Tuesday = a shop day. So the start of the shop day is setting up, getting signs out and setting up for Art for fun table(s). As the forecast today was a dry yet breezy day I set up two possible drawing areas – one in the shop in front of the original art wall …
Today it was cooler but dry. If you were in the sun and out of the wind it felt warm which is what I did for the first 2.5 hours outside the shop at a table completing the other 5 boxes of cards stock take that I started yesterday. As the sun was blocked I …
Thursday, Friday and Saturday shop days for PAW remain and energy is seriously flagging, not helped by irregular sleep,patterns. I will need my rest on Sunday pm / Monday and time out to just “be”. Today some visitors, good feedback and prints and cards bought again. Then in the afternoon the promised visit of four …
Monday and the start of the last full week of PAW21 and also the start of Planet Purbeck Festival. This morning I had a visit from Dean and Phil who were visiting Planet Purbeck events on offer as part of the festival – I of course am offering Art for Fun. Dean and I chatted …
…and it’s Sunday (again)… This morning as my morning post (last post) said I was feeling weary, today has been a day with much chat, some great visitors, some unexpected rain and more fabulous sales. So this morning some card sales were followed by a pause while I prepped the card machine and suddenly a …
Sorry,didn’t blog last night as by time I got home from the shop we went off to the wedding of two friends and once home sleep was needed. So day 7 was generally quieter in terms of visitors – good reason the early forecast proved wrong and the day became very sunny, hot and like …
Evening, a busy day. I woke early to see a fabulous sun rise and a calm bay So I decided to go kayaking, I was on the water at 07:00 and went out to Peveril Point, then across to the pier, across to the banjo pier, up to the north end of the bay then …
So the shop has been open for a week and in less than two weeks I have transferred all my sthop furniture to my new premises. Also a month of pre advertising has made a big difference as most people who come specifically to see me or my work already know where to find me. …
First complete week for AndyKnillArt Studio. So this week I am open four days plus trips to printer and Rollington arm with my exhibition pieces. So today a mix of visitors and friends dropping by. I sold some cards and calendars. One lady joined me for Art for fun and several discussions with passers by …
So I was awake early, funny that I had been slightly nervous overnight. My new adventure of a solo shop / studio with the aim of returning to my happy place of sharing my love of drawing with others, my perennial target to sell some art and to enjoy myself doing it. The inside tour …