I try to bring cash with me to art festivals. Sometimes I don't have to pay tax and this also saves the artists from paying those ridiculous usage fees. Well those $20 bills were flying out of my wallet today.
This is one of my favorite shows of the summer. Lots of great artists, wide spacious layout, a lot of restaurants so you get to eat real food and cool off, parking is easy, close and covered. The only way this show would be better is if the artists gave the work away.
Oh wait, there is another way the show could have been better--if those damn stone birds were not in the show. Yep, they're baaaaaaaack. They even had a good booth location which really was disturbing (only to me obviously). They were next to a commercial vendor but still.
I don't understand why but as usual there was very little ceramics or glass. Most of the ceramics were functional and the glass was pretty unimaginative. The only Amdur show that has interesting c & g is Port Clinton. Maybe artists aren't applying or the judges don't like it but it is kind of weird.
There were plenty of AFI'ers there--Diana Ferguson, Donna Sauers, Bo Mackinson, Ray Mosteller, Carol Pflughoeft, Jane and Susan Shaffer and Carla Bank. I boothsat for Carla while she went to meet Diana and it was so much fun watching the faces on the kids as they saw the candy pictures and heart pictures. It was also fun to see the parents ask the kids which pictures they liked best and in some cases they came back to buy. Get the kids interested while they are young.
It is really nice when you are looking forward to a show and it doesn't let you down. I only went home when I ran out of money.
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That's great Diana!!! Have fun and looking forward to seeing your photos. Ironically I was next to someone at a show (that lasted about 2 hrs before a storm rolled through and closed) and he has photographed my work. The shows are also great for connections.
Art in any medium is personal. Some buyers stay in their comfort zone, for me I like funky and fun but have my share of traditional also. To comments that you recieved I just say "my work isn't for everyone however I have a following and many that collect my work. Maybe you will find something that suits you better at another booth". We all know not to take comments personally, but wish those that don't appreciate our work wouldn't be so vocal especially when there are others in the booth. Hopefully the other customers realized how tactless she was! But, there will always be those in the world who will continue to feel the need to voice their negativity. I say... sad for them. Move them out of the booth and remove their negative energy!
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