We arrived at noon and the crowds were tremendous. Parking is plentiful and there were people already leaving so there was parking that was relatively close. There is a nominal charge to get into the show that benefits the college.
The quality of the 200+ artists ranges from average to above average. There is a very good mix of media but I did notice a proliferation of various types of yard art including the ever present stone birds. Except near several booths where people were 2-3 deep looking at what was usually jewelry, the spaciousness of the aisles made it easy to get around. The booths were clearly numbered and the aisles were marked so if there was a particular artist you wanted to see, you could easily find him/her.
This show has wonderful pottery, about half of it functional. I would have been in heaven if I was a raku collector and I had to remind myself that I had enough serving bowls and trays, there were so many I wanted.
A certain golf-playing glass artist was kind enough to let me leave my packages at his booth while I finished my tour of the entire area. It takes atleast 2 hours to get around if you don't talk to too many artists and make quick decisions. This rapid pace is necessary because items literally fly off the shelves.
I really did not see too many people walking around without something in their arms. I hope the artists had as successful a day as I did.
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Grove, Port Clinton, Gold Coast and Beaux Arts. I don't disagree that this show is a good way to move inventory but there is still a lot of fine work for sale. The artists try to bring enough product but there is a snooze you lose mentality when you find something you really like. Win-win for artists and patrons.
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