Wyandotte Art Festival

The four day festival was a big success for me; I sold two paintings, "Chairy's Revenge" and "Watching You". (I did well enough to pay all my bills for July, YAY!) The first day, Wednesday, was very hot, 104 (I heard, and I believe it). We all drank several litres of water to keep from overheating, and the crowds still came out to see all the great work at the fair. My booth was in a perfect spot, right next to Carl Lundgren on one side, and Gary Grimshaw's work with Laura Grimshaw manning that booth on the other. I couldn't have asked for better neighbors! The crowds walked past and saw my booth as they looped their way around the fair, it was wonderful exposure. Thursday it rained heavily, but I was prepared and my booth stayed high and dry. The only minor drama that happened all weekend (for me, anyway) was when I made the mistake of putting my glassware and display shelves in the tent space next to mine which was exposed to the rain -the other tent had no sides - the glasses and shelves were a wet mess! I had to take the glasses down and move the shelving into my tent and dry it all off in a hurry - the shelves are particle board which soaks water up like a sponge, but I was fast and lucky and they're fine! A bit of windex on the glasses and they were back to being sparkling in no time! It gave me something to do, which was good, as the crowds had all but disappeared during the storms, but they returned as soon as the rain stopped. All was well, and my sales resumed. I met lots of new people and had a really nice time overall. I hope I get to do it again next year!