So, Wednesday June 1st and back at the studio for the last two days on what are my normal working days. The art weeks have started well for me, just over a week ago I was worried I wouldn’t sell enough art to cover the studio’s rent last month. Now five days on and the …
Today, no studio and shop for me as I had a stewarding duty at the main exhibition at Rollington Barn. Arriving slightly early, I got to add card replacements for those sold so far over the first weekend. My boiler suit especially gained comments, both the one I was wearing and also the one on …
May has been a very slow month, unsurprisingly as the cost of living crisis deepens and art is in no way an essential item to be buying. The question in my mind would PAW see the usual art lovers out and about? Two days in and I have taken this month’s sales from my worst …
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 …
Today was booking in my print order I collected yesterday, so checking order quantities and updating stock spreadsheet then storing cards in correct storage areas. Plus a bit of shop tidying. No art for fun, some customers a.m. and some nice chats. Art wise I added to the Art for fun hat.
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. …
Today’s addition to the new pith helmet.