Gallery Opening tonight, Show in North Conway this Weekend
Come on out and see us! We have an opening at the gallery in Canaan from 6-8pm tonight (Free food! Meet the artists!) and a two day show in North Conway this weekend. We've got some new glazed shell stuff, as well at the popular cherries and new "oranges". If you can't make one of those dates, new stuff is going to All Things Creative in Enfield as well.
Labels: gallery, shows
At the Gallery Yet Again.
We (the CMAA) need to figure out how to bring more traffic into the gallery. People who stop in always compliment the art, and often buy something small even if they had no plans of making a purchase before they stop. But on an average Sunday we get about two visitors. So it's a pain for me to sit here all day and sell four dollars worth of stuff. If we got twenty visitors, each of which bought a $2 card, I'd be happier about spending the whole day. If one of those twenty bought a necklace or a painting, I'd be even happier.
So how to drive traffic in? There are three kinds of traffic...people walking around Canaan, people driving by on Rt 4, and people who come out here specifically looking for the gallery. It would be nice to increase the last category, since they seem most likely to buy something over $5, but just getting more of the walkers and drivers in would help. Everyone needs the occasional card, and once they know we're here, they should come back to see what else we have and to buy gifts for folks. We also need to get more stuff in that $7-25 range. Currently we have some earrings and a few other jewelry bits, but not much else. That's a key "small gift" category.
Handmade toys would also be nice, since we have very little for kids. Heck, even baby clothes (which aren't really gallery fodder, but would be something for people to purchase for others). Maybe we should reach out to a couple of the LACA folks to drive in more traffic, especially those that live in the Canaan/Enfield area. Maybe I'll bring it up at the next meeting (though that's probably too late to get anyone for Christmas season since the LACA meeting is usually the day before the CMAA meeting. Oh well.
Anyone out there with ideas?
Labels: gallery, marketing
Finished Pearl Project
Finished Pearl Project:
You can see this beauty (along with some of our other jewelry and many other fine items) at the CMAA gallery. The opening for the new show is Friday, July 13th, 6-8 pm. Its free and open to the public, refreshments are provided.
We also have a show in Barrington, NH on Saturday, and a show in Portsmouth next weekend. Busy season is starting!
Labels: gallery, new items
At the Gallery Again
I'm at the gallery again, and have no camera. So no gallery pics and no pics of the (long since finished) pearl project. So in lieu of that, here's a couple sites I've been enjoying recently:
And...now you can see why I haven't been getting much done...
Labels: gallery, ideas, links
Pearl Project
I started a new project while sitting in the gallery on a wonderful afternoon. Unfortunately it was so nice out we only had a few visitors. Oh well, it gave me time when I had to focus on doing something rather than chatting or going outside. Here is the beginning of what will hopefully be a multistrand pearl necklace. I am very "matchy-uppy" (which is apparently quite a sin in quilting, but not so bad in jewelry) and have real trouble making something balanced without making it symmetrical. It seems to be working out here:
Just a shot of the gallery with the door open to the nice weather. Lots of nice things, come see! (Hours and directions in
this post.)
Labels: gallery, new items
Something New From EP
Something new from EP in the gallery now. If you're passing through Canaan on Route 4, drop in and check it out.
Unrelated earrings, also by EP...
Labels: gallery, new items
Gallery Opening Tomorrow
We have a gallery opening tomorrow at the
CMAA gallery in Canaan. The official reception is 6-8pm on Friday, Apr 13th, but the gallery is open normal hours as well (Wed-Sat 10a-6p, Sun 10-4). So come on out and see us!
From I89 take exit 17 to Route 4 East (towards Enfield and Canaan). Continue on Route 4 for a while (about 11 miles). Once you're in Canaan, there is a blinking light by the town library (just before the junction with 118). Turn right onto Depot Street at the light, the gallery is right there on the left. Google can
give you directions if this isn't clear.
Labels: gallery, opening, shows
CMAA Gallery
I was just out at the gallery this morning, doing my sitting hours. It looks really nice. The shows this year are much larger, with a better range of prices than last summer's/early fall's shows. More things to see, and while there are still some paintings and other art nudging up against 4 figures, there are also plenty of things near the bottom of the price range, in case you just want to go home with a handmade card or a pair of earrings. Come check us out:
- CMAA gallery
- Corner of Rt 4 & Depot St, in Canaan NH
- Wed-Sat 10a-6p
- Sun 10a-4p
- Through mid April
- All Things Creative
- Main St in Enfield NH, between Twigs and George's
- Wed-Sun 10a-6p
My computer is basically dead, which explains why this blog and the website have had very little updating in the past few months, but the new one is on order and may have already shipped! So more updates soon (and maybe the website will have something other than our December shows).
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The Holiday Rush
Or something. The other two E's have excuses, they have jobs that get hectic in Dec. Me, I'm not sure where the time goes. But anyway, we've got stuff:
- CMAA gallery
- Corner of Rt 4 & Depot St, in Canaan NH
- Wed-Sat 10a-6p
- Sun 10a-4p
- Through Dec 30th, look for new stuff in Jan!
- All Things Creative
- Main St in Enfield NH, between Twigs and George's
- Wed-Thurs 10a-6p
- Fri-Sat 10a-8p
- Sun?? (I know she's open, don't know the hours)
- LACA Show
- Rt 4 in Lebanon, under the grocery store near the green
- Mon-Sat 9:30a-8p
- Sun 9:30a - 5:30 p
- Through Dec 23rd
I'll be at LACA some Friday mornings, and some Wednesday afternoons (hello stalkers!). Come on down and check out our stuff.
Labels: gallery, opening
Another Gallery Opening
The gallery in Canaan has another show opening this week...I'm sure EK will chime in with the details.
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Feeling the love
So I got a call today...the gallery we've been involved with has a show in early August and they are apparently desperate for stuff. So we've been invited to bring a few things each to fill out the space. It's always nice when people call us rather than the other way round.
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