I use a 10x10 EZ-Up with the Flourish Panels with Sta-Bars for my outdoor shows and I am trying to create an inviting space for my guests, but I get stumped about where to put the chair and print table. I use a shorter 4ft table with black tablecloth with bins for prints and I usually put it in the entrance on a corner, and sit behind the table. Usually with a sketchbook. I talk with the guests as they enter, but I don't want to come across as the lion guarding the entrance of the tent. Is me sitting behind the table/Prints keeping people from looking? Whats your experience and what do you think I can do to make it more inviting?
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We use a pro-panel podium at the back of the booth...it seems like people feel less intimidated to talk to an artist if they are behind a "barrier" and in a less visible spot in the booth.
An artist once told me when I started almost 4 yrs ago you don't want to have anything that looks like a barrier,humans instinctively don't go past barriers(tables in front) Keep it as open as possible. Where to sit ? I now sit in back of booth its a tight rope on which patrons want to chat ,I am starting to let them take the lead after greeting them in ,some just want to browse quietly .Personally I try to humor them at some point but thats me being myself .