What Most Art Lovers Don't Know

Today is Labor Day and, at my house, that usually means doing some physical dreaded chore. When living in the north, it was the day we closed our pool for the season. In Florida, it is whatever chore that we keep putting off. The chore this Labor Day was washing and repairing my tent.

Most art fair attendees see the artists sitting in their director chairs, chatting with possible customers, and having the time of their lives. While we do have a lot of fun with all of you lovely art lovers who enter our tents, that is our "rest" time, or at least it's mine. Now, rest means a lot of things to a lot of people. To me, it means not doing physical work. Talking to people is always a joy to me, and I love nothing better than to talk about my art! However, the preparation time before a show, set-up, tear-down, & unloading are a lot of hard work!!! Add to that the fact that the artist may have to sit in the sun at least half of the day, and, for some, all day; then there is the wind and sometimes, when really unlucky, the dreaded rain. We go through all this agony because we love our art and try our best to sell it, in hopes that we will at least sell enough to cover our cost for our booth, maybe a hotel room, gas, and our supplies.

So, while preparing my tent for this season's art fairs, I thought of all these things to jot down, in hopes that it would reach some of the art fair lovers out there. If I have succeeded, please let me know. Encourage me, give me further incentive to keep on keepin' on! See you all at this season's local fairs!