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brief update on my weekend...
May. 31st, 2004 06:40 pmBack from BayCon, and have read through all the posts I missed while gone (while the boy napped on the couch).
For those who are curious, no one even bid on the map. I was not too surprised, but the guy who runs the art show thought I had priced it right when I was setting it up. He loved the map, btw, and was sure I would get a buyer, so I was a little hopeful. The mounting turned out the be OK, if not real flashy. Bull-dog clips and hooks were able to keep it in place without any damage.
What I have taken away from this experience:
• I still need to find a better way to soften the rawhide so it is much more pliable and lays flat
• Presentation will make a lot of difference (I knew this, but now I have more time to figure out something nice - still open for suggestions!)
• Adding the names in Elvin will make it more valuable (I guess I will need to spend time on this after all - anyone out there who wants to and can help?![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
themusecalliope? emeberleo? perlandria? anyone else?)
• One suggestion was to make a case for it - any ideas on how?
On a better note, the choker, The One Choker, that I also entered (and forget to take a photo of) was bid on, so did not come home with me. Since I put the minimum bid on that for $5, I am sure it did not go for much. It is a start though.
Now for my rant about the other henna artist... Anyone who spoke to me at the con for any length of time already heard me tell this (and my bf is tired of hearing it, I am sure), so I will cut to spare them the repeat.
( rant, rant rant! )
Just a question to those that did get to see her set-up this year, and mine last year: Did her hard-sell display seem like it belonged more in the artist alley or the vendor room?
For those who are curious, no one even bid on the map. I was not too surprised, but the guy who runs the art show thought I had priced it right when I was setting it up. He loved the map, btw, and was sure I would get a buyer, so I was a little hopeful. The mounting turned out the be OK, if not real flashy. Bull-dog clips and hooks were able to keep it in place without any damage.
What I have taken away from this experience:
• I still need to find a better way to soften the rawhide so it is much more pliable and lays flat
• Presentation will make a lot of difference (I knew this, but now I have more time to figure out something nice - still open for suggestions!)
• Adding the names in Elvin will make it more valuable (I guess I will need to spend time on this after all - anyone out there who wants to and can help?
themusecalliope? emeberleo? perlandria? anyone else?)
• One suggestion was to make a case for it - any ideas on how?
On a better note, the choker, The One Choker, that I also entered (and forget to take a photo of) was bid on, so did not come home with me. Since I put the minimum bid on that for $5, I am sure it did not go for much. It is a start though.
Now for my rant about the other henna artist... Anyone who spoke to me at the con for any length of time already heard me tell this (and my bf is tired of hearing it, I am sure), so I will cut to spare them the repeat.
( rant, rant rant! )
Just a question to those that did get to see her set-up this year, and mine last year: Did her hard-sell display seem like it belonged more in the artist alley or the vendor room?
