For those who responded last week, a little update/lesson:

I actually got to talk face to face with the "chair person" of the art
association that's putting on the show...
Re-learned the lesson of not relying on info passed down to me, for sure!

The fee is not $10 an item, it's $10 per ARTIST.. for a 2 day show

This WILL be a selling show..

The artist IS allowed to be there and they provide the table and chairs on both
days..

The really cool part is that AFAIK I'm the only turner in the area... I met a
couple that sells very nice scroll saw projects and a guy that does router signs
and stuff, but the only bowls, vases, etc. there but mine will be from potters..
COOL...

I'll let ya know how it goes... the show is on Nov. 24th 7 25th..
We figure that even if nothing sells, it's a bit of exposure and networking..

If you happen to be in San Felipe, drop on by Playa Del Ora and check it out!
;-]


mac

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Thanks for the lesson, Mac. With your competence in turned wood
art/craft and your agreeable personality as shown here, I'm sure you
will do well and garner a lot of useful contacts. Best wishes for a
good show and follow up.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

On Nov 11, 11:19 am, (Arch) wrote:

Best wishes for a good show and follow up.

Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter

Have a good time Mac and let us know how it goes. I am in the middle
of putting together my Christmas orders, and don't have time for a
show. They seem to be so dicey, one time this sells, and one time the
same thing won't.

Good luck!

Robert

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:19:11 -0500, (Arch) wrote:

Thanks for the lesson, Mac. With your competence in turned wood
art/craft and your agreeable personality as shown here, I'm sure you
will do well and garner a lot of useful contacts. Best wishes for a
good show and follow up.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings


Damn, Arch.. you're going to make my head too big to fit in the shop door!

Thanks for the kind words..


mac

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:22:35 -0800, "
wrote:

On Nov 11, 11:19 am, (Arch) wrote:

Best wishes for a good show and follow up.

Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter

Have a good time Mac and let us know how it goes. I am in the middle
of putting together my Christmas orders, and don't have time for a
show. They seem to be so dicey, one time this sells, and one time the
same thing won't.

Good luck!

Robert

Thanks, Robert...
This will be, I hope, different than the shows that I've done in the states..
They were either general or "craft" shows and I had a small following..

Here in Mexico I'm only known for pens because they're portable and I can pimp
them in the places that we go at night...
It's hard to carry goblets or bowls to dinner and bring them up in
conversation.. lol

The gringo community here is fairly small and I don't expect the turnout to be
very high, but it will be my first real exposure here.. I'm hoping that doing it
in an "art show" atmosphere will help me in my 3 year goal (1 year gone) of
establishing myself as an "artist" here..

If all I do is meet a few folks and expand my network, I'll be happy..
especially if I can reach a few folks that do interior design in the mega-buck
condos they're selling on the "yuppie" side of the road..


mac

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mac davis wrote:

For those who responded last week, a little update/lesson:

I actually got to talk face to face with the "chair person" of the art
association that's putting on the show...
Re-learned the lesson of not relying on info passed down to me, for sure!

The fee is not $10 an item, it's $10 per ARTIST.. for a 2 day show

This WILL be a selling show..

The artist IS allowed to be there and they provide the table and chairs on
both days..

The really cool part is that AFAIK I'm the only turner in the area... I
met a couple that sells very nice scroll saw projects and a guy that does
router signs and stuff, but the only bowls, vases, etc. there but mine
will be from potters.. COOL...

I'll let ya know how it goes... the show is on Nov. 24th 7 25th..
We figure that even if nothing sells, it's a bit of exposure and
networking..

If you happen to be in San Felipe, drop on by Playa Del Ora and check it
out! ;-]


mac

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Best of luck !


--
Boru

Slack Linux #328989
http://counter.li.org

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:03:18 +0000, Boru wrote:


I'll let ya know how it goes... the show is on Nov. 24th 7 25th..
We figure that even if nothing sells, it's a bit of exposure and
networking..

If you happen to be in San Felipe, drop on by Playa Del Ora and check it
out! ;-]


mac

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Best of luck !

thank you.. appreciate that..


mac

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mac davis wrote:

If all I do is meet a few folks and expand my network, I'll be happy..
especially if I can reach a few folks that do interior design in the mega-buck
condos they're selling on the "yuppie" side of the road..

So I'm curious Mac, are you able to find any native woods down there to
turn? Mesquite, etc.? Or do you have to "import" your turning stock
from the states when you visit?

Gonna post a photo of you booth and work I hope.

And it's getting cold up here in Alaska. When's the guest room
available? ;-)


....Kevin
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Kevin Miller
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
Juneau, Alaska
Registered Linux User No: 307357

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:48:51 -0900, Kevin Miller
wrote:

mac davis wrote:

If all I do is meet a few folks and expand my network, I'll be happy..
especially if I can reach a few folks that do interior design in the mega-buck
condos they're selling on the "yuppie" side of the road..

So I'm curious Mac, are you able to find any native woods down there to
turn? Mesquite, etc.? Or do you have to "import" your turning stock
from the states when you visit?

The only wood I've turned that's native to Baja so far is eucalyptus from a
friends yard.. much nicer than the stuff I've tried in the States that smells
like cough drops and like to splinter..

One of my clients gave me some really spectacular old growth mesquite from the
mainland...
There's a company in Mexico City that buys old home and salvages the wood.. They
were built before things like mesquite, bocote and cocobolo were considered
"exotic woods"..
My client's had a dining rood set made out of 100 year old roof beams...
wonderful wood and a really nice table and chairs..
Then, they moved in and found that the guys had messed up on the specs and made
the whole set 7 or 8" too high, so I got 2 boxes of 8" long end cuts.. real
pretty wood..

I was at a local festival last weekend and met a family that sells wonderful
carvings, mostly out of ironwood..
I went to see them on the way to Yuma today and set up a deal to buy really nice
ironwood.. all heart wood and from Sonora, MX..
First one they'll ship is two pieces, 7" x 2 1/2" x 3", for 6 dollars each..
That's 6 or 8 pens per piece...

As in the States, some of my friends and clients are starting to bring me
wood... Some nice walnut burl, several oak logs and stuff like that.. Someone's
always coming back from somewhere in the states and they're very helpful..
Gonna post a photo of you booth and work I hope.

For sure.. My wife is doing the computer end and helping set up and stuff, and
she'll be in charge of the camera..

And it's getting cold up here in Alaska. When's the guest room available? ;-)

It was a little chilly this morning.. about 58 at 6am..
It's about 6:30 pm now and 74 degrees...

Your timing is excellent, Kevin.. we had friends over for 2 weeks and they left
yesterday.. Strangely enough, they just sold their house in Alaska and are
building a winter home here...

The guest room and bath are available now and the RV is hooked up outside as a
guest house...
COME ON DOWN!!

oh... bring wood, I'll supply the lathes and tools..


...Kevin


mac

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