com
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