The final countdown! Dee do dee doo -dee dodeedahdoo!

The countdown is on - 6 days till the Fair and 5 days till setup!

My little stint at The Skyline Agency on Thursday was a good practice run in hauling inventory, set up and socializing. It also gave me insight into what I still need for my booth and to make things easier.

My space for the pop-up was small and all tabletop but I was able to get a lot of matted prints, framed prints and originals in one space along with my info and biz cards. The Fair will have gridwall so I can hang the paintings properly.

Im thinking I may need to pop off more of these because one is on reserve ALREADY and one of the Big Texs has already been bought!

"Aerial cactus in Plumvision" sold to a collector!

Sold some pieces yesterday to some collector friends of mine! Much appreciated because...its almost rent time and I've been steadily sinking my funds into stuff for the FAIR 😮 so big thank you to my collectors for this end of month push!

"Abandonment 1" also sold to a collector friend!

I have a record commission to finish up then I can work on these brighties. I kinda already like where they are but I have to tinker with them because that is what I do with everything! 😜

This week is going to be a little mad as I bustle to get my last pieces done for the Fair. I also have to do some major food prepping because as much as I love fair food- I cannot eat it every day. I'm still trying to drop pounds and get my blood pressure safely away from danger numbers. So Im about to clean out the fridge and go shopping and get to CHOPPING! 10am-7pm every day is no joke and I will not feel like cooking when I get home. I forsee lots of bento style boxes in my fridge/freezer and putting the crockpot to work for dinners. Menu planning-another thing on my to do list.

I had to revise my pricelist because someone who hates math forgot to factor in the percentage the Fair gets from my earnings. 😜 So a few bucks more than what was listed but not much and definitely still affordable. Oh gosh-so much to do but trying to remember this is my last period of rest before a really hard grind so-not killing myself and trying to have fun. ☺
Hope everyone has the best weekend!

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