Happy 4th of July! We should all treasure our independence today and throughout the year!
I have been busy prepping for shows and trying to improve my set up. Yesterday I added some fun accents which acted like swags hanging from the tent. I thought it looked more inviting. I finally have to bite the bullet and purchase a banner:( These can get quite expensive but think it is necessary at this point. Good thing, I know exactly what I want so I am in the process of getting prices now.
Summer shows can get quite hot! I am not complaining but boy sitting in the heat and humidity can be quite uncomfortable - not to mention dangerous at times with the storms. Yesterday was not bad at all. Really did not get really hot until we were tearing down our set up around 5pm and the morning was quite lovely:)
Speaking of storms, those of you newbies out there need to invest in or create some tent weights. Merely having the test up with no stakes (in grass) or some sort of weights weighing down your tent is just not safe. All you need is a strong wind to come by and that is a recipe for disaster. We created PCV pipe and filled them with concrete, work quite well!
Last weekend, however, was a different story. After I put up my set up I felt I needed a show and my hair, well that is another story!!! Last weekend it rained as well, which was not that bad as it was not a torrential downpour and felt that it cooled down the 90+ degree temperature. We tore down our set up JUST in time. We were in the car for about 10 minutes and along came, what we thought, were tornado strength winds. We felt that our car was going to be lifted up and blown away. WOW that was really scary. Thank goodness nothing more came of up, but hope that the rest of the artists as the show were OK.
So these art shows are not for the weak of heart - it is hard work setting up, tearing down, being nice to people all day as they pick up your art and put it down with dirty hands and don't buy it:( However, even if it is a slow day, I think of it as live advertising and that one day more sales will come because of it!
Enjoy these pics from yesterday's and last week's shows!!
By the way - this banner was superimposed HE HE!!!
Doesn't look as nice on blacktop and not as cool either
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