A new theme for Market
Apr. 15th, 2024 12:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrRaindrops keep fallin' on my dreads...
I actually thought we'd have better weather this time. Cloudy in the morning, still, but dry, even had the sun starting to burn through while I was setting up. I still put the rain pin* and sides up, kept the empty boxes under cover; I'm no fool. Denise opted to stay home and work on art projects, so with only one stool in the back, my side of the booth was considerably less crowded.
It was a good thing I did. Promptly at 10 o'clock, the rain started. Poured most of the day, with intermittent moments of drizzle, finally let up a little around 3:30. Only to start again just at closing, 4 o'clock. I took my time packing up, waiting for my neighbors to clear out, and when I was finally ready to load up the van at 4:45, it had stopped raining again. Got all my boxes and display hardware in the van dry (though I had to towel down the shelves), and it only started spitting again as I took down the--thoroughly soaked--canopy. Which I was able to set up and dry Sunday afternoon, so all was good.
It was a surprisingly good day. I sent an octopus cookie jar off to Philadelphia, a piggy bank to L.A. Smaller pieces to college students: tall mug, tumbler, stew mug. Had a couple of nice conversations with student potters, and was able to tell them about my Brushmaking workshop this coming Friday. In all, I took in about two-thirds as much as last week, which was still a really solid day's work.
Posted a bunch of owl pots to Instagram as my Today's Theme Is, but this picture really caught my eye. That's a very nervous looking bunny.
*(The spring-loaded center pole on my canopy is too weak to keep tension on rainy days. To keep from collecting water in the canvas, I've drilled a hole at the right spot where a nail pushed in will keep the roof taut and mostly leak-free.)
I actually thought we'd have better weather this time. Cloudy in the morning, still, but dry, even had the sun starting to burn through while I was setting up. I still put the rain pin* and sides up, kept the empty boxes under cover; I'm no fool. Denise opted to stay home and work on art projects, so with only one stool in the back, my side of the booth was considerably less crowded.
It was a good thing I did. Promptly at 10 o'clock, the rain started. Poured most of the day, with intermittent moments of drizzle, finally let up a little around 3:30. Only to start again just at closing, 4 o'clock. I took my time packing up, waiting for my neighbors to clear out, and when I was finally ready to load up the van at 4:45, it had stopped raining again. Got all my boxes and display hardware in the van dry (though I had to towel down the shelves), and it only started spitting again as I took down the--thoroughly soaked--canopy. Which I was able to set up and dry Sunday afternoon, so all was good.
It was a surprisingly good day. I sent an octopus cookie jar off to Philadelphia, a piggy bank to L.A. Smaller pieces to college students: tall mug, tumbler, stew mug. Had a couple of nice conversations with student potters, and was able to tell them about my Brushmaking workshop this coming Friday. In all, I took in about two-thirds as much as last week, which was still a really solid day's work.
Posted a bunch of owl pots to Instagram as my Today's Theme Is, but this picture really caught my eye. That's a very nervous looking bunny.
*(The spring-loaded center pole on my canopy is too weak to keep tension on rainy days. To keep from collecting water in the canvas, I've drilled a hole at the right spot where a nail pushed in will keep the roof taut and mostly leak-free.)