Question of the Month: art shows?
November 1, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Events & Shows, Jewelry Business Tips, Question of the Month
Question of the Month: Would you ever do an art show where you knew you wouldn’t sell anything?
Recently, I did exactly that!
Our town has been holding an arts fest for a couple of years now, called Art Smart. Local artists, musicians, teachers, and organizations are invited to participate. It’s the only “show” that I do anymore, and even though I sell very little (sometimes nothing) at it, I still like to get out there once a year and hear what people are thinking.
Why do a show that you know doesn’t cater to your target audience? I love my town and …read more
Selling Jewelry Question 9,999
May 17, 2007 by Christina Jones
Filed under Jewelry Business Tips, Jewelry Design Careers
Probably one of the most asked about topics for me when it comes to email is concers selling jewelry. I seriously sold my jewelry for at least 10 years before I realized that my calling was more on the writing/designing side than selling my jewelry pieces. However, I would not trade the years I spent trying to sell my jewelry because it was a huge learning experience.
I spent about 8 years on the art show circuit in Florida, and as my husband used to say, “We were data collecting.” I learned a lot about the jewelry business, what I liked …read more
