Some days I ask my painter/husband/partner in life, Brian, “What on earth compels you to do art fairs?” Other days, the answer is obvious. At Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, May 6-8, the weather was beautiful, the guests were enthusiastic, and I had the pleasure of spending Mother’s Day with my daughter. We had made the journey from Minnesota with the white Ford van and our 16-foot Scamper, choosing Babler State Park campground for our lodging. It’s a wonderful place to camp, a half-hour drive past the freeways, horse farms and through the woods. As for the fair, the weather was close to perfect. The rain held off until night time. Saturday proved slow for all the artists I spoke with, but the people and their moms came out on Sunday. All in all, sales were pretty average...enough to make the trip worthwhile. Nobody ever said we would get rich selling our work this way. But it many ways, our lives are richer for our efforts.
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