Well, I got a response to that issue I mentioned in the last blog and it seems there were all sorts of issues with the way things got setup down at the market beyond my issue with the stage.
Seems a bunch of vendors weren't setting up correctly which messed things up all the way down the line to my booth (although I'm not sure how that could have changed, maybe I could have moved my booth forward more?). I now have all of the cell phone #'s so that if I have problems any other Saturday they can come and get things fixed before I get setup, that should be helpful me thinks.
I got a nice explanation of renting-the-Grove-issues and working with other people that rent the grove and it sounds like they didn't know that the stage was going to be such a problem to the extent that it was and they seem to be genuinely apologetic about that.
Anyway, I'm happy with the response I was given. This next week should be interesting as they are moving us all over the place to compensate for some huge activity thing going on in one section - the section where my booth usually is.
Oh and I got a couple of to-size prints, one was a pre-ordered purchase and one is a Giclée reproduction of my Multi-Blue piece. My brother's B-day present also came, a 7mm oval Synthetic Alexadrite, and it's beautiful!
June 17, 2009
June 15, 2009
Painted Chicks make more money than I do
Here's a little intro before I go into the letter of complaint.
Last Saturday at the market I show up and there's this huge Stage set up were my booth usually goes. Like this thing has a roof on it and a somewhat see through wall, it has stairs and, well, it's just enormous. I ended up having to set up BEHIND this thing!
And from what I heard from my neighboring booth was that the attitude of the people running the market was, 'nothing we can do, our hands are tied by the pecking order of the vendors, and good luck'. >.< I felt very disrespected.
I am not happy. I barely made rent. Seriously, I made $37 that day. The chick who was painted white who stood on a bench blowing kisses to those who put money in her jar made more than I did. And probably the rest of us who were stuck in that corner behind huge monstrosities.
I wrote them a letter regarding Saturday, and here it is:
*****
Hey ______,
I know that running the market is complicated and that your hands are somewhat tied by the politics and the hierarchy of the returning vendors and working with the other people using the grove but it still should have been possible to adapt and help out us first-time vendors a bit with that situation. We were all stuck in a small corner hidden behind a huge stage. We got very little traffic because of being visually and physically blocked and I personally made 1/3 to 1/4 of what I usually make. I made more on the days that were torrential downpours than last Saturday. There was even one vendor that didn't show up in our our corner and it was obvious that if they did there would be no room for them because of how crammed in we all were. The stage was a physical barrier and potential customers are easily influenced by such things and will be much less likely to even be willing to walk down in that section because it looked like practically nothing was down there to look at. It was a huge psychological deterrent and we unwillingly paid the price for that.
We still work just as hard and pay for our time there like everyone else and I think we deserve a bit more respect than we were shown. I did not sign up for this to be hidden in a corner behind huge obstacles and I'm sure there are others who feel the same way.
I'm attaching a photo so you can see how our booths are pretty much non-existent behind the stage. This is not just 'our problem' this is a market problem and one I hope that does not repeat itself.
Kathryn
*****
And here's some shots of this and how you really can't see my booth at all. It was horrible. Somehow, through all of that we did manage to enjoy ourselves. Mostly by laughing at our problem and threatening to set up the booth on the stage or dance on it or, well, something else entertaining to do with it.
Last Saturday at the market I show up and there's this huge Stage set up were my booth usually goes. Like this thing has a roof on it and a somewhat see through wall, it has stairs and, well, it's just enormous. I ended up having to set up BEHIND this thing!
And from what I heard from my neighboring booth was that the attitude of the people running the market was, 'nothing we can do, our hands are tied by the pecking order of the vendors, and good luck'. >.< I felt very disrespected.
I am not happy. I barely made rent. Seriously, I made $37 that day. The chick who was painted white who stood on a bench blowing kisses to those who put money in her jar made more than I did. And probably the rest of us who were stuck in that corner behind huge monstrosities.
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| From Notes from an Artist |
I wrote them a letter regarding Saturday, and here it is:
*****
Hey ______,
I know that running the market is complicated and that your hands are somewhat tied by the politics and the hierarchy of the returning vendors and working with the other people using the grove but it still should have been possible to adapt and help out us first-time vendors a bit with that situation. We were all stuck in a small corner hidden behind a huge stage. We got very little traffic because of being visually and physically blocked and I personally made 1/3 to 1/4 of what I usually make. I made more on the days that were torrential downpours than last Saturday. There was even one vendor that didn't show up in our our corner and it was obvious that if they did there would be no room for them because of how crammed in we all were. The stage was a physical barrier and potential customers are easily influenced by such things and will be much less likely to even be willing to walk down in that section because it looked like practically nothing was down there to look at. It was a huge psychological deterrent and we unwillingly paid the price for that.
We still work just as hard and pay for our time there like everyone else and I think we deserve a bit more respect than we were shown. I did not sign up for this to be hidden in a corner behind huge obstacles and I'm sure there are others who feel the same way.
I'm attaching a photo so you can see how our booths are pretty much non-existent behind the stage. This is not just 'our problem' this is a market problem and one I hope that does not repeat itself.
Kathryn
*****
And here's some shots of this and how you really can't see my booth at all. It was horrible. Somehow, through all of that we did manage to enjoy ourselves. Mostly by laughing at our problem and threatening to set up the booth on the stage or dance on it or, well, something else entertaining to do with it.
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| From Notes from an Artist |
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| From Notes from an Artist |
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