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Whitney Peckman
- Female
- Salisbury, NC
- United States
- Mixed Media - Gourds
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Whitney Peckman commented on Connie Mettler's blog post Trouble and Joy at the Old Town Art Fair
"Pat, I agree with you. I have never had a sale as a result of someone going to my website first, but it is great reinforcement and I've definitely had sales as a result of someone seeing my work at a show, going home to check me out via my…"
Whitney Peckman commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
"Yep, I absolutely agree. Lots of the low-end things were very well done. But, I think when the show is overloaded with low price goods, it sends a message to those artists who are doing work that needs to be priced high, such as furniture makers,…"
Bradley R Cross commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
"I did Summerfair, and had a very good show, I see it more a matter of price points rather than quality. I also perceive the heat altered the buying side of the brain, and held the $ back. My price points were 15-100. Bradley Cross"
Whitney Peckman commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
"That's a good question then. Is it worth it to have the quality of the show suffer for filling it with low end crafts? If the intention, and or the mandate of the board, if there is one, is to have a high quality show, then make those choices…"
Connie Mettler commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair
"This year Summerfair went head to head with the Columbus Arts Festival (both Ohio shows), which certainly made artists have to make a choice. Summerfair has 300 artists, I believe. It is tough to put together a high quality event and at the same…"
Whitney Peckman commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair
"Sorry. Cincinnati, OH. Really nice bunch of volunteers, trying so hard, but..."
Tim Wistrom commented on Whitney Peckman's blog post Summerfair
"Great insight, thanks. But would you let me know where this event is?"
Whitney Peckman posted a blog post
Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
My husband and I did Summerfair last weekend, different mediums, booths etc. He had a decent show and I had a zero show. Since we are veterans (tho this was a first year at Summerfair, and probably the last), I won't whine, but when you see so much stuff on a stick going out, and virtually nothing else, it's not a happy sight. It was horribly hot and humid Fri and Sat, lovely on Sun and I think sales were good for low end things on Sun. It is a large, and quite confusing, layout, with lots of…See More
Whitney Peckman replied to Connie Mettler's discussion Please wish Happy Birthday to AFI and Connie!
"Anyone doing Hilton Head this weekend? It's a Howard Alan show. We're going to do it - I'll report in ."
Whitney Peckman commented on Heather Jordan's blog post Copy KATS. Artist beware!
"I first heard about this "trend" from a friend in Birmingham, AL who had taken many of these "wine & paint" classes. I think the best way to stop it is for your story to go viral on the IT so let's all get it out there…"
Whitney Peckman replied to deb upright's discussion Sale Techniques
"I think the best sales techniques is also the best life technique - BE PRESENT! Be present in the moment - when you are creating work (that would be the easy being present), but most importantly, when you are in your booth (and you must be IN your…"
Profile Information
- Your Medium
- Mixed Media - Gourds
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 15
- First show ever
- Anacortes, WA - back in the day, 1989 or so, when I was doing paper collage and living in the San Juan Islands.
- What are the best things about art fairs
- Meeting people face to face who love my work and meeting other artists who also do this for a living instead of a hobby.
- Best show ever and why
- Port Clinton - Sold more in one weekend than I ever thought was possible for me, great weather, great city.
- Worst show ever and why
- Isn't the worst show whatever the last one was that you didn't make any money at? All things are tolerable if you go away with the mortgage payment.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- Actually never have had to do that....except maybe for a migraine or two.
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Summerfair - Cincinnati, OH
Posted on June 8, 2010 at 3:23pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
My husband and I did Summerfair last weekend, different mediums, booths etc. He had a decent show and I had a zero show. Since we are veterans (tho this was a first year at Summerfair, and probably the last), I won't whine, but when you see so much stuff on a stick going out, and virtually nothing else, it's not a happy sight. It was horribly hot and humid Fri and Sat, lovely on Sun and I think sales were good for low end things on Sun. It is a large, and quite confusing, layout, with lots of… Continue
"CraftShowNews" survey?
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 12:07pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Does anyone know who Larry Hornug and/or Craft Show News Survey is?
Westchester Craft Show
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:27am 2 Comments 0 Likes
I did Westchester (White Plains, NY) last weekend for the first time. It's held in a community center and has an audience obviously familiar with the show. The load in and out were easy in spite of cold rain, and the show volunteers friendly and helpful. Coffee and pastries available in the mornings, apples and candy to keep us going. It's like doing a show in a tiny convention center. I think there were under 100 booths. Ppl seemed to come and hang around most of the day, taking coffee breaks,… Continue
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 6:15pm on January 23, 2011, Connie Mettler gave Whitney Peckman a gift…
Happy birthday, Whitney. I hope this is a year of unexpected surprises of the most fabulous kind. We miss you at ArtFairInsiders.com and hope you are well and still creating.
- At 12:12pm on June 03, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Whitney Peckman a gift…
- At 10:05am on January 23, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Whitney Peckman a gift…
- Happy birthday, Whitney! Hope it's a great day for you and the year is full of fun, love and rewarding creativity.
- At 4:00pm on October 22, 2009, Connie Mettler gave Whitney Peckman a gift…
- At 8:32pm on October 18, 2009,
Diana Ferguson said… - I had a couple of shows like this fall - one was the GO! Downtown Albuquerque Arts Festival (September) and the other was MusicArte de Fort Worth (October). Nothing ventured nothing gained, but I could so easily have done without these -- mainly Musicarte cause it cost a frickn fortune to spend a week in Texas between Cottonwood and it. Have I mentioned, its so great to be home?!
- At 5:12pm on October 12, 2009, Connie Mettler said…
- I am doing a newsletter right now and featuring Westchester as the show of the month and using an image of yours and a link to your website. Hope I can bring you a customer or two!
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