So, having put signs and banner up I essentially advertised the art weeks for Purbeck (PAW) a day early. Oh well, I have been marketing it for brochure distribution for the last month. This evening I was due to be on bar duty for the private view but the food stall also bought their own …
So up earlier and dropped off brochures as requested before being dropped off to open the shop this morning. I set up outside the shop as early sunniness, but it clouded over and a few raindrops that became a shower and meant cleaning away inside. This was repeated twice. I took some photos from the …
Apologies to anyone looking for any blog posts from me I have lost the blogging thread recently. So it is now second half of May and the business factor has picked up a notch. This week: Monday morning – spent at local primary school where for the third time I offer my 4 hour sketching …
I have included photos and mentioned the Art for fun pith helmet in a few posts. Today it was completed, design wise, there are still some layers of colour that need to be added before it is finally completed and will go on display as one example of my work at Rollington Barn as part …
I placed an order for mainly reprints last week and some new pieces too. Today we collected my order, left a new one for my recently completed panorama and a card order for an artist friend. We always combine a visit to the printer with some time out and a drive in the Dorset countryside. …
The last two days have seen me refunding a creative burst alongside rising numbers of art for fun participants – 10 today. I now have two new hats available for sale – Boatlife and Sealife and have started the work on my new personal pith helmet. Two new original postcards drawn yesterday, one has sold …
I lost a week’s trading earlier this month due to my chest infection and reopened on the 13th. Since thenI have had the absolute pleasure to share my drawing tables and the art for fun activity with 67 participants from 2 year olds to adults in their 50/60s . I find myself explaining the background …
Another day with 12 participants. Including a family of 5 inc mum and dad we had seen this morning pre work at down the beach. So lots of art chat and drawings. Cards and original postcards drawn. Now 50 participants in 4 days of this school holiday. I added to the hat which is now …
So, regular readers sorry about that I tuned out for a bit. Chest infection got the better of me and my creativity. I closed the shop for a week and retuned on Wednesday April 13th. In three shop sessions where I have sat out each day I have had the opportunity to welcome 37 art …
So yesterday, we collected 10 boxes of PAW22 brochures and delivered them to the studio. This morning I counted how many I had, then sent an email to the Swanage based distribution team and also another email to the Swanage Open Studio artists about having stock at the shop. I also contacted Tourist Information so …