I moved stuff into my home studio last Friday with only 10 minutes to spare before the rest of Southwell artists arrived for drinks and nibbles. I've been working all hours cleaning, decorating, lugging, moving, staining, typing, drilling etc etc to get the place looking organised and safe. After builders had taken root for several weeks this proved to be a challenge.
It went fantastically well. I have learned a lot being part of a well organised and marketed event. SOS (Southwell Open Studios) charge £3 per person for a weekend ticket and I was dubious in the current climate, whether people would pay. All donations went to the sightsavers charity, but I still wondered whether it would affect attendance.
I don't know how many came, but there was a constant stream all weekend with some serious bulges. I even managed to sell some work… and there are other opportunities which have arisen too.
Now, all is on for our event at HMS this Friday. I managed to dish out loads of invites at SOS so I may see some familiar faces this weekend :) Back to cleaning, drilling, filling………….
