Once again it seems that happiness and disappointment are scattered across the board for both shows. For me, Cincinnati is turning out to be my best show. (I have beaded "over the top" jewelry), having done extremely well both last year and this year. My average sales were 125. but I had several over 500. and one for a 1000. Friday was a good crowd, Saturday a little light and Sunday good after a slow start. The attached Marriott has WONDERFUL beds that I look forward to every year!
Columbus seemed a little off this year in attendance and my sales were definitely lower than previous years but that may be due to my coming in with a too low inventory. I did hear other artists say, though, that their sales were lower this year, too.
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I was on the waitlist for Columbus this year. I went on Saturday with my husband to just look around and check out booth and lighting setups for next year (fingers crossed).
I've been going to the Columbus show as a customer for probably 20 years. Saturday wasn't the most crowded I've seen it, but there were plenty of people there. I get the impression though that they weren't buying much.
It was interesting to see in the last two years way more "local" artists then ones from far away like there used to be. It's just the ebb and flow of the economy (in traveling for artists and spending for customers) and art festivals in general I suppose.
As I said, my sales were down, partly due to my fault with inventory. Normally it's about a 4-5000. show for me and this year it was 1600. Gulp is right.
Thanks, Cassandra. I know many members were at these events. I'd surely like to hear more. Anyone?
A friend of mine (a photographer) reported total sales at Columbus: $145. Gulp.