Nope....it's Lake Michigan at Evanston IL, last weekend (Aug 2-3) The water was turquoise, the weather 80 deg with a nice breeze. Couldn't have been better, and people paid us money for being there!
Tom was, of course, working (above) while Betsy helped, (below).
This one was kind of like art shows should be. Interested patrons, a beautiful setting, good music...way to go Evanston!But, we thought you might like to have a peek at what goes into one of these shows from the artists viewpoint....
At Evanston we set up the tent Friday night and schlepped the boxes of pots, display and tents across about a block of rough grass. Total of over 20 trips each with two-wheelers. Starting at about 5:30, it was dark before we got the tents up, and display racks assembled. Then we crashed. Next morning at 6 am the scene we were greeted by was the above...a booth, 40 boxes of pots and all the extra stuff. An hour and a half later we looked like this....ready to start unloading pots.
Almost done! The last load of empties is about to be schlepped back to the trailer over that same block of grass.
Set up and ready to go at 3-1/2 hours (not counting the 3 hours the night before)....pretty good for us with a double booth.
After the show it typically takes us about 3-1/2 hours again to pack it all up, tear down the tents and schlepp it back to the trailer. It's much lighter if everyone who comes by buys a pot or two and helps with the schlepping.
A PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES
This year at Edina, our friends Don and Paul came ahead of time and helped us set up....and then, after inviting us to stay at their house and treating us like royalty, came and helped us tear down. It was an education for them....to say nothing of being way above and beyond the call. Here's a bit of what they saw....'course it was raining there.
Here's a bit of the setup at Evanston.
At Evanston we set up the tent Friday night and schlepped the boxes of pots, display and tents across about a block of rough grass. Total of over 20 trips each with two-wheelers. Starting at about 5:30, it was dark before we got the tents up, and display racks assembled. Then we crashed. Next morning at 6 am the scene we were greeted by was the above...a booth, 40 boxes of pots and all the extra stuff. An hour and a half later we looked like this....ready to start unloading pots.
Almost done! The last load of empties is about to be schlepped back to the trailer over that same block of grass.
Set up and ready to go at 3-1/2 hours (not counting the 3 hours the night before)....pretty good for us with a double booth.
After the show it typically takes us about 3-1/2 hours again to pack it all up, tear down the tents and schlepp it back to the trailer. It's much lighter if everyone who comes by buys a pot or two and helps with the schlepping.We're not complaining, understand, and very grateful to be able to do this for a living and for you. Great customers who enjoy and use the work, and come back with their stories are what make it all worth it.
Thanks to ALL of You!
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