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dale repp
  • 62, Male
  • Lone Tree, IA
  • United States
  • jewelry
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dale repp received a gift from Jacki Bilsborrow
Aug 1, 2011
dale repp replied to Pat Finney's discussion Need Info about St. Charles, Il. show
"Pat:  I've done this show for 4 or 5 years, and its always been well above average for me.  The economy along the Fox River does not seem to be suffering as much as some of the subs closer to the lake - I quit doing most Chicago shows…"
Feb 16, 2011
dale repp replied to Connie Mettler's discussion Cheap hotels
"punch up the website: mom and pop motels - a fair listing of non franchise flops. Also check out US Yellow Pages.com - they post yellow page listings with phone #s and maps so you can sniff out motels which do not channel through the usual lodging…"
Oct 29, 2010
dale repp just added their location.
Feb 1, 2010
dale repp received a gift from Connie Mettler
Jan 26, 2010
dale repp and Evangeline Hayes are now friends
Sep 29, 2009
dale repp replied to Terry Melman's discussion 1st National Processing: Analog and digital phone line issue
"Here's a new dimension on this matter. The last couple shows my Nurit 3010 prompts me: "to secure capture press ENTER" while I'm uploading the charges. Sometimes more than once on the same charge. Then on the Fail Report these…"
Aug 11, 2009
dale repp commented on JFoley's blog post Having issues with people recreating my original pieces without permission
"It should be pointed out that if some one is serious about copying your work or designs, they won't bother with taking photos, they'll buy the piece they want to knock off, send it to China or where ever, and there you go. This happened to…"
Jun 19, 2009
Dawn Waters Baker and dale repp are now friends
May 18, 2009
dale repp left a comment for Dawn Waters Baker
"Dawn: Thanks for the compliment! The pix are of pieces I had taken for juries - not my usual run of work (rings and pendants) but serve as bait to get patrons into the booth, and hopefully, appeal to juries. This later is not working too well - the…"
May 17, 2009
Dawn Waters Baker left a comment for dale repp
"Beautiful, flowing work Dale."
May 17, 2009
dale repp commented on Michelle Sholund's blog post Exude Success
"Very good pointers, Michelle. Here are a few more: Anything which will maximize patrons time spent in your booth will both increase the chances they will buy something. Additionally, having a booth full of people will attract more people (its the…"
May 16, 2009
dale repp commented on C. L. Cunningham's blog post Eliminating award money to lower show fees
"Good luck on lobbying for a reduction in either booth fees or jury fees. The promoters will not lower rates until they notice a drop-off in applications - and judging by my experience in this years apps, the number of artists trying to get into a…"
Apr 10, 2009
dale repp replied to dale repp's discussion Powderhorn vs Morning Glory art shows??
"I agee with you that the top flight shows, when it comes to jewelry, weight the jurying in favor of the materials - gold and emeralds trumps silver and jasper. Not having a fine arts background, my mission in doing shows is not to actualize and…"
Apr 8, 2009
Linnea Lahlum replied to dale repp's discussion Powderhorn vs Morning Glory art shows??
"I know exactly what you mean. What is it about gold, platinum, and facetted stones that so sways the jurors? What happened to creativity and variety in materials? We are being penalized for choosing to work with other materials. My background is in…"
Apr 7, 2009
dale repp replied to dale repp's discussion Powderhorn vs Morning Glory art shows??
"Linnea: Thanks for the reply. Its a sad state of affairs when a previous participant in the organizing body gets the heave-ho. The prime directive of a lot of high end shows seems to be to admit only those jewelers who are making gold and platinum…"
Apr 7, 2009

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Your Medium
jewelry
Years in the Art Fair Business
6 years fairs, 20 as jeweler
First show ever
anything close to home over 6K$
What is your website?
http://thesilverforge.com

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At 10:34am on August 01, 2011, Jacki Bilsborrow gave dale repp a gift
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Happy birthday Dale. I hope you have a great year.
At 9:20am on January 26, 2010, Connie Mettler gave dale repp a gift
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Thank you Dale for leading Nancy Bisbey to join our site through your website!
At 1:41pm on May 17, 2009, Dawn Waters Baker said…
Beautiful, flowing work Dale.
 
 
 

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