I just saw a drug add on CNN were retired baby boomer couple(?) was strolling through an outdoor art show with their dog. That's a good sign. It didn't show them buying anything. That's a bad sign. It's still snowing, 20's and I don't want to blow sn
Read more…Back last August I was setting up for a show on a Saturday morning well before sunrise. There wasn't any light on the lawn of the courthouse where I could see the booth flags well. As luck would have it, I tripped sideways over a small utility box st
Read more…So how do you deal with relatives that come to "visit" during a show. They want to stay say for three hours and talk??? We are really busy as we have sales usually every 10 minutes, and we also really talk with our customers. I demonstrate how I ma
Read more…Packages are in the mail and arriving at their destinations across the U.S.! Keep an eye out for the mailman if yours hasn't arrived. We have a record number of Santas this year, over 50! They've been having fun plotting and sleuthing to find the per
4th Annual AFI Secret Santa Gift Exchange It's that time of the year! The time where people from all over the world come together to do something nice for each other ...
Announcing our 2015 gift exchange. Ever been in a "job" where they did the Sec
Finally, finally the art fairs are starting to get going again with some steam. Best place to be this weekend is Fort Myers, FL, at ArtFest. I know a bunch of my friends will be there, how about you?
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Read more…Yep, that's a departure -- one of the few times of the year when the days just run together and I hope you are all having a great season.
I'm heading off to LA to visit my kids and grandkids with a light heart. My husband's long illness always made i
Read more…This might sound strange, but my Dad is retired, having worked in the Leather industry all of his life -- from working as an apprentice in a saddle shop in Europe to owning his own import company.
He has an amazing range of skills; from sourcing leat
Read more…Shopping, shopping -- big weekend. Are you participating in any shows?
My list is short:
On Saturday and Sunday, The Guild of Artists & Artisans and Ypsi Rea
What's up, folks? As the summer season runs down and people are seriously getting in their last vacations, I'm not finding a lot of shows.
On my radar: member Josh Trefethen's group is hosting the 49th Annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival, in Evergree
Read more…I am so excited. I'm going to Chicago to attend the SOFA (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art & Design). This is a very classy gallery event that I've always wanted to see. Amazingly, the folks at SOFA sent me an invitation to attend with a friend
Read more…I am about to start making walnut frames for some decorative handmade tiles I bought on a vacation. I bought both moldings and thin plywood to back the frames.
How would I secure the tiles to the backing? I don’t want the molding to actually go over
Read more…I’ve used it once this year for a show; first time of using it ever. But I’m thinking about it for a possible trip to Europe, for a few days in Venice and then in Budapest. I’m thinking it has potential if you are going to be staying in one place for
Read more…Today while doing a show I had a discussion with another artist who said he uses Square on his iPhone 6 and always closes the Square app after each sale because it would use up too much data.
I disagreed and am under the belief that it only uses up d
Read more…Big, Big weekend in Art Fair Land. Here is where the big guys will be:
Sausalito Arts Festival, Sausalito, CA
Read more…Connie,
I personally want to thank you for this web site. It's true value is in it's information and consistency, which often gets overlooked. I know you have a healthy fear of becoming irrelevant and fading into the past. You have nothing to worry a
Read more…I ran across a PBS short video on answering the comments that the public occasionally makes on "I could have done that". I'm not so sure they answered it to my satisfaction but it was an interesting presentation that might come in handy sometime. The
Read more…A beautiful week in the Midwest followed by what looks like rain this coming weekend -- hope it doesn't rain on the art fairs. I just looked at callsforartist.com and see it is a very busy weekend with lots of smaller events and a few larger.
On my r
Read more…Have you ever received an email that seems far too good to be true? In late May I received an email and began a short dialog with someone who indicated they are a shop owner and expressed interest in our handcrafted soap (My husband makes amazing co
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