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Heidi Maiers · 03-10-2005, 06:19 PM

Hi Sharon,
I didn't mean to imply that you were just getting started as an artist - just in a figurative sense that you have such a bright future ahead of you - seeing what you have already achieved and the skills you have mastered. I know you have worked hard to get where you are to this point and it has paid off.

Sharon Knettell · 03-10-2005, 06:46 PM

Heidi,

Goodness, I just turned 25 today and it shows if you are as dedicated and brilliantly talented as I am just HOW FAR you can go in a short time.

A CV is a resume.

Chris Saper · 03-10-2005, 08:15 PM

Heidi,

Like LInda, I have been thinking of the many artists her in the Valley with 2 month shows that have been rained out nearly every weekend. I have likewise experienced a full out disaster, all the eggs in a one-night basket. I t was horrible.

The extraordinary cost, thankfully (or not) seems to have much more to do with the high costs associated with foundries, materials, etc, that are just inherent in your medium, than with costs that can't be recovered. Plus you now have the inventory you need to show and sell.

I understand your thoughts about "cowboy" or "southwestern" art - the subject matter is so tediously overdone, I think if I see another faceless Navajo woman in a colorful shawl I'll just scream. That being said, you might consider the Phippen Show in Prescott - it is a western show for sure, but I have the feeling that sculptors do quite well there. You could check it out this Memorial Day weekend - Jane Bradley and I will both be there. Then you can see if it's something you would want to do next year.

The Scottsdale Center for the Arts is a much higher end venue that Carefree, and might make more sense for you.

As to the "selling out" thing, I have come to believe that an hour at the easel (or stand, in your case) is never, ever, a wasted hour, no matter what you're working on.

Chris Saper · 03-10-2005, 08:16 PM

P.S. Sharon, why, Happy Birthday to you

Heidi Maiers · 03-10-2005, 10:27 PM

Hi Chris,
I really felt awful for all of the other artist there - most all do not have day jobs to fall back on. The Scottsdale show is this weekend and things are looking good for them. Sunny and warm. I just picked the wrong show this year. Funny, I have always thought that the Carefree show was the show of all shows around here. I see that applications for the Scottsdale 2006 show will be available in August.

I haven't heard of that Prescott show, but I'll check it out. Unfortunately, I'll be in Nevada that weekend so won't get to see it first hand. Are you going to exhibit, or just attend?

Yes, this medium can get expensive and I do feel that I "invested" 5k into doing that show, not that I totally "lost " 5k. Big difference, but it feels like a loss when it may take months or years to get it back.

I have seen many of those faceless Indians and of course I always wonder why they would leave off the most interesting (to me) part.

As an ending note, I'd like to say that I do apologize if I say things sometimes that are meant as compliments but not perceived as such.

Thanks for commenting Chris and best of luck and fair weather to you and Jane - if you are exhibiting in Prescott that is.

Sharon Knettell · 03-11-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Heidi Maiers

As an ending note, I'd like to say that I do apologize if I say things sometimes that are meant as compliments but not perceived as such. .

Heidi,

If you meant me, I never took it ANY other way , REALLY!

A billion smilie faces!

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