::white linen night in the heights::

jlamm and dad unload

super coop helps with the lights

fan is surgically attached to jayme's lap

the gang minus mom

almost finished booth

clutches with pockets

grandma!

jewelry on natural cypress tree cross section

writing up a sale

other display unit

well folks white linen night in the heights came and went sat august 1st. it was my first experience at an art show and my do they take a TON of work. never would have been able to do ANY of it without the help of my family and friends so THANK YOU mom, dad, brother, cooper and jayme, and lisa and sophie and even brent for the handtruck (saved us a lot of back pain)!

i now have a new found appreciation for these artists that take the time to set up every month at these local shows. unless you've done it, you have NO IDEA what's involved.

so my thoughts on white linen night?? it wasn't a success for me money wise but overall a great experience. it was hot and sticky but something about seeing a sea of white linen parade by my booth made me feel cool. i adored my little 100 square feet of space. everything in my booth was used and my favorite piece was the army surplus medic cube that converts to 2 fold out tables and a cube with shelves when unlatched. i wanted my booth to look original and a little less boring that all those banquet tables covered in cloth.

as for traffic, there was loads! tons and tons of ppl out, it was GREAT. 2 of my old IP co-workers even stopped by. thanks gary and daniele!

as for sales, i did sell some things and gave out prob 91 cards regarding custom orders (ok maybe not THAT many but pretty much every visitor to my booth walked away with one fine eco-friendly business card. as for sales, maybe it's the recession i don't know, but i think these days in general, people just want something for nothing. why can joe shmoe painter create a 15x15 square painting of a chihuahua for $300 and that's reasonable yet you think (no sure who you is here) $65 for a 14k gold necklace is too much. that is VERY reasonable. gold is over $900 an ounce and doesn't handcrafted, eco-friendly slash i'm trying to raise money for a good cause mean anything these days? i'm giving you a steal...16 inches of gold plus x amount of grams for the disc and you want it for nothing. go to any retail store and try to find a chain alone for under $80. go on, i dare you.

anyway enough about that. i made some good contacts, sold some clutches and jewelry, and got to take in a one uber HOT summer night. here are some pics from the event.