Our 4th Birthday was our best with a record number of pledges and wonderful prizes for all of you who support our mission to enable artists to earn a living at the nation's art fairs. Your pledge really makes a difference. Not only was the response great - the personal messages to me about how helpful our websites have been for you was a wonderful reward. Thank you.
The prizewinners were thrilled, especially the top winner Carol Wilson who won the TrimLine Canopy. Carol promises to send us a picture of the TrimLine at work and promises to "love that tent like a baby."
If you didn't win one of the 80+ prizes we have already announced, please visit our prize page to see if there is something you would like. Let me know asap (info@artfaircalendar.com) and it will be yours.
Everyone who contributed will have our special Award image added to their page here on ArtFairInsiders.com in recognition of their special status in our community. In addition they all win our AFI red bumper sticker for their art fair vehicle. Stick this on your bumper and everyone will know you are headed to an art fair and follow you there!
If your name is listed below please email me your mailing address so we can send the Red Dots out to you asap! Click here: info@artfaircalendar.com now.
Who do we thank?
Friends: Terri Anderson, Archie Vandermast, Susan Cherry, Devin
Johnson, Sandy Accuosti, Brian Billings, John Kennington
Supporters: Stefan Duncan, Layl McDill, Weldon Lee, Jeff Goodwin, Renee Crum, Delpfine Welch, Suzanne Bellows, Lanora Hartway (for the 4th time!), Kay Cummins, Victoria Heisler, Brian Berkun, Melanie Cech, Robert Johnson, Clee Wilson, Jane Meade, Linda Mitchell, Lisa Hilquist, Patricia Plasko, Br. Xavier Pankovits, Jin Powell, Joel Frader, Tom McGurn, Alison Fox, Stephen McCrea, Evan Reinheimer and Ernest Brown
Gary Willcock, Judith Peterson, Bonnie Eastwood, Jacqueline Gomez, Suzanne Ens, Christine Noah-Cooper, Pat Falk, Violet Deemer, Heidi Sonsteby, Lindsay Field, Phyllis Minnery, James Curry, Carol at River's Edge Weaving Studio, Mari Quick, Walden's Ridge Gallery, North Shore Michigan, Robin Rebeck, Jen Ward, Megan Horan, Jeff Owen and Joyce Wathen
Miguel Wong, Scott Pakulski, Don Lake (4 years in a row for Don), Nancy Kennedy and Audrey Warren, Kale Van Leeuwen, Audrey Warren, Monika Green, Pat Finney (4th time!), Jean Block, Chris Mason, Carla Nee, Jim Norton, John McHale, Chris Jones, Dick Dahlstrom, Marie DesJardins-Grussing, Lynn Fisher, Jim McCollum, Weldon Lee, Rich Horner, Ernest Brown, Laurie Leonard, Artwear Design, Tara Dalga and our good friend, Colin Murray
Brett Hall, Stephen Cebula, Greer Peters, Linda McAdams, Lorrie Dallek, Beth Tivol, Stephanie Gutzman, Ruthie Schulz, Business Brainwave Training, Carrie Zippull, Chuck Bruce, Mary Gwyneth, Ellen Schneider, Frederick Swarr, Karen Sconyers, Mike Leedom, Jackie Gedrose, Paula Grill, Kelly Bort, Karen O'Lone-Hahn, Jan Tunnell, Kate Qualley Peterson, Susan Thornton, Barb Machulis, Greentree Creations, Kind Designs, Liza Scheffer, Clark Howard, Margie Luttrell, Britt Hallowell, Paul Flack, Darien Bogart, Dave Hinde, Alison Thomas, Rose Duffy, Alexis Barbeau, Snazzy Beads, Christine Rodriguez, Peggy Lonsway, Tamra Morris, Deborah Connolly, Teresa Howes, Susan lambert, Jacqueline Bradley, Michelle Bende, Dale Yakaites, Alan Anderson, Finny Lazarus, Mary Staby, Roberta Starbird, Ann Light and Bobby Harr
Sherry Curtis, Michael Tingley, J. Ivory, Jay Brill, Muffy Young, Lois Anderson, Marjorie Camelet, Teresa Haag, Beth Keenan, Carol Joy Shannon, Anne Von Ehr, Renee Snell, Tim Longwell, Jennie Viers, Julia Friis, Amy Miller, Kristi Kelly, Candyce Glaze, Beth @ Studio42, Dina Leona, Dever Originals, Wayne Hayden, Connie Thatcher, Claire Ruf, Barbara Bisker, Judy Zeddies, Kathleen Alpert, Roxanna Santoro, Jacquelyn Zajac and Barry Bernstein
