"If you wanted to go the route of having new zippers put on your existing walls, the cheapest place is the local dry cleaners. They will have a connection for a person who does alterations of all kinds. I'll bet they could even add a…"
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Steph Mader
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- Carnation, WA
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- glass, metal, concrete
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What to do about a bad card...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Susan Thornton Nov 28, 2011. 18 Replies 0 Likes
In the past I haven't had any problems with getting bad cards, but this year is turning out kinda sucky. A couple weeks ago I sold $200 worth of art to a perfectly nice woman who was shopping with…Continue
East coast or midwest vs. west coast shows?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ruth Finkenbiner Jul 27, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
The last couple weeks I've been pondering whether or not to travel long distances to shows next year. Something Connie said in Ruth's review of the Port Angeles Art Fair made me think - it was the…Continue
Looking for inexpensive pedestals
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steph Mader Sep 2, 2011. 24 Replies 0 Likes
I'm looking for collapsible pedestals for my outdoor booth. Does anyone have a good source, or patterns to make them? ThanksContinue
Applications re-opened for Beaver Creek
Started May 13, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Did anyone else see the notice that Beaver Creek reopened for applications? The new deadline is June 1, which is only a few weeks before the event. In light of recent discussions about deadlines…Continue
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Steph Mader replied to Steph Mader's discussion Art on the Green in the group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
"Too funny. The application was interesting & it was easy to tell that it was a community organization running the show. I'll relax & just wait to see what they say. I hope I run into you some time this summer!"
Ruth Finkenbiner replied to Steph Mader's discussion Art on the Green in the group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
"No, and they notify via snail mail and I think they've been late every single time we've participated. Oh yeah, they also mail out load in info the week of the show which means we never receive it since that show falls in the middle…"
Steph Mader added a discussion to the group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
Art on the Green
Sorry everyone, I just sent a message to everybody because I was too sleepy to figure out how to start a new discussion.I was wondering if anybody had heard about acceptance to Art on the Green yet.ThanksStephSee More
Steph Mader replied to Robert Green's discussion Concerns about Savannah Fine Arts on the the River
"In the NW it's common for the show promoters to negotiate a three-day biz license fee with the city & collect that amount from the artists when they collect the booth fee. It's common for that charge to be around $15. It's crazy…"
Steph Mader commented on james shelago's group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
"I'm missing the crest of the wave here, need to check in more often. I'm waitlisted for Anacortes & Salem, rejected from Edmonds this year. I will probably have plently of shows, but still... C'mon, people!"
Steph Mader replied to Diane Wright's discussion Selling Online
"Claudia,
I'm working on transferring my web site from Homestead to Wordpress.org. I think that might be what the Dolan Geiman site is. You can have a blog page, shopping cart, newsletter, etc, and it's pretty easy to deal with. My hubby…"
Steph Mader commented on james shelago's group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
"Let me join the gang - I'm waitlisted for Salem, for the second year in a row. I'm waiting for my annual rejection from Art in the Pearl, which is kind of like buying a lotto ticket. I'll be at the Bellevue Festival, so maybe…"
Steph Mader replied to Robbie Curnow's discussion CORVILLAS FALL FESTIVAL (Corvillas, Oregon) in the group Southwest and Pacific Coast Artists
"I was just looking at that show, too. I have heard from a couple people that it can be pretty good, but I don't know anything about it."
Steph Mader commented on Kathleen Caid's blog post La Quinta
"Maybe it would be like selling umbrellas at a NW show, just considered to be for customer comfort & was not juried in to be part of the show?"
Steph Mader replied to Lisa Foster's discussion Spokane ArtFest
"I'm going to apply to Anacortes & also CDA and see what I get into. Anacortes is quite a bit closer, but trying a show a bit farther might give me a new batch of customers. I'll watch for you, Lisa - it would be fun to meet.
Ruth, are…"
Steph Mader replied to Lisa Foster's discussion Spokane ArtFest
"Hi Ruth & Lisa,
I have Spokane as a possible on my list this year, too. I'm really on the fence. I will try Coeur d'Alene for sure, but maybe just that one this year. After last year was so slow for me, I'm a little gun-shy."
Steph Mader commented on Jack Mckenzie's blog post Interesting article from Lori Mcnee - 10 reasons why artists love pinterest
"I admit, I was so skeptical at first, but now I love it. It's pretty fast, and you can build a "board" with favorite art, including your own. There are some great leads on that site, too, once you start poking around."
Steph Mader commented on Jacki Bilsborrow's blog post One of a Kind Show - Chicago
"Sheesh, typo, sorry. The "are" is silent, ha, ha.
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Steph Mader commented on Jacki Bilsborrow's blog post One of a Kind Show - Chicago
"Jacki,
Do you know if the walls provided at this show?"
Steph Mader commented on karen cooper's blog post But Of Course, We Just Don't Have Enough Art Fairs
"What do you know, this is just like a real, face-to-face conversation. Well, a conversation over drinks, anyway. I love the meandering, personally."
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- glass, metal, concrete
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 1
- First show ever
- Art by The Bay, Stanwood WA
- What is your website?
- http://stephmader.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- Meeting the customer & talking about art, meeting other vendors and networking to improve everybody's business.
- Best show ever and why
- Bellevue Festival of the Arts - large show with educated buyers, extremely high quality vendors.
- Worst show ever and why
- No clinkers this year.
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- Someone talked about your site in an Etsy forum post.
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Seattle Best of the Northwest spring show
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 3:46pm 20 Comments 1 Like
I did the Best of the NW spring show in Seattle last weekend. It's held in an old air base hangar on Lake Washington, which is a funky and very "Seattle" location. It's put on by the Northwest Arts Alliance, an artists' organization that's been promoting this show for quite a few years. They also put on a large holiday show in November. They are great folks, and they work hard to get the word out. There…
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- At 3:13pm on November 28, 2011, Connie Mettler gave Steph Mader a gift…
- At 4:07pm on June 07, 2011, Connie Mettler gave Steph Mader a gift…
- At 2:14pm 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 8:12am on January 3, 2011,
Amy Perrier said… Hi Steph,
Thanks for your reply. I really like how the frit painting looks; I'd love to see more of it. It sounds like quite a process to create. I paint in reverse in layers on the back of the windows, but there is no baking involved. I'll put more paintings up soon, but we've got a house full of kids and grandkids here this week so there isn't much time. Thanks again.
- At 3:04pm on January 2, 2011, Amy Perrier said…
Hi Steph,
Welcome! I looked at your website and you have some beautiful work! I'm curious to know more about your frit painting. What exactly is that? I paint reverse glass and was drawn to the painting of the trees on your website.
Thanks, and again, Welcome!
Amy
- At 1:12pm on December 20, 2010, Connie Mettler said…
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