Heavy on the "C", light on the "A"...

[merimask]

Yeah, that Lockport Art and Craft Show that I did over the weekend...kind of a bust.  Having never done it before, I saw the "A" word and thought "hmm!".  But really, it was mostly the "C" word there.   Lots and lots of stuff painted with cow spots, doll clothes, silk flowers, and wooden signs ("Welcome to our 'ool'...notice that there isn't any 'P' in it?")  *shrug*  Oh well.  It was a lovely weekend and I did ok I guess.  Besides...look!

I won a prize!

The people were nice and everyone who stopped to talk (there were a LOT of talkers...everyone was curious about my stuff) was very impressed with my work.  I've never talked to so many people & yet made so few sales.  Seriously.  Anyone who's interested enough to talk to me about my art usually buys...almost 100% of the time.  This weekend, people would talk and talk and talk...and walk.  *shrug again*  Probably due to the economics of the area.  It's a lovely little town, but it's largely been supported by industrial jobs that have mostly dried up and left.  

Still...very very pretty town.  Lovely couple of days.  See?

From beneath my tent, I can see the red maples and the adorable public library.


Looking down Main Street...which is really all there is to Lockport.  The architecture here is old and lovely.  It was a bustling city, while the Erie Canal was still in use.  That's why it's called Lockport...seven locks here that raise the canal to the same level as lake Erie.


There's my tent.  The gallon jugs of water taped to the legs keep me from blowing away!


LOVE for the gridwalls.  Don't the Venetian masks look merry?


The rest of the display.  It's small, but I'm finally organized.

So, that was my weekend.  Greg was there on Saturday for set-up and help, but he was SO bored that I took pity on him and brought Mom on Sunday instead.  She had a great time, I think (she loves craft shows).  Then Greg showed up (with Kiba, who loves EVERYONE and is too big and wild to walk about safely at a crowded street fair), Mom went home with the Keebinator and Greg & I broke everything down.  Phew!  Doing these shows is really exhausting.

I was so tired that I went to bed early and slept until about ten in the morning...which equals about eleven hours of sleep.  Eleven!  I NEVER get that much sleep.  I feel like running a marathon today, or something.

Comments

First Prize

[bonnietognetti.livejournal.com]

Creative, superbly executed, dynamic, beautiful work!!! But of course, you ... a creative, superbly executed, dynamic, beautiful person created it all. Sorry the sales part was a bust but on the bright side at least you got first prize. It would have been a total bust if first prize had gone to the cow.

Re: First Prize

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks! :-) The cool thing is I made some connections, so there's almost always something good about every show, even if it seems like a waste of time. A lady who juries at the Keenan Center (very prestigious gallery in Clarence) practically begged me to bring my work in. They only accept 100 artisans a year & it's by live audition...so it's sort of a big deal to be told you're a shoe-in.

Holy crap, if I EVER do anything with cow spots all over it, please just shoot me.

Unless it's a cow mask, of course...

Re: First Prize

[bonnietognetti.livejournal.com]

Holy Cow! You know, I can visualize your display at your next show ... fantasy inspired dragons, nature themed butterflies, Venetian mask motifs, artistic takes on Asian and Egyptian cats ... and Bossie, the black and white cow.

Well, since you use LEATHER maybe you owe cows "one."

To inspire you, I have sent along the following website (which you may need to copy and paste). Take the time to see it. It's MOOOOving.
http://www.geocities.com/abecedarius/Cows.html