(where I discovered Banana Sauce, which anyone who is looking for a good substitute for ketchup should try). The 2nd walk was the next day from 10am until 5pm. This one was totally unplanned and I didn't even have time to let anybody know I would be there.... So, Sunday I get up early and I proceed to spend the whole day basically by myself with James (guy who curates the place) not coming in at all let alone bringing me lunch nor helping me take stuff down like he promised. Very few people came in and the ones who did were more interested in the space and the stuff in it (which both are cool, I admit) than my paintings. And where I was, I couldn't even people watch. The only things that kept me sane were a record player with a bunch of records and me drawing a bit with a sharpie in a notebook. Oh and of course I didn't sell a thing. Lame but I guess they all can't be good.And the 3rd one was on Alki yesterday. This one went the best for sure. I stayed out way too late on Friday night but still managed to get down there before 8am to set up. That part went pretty well except that the wind knocked over a framed print into my coffee which spilled the almost full cup onto my sweatshirt and ruined the framed print. But in the whole scheme of things, it wasn't a total disaster. I didn't end up needing the sweatshirt and the print is replaceable. There were other times during the day that we were really worried about the weather and thought our tent was going to end up in the Sound. But luckily we managed to keep everything on the ground. On the bright side, I sold an original right away. Okay, it was planned that she was going to come down and see it in person and officially decide on buying it. But she did so that was cool.
And I sold a bunch of prints the rest of the day, with "Getting Wet" being the main one of the day. The day went pretty fast for a 12 hour day (8 am to about 8 pm with set up and take down). I had a few friends stop by (including Fen) and talked to a ton of people. Oh, and since there was two of us (I shared the booth with my friend Angie), one of us could always go for food, drink, walks or bathroom breaks. Our plan all along was to sit on the beach, people watch , eat all day and sell a ton of our stuff... not quite a ton was sold but the other three things were totally accomplished. And by the end, I decided that I did well enough to treat myself with earrings (dangling orange-y colored fresh water pearls) from the booth next door. I got home last night, dragged in all my stuff and totally crashed on my couch for the rest of the night.
