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So, I was an artist in Artist Alley at the Penguicon this weekend at the Westin Hotel in Southfield, MI. The Penguicon is a science fiction, open source software and gaming event. Since I am also an Extra Class ham radio operator, I felt quite at home. This was my first ever anything kind of con event. I received a lot of compliments on my work. I received a good amount of sales over the three day event. And one of the featured guests purchased my work.

So, this got me thinking of other types of events like this. Since much of my work consists of vintage Fisher Price Little People and Lego ® minifigures - so should I apply to other events like this? I know art fairs have been good to me, but a little extra income on those off weeks when I am not at an art fair and some sort of con-event where everyone understands my work...

Okay. Earlier in the year I snapped this photo of my car to the Crosby Festival of the Arts in Toledo, Ohio. Notice something?

Yes, my ham radio license plate. I have been an amateur radio operator for 25 years now - first getting my Novice license when I was 16 years old. I now have the highest class license of Amateur Extra.

Plus I am a Skywarn certified spotter. Something that comes in handy at art fairs. I can listen and report to the local weather net to hear the storms progress. That is kind of tricky with taking items down from your tent to get ready for the impending doom.

So do you have any other strange hobbies that kind fit in and kind do not fit in with the art fair circuit?

Please enjoy the first episode of our new Art Fair Artists' Success Show podcast. 

The premiere episode, "Online Marketing for Artists 101," features an interview with Scott Fox, my son, author, Internet marketing expert and host of his own community that encourages online entrepreneurs, www.ClickMillionaires.com.

Scott has been instrumental in the birthing of my websites and grew up in the art fair business, working for us (my husband Norm Darwish is a photographer), and learning the art fair business by attending more art fairs than he ever hoped to attend.  His inside perspective makes this interview even more compelling and useful to artists.

Listen to the episode here online by clicking on the player widget below.

If you can't see the player widget above, click here to visit the show page at BlogTalkRadio.com.

Click here to download a free MP3 of this podcast to take it with you when you are traveling and share it with your friends. (Right click - Save As to save a copy to your PC's hard drive.)

Listen to this free podcast to learn:

• tips on cheap and easy website building
• email marketing strategies
• building your online "social media" presence
• the online asset artists can build as an "electronic retirement plan"

Many thanks to presenting sponsor EntryThingy.com and FrameDestinations.com for sponsoring this podcast.

This is the first in a planned continuing series of podcasts about the art fair business.

Episode 2 will be a discussion with Amy Amdur and Howard Alan in December.  Please click here to email me your questions for Howard and Amy.

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