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After a long day at the Show here in Savannah, we're done for the day - it was a good one, actually, matching yesterday almost to the $ in sales. So to at least give some of that back to the economy, we headed off the island where the trade center is located across the river to Savannah. For the kids it was great - the lights on the water, the old boat, the old cobblestone streets, and the old buildings were quite nice. Of course, it only lasted as long as the kids could stand being without a restroom around - about 15 minutes...So after fighting our ways back through the crowded street along the river, we headed back to the car for the drive to the hotel, stopping on the way for dinner at a small hole-in-the-wall chinese food. After ordering our food at the counter, we sat at one of the small tables there and watched the cook prepare the food for the line of people coming through the door. If you ever need cheap entertainment, you might want to check in that restaurant to watch the two cooks there throw around the woks and ladles. The speed with which they worked was almost comparable to the speed with which some chinese sweatshop art factories produce their wares. Incredible fun to watch them. And yet, even with that speed, it took them all of 45 minutes to get our 4 meals prepared - fortunately, we skipped the fortune cookies and were able to make it back to the hotel before midnight. The show itsself was packed with people today- walking was limited to stop and go most of the day, with intermittent jumps over parked strollers, wheeled grannies, and caned grandpas. We met some wonderful people today, made some new friends, chatted with some old friends, and just enjoyed being there to accompany the sheep on their little outing into the world. We actually sold out of a few of my prints, so when we get back, we'll have to get more done for our next show in Columbia, SC Craftsmen's Classic™ Arts & Crafts Festival
March 7 - March 9, 2008
Columbia, SC 29201
http://www.craftshow.com in a few weeks - it's quite a bit of work to get them done, since we do our own giclée prints, mounting and matting, and packaging. But well worth it, as people really seem to enjoy being able to afford some of my art without having to spend more on an original. We rearranged the booth a bit from yesterday (sorry, didn't have time to take pictures, and there were too many people anyway to really see the booth) to streamline things a bit - it seemed like people would just not take the time to really look at the paintings and gicleés when we had all the walls filled. So we took down extras we had hanging there, moved things around a bit, and gave the whole booth an airier look. It seems to have helped sales, as we had a really good day, when a lot of other artists at the show were having a rather weak day. Then again, who's to say it has anything to do with that, and not something else - we don't do exit polls (though that actually might be a good idea - has anyone ever tried that for one of their shows?) Oh, and, while the show was winding down this evening I started a smallish painting - it's a subject I get asked for at least three times at every show, and have always been reluctant to approach, simply because it's a bit of a cliché subject (well, and, to be honest: when someone asks for something specific it makes me not want to paint it anymore - which is the main reason I do not accept commission work anymore). The title will most likely be "the black sheep of the family" - but then again, it might change by tomorrow...I'll try and take some pics of it in progress in the morning - maybe I'll be able to finishe it up tomorrow. So good night for now - we're beat and ready for some serious sleeping...tomorrow will be another killer day, because we tear down the show at 5 til around 8, and then have a 5 1/2 hour drive ahead of us. Yuck.
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