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‘T is the S e a s o n weather and looking at all the 8. “You remind me of my
grandmother.” Unless your
interesting items for sale, I’m giving
you a helpful list to make your craft grandmother was Georgia
show experience a happy one. Read O’Keeffe or Frida Kahlo, I
by Valerie Nusbaum on. might be a little offended by that
statement.
Eleven Things You Should
It’s September as I’m writing this The work involved in setting up Never Say to an Artist or a 9. “I really need to start selling my
column. The kids have gone back to and tearing down for a two-day Craftsperson own work.” Please do, so I can
school, and summer is pretty much show is very hard on our old joints. come by your booth and make
over. I can hardly wrap my mind Not to mention that two or three 1. “I/My husband/My kid could you feel bad.
around those facts. Thanksgiving is days of dealing with people wears a make that.” FYI: We don’t care.
only two months away, Christmas body out. 10. “I don’t have the time to craft/
is closer than I care to imagine, and I don’t know how those of you 2. “I saw one of those at Walmart, paint/sew.” Then what, pray
Halloween is almost upon us. who work in retail manage it. and it was cheaper there.” Good tell, do you do with all that free
September and October used Shoppers and lookers can be very for you. Chances are the item time? Sleep?
to be very busy months for Randy rude, sometimes without meaning you saw at Walmart wasn’t 11. “Yes, but this isn’t, like, a real
and me because early autumn is to. Plus, the weather doesn’t always handmade. That’s probably why job.” No, it isn’t. I work much
the time when all the fall festivals cooperate, and it’s no fun in the it cost less. longer hours for lots less money
and outdoor arts and crafts rain. and even less appreciation.
shows are held. Back in the day, In November, Randy and I said 3. “Did you make/paint/draw
we used to participate in at least goodbye to Catoctin Colorfest, that?” Most juried craft shows So, as you can see, I really did
four or five festivals and shows after many years of setting up our or art fairs require that the items need a little break from the business.
annually. It was a fun way for us tent in the Community Park. Yes, for sale be handmade and that I’m still selling online and doing an
to spend time together, as we sat we’ll miss all the shows and our the person who actually did the occasional exhibit or small indoor
in our tent and sold our handmade friends, but we will still be able making be the one selling. So, show, and I’ll probably always paint
wood items, watercolor prints, to attend and do some shopping, yes, I made it. Duh. or make some crafts for the sheer
potpourri, jewelry, candles and floral and we’ll finally be able to get pleasure it gives me. I just found
arrangements. Over the years, we’ve something to eat! Who knows? We 4. “Will you give me a discount selling it in-person is too exhausting.
handcrafted everything from holiday might miss it so much that we’ll or take less for it?” Craft shows Randy has had so many other things
ornaments to wall hangings and find ourselves wanting to get back are not flea markets. Most of going on in his life in recent years that
yard decorations. Christmas trees, into it. Maybe when Randy actually us vendors never get paid for he, too, needs some time to regroup.
crab mallets, greeting cards—you retires, and we have some time on the amount of time we spend We’ll carry with us many pleasant
name it, we’ve made it. our hands. making our art. We can’t afford memories of our vending days. One,
Last year, we more or less retired If you’re a person who enjoys to give discounts or offer sales. in particular, still makes me smile.
from the arts and crafts business. getting out in the beautiful fall The really good shows prohibit It was during Catoctin Colorfest,
price haggling or sales. and it had been a long day. A young
5. “Can you give me directions for father came into our tent with his
small son. The little boy was looking
making that?” Sure, but why
would I do that? I have a whole at some of my prints and seeming to
enjoy himself. The father came over
table full of things I’m trying to
sell. and whispered that his son loved to
draw and paint, and asked if the boy
6. “That’s very nice, but I don’t could ask me a question.
know where I’d put it.” On “Sure,” I said.
Saturday morning, I might The boy was about five years
respond with a “thank you,” but old, and he very seriously asked,
by Sunday afternoon, I might “How do you stay inside the lines so
have a few suggestions for where good?”
you could put it. I answered him honestly when
I said, “I don’t always, and that’s
7. “Would you make one for me?” OK.”
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