Posted by sharon tesser on October 7, 2013 at 7:49pm
Well....I hesitate to comment because I feel like the voice of ignorance. My shows have been a mix of good , great and horrid. I ve been trying to learn something everywhere I go. I had a miserable show in Indy at Penrod that made me wonder if I could stand this business long-term. I went to the st James feeling like I d won the lottery. I was on 3 rd st. Everything was easy. The people were lovely. I saw a map and realized I was in Timbuktu for this show....I had no idea. An hour before the show even opened I was selling and selling and selling. Friday be backs came back...it was a thing of wonder. At the end of the day I almost cried. I couldn't even remember all the pieces I sold. Saturday morning it started again with great sales early and then the skies opened and the buyers floated down river. My great moment of the day came with a buyer who'd seen my work in the morning and left when it started raining. She came running down the street at 5 30 pm breathless " I m so glad I found you. I have to have that piece and the news said you were closed tomorrow ". I found the piece she wanted packed in the trailer and made my last Louisville sale. I will be back to that show in that spot for as long as they ll have me. I felt honored to be surrounded by so many wonderful artists. The rain was a heartbreaker.
Amazing, story! So happy for you, Sharon! Isn't this business crazy? It seems to make people coming back, ups, downs, nothings, rain, wind, great sales, bad shows, best show evers ... congrats to you! I wish this for you again and again.
I had to go to your website to see your work. It is just lovely. That blows my theory that you can only sell "craftsy" on 3rd Street. Shows what I know.
Glad to hear the show went well for you :-) Penrod was my best show in several years this year, and now St. James was my worst in many years. That's pretty tough to have the best and worst within a month of each other. It's like they say up in the north woods, "Some days you get the bear, and other days the bear gets you." Keep positive and don't let the bad ones drag you down. It sounds like you're on the right track :-)
same experience here, even with all the rain on Saturday I still had a good day and like you I had a last minute sale at pack up. This is my fifth year at St. James in the 3rd street section which in my opinion is the best section to be in. St. James isn't for everyone but I love it and will come back every year.
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Amazing, story! So happy for you, Sharon! Isn't this business crazy? It seems to make people coming back, ups, downs, nothings, rain, wind, great sales, bad shows, best show evers ... congrats to you! I wish this for you again and again.
I had to go to your website to see your work. It is just lovely. That blows my theory that you can only sell "craftsy" on 3rd Street. Shows what I know.
Glad to hear the show went well for you :-) Penrod was my best show in several years this year, and now St. James was my worst in many years. That's pretty tough to have the best and worst within a month of each other. It's like they say up in the north woods, "Some days you get the bear, and other days the bear gets you." Keep positive and don't let the bad ones drag you down. It sounds like you're on the right track :-)
same experience here, even with all the rain on Saturday I still had a good day and like you I had a last minute sale at pack up. This is my fifth year at St. James in the 3rd street section which in my opinion is the best section to be in. St. James isn't for everyone but I love it and will come back every year.