Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Studio Day One

So today I opened , I had a good morning, I had to price everything up and just get myself sorted, and of course there was the compulsory cups of tea.
At one stage there was a load noise outside my window and there were these herberts splashing around outside and having a good wash, lovely to watch and inspiration for a painting I think.

There wasn't many people coming in and I started to notice that people were peeping in from outside but not venturing in. I had a little look around and realised that the other studios, had signs outside telling people they were open, so I decided I needed to make one.

Here is my quick make, I will try and get a big board and paint it up soon, as a more permanent replacement.
I managed to waste most of the morning and had a few people coming in to chat to. I made a bit of a discovery that I will watch over the next weeks, to see if I am right. I think if I chatted to much to people when they first came in, they finished the conversation and then just left without really looking at the work. Whereas if I just said hello as they entered and got on with my work, they looked for longer and I still could chat as they were leaving. They not only stayed a bit longer but also gave me comments. I had one lady tell me the work was beautiful and another who loved a particular piece, you never know she my come back for it. No sales but that's fine and hopefully it will build.
So this afternoon I was running out of time So I just painted the 2 aceos you see below. Plus another one that I need to photograph a bit better.


Pat next door who is a clock repairer and has some wonderful restored Teasmades, is nice, helpful and very welcoming. Also the potter lady was also very nice when I met her briefly.

I am loving being there and I just hope I can make it work so I can stay for a very long time to come.

5 comments:

  1. Good luck! I hope everything works out with the studio for you and you start to get some sales soon!

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  2. hey gorgeous, good luck with your new venture....the body count will soon start picking up....when seeing your "new" open sign, a nice potted shrub would look lovely next to the bench...just a thought ;o)

    hugs

    hello gorgeous xxx

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  3. Hey gorgeous, you are right of course and I will add it to my list of thing to get xx

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  4. Looks great!!You are right of course that you need to promote to get people in! I would definitely not walk past - looks great :o)

    Dottie x

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  5. The bench looks lovely with the bright cushions.

    I agree, promotion is so so important and if the Centre doesn't do a lot of promotion then self promotion is the way to go.

    Jan x

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