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Friday, April 13, 2007

Main St. Station display (and dog)

I like this picture. I'm not sure how my quite regal lovely Irish ancestor would feel about it.IMG_1219

I've recently put up a display at Main Street Station, a public market in Viroqua. It works a bit like an antique mall. They charge a small booth fee to the artist and a reasonable commission on purchases. Here's my display so far.IMG_1226 I made the screen to hang my hooks, bracelets and some leaves. It also helps to create some division between my work and the stuff around it. I've got some wallpieces hanging on the wall behind. I am in the process of making some more tabletop displays to create different levels. I'd like my displays to be a bit more portable than the existing screen, so I can take them and use them at art festivals. I'm going to get rid of the bunny pins (which you can hardly see in this photo) and focus strictly on ironwork. The bunny pins are still for sale on Etsy!

I know that white desk lamp just doesn't fit in. Some well-intentioned person must have put it up to help illuminate the pieces (which I appreciate). I will have to find a small lamp that fits into the display theme better. I'm taking this slowly, making and acquiring display items as I can.

This is a great space for me to develop my display ideas, support local commerce, meet other artisans, and make some sales at the same time. I hope that more one-of-a-kind creative artists start displays and that the owners start grouping those displays closer together.

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