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	<title>Cynthia &#187; Art business</title>
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	<description>My life, my sculpture...and other things</description>
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		<title>Contextually yours</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I get that modern art is often mostly context. I understood that years ago, when I visited my first modern art museum to find viewers oohing and ahhing over a big plexiglass cube with a man's shirt inside.

The shirt was a nerd-typical white, pressed and folded with a small, round inkstain on the pocket. Next to it was a placard entitled "TGIF," or some such.

In a drawer, this was a shirt going back to the laundry. In a museum case with a title, it was art.

OK. I get that. But sometimes I wonder if artists, gallery owners and curators aren't hiding behind a curtain somewhere, totally plowed on peppermint schnapps and howling, "Can you believe they fell for THAT one?"]]></description>
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		<title>Never puzzle a juror</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Uneven. VERY uneven," said the man sitting next to me, "I can't decide if she's brilliant or a D student."

"Yes," concurred the lady on the other side, "She's still looking for her voice."

We were paging through a computer slideshow, evaluating artists' work for a competition. Applicants had been asked to submit a body of work, not just one or two pieces, and the dozen or so from this artist were looking a bit dicey.]]></description>
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		<title>Making an art fair booth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 01:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staffing a booth is fun, but not nearly so much fun as designing and building it. (And taking it down is hell, but that's another story)

Having exactly ONE art fair under my belt, I'm not gonna suggest that I'm an expert at booth design or management. Terry Belunes and I took our new artfair booth out for a test run last weekend at our first show; we were pleased with the results, but found lots of room for improvement. Don't take this as showdesign gospel, but the following is booth design from a newbie perspective. I welcome ALL suggestions and helpful hints.]]></description>
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		<title>Art fair, day 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wrapped up the Oregon Glass Guild Spring Gallery show last night and tallied my results: Roughly 825 compliments 26 signups for a class in casting/pate de verre Two customer referrals to see another work I have, in another gallery One request to turn Riverflow into a low wall for a center kitchen island Two potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art fair, day 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, at the end of day 2 of my first art fair, we've gotten lots of compliments, plenty of requests to teach and cast glass for other artists, requests for help with booth design and signage, and one sale. Conclusion: Our booth may be the hit of the show...for other artists.]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons in artsmanship: Dealing with galleries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's official: I've had my first "me" show in an art gallery, where I was one of the attractions instead of one of the crowd. And boy did I learn a lot, mostly about what NOT to do.

(For the record, the show is at Guardino Gallery on Alberta Street in Portland--if you missed the reception you missed a really nice party and a really beautifully laid-out show, including Leah Wilson's wonderful paintings. It'll be up until April 27.)

Biggest lesson: It's one thing to send a couple of pieces to somebody else's show. It's QUITE another to be the show.]]></description>
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		<title>Partied hearty</title>
		<link>http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2010/glasswork/partied-hearty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. That was fun.

Just got back from the reception for my first advertised art show, and I had a ball. The work got a pretty positive reception, I loved the way it fit with my gallery partner Leah Wilson's paintings (so did she) and people couldn't have been nicer. The folks at Guardino Gallery made it a wonderful experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Dayjobs, realjobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was about as far from my mental image of a wildlife painter as you can get, the classic nerd-in-glasses. Her work called to mind tramping up mountains, crampons in one hand, paintbrush in the other.  Her work glowed with life but was only a cherished hobby. In real life, she designs quality control processes for embedded operating systems.

In other words, world-class nerd. And she set me to thinking about people who only get in bed with their art at night, when they get home from work.]]></description>
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		<title>Juried competitions</title>
		<link>http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2009/latest/juried-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know all those stupid, persnickety, idiotic, officious entry rules that show organizers dream up just to ruin an artist's day? And those smug, supercilious (and expensive) suggestions they make regarding your need for better photography, displays, artist statements, etc...?

Uhm... They're pretty much on target. After pulling together a (very small) juried competition for a local exhibit, I take back everything I've ever, ever said about that stuff.]]></description>
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		<title>The art of evolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What's the right level of evolution for an artist? (And I know, I know, it depends on the artist. Bear with me.)

I was invited to preview an opening for an artist I've admired for maybe 20 years. I eagerly slurped in the entire virtual show...and midway through it hit me: The work hadn't demonstrably changed in all that time.]]></description>
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