(This is a free event, but donations to pay for the space are greatly appreciated.)
A fresh, comprehensive guide to contemporary craft shows. With “Why vend?” as our starting point, we will take you through all aspects of the process, including finding and assessing potential shows, best practice for applying, display techniques, show time survival and more.
Moxie is an artist with years of experience selling her work in large and small venues along the west coast. With obsessive attention to organizing and a rare talent for interpersonal communication, Moxie is also the President and Director of Vendor Relations for Urban Craft Uprising, Seattle’s largest indie craft show, now in its 5th year. http://www.madebymoxie.com
Kristen Rask sold her first piece of craft at 5th grade summer camp and she hasn’t stopped since. With her vast experience as both a craft show seller and an organizer, Kristen’s passion for all aspects of the craft world only gets bigger. She is the owner of Schmancy, Director of Public Relations and Marketing of Urban Craft Uprising, and is co-creator of Grassroots Business Association. http://www.schmancytoys.com
I don’t normally show up places with presents for the famous but when I read that he’d be coming to Seattle for a reading of “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible,” I was compelled. I think I did it as a thank you for his work.
This is the only photo I have… I finished the piece about 30 seconds before we had to run out the door to the reading.
His essays and short stories are funny, but very real. I love the way he’s able to capture and describe tiny, awkward, painful, beautiful moments of human interaction… No matter the topic, you can find yourself in there if you’re paying attention.
As for his radio show, Wiretap, I would call it radio-crack, and I can’t get enough of it. Also insightful, one episode can include quiet, contemplative story, and often raucous, completely hilarious quasi-improv conversations.
Almost every single person who contributes regularly is now my hero in one way or another… including his parents. In addition to the clips on the official website, you might find some unofficial audio here.
I don’t think you could get away with a sly stranger trying to sell stuff and keep secrets on a show for kids these days. More’s the pity. Maybe if you put him in a bank setting, this could be about mortgages instead. (P.S. I’m so topical! Zing!)
I constantly feel that this podcast isn’t really FOR me… maybe it isn’t for anybody, which is also maybe why it works so well. Sometimes it’s hilarious, sometimes it’s like eavesdropping, sometimes it makes me uncomfortable. It’s experimental, open-ended, it doesn’t always work, I’m fairly convinced that it’s art, and I love listening.
It’s like drinking a big steamy cup of stream-of-consciousness bisque while taking an extended vacation on Premise Beach.
It’s also a little like Coyle & Sharpe, but self-contained:
“So, if you were going to be the administrative sleeping figure head for this African Virginia University, with lions, is this the kind of thing that could interest you?”
Demian is one of my oldest friends, and a talented, magnificent bastard.
He’s committed himself to drawing a picture every Friday this year, and to date, this one is my favorite. It’s one of several containing keys of understanding.
I feel this illustration for a lot of reasons, but my heart fills with joy specifically because the cake is a lie.
Kristen Rask, currator-extraordinaire, brings another must-see show to the people:
gallery hanahou presents
Forget Me-Not
embroidered love from the new craft movement
For generations, women have expressed love of family through the painstaking art of embroidery. This February, gallery hanahou presents a new generation of embroidery artists using needle and thread to depict love in broader terms, whether idealized and simple or brutal and complicated.
February 6 - 27
Opening reception: Friday, February 6th, 6-8 pm
