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Newbie Yolonda here. I'm excited to see such a great site and after looking at the forums for a bit decided it was time to participate. My category is jewelry and I specialize in textile techniques specifically crochet and knit jewelry. I also love metalsmithing and combine techniques in my pieces. I have decided to transition into making my jewelry full-time in 2012 and decided to get my feet wet by doing a couple of shows this fall.

I have recently applied for two shows, one in the middle of July and the other last week. After applying for the first show, I was placed on the wait list and I'm no. 8 on the list. Two days after the update in zapplication, I received an update from zapplication and I noticed that my show was on the list with a new application deadline date. I was a little concerned and wondered what was going on but figured there was a good reason for it. I called the promoter and found out where I was on the wait list and confirmed that I lost points on my booth shot (I missed the part about not having signage in the booth for a blind jury selection).  I applied for a 2nd show with the same promoter after making a change to my picture. I felt very good about things. Now, today I rec'd a zapplication update email and once again saw that my show was on the list of upcoming deadlines and now the date has been extended to 8/10. So now, I'm irritated with this and wondering if I should even bother with this promoter's shows. I haven't seen anything bad about the promoter.

Has anyone run into something like this before? Is there a good reason for why the promoter would do this? In the meantime, I've decided to apply to another show that is coming up in my immediate area on the same date and will doing another booth pic because of their requirements.