The Totterdown art trail happened last weekend, and went well. I was based in the hall of the local baptist church along with lots of photographers, print makers, a mosaic artist, sculptor and others.
This is us setting us:
Lots of people made nice comments about the cakes I'd made, and they went down particularly well with children as they're so tactile. I sold about £60 worth on the Saturday, but puzzlingly only took £20 on Sunday. Odd that there should be such a difference, but maybe Sunday's rainier weather took it's toll? Who knows. Either way, it was good fun.
It was a good experience to sell directly to 'the public' in that way, and I hope I got the pricing right as it's so difficult to judge how much to charge. Too much and people won't buy, too little and you're de-valuing your work.
Anyway, on another subject I cut this copy of a second world war poster out of a magazine and stuck it in a clip frame. I love the Keep Calm and Carry On message (which I've twice started to type as Keep Clam and Carry On!). It's such a staunchly English kind of message, and just a bit eccentric. Also it's totally on-message for these weird recession hit times of doom, despair and enforced frugality.
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