Month: August 2012

Finding your market, part 2

Finding your market, part 2

Yesterday I wrote about finding the place where your work matches the customers… it is a fine art, coupled with the social science of demographics, economics and a small measure of just sheer gutsyness. One of the loveliest invitations was to set up a small 

Another interesting day

Another interesting day

I was busy at my pc working on a report when my email notification told me there was a new email to read.  Usual fair during the day, i thought… I flipped over to email, and there was a message from someone i did not 

Finding the market for your work

Finding the market for your work

Wow, i would have never thought i would tell you this, but there are times when i wonder what the next step is, or what offers we should select to participate in.  And there are other times when the choice is clear. As a young 

Shave Soap Merchandising

Shave Soap Merchandising

Early in our soap making adventure we began getting requests for shaving soap.  Not one, not two, but each time we set up there was a constant stream of men asking for shaving soap.  As you may know, Steve immediately put his focus into researching 

August Schedule Addition – Vermillion Farm Market

August Schedule Addition – Vermillion Farm Market

  August is that kind of month to recharge the creative batteries, and build up stock of merchandise for our schedule in September so we left lots of air in the schedule.  In the back of our calander i had written down one of the 

Vermillion Farmers Market

Vermillion Farmers Market

We are excited to be a part of Vermillion’s Farm Market that pops up every saturday in victory park… on main street from 10a – 2p.  This saturday (today, as of the time i am writing this) will be our first set up. We are 

Brunswick Art Works Talk

Brunswick Art Works Talk

Wednesday was a wonderful evening.  I received an invitation several months ago to give a talk about my hand dying techniques with silk.  As these things often go, a spark of an idea came about from the mother of a woman i worked with at