I litterally just got out of my truck from returning from Mt Gretna, Pa Outdoor Art Show, it was my first time there and I was really impressed with the quality of art there, EXCEPT there was a booth with the dreaded stone birds. I have art friends that do quality work theat told me they have never been able to get into Mt Gretna. It is a Chautauqua (sp?) show that has patrons from as far as New Jersey and Philidelphia. I can not believe the jury from a show this well known would be bamboozaled by an application by an "artisit" selling stone birds. The more I see them the madder I get.
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Dean - I went to the show also with plans of applying next year. I didn't realize that is what the stone birds looked like (I pictured birds carved out of stone....) The only other space I saw that was questionable was a booth with "scarves" They're actually just ribbon yarn. I saw three booths of that stuff at the Patriot Arts Fest in Harrisburg.
I hope you enjoyed the show, I do the fabricated steel and recycled wood pieces with wine theme. My tent was dark inside because i rented one and it was solid vynil and did not let in any light. I will never rent a tent again, it probably cost me 20 to 30% in sales because people could not see my stuff.
what about the wood rocker people from Ohio?
Also the Hudson Valley Wood Inlay people were there too.
I saw them also, their piecesa are nice, but your right, it is never the same "artist" at the shows. It is a factory in some 3rd world country
So they probably have the metal parts made for them, then they just attach them to the rocks.
most definately and there seems to be a vendor at every show so it is some sort of franchise.
Whats sad about this is that on the website it shows him 'making' them.? So one would assume they are hand made by the artist.
He may have even come up with the idea, but it has turned into a buy sell franchise, the same "guy" is never at the show, someimes its a lady other times it's other guys, it is obvious it is like a traveling business where you take a territory and sell at the shows. Just like the watch people.
I wondered what they looked like. They aren't even attractive. I could see if they cut into the stone to create wings or give it shape. Do they sell well?
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