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  Christina Ruth Smith April 23, 2018 at 9:54am

  I looked at the images you posted here and your work has a lovely gentle charm! I like it very much and I know there is a market for it.  Your work will appeal to the sweet fantasy people and to folks looking to decorate a child’s room.  There aren’t very many artists doing that so you won’t have a ton of competition.  I’ve made a living doing shows for the last forty years and could not have done it without making prints of my work.  If you need to find a printer go to your local shows and ask artist with prints who they would recommend.  A lot of artists do their own but not everyone.  Prints will give you a more affordable price range increasing your chance of sales.  Be careful how you frame your pieces.  Presentation does matter!

  Buy the pop up tent and ask experienced artists how to secure it.  There are tricks to making a tent stay on the ground!  Buy the better tent as soon as you can - just start learning.  You don’t have to have pro panels.  Your work would be at home on old distressed screen doors.  Get creative and thrifty.

  Begin learning how to sell with your local shows.  Talking to your potential customers makes a big big difference - engage with them and don’t give up.  Many customers will first walk a show and later come back to buy.  You don’t know who’s coming back so don’t get discouraged and stop talking.  Often a 10am show doesn’t start buying till 1 or 2 in the afternoon.

  Good luck and I hope to see you on the street somewhere!
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  Kyra Richter March 16, 2018 at 2:40pm

  I am interested. For that reason I am looking around for a good deal :) I have contacted three people I think. I've also been reading up on booths to see what my best bet is. Cost, material, etc. Because most of my shows will be here in the Midwest and we know how the weather is, I think I have to go for something sturdy, which is more costly, so I have to make sure I am making a good choice. 
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  Michael onweller March 16, 2018 at 1:46pm

  Kyra are yu interested  in tent yu said yu where seems like yu said that to a lot of people just cking if yu really are
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  Michael onweller March 15, 2018 at 3:21pm

  I'm in Michigan east of flint 20 minutes  off  69 freeway
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  Michael onweller March 15, 2018 at 3:11pm

  Yes still have it call me it's easier 810 441 6798 michael
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  Connie Mettler March 14, 2018 at 10:10pm

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  Christina L. Towell March 12, 2018 at 8:44am

  Hi Kyra,

  Welcome to AFI!  We're thrilled to have you joining our community of artists and artisans and hope you'll find the site beneficial.  Thanks so much for subscribing and best of luck as you move forward.