It was pretty exciting.
Above is a shot of my whole "booth". I took up a huge amount of space, and even needed a second table. I felt kind of bad about that, but hey, I needed it!! :)
Selling nothing but art was a unique experience (and struggle). First, setting up. I didn't have the option of hanging things, and I only had a few tables easels, so most things had to lay flat.
It wasn't the best way to display items, but I also feel like if I had used an easel for every piece, they would have blocked each other and reduced visibility over all.
I had a few large pieces to display, pieces that I am immensely proud of but that are also pretty expensive, so no takers on those.
I've shared the horse, "Wild", before, but here is a new piece in the series. A 30x40 giraffe, titled "Steak and Cigars". (He is named after Burton Guster in "Psych" because of the way Burton does that lip smacking thing; it totally remind me of the giraffes mouth!"
My other problem was the venue/event/ It really wasn't a good place for me. It was on base, so limited access to start with. Then, much as I love my military people, they aren't the kind of people who buy my kind of heart. So of the 20 or so people who came through, one made a purchase (one other purchased online). I guess 10% isn't that bad, but I definitely left feeling discouraged.
I've since connected with other artists and received very helpful advice on future shows. There WILL be future shows!
In other news, I created a huge amount of art for this show, so I have lots of new inventory to list. I plan on making a post about these pieces very soon and finally getting back to using etsy.
In the mean time, does anyone else have any tips and tricks on running a successful art both?
