What a beautiful day this past Saturday day was and it brought out a lot of people out to enjoy Art on the Avenue in Alexandria, Va. Casey and I headed out early on Saturday morning to have plenty of time to set up before the show started at 10 am. And what a great show it turned out to be!
I’m so excited I get to show you my new display gear!
First, I have a new tent! It’s my very own tent and has a waterproof top and zipped up side walls! This means that my original art is much more protected from unexpected storms! Love it. It looks fantastic too. I couldn’t be happier. Second, I bought another mesh panel so now I have two in my booth, one on each side! This allows me to hang more paintings on the walls. It looks great and worked really well this past Saturday. Third, I have a new chair! Many artists who do these shows have told me how important it is to not have your visitors “look down” on you. A director’s chair is therefore the best chair to use and mine couldn’t fit in better into my display! Where’s my yacht and colorful drink with umbrella in it? I keep adding to my display but I think I may be done for awhile.
Since this was a local show, friends and family took the opportunity to come out and show their support! I have a wonderful cheerleading squad and Casey manage to capture some of them with my camera! 🙂
My sister Caroline and her adorable daughter, Corinne, and our amazing mom!
Corinne and I are testing out my new chair 🙂
My Swedish friends: Sandra and daughter Saga, Ann and Linda with daughter Mila
My friend Emelia is the daughter of my former collegue and friend/mentor
who had her booth “Pink Pineapple Studio” just across from me. Love Emelia’s tutu!
Thank you also to Renea and Bettina for stopping by and wishing me luck!
I received wonderful compliments again and had some great conversations with some visitors! One customer suggested my tulip series should be renamed to “waiting to bloom,” and I have to admit, I love it! What a poetic name. I love when visitors really take the time to look at my art or give me a smile or a nod after seeing my paintings. It warms my heart! So to all of you who stopped by my booth to look at my art, stationery or just say hi – THANK YOU! I try my hardest to really take in all your praises, because I know you mean them! If you bought a painting or note cards, thank you so much for supporting my passion!
Next show is in Richmond on Oct. 16-17! 🙂
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I am a big fan of your art work! 🙂 Where did you get your tent and display panels? I am a crafter and want to buy one ( very new in the art industry), really need some helpful ideas with what to buy.
Hi Pat! Glad you enjoy my art and congratulations on stepping into the art show arena. I bought my mesh panels at http://www.flourish.com/ and they have various kinds. I can’t remember where i bought my tent but it’s inexpensive, however better than a EZ-UP tent as it has a rounded top and handles water much better. I say buy the cheaper tent first and then decide if you want to continue or not before investing in a trimline. The trimline is really good – there’s also something called a lightdome tent I think which I’ve heard great things about. They are more advanced but will protect you and your craft better during inclement weather as you’ll never know what you’ll get during art shows! Hope that helps!