Stroud fair

On a saturday, I assisted a table at Strouds Museum in the Park, where the Illustration awards for Tales of the City was holding a privet viewing. The famous woodcut shed was also holding it’s own exhibit.
We had lots of work to show, from risk print books, to prints, teeshirts and cards. Me and other helped lay out the tables and products in a way for customers to look through. We had our money tin, and inside knowledge about the work.
There was a lot of interest and it restored my faith in running stalls, as everyone who approached was genuinely interested in the work and process.
The staff swell were inclreadably friendly, and we have been asked to exhibit again in November.

I was selling my prints, in which I sold two ( original bicycle screen print at £15, and digital print of Moonflower for £8).

the woodcut shed. 

the table showing Techne print books at the front, to the selection of prints, Me and Emma and interested customer.

some of my prints - the warrior horse, coffee comic and moonflower print.

digital, selling at £8, sold one, 1/9

woodblock and stencil print. selling at £20 each, 1/8

detail of print.

My coffee comic, from observations in the canteen.

The bike print, screen printed in pink/olive and red/blue. sold for £15

It was suggested that I ought to show Moonflower store in Stroud my print of their shop, so come lunch time I trotted in and presented my prints. The manager or any one of importance wasn’t in so they suggested calling in later that week..... Come tuesday, i had called to arrange an informal meeting, where I traveled to Stroud, and showed the manager. She seemed very positive about them, but due to limited display space in the stores (a larger clothing and a smaller gift store Moonflower Too), they suggested smaller, a5 greetings cards, which they would buy off my at wholesale of £1 each. I shall approach them with the idea of 30 cards for £1 each.

They also suggested Made In Stroud, unfortunately it was shut that tuesday. On a whim I went into Meme cafe and bar, where they will have a large exhibition space in the next few months. The owners are a painter and musician, selling good coffee and art.