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Maximize Your Trade Show Investment

March 2024, by Diane Sulg

Exhibiting at a trade show is exhilarating! Although it is multiple days, when it is over, it will seem like it went speeding by.  Therefore, you want to make sure you take advantage of every…

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Show Review of the Month Handcrafters Spring Fling

March 2024, by Sunshine Artist Editor

April 21-22, 2023; Handcrafters Spring Fling, Livonia, MI. Contact: Mercantile Events & Marketing, Stephanie Jones, P.O. Box 55, Goodrich, MI 48438; Email: info@mercmarketing.com; Website…

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Folk Art From on High

March 2024, by Diane Sulg

Penny Dobson knew she was an artist in ninth grade. Her art teacher was so inspirational she decided to become an art teacher.  She did so after studying at Reinhardt University, Kennesaw State…

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The Table Has Been Turned

February 2024, by Scott Obernberger

How many shows have you done as a traveling artist? What have you learned from those shows about things that work and things that do not?   Have you ever wondered what I would do differently if I…

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When Life Gives You Lemons

December 2023, by Scott Obernberger

What do you do when life throws you a curveball? It is bound to happen sometimes. After all, that’s life.  Do you get down and out about it, or do you look for the lessons and use it as an…

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The Worst-Case Scenario

January 2024, by By Steve Meltzer

A while ago, I wrote an article about the need to photograph your artwork and studio in the event of something like a burglary or home disaster. The thrust of that piece was to make sure you had…

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