This was my second show of the year, on the last weekend of January.
This is a three day show with setup on the morn of the first day, which was Friday.
New Smyrna Beach, we call it NSB, is just south of Daytona Beach on the Atlantic.
It is a mellow beach town which has blossomed in the last 20 years.
There is lots of money here, and plenty of visitors come here.
Granted, they mostly buy Florida dreck art, the usual palm trees, shells on the beach. It is what they feel comfortable with. Some serious non-Florida subjects will sell here, but in very limited quantity’s.
This year we list the whole day Sunday due to horrible rain.
In spite of this, I had my best show ever here and I have done this show since the early 80-s.
People we’re out in great numbers even on Friday, and Saturday we were packed with people all day.
The Show is all on paved streets.
Many booths are on Canal Street where all the retail and restaurants are. One plus of being here is that if the weather turns bad, the surrounding buildingsgive you safety from the strong winds that blow off the inter coastal.
My Booth is on the stretch off the show that faces the river, we get the breezes and also the high winds.
In January it gets quite chilly here. But I love it.
Sales were steady all day Friday and Saturday.
people knew Sunday was going to be washout so they bought steadily on Saturday.
In the two days I did more sales than any previous time at Inages, and that goes back to 1983.
Most artists packed up on Saturday night.
The Show emailed us early Sunday that it was cancelled.
The strong sales kind of vindicated my hopes for a good year.
My next show, Ft. Meyers kept the good vibes going.
I will blog about Ft. Meyers next.
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