Does anyone have a good idea for displaying heavier, bigger, metal jewelry for a HA show, since
he doesn't allow tables. I'm small and often travel alone. Was thinking of getting a styrofoam material
and cutting and fauxing it to look like marble, but cut it weird or something. Then I can do his FL
shows. Any comments would be greatly appreciated...and hey I'm a supporter now...actually have
listened to several podcasts...Connie..you do a magnificent job here...congrats on birthday!~
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Patty, styrofoam also melts or shrivels when you try to paint it. Just thought you should know that if you were going to try to do something your self. I spray painted some once and it did some weird things I wasn't prepared for.
Thanks for the comments! Mark, it seems wherever I am in S. FL there is a HA show I should be in. Really..West Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Delray, but anyway, I'm going to be getting out of the showcircuit in couple yrs so not going to spend much on set up....just thinking and saying. But Delphine, Which is my middle name btw- only spelled Delphine-- you're idea sounds great. My tables are covered with a gorgeous fabric- forget what you call it- that doesn't wrinkle and I use green and purple and it's a "funky" tent. I can't take heavy so I think I'll do a "Delpfine."
Thanks again!
I regularly see a jeweler at Howard Alan shows that uses a display that looks like what you are talking about - 2 interlocking pieces of styrofoam cut irregularly and with a finish that looks like stone and with a glass top that weighs it down. However, they don't display a large amount of jewelry and I think the base is quite bulky.
I don't know about Pro Panel uprights. They might have styrofoam. But Pro Panel desks definitely do not. They are heavy and take up a lot of room in a vehicle. I stopped using my Pro Panel desks for those two reasons (BTW, they are for sale in the Classified section if anyone is interested). My Pro Panel desks are green. So what I did instead was to cover the tops of folding tables with green indoor/outdoor carpet. Then I put Velcro around the edge of the table tops and on the edge of a carpet "skirt." You take the carpet "skirt" on and off. You store the carpet rolled and the tables folded. Of course, I raise the table legs too. The result is very much like a Pro Panel desk.
Cool! I didn't get in Cain Park this year! :(
Dang judges!
Not me. I haven't done a Florida show since 2006. Actually I haven't done a show since 2011. But I'll be at Cain Park this year.
Larry Berman
Thanks Larry and Diane. No, didn't know pro panels had styrofoam material!
I like to display a large quantity of my jewelry on black trays and I
feel like panel desks don't give you much room; maybe I'm wrong but that's why I wanted to
try and design something of my own very lightweight and bigger. But looked a bit last nite and will do so again today. I hate having to re-do all this after so many years. Our best art show here in Cleveland does not even require a booth shot; if the art is good you're in. I wrote HA a letter a couple years back, not very nice lol ,but last two years have been going to FL for winter so now I guess I have to kiss up.
Larry, were you at Arti Graw last year in Jupiter? Think maybe we were close if you are who
I'm thinking. Again, thanks a bunch! Patty
Did you know that pro panels has styrofoam inserts and are very light.
Larry Berman