The remains of Hermine threatened on Friday, but all we had was some misting Friday night. Saturday was cloudy, but the sun came out for good by 2PM, and the rest of the weekend was beautiful.
This is one of those shows you feel you've won the lottery when you get accepted. Organization is top notch, the public really appreciates the artists being there, and there's usually a lot of good buying energy from the crowd.
So how was it? For me, I was down about 1/3 from last year, and I heard this from a couple of other artists as well. But very respectable numbers, in any case. The difference, for me, at least, was that last year I sold 16 framed pieces, while this year, it was only 5. But, the artist behind me, with great mixed media work, nearly sold out. She went home with only 2 pieces left in her booth. Neighbor on another side sold a large piece late Sunday, but I don't think did much otherwise. I did much better in the evenings than in the daytime. Night crowds are very lively and energetic.
Overall, though sales may have been down some, a great show to do! Now, what are the chances I can make it 3 years in a row??? Hey, I can dream, can't I?
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Cindy Lerick, the director, has a very strong team of people working with her and they put on a great show. Not much to criticize here. Setup and takedown were both smooth, ample room around the booth, strong crowds, although not packed in, which I think is better for everyone and for sales. Hope it isn't another 12 years before I'm back!
http://deidre421.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/clayton-art-fair-my-favor...
Tina
Amazing number of young people. It is great to see that the show is attracting this younger crowd, our next generation of art buyers. Also, interesting to see how "undiverse" the group is, or maybe the photographer was shooting for his/her target demographic. Tell me, was everyone who attended young and Caucasian?
I am stunned to see this Amy! Was this other person in a nearby show? I'm not getting Munks' reference to the Schafly show. Also I would not call this "imitation" but "ripoff."
How about someone starting a thread in the discussions on how they have dealt with imitators and share our stories? There are many stories to tell on this theme.
I agree that it looks like they were copying your work as close as they could within the found object materials restraints. I think you & Phil did the right thing by confronting them. Good for you! You're also much braver than me :-)
No matter our medium we all work with similar raw materials - it's what you do with them, and your original vision, that makes us artists. What I find humerous is that the art business is not the easiest business to make a living at, so if you don't have that creative drive and vision why on earth would you get into it? If I was only financially motivated I would go back to my old career & have a much bigger and stable paycheck.
Tina
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