Renegade San Francisco was this past weekend at Fort Mason. The show was great, I sold a bunch of soaps, met some lovely folks (Amy from Lemon Bird and Paula from Paulova Ceramics) and started a few chats about resources, learning opportunities and potential collaborations. These shows are always fun but definitely exhausting. If you've never done a show, or something similar, just imagine getting up early after a late night packing (and/or creating), hauling your stuff somewhere (in my case down one flight of very steep very narrow stairs), unpacking, setting up, then standing for 8+ hours on your feet, chatting, smiling and being the most friendly version of yourself possible – it's extremely tiring and definitely requires at least one post show martini (photo here), if not two. Luckily, I had a great booth mate (Ms. Molly Della who also happens to be my best friend) and we kept the energy alive by dancing to the music during slow times. I finally recovered fully from SF Renegade Tuesday, just in time to prep and get amped up for Renegade LA this weekend (if you are asking yourself – is she crazy? two big shows back to back? the answer is yes, I'm totally nuts). I will be heading out early tomorrow morning to grab dry ice for the show (the show is outdoors and potentially HOT so I have to protect my product) before I pack the car, pick up my fabulous booth mate Kendra (check her stuff out), and drive the 5+ hours to LA. Whew!
So, if you happen to be in the LA area, please brave the 405 closure aka 'Carmaggedon' and come check out the Renegade Craft Show from 11 – 7 Saturday and Sunday at the Los Angeles Historic State Park. I hope to see you there!
5 comments:
Your booth in SF looked fabulous! And I know the pain of being your "friendliest version of yourself" at a show... doing it two days in a row is really brutal. But cheers to you (and your boothmates!) to rockin' out both days! :D
Good luck in LA!
<3 - Steph
Steph - thanks dear! sometimes my face hurts from smiling so much. :) It was great to see you Sat!
I can only imagine how much work it is, but I agree with "nerd JERK" - your booth (and you) looked fabulous! Glad to know you still had enough energy to write this blog post. That's about the time where I drop off in my energy for a particular event (once it's over). After 5 weeks of doing the Point Richmond Farmers' Market, we finally had to call it quits. Just too much work for no money. Anyway, glad to hear you survived it with style & good luck this coming weekend in LA!
Thanks Lori!! It was definitely a challenge to keep the energy level going throughout the preparation for LA and during the weekend. Sorry to hear the market was quite as successful as you were hoping - I felt the same way about Renegade LA. Everything is a learning experience!
I can only imagine how much work it is, but I agree with "nerd JERK" - your booth (and you) looked fabulous! Glad to know you still had enough energy to write this blog post.
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