I will be doing my first arts/crafts fair in November. I am very excited and also very nervous. This is a juried event and not limited to pottery. I don't know how many other artists will be there. I have to provide my own tent and tables. Really I don't have any specific questions I was just looking for some (ANY) helpful advice. LMac
Don't worry, Lindsay, there is always a first time to everything you do. Make sure you have enough change with you, there are always three people in a row who pay with a hundred dollar bill, have enough wrapping paper and plastic bags, bring enough self confidence, you are selling something which nobody else sells, even other potters have other things, yours are unique.
Monika
-- Monika Schleidt snipped-for-privacy@schleidt.org
I agree with Monika. Have change, bags, and wrapping paper. The nervousness will pass. It should be gone with your first sale. You'll be smiling (right?) as you wrap up the piece that's going into someone else's home - and possibly a place of honor. That reminds me - it's going out of your possession. If it's especially good, should you take a picture of it?
The one thing I will add is I find people like the story of the piece. Certainly some have no story, but tell them another piece's story: i.e.: I do a lot of carving. It started when I broke the rim of some greenware. What to do? I carved away around the break and then carved more around the rim. I ended up with a nice bowl AND a story.
Also, take some solace in that you made it into a juried show. They must have liked your work - and it's their JOB to find good artists.
Good luck and enjoyment (and someone to rub your feet at the end of the day), Tez
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