Holiday Shows

I love doing Holiday Shows because generally people are really cheerful.  Unlike the crowd at the mall with the cranky faces & angry parking lot altrications; the people that come to annual art and craft shows really want to be there.  It’s something new, rare, a once-a-year-event and there is always new talent and products.  I find that most people are pleasant and nice to talk to.  I have three different venues for Holiday Shows this year and they are all really different.  One is all barter (not just for art, for lots of different things) – and last year I moved much of my older artwork at that show.  This year I will also offer this group Holiday Cards – Cat Cards – and limited selection of some of my newer work.  One show is three days!  Yikes, I am having a friend help me for this show-it’s too much to set up on my own, plus I have many products that require some attention (mix and match cards, you pick the number.)  The good news about the second show is that once you set up, you are all set for three days!  The last show is a group show with a gang that I have been with for five years.  It is in a friend’s studio and this group and I all take shifts to work the show!  After December 9th, sans some last minute holiday commissions, I get a bit of an art sabatical (at least til the first of the year.)

I have been preparing for these shows all year, but I really put in my time next week and next weekend.

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