Harrison Otalor, Tamara Kelly, Lisa Berry, Pat Sorbini, Kaleidovisions, Rhonda Grover, Andrew Shea, Noma Freeman, Pepper Run Studio, Angela Howard, Kathryn Ottman, Joyce McAdams, K.S. Funderburg, S. William Bishop, Jerry Maschinot, Donna Wallace, Nancy Basinski, Elizabeth Williams, James Parker, Laurie Hein, Darren Plante, Susan Parry and John Leben, Marianne Shepardson, Ann Fee and Bill Moore
Patrons: Carol S. Miller, Tonya Hardy, Dean Myton, Carol Papay, Patricia DeMaria, Joanna McCoy, Stacy & Bill McLauchlan, Pat Falk, Melanie Rolfes Leonard, Vic Barr, Michael Hamilton, Vicki Ryer & James Bird, Greg Little, Carrie Jacobson, Barbara Berney, Lucy Clark, Gerry Cousins and Ginny Herzog, Francine Schwartz, Stephen Schubert, Megan Martin, Margaret Park, Ilisa Millermoon and Greg Sobanski, Susan Kubira, Jenny Henley and Douglas Farrar
Angels: Elle Heiligenstein, Richard Sherer, Ralph Sharp, Candiss Cole, Keith Wilkie and Jim Cryan
The Prize Donors:
Luke Block at Flourish.com, Howard Alan at Howard Alan Events, Amy Amdur at Amdur Productions, Lida Arthaud of Pandache Scarves, Jonathan at ArtisanScents.com, Miriam Ball at ACTIns.com, Leslie Belcher of accessoreez.com, Zach Bennett at ArtsyHome.com, Larry Berman at BermanGraphics.com, Melanie Cech at melaniecechglass.com, Lucy Clark at Lucyclarkpottery.com and Julie Cochrane at festivalnet.com.
Jay Daniels of icthuspens.com, Carolyn Edlund from artsbusinessinstitute.com, Mary Ann Einarson from ChangeofArt.com, Patrick Flaherty from the Indianapolis Art Center, Randall Fox and Patrick Dennis at AFFPS.com, Jennifer Harris at voodoo-vixen.com, Rich Horner from handturnedfountainpens.com, Bill Kinney at paragonartfest.com, Ernie Kleven, Carolyn Landis, carolynlandisphotographs.net, Greg Lawler at the Art Fair Sourcebook, Katalin Luczay, www.seascapesandlandscapes.com, Layl McDill from claysquared.com and Bill Merritt, ozarklake.net.
Carol Miller, carolsmillerhandbags.com; Colin Murray of Art Works; Scarlet Phoenix of TurtleCoveTreasures; Delphine Pontvieux, of www.missnyet.com; Mark Rogers from Framedestination.com; Esther Rogoway at www.erogoway.com; Janet & Howard Rose from Rosesquared.com; Richard Rothbard from www.AmericanArtMarketing.com; Teresa Saborsky at the NAIA; and Dabanga dos Santos from Dabangajewelry.com.
Steve Sawusch at tptpro.com; Susan Sharps at Pinoodles; Charlie & Paula Shoulders at LivingOnTheEtch; Richard Sullivan at boulderbrook.net; Allan Teger, www.bodyscapes.com; Michael Terra at terracottageceramics.com and Lynn Wettach at www.holidayartshows.com.
See the prizes: http://www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/pledgedrive.html
See all the prize winners here: http://www.artfairinsiders.com/profiles/blogs/prizes-winners-the-list-begins
Once more -- if you pledged and haven't won a prize yet, visit this link, choose a prize and email me asap. Thank you everyone for your pledges and your kind words for our work.
P.S. I've gotten several questions on "how do those people get those Red Dots" on their profile pictures? The people with the Red Dots are members who have been generous on the site commenting and helping others and providing help. Want to have one on your picture? Now you know the answer. The community looks forward to all of your helpful information.
Comments
Did you pledge? We still have prizes waiting for you as we didn't pull names for all of them. Visit the prize page and email me to receive one of these terrific prizes. There are a few I have my eye on, but guess I'm not eligible.