The Show is coming..soon

I've been prepping for the show for the last few weeks with a little aggravation.  The postcards are still not done and the show is only 1.5 weeks away.  Really??  I mean it should be already done. Part of it comes from not getting me e-mailed in a timely manner from the person in charge.  Part of this is due to a new gallery manager and the learning curve.  Then Spring Break happened.  So no advertisement at this point.

I have been steadily working on what is going in the show.  After much internal discussion I made a few decisions that will not be revealed here but you will see pictures of the show.  This weekend, I cut mats and then started to put it all together.

Representation

So what happens to the books now that the work is done?  That is a question that I get a lot.  I sell them or hope to sell them.  After working hard one important thing that a book artist needs to consider is, are you going to try to sell your book on your own or are you going to seek representation with a book dealer.  I am choosing to go with a dealer.  The thought making some sort of prospectus, sending it out, making follow up calls does not rock my world.

I am very lucky in that right up the road in Birmingham is a delightful couple who are book dealers.  Bill and Vicky Stewart own Vamp & Tramp.  They travel all over the USA carrying our precious books with them making calls at special collections libraries, public libraries and private collectors.  

My husband and I made the trip to see them last Friday.  I not only took my thesis, but some other books that I have made while in school.  I am please to say that they took all of them.  Holding Down the Fort will be priced at $325.00.  I gladly give them a percentage of the sale in exchange for peace of mind and time to pursue other projects.

Here is there website.  It is worth checking out and full of treasures.  www.vampandtramp.com

Here They Are!

The final, finished stack of my edition.  Now that this is done, I'm going to start to work on the show.  I am meeting with the gallery manager tomorrow about details.  Only 5 weeks until the show opens.