Peach Days

This is the first time that I have had a canopy at the Peach Days fair. I learned a great deal and plan on showing my art again next year. Or selling it. That is if I have anything new to show. I think that working to sell anything is like sparing in the boxing ring. You can practice all you want but you will never actually know how good you are until you are in the ring. For an artist selling to the public, you are given an idea of what other people value... color or black and white, large format or small, print or the more expensive originals, inks as opposed to water color as opposed to paint, etc. It was exciting to get that look into the collective public mind. I kinda felt like a voyeur, looking at someone and seeing their emotions when they looked at my work. Sometimes it was a very pleasing and other times it wasn't. But it was always an adventure.

Another thing that I learned was how much work it was to set up and later take down the site. The canopy and all that was in it. I also learned that most people are window shoppers like me. They are curious but aren't really looking to spend any money. I spent six times more on selling than l sold, but that will greatly improve next year because I now have the large expenses out of the way. And the adventure itself is worth a great deal.

Anyway, I had a great time and look forward to returning next year.

This was our setup. It was a great location but there was no breeze or shade and the inside of the canopy was hot and still. So we brought a fan.



My daughter Rachael, the main reason I made any sales.