The Telluride Blues Festival
This past week, I drove myself 1200 miles in a cargo van to Telluride, Colorado, to be a vendor at the Blues n' Brews Festival for which I had done the poster art. The drive took two days, plenty of time to listen to music and wonder how I would be received by the public.
The first day of the festival was Friday, and almost immeidately I began to make some sales, which is rare for any festival I've been a part of. I had a real good day. The next day, I did even better, and, while Sunday was slow, I was very happy with my sales and the reaction to my work in general.
The art I did for the festival was used for posters, T-shirts, card-size passes, and, best of all, an enormous enlargement that functioned as the stage backdrop. My ego had a good time. Then, I drove back.
Now, I am putting together inventory to replace what sold, as I will leave in two days to do the Monterey Jazz Festival, something I have done for 5 years consecutively. I hope I will do as well as I did in Telluride. These festivals are endurance contests for me, very tiring, and I hope to make some good contacts and keep showing my art. The festivals have been the best outlet I've yet to find for my art, but it is still the commercial work that comprises the bulk of what I do. I would like to even that percentage out. We'll see how this one goes.
The first day of the festival was Friday, and almost immeidately I began to make some sales, which is rare for any festival I've been a part of. I had a real good day. The next day, I did even better, and, while Sunday was slow, I was very happy with my sales and the reaction to my work in general.
The art I did for the festival was used for posters, T-shirts, card-size passes, and, best of all, an enormous enlargement that functioned as the stage backdrop. My ego had a good time. Then, I drove back.
Now, I am putting together inventory to replace what sold, as I will leave in two days to do the Monterey Jazz Festival, something I have done for 5 years consecutively. I hope I will do as well as I did in Telluride. These festivals are endurance contests for me, very tiring, and I hope to make some good contacts and keep showing my art. The festivals have been the best outlet I've yet to find for my art, but it is still the commercial work that comprises the bulk of what I do. I would like to even that percentage out. We'll see how this one goes.
posted by Rich Sigberman at
6:12 PM
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