Peter's Valley is in northern NJ -- not near much of anything -- beautiful Pocono mountains in the distance. We asked for a bit more space for Jay's wheelchair-- and alas, we were given more space. Lindsey the coordinator came by to make sure that the space was adequate and comfortable for us. She made sure that parking for us was close and safe. After the first day of the show, more handicap parking spaces were marked and made available. This show absolutely did its best to accommodate Jay's and my needs.
Now... when it comes to sales ... we did ok -- not great, not terrible -- ok. It's hard to judge because we are a niche market - universal spiritual messages that are using Hebrew letters - so people assume that it is just "Jewish" -- which it's not. Hebrew letters are like Asian letters in the way they can be manipulated into different shapes. The first day I mixed the jewelry up 3x -- the try to change the 'aura' and maybe generate more sales. Sunday we were talking steadily to people - and never had time to make the changes. Saturday was very cloudy and despite the lighting we had up, I felt that our product wasn't showing as well as it could. We went to Walmart and bought clip lights on sale $4.95 and Sunday Jay put up 4 more lights -- with that and the sunshine people could see the etched glass and the jewelry a lot better. We got our usual ''oohs and aaahs' -- people saying they never saw anything like this before -- thanking us for being there and then walking away. We heard the fabulous, amazing, brilliant, how do you think of these, etc. but then we had so many walkers. Surprising, we didn't sell any glass -- happy we sold jewelry. The numbers are such that we are on 'the line' of should we try one more year or not. We shall see.
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An ok show is better than a terrible show. However, you always have to weigh the cost to do the show.
I am glad that the show made things as easy as could be for your hubby. She sounds like she cares for her artists.
It is good to hear that the organizers worked with you and Jay for your needs. I am pleased to hear that. It has got to be a real challenge for you to do the shows with his chair. I'm thinking of so many parks we've spent time in with tree roots all around, yet not only you but everyone needs a flat space.
Best luck finding the niche that works for you. After speaking with you I know you are very entrepreneurial with so many ideas, narrowing them down and figuring out which works and has the most meaning for you is your biggest challenge. Right?
Aside from that, how was that show in general? Well attended? well run? accessible? Did you see packages going by?
Its hard to tell what people will like and if they'll open their wallets. Sometimes I think the sun, moon and planets have to be a certain alignment for it all to come together for a good show!