Sandy Miller on sat 29 dec 01
Hey Paul,
Reporting from Cleveland, Ohio. We did shows all year. Threw myself =
into the studio in Sept and Oct to get ready for Christmas shows. Our =
first show in Nov. was down right terrifiying. Three days - $200 in =
sales. Galleries weren't selling either. I was down to my last $$$$ in =
the bank account after paying rent & supply bills. I considered how I =
would look under the flashing blue light at the Super K. With one show =
left, a studio sale, I put all my energy into working my mailing list =
and getting ready. The first weekend in Dec. we opened the studio doors =
and prayed. I had a wonderful show. We sold everything that wasn't =
nailed down. The suprise; functional stoneware sat there, a sale here =
and there but not like it usually sells. My bigger decorative pieces =
$150 and up sold within the first few hours of the show. And the real =
suprise the bigger pieces sold in multiples (2-3) I took three orders =
for commission pieces to be completed by March. I did not accept =
MC/Visa at the sale and most folks didn't seem to have any problem with =
that. Not all artists that were represented at the sale did well. The =
photographers and painters did not fair well. Jewelery and glass did =
very well. All ceramic artists did well. I made enough to sustain my =
studio for the next 3 months if I am careful. I was so grateful to =
folks who came to the sale I took the time to write thank you notes and =
explain that their purchase allowed a local artist to continue to work. =
God bless us everyone!
Sandy Miller
Paine Falls Pottery=20
Cleveland, Ohio=20
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