An artist life in a tent and on the road is a grueling proposition. The hardest part is, of course, the set up. Lots of lifting and shifting. Lots of arranging so that people will see something that catches their eye and want a closer look. Lots of anxious looks at the weather. Lots of tired bodies and nerves of anticipation. After promoting and operating an art event for 19 years, The Celebration of Fine Art, people may think that we only know one side of this business. Surprise, we began on the other side.
We took hundreds of thousands of dollars of fabulous American Indian jewelry and dragged it and our show cases to Scottsdale AZ to become an exhibitor at the Arabian Horse Show. We were provided this lovely tent but we had to do all the lighting, green carpet on dirt, arranging the cases and all else. Fortunately the weather was fabulous, as only winter in Scottsdale can be. We did, however, bring down the wrath of the other exhibitors when we plugged in our coffee pot and blew the breakers for over 50 other exhibitors! We did this show and the national Arabian Show in Albuquerque NM that year. Yes, we sold things but it was more work than profit. We decided that being in one place would be better. The rest, as they say, is history. The tent is bigger and better looking now and filled with artists going through the set up process. Be sure to see the results of their hard work beginning January 16th in Scottsdale, AZ. You can find out more about the event by visiting http://www.celebrateart.com/.
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Thanks for telling "the other side of the story". Today is the last set up day and a first for Syed and me....the booth is actually done and we have the whole day to bring the art in....looks like we might actually get a decent night's sleep tonight. Seems weird without you two! So glad you're coming out in Feb...see you then.
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