by Hank
Several years ago I was asked to show my woodcrafts along with five other craft artists at the Catskill Art Society when they were in Hurleyville, NY. The show was low-key and if I remember correctly, I sold two or three pieces.
Several months later I received a phone call from a women asking me to create and install a decorative wood plaque in a new retail store in NYC. Of course I did the installation and was paid very well for it.
When I asked her how she heard of me she told me she saw my work at the CAS craft show, and contacted the curator to find me
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A few weeks ago I showed my work along with the other members of The Catskill Artists Gallery at Port Jervis, NY at a street fair. The show was well attended, but had very few sales. In the afternoon a woman approached me and asked me if I was interested in doing an industrial sculpture for a local business.
I met with them a week ago to talk the project over and to give them an idea of the cost. Time will tell if get the commission.
I am one of those people who learns by doing -- the more I show my work, the more I learn. You can never tell where commissioned work will come from.
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