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What are you doing this weekend? June 28-30, 2013

Posted by Connie Mettler on June 27, 2013 at 3:17pm in Everything Else

June with five weekends has been full of terrific shows. This weekend has one of the very best in Des Moines. Will you be there? I'm sure a bunch of you will be in Chicago for the Gold Coast show, right? 

Me, hoping to attend the Crosby Festival of Arts in the beautiful Toledo Botanical Gardens and then a family reunion in the middle of an old centennial family farm somewhere in northern Indiana on Sunday.

What about you? Big plans? 

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  • Scott Pakulski July 1, 2013 at 10:40am

    I was nice seeing you Connie again at Crosby!

  • Richard L. Sherer June 29, 2013 at 8:58am
    Interesting start to the weekend. Because the grand kids were here overnight I decided to work late and get caught up. I've had a file box and five gallon bucket of scrap from the last three saddles to cut up so got after it around 8:00pm. I was cutting strips of heavy leather to be split down for napkin rings with a draw gauge. This is a pistol grip tool that has a graduated steel bar that is adjusted through the handle for width. A blade sticks up about an inch on the left end of the bar. You pull the tool towards you to cut strips. I was feeding a piece of scrap into the tool and I slipped, getting a deep, clean cut on the back of my left hand across the knuckle of my little finger. I cut a tendon so have to go see hand surgeon on Monday. We got home from ER about 12:30am. I have a hard cast on but my other two fingers and thumb are free. It's going to be interesting to see how much work I can do. In 54 years of cutting leather this is only the third cut that has required stitches. Just have two fingers cramped together in a hard cast and a sore hand this morning. ER doc said I will have the cast on for "weeks not days". Next show in Vail should be an interesting set up. Maybe I can make some "sympathy" sales LOL?
  • Rich Terry June 29, 2013 at 6:55am

    Making final preparations for the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival... And working as hard and fast as I can to get more inventory built up... Westmoreland is always one of those shows that depletes inventory fast. And maybe meeting Larry Berman!

  • Ruth Finkenbiner June 29, 2013 at 12:37am

    Finally, a weekend off.  We're going sailing on the Puget Sound (thanks to Dad and his new sailboat) on a weekend with a heat wave that supposed to approach 90!!  That's hot for Seattle and very unusual for the weekend before the 4th of July when this area is still in the rainy season, we're looking forward to being on the water, time to find the sun screen!!

  • Connie Mettler June 28, 2013 at 9:41am

    This is a very big weekend in Des Moines between the event downtown and then even more at the Fairgrounds. Wishing Stephen King and his crew and the many artists there great weather and an enthusiastic group of buyers.

    Here's a nice article I found online about the show and tips for buyers/collectors. I'm going to copy it for next week's newsletters that go out to 40,000 art buyers who are on my ArtFairCalendar.com mailing list:

    http://dmjuice.com/start-building-your-art-collection-at-the-des-mo...

    Good luck, Jacque. Hope you'll report back.

    • Jacque Crable > Connie Mettler July 4, 2013 at 5:21pm

      Jerry & I were very happy with the show, We heard from customers about the show being advertised on the radio and newspaper.  Set up on Friday evening was smooth, good crowds on Saturday, could have a little more people on Sunday, everywhere you looked customers were carrying purchases.  Sue worked very hard to work with everyone, we did not hear of any complaints besides some fresh fruit for the artist would be appreciated along with the coffee in the morning.  After the show was over and most of the artist were gone, they let vans and smaller veichles drive into the building, always nice for the ones who need it. 

    • Bill McLauchlan > Connie Mettler June 29, 2013 at 8:57am

      Connie - This is what upset so many (and rightfully so) in the DM Register:

      "It is OK to negotiate on price, but be respectful. These artists make their living through these sales. Asking for a 5 to 10 percent discount is reasonable, especially when buying multiple pieces."

      As the show reviews on AFI reflect, it's often hard enough to make a buck without someone telling potential patrons that point number 1 is to negotiate.

    • geri a. wegner > Connie Mettler June 28, 2013 at 10:20pm

      Connie, you should read the comments from the artists in response to the article when it was in the Des Moines Register.  

      To say it was not received well.......

      Equate it to the article about 57th street  a few weeks ago and the art heist at Bayou City.  

  • Elle Heiligenstein June 27, 2013 at 4:34pm
    I'm doing Spring Green in Wisconsin, booth 18A.
    • Jacque Crable > Elle Heiligenstein June 27, 2013 at 5:06pm

      Artfest Midwest Des Moines, inside, air conditioning, chocolate chip cookies, great friends to get caught up with, and a Japenese resturant with a private chef Sat. night with our family,  We are just going nuts getting everything ready and packed.  And hopefully we might bring home some $$$ (think positive!)

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