tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955417830470844723.post6044396417283935989..comments2023-03-22T05:07:07.330-07:00Comments on S.Mac's Place to Be: Am I Crazy? Continued...Sheryl McClure-Pitlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01945276739181024347noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955417830470844723.post-16702165601860467192011-06-17T16:49:59.645-07:002011-06-17T16:49:59.645-07:00Thanks for the extra tip, Sheri, and for visiting ...Thanks for the extra tip, Sheri, and for visiting my blog & Etsy store :) It's winter here in New Zealand, so I'll wait until at least spring, that way I can have heaps of time to sort out my own promotions as well. <br /><br />Take care!<br /><br />ZeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955417830470844723.post-82535113621271554942011-06-17T07:21:18.250-07:002011-06-17T07:21:18.250-07:00Thanks for the encouragement, Zenobia! I checked o...Thanks for the encouragement, Zenobia! I checked out your etsy store and your blog. The pirate ship painting is awesome!<br /><br />Another thing I learned about the fairs, is their own promotion has a lot to do with the success of it. If you're going to pay a large fee to be in it, you want to make sure the sponsors are heavy promoters. Also you will do better if you do a lot of your own promotion and invite folks that like your work and follow your career. The people that respond to the fair promotion are not necessarily your public.<br /><br />So far I've only done these two little ones (with the exception of a few I did in my youth when I could haul a lot of stuff!Sheryl McClure-Pitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945276739181024347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1955417830470844723.post-32137268744264133072011-06-16T22:51:37.466-07:002011-06-16T22:51:37.466-07:00Wow - big step! Well done on quitting the day job ...Wow - big step! Well done on quitting the day job to go for the dream! I've recently graduated, so work is still on the cards for me, but I am trying to build the beginnnings of an artist career on the side.<br />Thanks for sharing your experience with fairs, as I am considering showing my work at one in the near future (once I get a decent amount of works done), and it's helped me gain a bit ofperspective. Good luck with your art career, I've subscribed to your blog so do keep us updated!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com