Home again...
Here's how tired I am... I actually considered using this header: "I Just Flew In From San Francisco, and Boy Are My Arms Tired". Is that horrible or what?! I'm pretty sure the earth would have opened up and swallowed me whole in retribution if I'd actually gone with that. In my defense I only considered it for a very short moment . *tired but not completely addled*
Anyhoo! Back from SF, which is a glorious place. I'll expound later, when I have energy, time, and downloaded pictures. Chinatown was fun, Japantown was fun, seeing the Golden Gate bridge was fun, Fisherman's wharf and Pier 39 was fun...it was all fun. I met the adorable![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
zipis1 and her roommate Griffin, and that was a hoot (those poor kids!), but again, more on all that later when I'm feeling chattier. Red eye flights...*sigh*
Briefly though (SO briefly, in fact, that I'm going to cheat and lift all this from the IM convo I just had withrumdiculous...how's THAT for lazy?), the lowdown on the Lahaina Gallery thing. It was complicated because, hmmm...complicated. It really IS who you know...y'know? The gallery is an established traditional art gallery that specializes in REALLY established artists in the middle or ends of their careers..I'm too new plus I do "art object" fine art, so I'm all wrong for them. BUT...He did look at my stuff, LOVED it, talked w me for an hour or more, and gave me contacts for a gallery that'd be just right for me. I'm not discouraged because he really thinks my work is perfect RIGHT NOW for the art object galleries. And high end too. He said "Oh double that" when he asked about the price on the water dragon...AFTER I said 2,000.00.
So I know what to do now...plus he actually called the gallery OWNER of the biggest art object gallery in SF...while I was right there...and set up the call-back for me. I just need to call this other guy in a week (he's on vacation). I have a new contact name, new battle plan...all I need is a new portfolio (but I already knew that), because I sort of embarrassed myself with the old one (it sucks!). So, y'know...very promising. I'm not giving up yet. Welcome to my world.
And I'm out of energy, so, nap time again. :-)
Anyhoo! Back from SF, which is a glorious place. I'll expound later, when I have energy, time, and downloaded pictures. Chinatown was fun, Japantown was fun, seeing the Golden Gate bridge was fun, Fisherman's wharf and Pier 39 was fun...it was all fun. I met the adorable
zipis1 and her roommate Griffin, and that was a hoot (those poor kids!), but again, more on all that later when I'm feeling chattier. Red eye flights...*sigh*Briefly though (SO briefly, in fact, that I'm going to cheat and lift all this from the IM convo I just had with
rumdiculous...how's THAT for lazy?), the lowdown on the Lahaina Gallery thing. It was complicated because, hmmm...complicated. It really IS who you know...y'know? The gallery is an established traditional art gallery that specializes in REALLY established artists in the middle or ends of their careers..I'm too new plus I do "art object" fine art, so I'm all wrong for them. BUT...He did look at my stuff, LOVED it, talked w me for an hour or more, and gave me contacts for a gallery that'd be just right for me. I'm not discouraged because he really thinks my work is perfect RIGHT NOW for the art object galleries. And high end too. He said "Oh double that" when he asked about the price on the water dragon...AFTER I said 2,000.00.So I know what to do now...plus he actually called the gallery OWNER of the biggest art object gallery in SF...while I was right there...and set up the call-back for me. I just need to call this other guy in a week (he's on vacation). I have a new contact name, new battle plan...all I need is a new portfolio (but I already knew that), because I sort of embarrassed myself with the old one (it sucks!). So, y'know...very promising. I'm not giving up yet. Welcome to my world.
And I'm out of energy, so, nap time again. :-)
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Happy Turkey Day, hope you had an excellent day with the family filled with more food than you know what to do with~~
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Greg (the director at Lahaina) was SO wonderful, though. I really think he ":got" my artwork...and it didn't hurt that during our lunch we had a freaking CROWD around our table, gasping over the few pieces I brought. He could see the appeal my art had for just about everybody. Nothing works better than public enthusiasm. :-)
Oh, I hope your turkey Day was great too! We had a pleasant, quiet day here, with lots of calls from family all over.