We started the morning bright and early. Sherry got up and made me a pot of coffee, which was really nice of her. I went out and started set up with The Blue Dog at 5:30AM. Sherry showed up at about 7AM. We were set to go by 9:30AM. The weather was cool this morning with a Low of 48F. The High today reached into the mid to upper 70'sF. We did get some pretty brisk winds out of the North/Northeast gusting to 30mph. This is half of our double space. We really stretched out, and got all of our inventory out.

Here is the Leatherback displayed in the stand. It got lots of looks, but no bites.
The Blue Dog got her vanilla ice cream (with sugar cone) in the heat of the day. Sherry picked up this treat from "Mr.Creamy's Ice Cream Truck". I would not want to be referred to as "Mr.Creamy". However, the Ice Cream was delicious.
The Town of Portsmouth sponsors living history walking tours of the downtown area. Here is an actor on the steps of the Presbyterian Church.

As you can see from this shot, taken at 2PM, the crowds were extremely thin this year. Most years were have heavy crowds and moderate direct sales, with generally good commissions. This year is was light all around, with no commission prospects.
We were lucky to have Ann Marie and husband Jason as neighbors on our right and Delores on our left. Both of these friends stay at our home in Abell Maryland during the Ann Marie Artfest festival on Solomons Island. It was a real pleasure having them close to commiserate during this trying festival.


More Living History "R,R,R,R"!

And of course, people taking pictures of our work. Sadly, this is mostly done by people thieving our art work. It is nearly impossible to stop. It is funny to watch them do this. One ploy often used (and employed by the next couple) is for the Husband to have the Wife stand next to a panel while he snaps a shot, presumably of her, but ultimately, of the panel . I know this because he will instruct her to move to the side, to better see the panel. When this occurs, I always tell the husband "...if you purchase the glass and take it home, she can stand in front of it all day while you take her picture, hopefully with her cloths off, which she cannot do here...) . Than I ask them if I can take their picture, while they are taking a picture of my glass, which they always agree to. Than I point out that I did ASK them if I could take their picture, something they failed to do. Generally, it is all for naught. If they are going to steal the design, the only thing that is important to them is that they get the design. Oh well. Good artist borrow. Great artist steal.
Tomorrow, hopefully, will be better, with less pictures and better sales. The artist reception was wonderful. We did not get an award this year, as the award for excellence in glass went to a blower. Maybe next year, if we are invited back.