snow and christmas art markets

hey all...

well, i completed my first art and fine craft fair last week with my original artworks. the nutshell recap?  feedback was great and really positive [yay for me!] but the weather [snow storm all day] and the neighbourhood [waaaaaaay out in the suburbs] kinda dampened the buying trend for most of us artists.

the snow storm was a nasty, wet vancouver style storm. that means it snows, gets slushy, then freezes and causes general mayhem and chaos on the roads. it also means that most vancouverites and suburbanites who are even the least bit intimidated by snow didn't venture out to our show and dampened sales considerably. also, the suburban, somewhat rural nature of the location where the art market was held really isn't the marketplace for my original artworks. my themes and designs tend to be more trendy and fashion oriented and in my opinion are better suited to downtown vancouver, not the 'burbs. ah well, i had to try right?

overall though i'm happy. i sold some original artwork, sold some funky resin filled pendants with reproductions of my artwork inside and the feedback [even from the country folk] was really good. comments like gorgeous, beautiful, intriguing and vibrant were the norm. i did find it interesting though that a few of the artists [and buyers] thought these were photoshop reproductions and not until they held the original in their hands did they realize [or believe] that each piece was an original. trust me... my painfully sore right hand [thumb and index finger in particular] can attest to the fact that each and every piece is labouriously HANDMADE and finished. there are no skipping steps for the computer and believe me, i've considered it LOL! but it's the handmade, serendipitious nature of the process and each piece that appeals to me.

so... in preparation for my last show of the year, next sunday december 16, i'm working on yet another batch of new art and thought i would include a little teaser just for you. i really love this new one and especially the ultrafine crackle i was able to achieve. it gives the artwork great visual texture and adds an element of distressing and shabby chicness that i love.

i hope i get to see some of you local vancouverites who bailed on last week's show, because of the snow, at my next art market - portobello west. here are the details:

portobello west
paperWERXings: Original Mixed Media Collage artworks and accessories
date: december 16, 2007 from 12 to 7pm
where: Rocky Mountaineer Station, 1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver
artists: dozens of high-quality, local artists with an emphasis on fashion and design

Comments

[deb may]

Lookin' good, Christina! More amazing pieces. Wishing you much success with Portobello West.