I've been lurking for awhile and wanted to post a question...
What do you do when you realize you've made a mistake agreeing that you'll allow a gregarious friend to help you in your booth?
I had a friend who graciously volunteered to 'help us ou
Read more…This is probably the perfect group of people to get an answer to this minor dilemma.
I am perfectly willing to sell customers just a print (I'm a photographer), but I strongly prefer to sell it matted. The reason is that I know most framers are terri
Read more…How does one politely deal with this? We're not talking a friendly exchange. Have had countless women come into my booth wearing jewelry that is very similar to what I create. When I ask them where they purchased it, they proudly reply that they m
Read more…I posted something similar to this earlier today ---behind a question about Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival and decided I needed to post this by itself. Hope I'm putting this in the right page. Thanks again and here goes another version of what I pos
Read more…Hey folks- I'm looking forward to my first show Sept. 3 and recently signed up with ProPay so I can take credit cards. I will have a knucklebuster & try and run approvals through my regular cell (I don't have a smartphone) if I'm able to (don't reall
Read more…Jewelers beware
This is the worst I've seen in a while. Yes, I do see a lot of problem images that either photographers have the nerve to pass off as jury images or artists who think they are photographers take themselves. But sometimes artists can ta
I found this today while researching the Columbus Arts Festival:
The Columbus Arts Festival has introduced new regulations due to weather related incidents, EZ-Up and accordion style tents are not allowed for use during the Festival. Any violation t
Read more…I am a novice artisan. What advice can you give me regarding purchasing a tent? What brand do you like?
Read more…I'm finally getting around to purchasing my first tent, and so I decided it was my turn to add yet another question to the numerous tent-oriented quandaries here on Art Fair Insiders... (Don't you veterans just love all the newbies like me getting i
Read more…I'm updating the Square discussion, as I am concerned about how it and the company performs over time. I talked to my current provider and they were (predictably) full of doom and gloom about the Square.
1. One thing he said was that the Square won't
Read more…I am so glad that there is something like this. I just wish I had found it earlier.
A bit about me, I am a ceramic artist, or potter if you like. I do mostly fine art pottery. You know, the kind that could be functional, but you don't actually
Read more…I've just joined the site, and I'm interested in reading about artists' experiences at art fairs in the southeast. Like many of us, I've experienced the downturn in the economy, and find myself in search of new shows to consider this year.
I'm also
Read more…The Buyers Market was up for us this year. We are not alone. I saw a good number of people who looked happy and had good reports from most I talked to. The show has gotten smaller and buyer attendance has gone down. This year there were more buyers a
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Read more…We got a lot of comments last week when Connie posted some of my website review videos, so here's another one.
Watch this short new website review video to see my e-commerce redesign strategy tips for increasing sales online at SiouxPottery.com.
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I was at the Krasl Art Show in St. Joseph Michigan this July on a hot day. Looking down from the bluffs I could see the children playing in this wonderful water park that is pictured above. Most of the time, little bubbly waterspouts would pop up in
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