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The Krasil Art Fair on the Bluff was a very good show for me... especially Saturday. What a fabulous venue... you look out on to the sandy beaches of lake Michigan and water that stretches as far as the eye can see.

Sara Shambarger and the 400 volunteers deserve all the credit and I am very appreciative. This is a committee and staff that is dedicated to making this show the artists' favorite (their words) and they are right up there with the best! The artists amenities at this show were substantial: Grassy location with trees and gorgeous view of Lake Michigan; curb-side loading and unloading; roomy booths (12X12) with plenty of storage space; Friday evening opening reception and an artist hospitality room with free breakfast and lunches, booth sitters and roving volunteers, artist-only off-street parking close to fair during show; and most important, lots of visiting patrons from several distant locations including Chicago. Sales were very strong for my work, $4000-5999K (see artists survey) and purchases covered my full range of price points. The show conducts an extensive artists survey and distributes the result back to the artist.

As an aside: I had made it to number 2 on the wait list but no further... so close. In an email exchange with Sara, I learned that last year there were no late cancellations, but I decided to take my chances anyway and make the 4 1/2 hour drive on Thursday evening to St Joseph's. Hell, what's the worst that could happen, my wife and I would enjoy a gorgeous weekend at a resort on looking the spectacular view of Lake Michigan?  On Friday I was up  early to get my name first on the list in hopes of a last minute cancellation. To my good fortune there was only one last minute cancellation and I got the nod.

Well, you can imagine my surprise at Sunday morning's awards breakfast, when they handed me the biggest colorful ribbon I have ever seen... I had won best in Photography with an automatic invite into next year's show... Oh yeah, I'm going back. I wouldn't miss celebrating the 50th anniversary of this top ranked show!!!