I haven’t posted much in the last while. Mea maxima culpa, but I have an excuse reason. Since theshow opening, I’ve been getting things ready for the largest provincial Fine Craft Fair in mid-November. This means not only making more stock than is reasonable to make in a month, but also putting new things through…
Category: business of craft
Useful craft business links
Nota bene: turn on your pop-up blocker before visiting any of these links! I was just puttering through my preparations for the local juried Fine Craft and Design Fair and decided to peruse the ‘net and see what new has been written. About.com has come out with a marvelous set of articles about starting and…
Hanging the show
Well, it’s up on the walls. There are a couple of things that need tweaking. The lights have to be directed specifically at the pieces and the tags haven’t yet been put on the walls, but the work is hung and looks great. Here’s the crew at work this morning, day 2. Laurie, the rug…
General Announcement
The Show is hung. Most of the details are attended to. Here are some salient announcements for those interested: Show opening: LandEscapes Laurie Dempster and Vicky Taylor Hood An exhibit of mixed media, textile works exploring landscapes real and imagined, colour and texture, homecomings and personal responses to a variety of geographical locations. Public reception:…
Participant in my own hanging
We started hanging the show today. Overall, it went quite well. We spent a couple of hours moving things around and then the patterns formed and the pieces coalesced into a show. I frankly didn’t expect it to happen that quickly and was rather surprised at how well everything merged, especially since Laurie and I…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 