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Winterfest At Evergreen High School

We were up at 4:00 and left the house at 5:00, got to the show at 6:00 and were set up at 6:20. As usual we were all set up and watching all the other artists setting up. There was an older couple next to us and it was looking like they were having some time setting up (I did try to help as much as I could but they were proud and almost always turned me down). I commented to Hannah that I’m glad we have an easy set up and take down so we won't have much trouble when we are older and still doing these. The “KISS” method is what we live by, keep it simple stupid, we only have 3 big bins, 2 with art and 1 with bags and bubble wrap, then a tool box with everything to fix anything that might come up. We wheel it around on a dolly, we might need to get a better dolly though, but its good for right now.

here we are, #69 huh

We talked to the older couple next to us a lot about how life on the road is, they had a trailer and did art fairs and tent shows all over Colorado, which as some of you guys out there know, that is something Hannah and I would love to do, maybe even after we are done with our Denver stay. But that’s another blog and another whole chapter in the life of living as an artist working here at “Art By Nemo”.

our table

Ok so on to the show. We didn’t get much sales due to the nature of the beast, it was more of a craft show and since it has been going on for 31 years, people who came out knew what they wanted and had a list of names and stuff to buy already. Most people didn’t even give us a look over for some reason, although a lot of people did manage to come and check us out and they all were surprised to see the kind of work I am producing. We even had a few sales, but nothing like we have been having lately. I don’t really know if a craft fair is a place to try to sell fine art or not, I did see a lot of people spending money and tons of people came out to the event and the person selling the tall skinny Santa Clauses was making a killing.

rolling things in at 6:30 or so

Now I wanna ask all you tent show and art fair people about how they do in craft fairs? Is it harder to sell fine art at a craft fair?

around noon time and it was packed

Even though we didn’t do as well as we wanted to I think we will still try out the Summerfest show and see if we could build a following and grab some selling that way. Also we got lost on the way home cuz all the street signs had snow on them. It was the 1st time we were out in the snow like this. It wasn’t that bad but it was scary. When we start touring with our art we will be in Florida when its snowing here!

Twit Of The Week

I got a mentioned on the Westword website for being a good little Twit! You can find me on Twitter @artbynemo.

Carbon Copies

These dead guy pencils are about the coolest things ever, if you know anyone that is dying and wants to be turned into pencils for me to use in my art let me know. I will even sign every drawing with their name.

When I die I am going to have these made out of me and they will be for sale at a million bucks each. Comment or e-mail if you want me to put you down on the list for one.

Here is other cool stuff Nadine Jarvis does.

Art-O-Mat

I have been doing these Art-O-Mats for about 3 years now and it is one of the coolest things I have ever been part of. Sure, at 5 bucks a piece there isn’t much money to be made, but its bigger then money. Art-O-Mat is more like a movement taking over the world and who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

It all started in about 1997 as an art piece in an art show and quickly blew up. Who could resist an old cigarette machine carrying art? With about 86 of these supped up bad boys who could get enough? Check out more of the history here.

When I started out I was still making abstract paintings and I must have made about 100 of those and some are still out there, I just got an e-mail and a picture from a buyer in Nebraska.

I changed my style and then started make one time prints and sticking them down to the blocks and have done 150 now. This is just one of those things I feel like I could do forever.

There are a lot of artists playing the game, so lots of good stuff to chose from. Find one near you and check out all the wonderful art that you can carry in your pocket.

And if you’re an artist and want to play sign up here. Thank you.

New Gallery In Taos

Ok well this one was a little work but fun and worth it.

We went to Taos last year about a week before Christmas and while there we went to what seemed to be the only art show that was going on in the whole town. While at the show I tried to talk to everyone who would stand still, as always, well I talked to the owner for a little while and at the end of the night before we left we sought him out and told him how much fun we had and how we enjoyed the art and his gallery. We were probably the only people in the place that weren’t from Toas and he asked about who we were and what we did, I handed him my card (as you know it has a very nice piece of art printed clearly on both sides) and he really like the art I had on the card, he told us to e-mail him our site and that he would love to see it.

Well once we got back to the hotel Hannah e-mailed it over and we waited, we woke up early the next day expecting to get an e-mail back saying he loved my work and to come drop some off (we had a box full of art in the car). But nothing.

We got too busy with everything going on and since I never dwell on the past, we forgot about it. After moving to Denver as I was going thought my stuff one day I came across his card. I thought to myself I should call to see what happened, I went back and forth in my head about it for a few days then called. I told him my name and that I had met him at a show there and that I draw those circles and guess what, yup he knew who I was. I asked him if I could send him a portfolio, he said sure and that we could talk after he got it.

Well a few more weeks passed and I called and he said he was really busy and couldn’t talk and he would call me back. He never did and I felt like I should just give up but a twitter friend said that sometimes gallery owners are busy. I gave it about another week and called and talked to the gallery assistant and found out the days the owner was in, so I called back. I asked if he had time to talk and after a few seconds told me yes.

We talked about my style and the sizes and the prices, he told me he liked the figurative work the best and wanted to try out a few pieces after a big show he was planning. So after another few weeks and about 25 hours and 4 or 5 pencils later. I had 3 pieces I wanted to send him and he wanted to receive.

So ladies and gentlemen welcome Wilder Nightingale Fine Art to the starting line up, located at 119-A Kit Carson Road, Taos, New Mexico, that’s right Taos, stepping it up a bit huh? Ha ha!

We see ourselves being down there some time after winter because we hear Taos is beautiful during spring. Who knows, they might be up for a show or demonstration.