As I watch the broadcasts from Ground Zero today I remember being at an art fair in St. Clair Shores, MI, on Saturday morning, September 15. The boy scouts marched in with the flag and the local Junior Miss led the assemblage in singing "America"...
Read more…I wasn't really sure where else to ask this, but does anyone have any suggestions about what kind of glue to use to glue bone on bone? I have some animal skulls and I need to glue the jaws to the skull with the mouth open. I have tried Gorilla Glue
Read more…You know the deal - the random couple stops in the booth during an art fair. The typical conversation ensues: "Love your work. Do you do commission work? Do you have a card?" Card exchange happens but rarely do you hear from the card taker.
Well s
Read more…Got to love this column from the Salem, OR, Statesman Journal. I came across it because of a link to the Salem Art Fair and Festival held last weekend.
Great writing by Bill Church, executive editor, with some funny comments about the art fair. I alw
Read more…Here is an excellent article published recently in the Minneapolis Star Tribune by member Don Ament, a photographer who was exhibiting in the Uptown Art Fair a few weeks ago.
Wasted energy at Uptown Air Fair
Electricity is like sausage -- most people
Being from Florida we tend to scoff at Category I hurricanes much less tropical storms.
However, even the Weather Channel is saying how Vermont is nearly demolished in total. Makes me worry about our members there.
Chris, if you can please chec
Read more…Recycle Bank is running a cute little promotion, where you play an interactive game, learn about ways to be greener, and maybe get a chance to win a trip somewhere. Who doesn't like that? You can play the game and refer your friends, at this link:
Read more…Periodically we have flare ups on this site where the discussion and comments get a little heated. My usual advice is to "step back from your keyboard", think for a minute or more and read the posting literally. A little thinking and reading between
Read more…Last winter member Peggy Furlin suggested that it would be good to be able to identify other artists out on the road and said that maybe a "Red Dot" bumper sticker would help us find one another. We made them, we've been passing them out to members o
I am sitting in a McDonalds after a kind young man helped me access the wifi on my Mac. We were hit with one of those high wind storms yesterday and have been without power since 8am.
I had no idea how addicted I was, not only to the internet but t
Read more…As part of the Art Fair Insiders birthday party we have a radio treat – the first-ever live interview with our very own Nels Johnson and the prolific but mysterious Munks!
Join us to hear popular (and controversial) AFI members Nels Johnson and Munks
I keep finding things that I like, I go to the artist's website, I end up buying something.
I just bought another pair of earrings that I couldn't resist and it isn't like I don't buy a lot of things at art festivals!! In fact, this was a very expen
Read more…On occasion, I get spam text messages after doing a show. It lasts for a couple of days and then it stops. I learned something today that you can do to keep from getting those texts. I have a Verizon phone and they call those texts "Premium" texts
Read more…I'm dying to know. Holiday weekends are a little lean on art fairs -- only the biggie in Denver at Cherry Creek and some smaller ones scattered here and there. So tell us where you'll be and if you're not going to be at an art fair (imagine that!) te
Read more…I was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions for a less expensive varnish for acrylic paints. Now that my painting business has expanded, I'm finding that the varnishes I've been using (Liquitex, Golden) are pretty expensive. Any suggestions
Read more…While at Costco yesterday, I noticed that they had their EZUp type canopy on display six feet off the ground. Additionally it had two walls attached. I couldn't resist and went back out to my car for my camera. You can see where I dropped in a displa
Read more…I will soon include photos of my crosses. I use anything I can get my hands on which inspires me. One of the best was an old manual adding machine which gave me hundreds of little pieces to combine. That is the fun. How can I create something out of
Read more…We've all had people come into our booths and even if we greet them, they act like we're not there. They continue to talk to their friends, talk on the phone, whatever! What is the worst thing that someone has said within earshot that they didn't e
I was called by a producer of PBS (affiliate in Nashville) and they said they 'heard from one of my customers' that I was a very interesting and unique artist. (I was in a humorous mood and I said 'Yes I AM!") ha
They also said they looked at my
Read more…In case you missed it we are having our second annual Pledge Drive to support our art fair websites: www.ArtFairCalendar.com,www.ArtFairInsiders.com, www.CallsforArtists.com and the baby, www.ArtShowReviews.
For a pledge of $12 (yep, only $1 a month
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