Artfest Show + Sculptures on Etsy
13 years ago
The Artfest Show last weekend was really interesting. It was cool seeing everyone's reactions to my art in person. I had lots of friends there to help set up and to hang out with my throughout the show which was really great. This was my first time doing any sort of face to face selling so it was a cool experience. I had been super paranoid that people were going to say my stuff was bad or overpriced, or that hyper children would like, attack my table, but neither of those things happened at all. Everyone seemed to really like them! A lot of people thought I had just stuck hair on toy horses and were really impressed that I had made them. Children really liked my stuff too, I had a lot of little girls scream "UNICORNS" and spent a lot of time in my table petting each one.
The show was advertised to me as a "juried art show" but was really just a crafts fair. Because it was a free show in the park most people were there for impulse buying and since my stuff is expensive and targeted to a very niche market I think I was just in the wrong place. I didn't sell any sculptures, but sold lots of post cards and gave away a bunch of business cards. I'm glad I got the experience and I guess the good news for my online followers is that all my sculptures will be for sale online now!
So, overall, a fun show but not something I plan on doing again any time soon. I may look into going to a bigger con in the states at some point but I'm not sure what I'd have to get legally to be able to do that.
Anyway, several of the sculptures have been spoken for already, and the rest have been listed for sale on Etsy. The shop is here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scenceable I want to point out that I do take payments on my sculptures. My payment policy is that I require a $100 non-refundable down payment with the rest of the payments plus shipping due within 4 weeks. Just send me a convo on etsy, a note on here, or an email to commissions[at]quequinoxart.com if you're interested!
The show was advertised to me as a "juried art show" but was really just a crafts fair. Because it was a free show in the park most people were there for impulse buying and since my stuff is expensive and targeted to a very niche market I think I was just in the wrong place. I didn't sell any sculptures, but sold lots of post cards and gave away a bunch of business cards. I'm glad I got the experience and I guess the good news for my online followers is that all my sculptures will be for sale online now!
So, overall, a fun show but not something I plan on doing again any time soon. I may look into going to a bigger con in the states at some point but I'm not sure what I'd have to get legally to be able to do that.
Anyway, several of the sculptures have been spoken for already, and the rest have been listed for sale on Etsy. The shop is here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scenceable I want to point out that I do take payments on my sculptures. My payment policy is that I require a $100 non-refundable down payment with the rest of the payments plus shipping due within 4 weeks. Just send me a convo on etsy, a note on here, or an email to commissions[at]quequinoxart.com if you're interested!
I would definetly recommend you try some other cons. If you have the right kind of work (and I think you do), there are always those con-goers, when you are at the right cons, who are there to spend a butt-load of money. That's their whole reason for being there. And if they see something one of a kind and fabulous, they will spend that money on you. Something else I find personally usually goes well for cons is figuring out how to make something that is little (or easier) work for you that you can sell for less, like your postcards. Often times that stuff will do most of the work to make you your costs at least.
Anyway, I hope you have good luck with whatever you decide to do next!