My friend Cindy and I went to the Mount Dora Arts Festival today. It's been years since I've been to an art fair as an attendee, not an exhibitor. What fun!
It was a beautiful day, although if I had had a booth set up I would have been a bit concerned about the wind. BUT, the sun played hide and seek with the clouds and kept the temperature from climbing too high. The crowds were incredible, it was hard to get through the streets. I don't know if people were buying anything, but it was nice to see so many people out enjoying art and the day. It made me long to do a show again and I plan to jury for one for this fall.
I haven't exhibited in an art fair since 2008, when I did the American Craft Council show in Atlanta and Mainsail in St Petersburg, Florida. Both are wonderful shows, but my sales just didn't cover expenses for either venue and I had to make the decision to get a "real" job. Never an easy choice to make, but sometimes it's necessary. In the past I have found that these times can be a time of growth and change in my art work and I look forward to seeing where this time will take me.
Today confirmed that I do want to do a show this year. I miss the sights, sounds and, yes the smells (who doesn't like the smell of kettle corn?) of an art show.
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