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Art in the Park - Holland
August 3, 2013
I always look forward to the Holland show because it is a well run show. Bonnie Lowe manages it, and there is rarely a hitch.
The show is held in Centennial Park in the downtown area of Holland near Hope College. It is an attractive park with old trees and a great water fountain. The other great thing about this show is that there is a low incidence of tattoos, and a concomitant level of shoppers actually interested in buying art.
The downside is that setup is at 6:30 AM with a 9:00 AM show opening. The timeframe is a little shallow for me, but it did not seem to matter to those right there on the dime. I generally do not sell much until the afternoon, but the afternoon was almost gone and I had not sold much! Most of my sales transpired between 3:15 and a little after 4:00. I don’t know why but it was moving fast after 3:15.
The classic group of three women came in and immediately set upon Rarely Perfect. It was classic in that there is really only one shopper, and the other two friends are advisors, helpers, and aide-de-camps. I have seen the same archetypal trio over and over. They generally can be fun.
There were discussions of the to be remodeled bedroom where Rarely Perfect would reside, the fact that no remodeling had been actually started, that there was a place where Rarely Perfect could hang in the mean time, and a fair amount of detail enumerating of the colors in the print which could be matched with walls, trim, bedspreads, etc. One carefully jumps in and out of these discussions not wanting to put off the intended before the credit card comes light. It goes to the phrase I have heard over and over from women, I’ll know it when I see it.” They do. She did. They were all happy. Me too!
