Day Five: Gallery Reception
Most of the day was spent cleaning glasses. The artist found it was cheaper to just buy champaign flutes instead of renting them. I can understand that, because of what is involved with cleaning the blasted things. I have band-aids on my index finger and on my thumb from cleaning the inside of the glasses. I cleaned probably seventy glasses yesterday. The artist's husband helped me clean all 144 (yes 12 dozen) glasses. They looked incredible.
At four o'clock we had everything ready and mostly set. I was playing with cupcakes. Delicious cupcakes by the way. The artist brought over her boys. I had a conversation with the oldest about how much he loves cupcakes. I played some games with them to keep them occupied for a bit so they didn't get into anything. I love the power of household objects, like plastic Dixie cups. The whole reception was ready to kick of at 4:30 minus the food set on the tables (had to keep it out of reach of the boys). Two server/hostess/bartenders were hired to help. They did a fantastic job. They helped me get everything set that still needed to be set. The reception kicked off on time at five.
It was slow at first. I was worried because for the first hour there were only about fifteen people. But it quickly picked up after that. For the night there were a total of 59 people that came through including about five critics. One couple, husband possibly a critic, showed tremendous interest in the art. To the point of figuring out if their budget could afford them more than one. The wife's favorites included the title piece, my favorite piece, the butt painting, and the giant sun. I told her I would be there for the full run of the show and at anytime they could call or stop by and I could help them get the painting they wanted. I think there's going to be a sale soon.
The artist got offers of doing shows in Paris and Madrid. She's also being recommended by a critic for a number of higher end galleries in New York. Everyone was impressed. If nothing else, this show is going to be a great launching point. Over all the show was a success.
At four o'clock we had everything ready and mostly set. I was playing with cupcakes. Delicious cupcakes by the way. The artist brought over her boys. I had a conversation with the oldest about how much he loves cupcakes. I played some games with them to keep them occupied for a bit so they didn't get into anything. I love the power of household objects, like plastic Dixie cups. The whole reception was ready to kick of at 4:30 minus the food set on the tables (had to keep it out of reach of the boys). Two server/hostess/bartenders were hired to help. They did a fantastic job. They helped me get everything set that still needed to be set. The reception kicked off on time at five.
It was slow at first. I was worried because for the first hour there were only about fifteen people. But it quickly picked up after that. For the night there were a total of 59 people that came through including about five critics. One couple, husband possibly a critic, showed tremendous interest in the art. To the point of figuring out if their budget could afford them more than one. The wife's favorites included the title piece, my favorite piece, the butt painting, and the giant sun. I told her I would be there for the full run of the show and at anytime they could call or stop by and I could help them get the painting they wanted. I think there's going to be a sale soon.
The artist got offers of doing shows in Paris and Madrid. She's also being recommended by a critic for a number of higher end galleries in New York. Everyone was impressed. If nothing else, this show is going to be a great launching point. Over all the show was a success.
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