Several weeks ago, I joined up with 4 other members of my guild and bought a table at the 3rd annual Shipwreck Bead Artisan show. We had a fun time despite the heat and sunburns we obtained. It was a more successful venue than the last one I attempted (where I sold one item for $15 and vowed never to attempt to sell again)
I had made a lot of new earrings, and when I was going through my supplies from the last disappointing show, I came across some Dragons I had made a few years ago. They had been created using techniques I learned from Christi Freisen's Dragon Book. I included them in the stock I took to the sale, and was very glad it did. They were my best selling item, and I got several leads on possible venues for later sales. I only sold one pair of my new earrings, which surprised me. I thought they were such a unique design that there would be more interest. Maybe it was not the right venue.
When I got home, I took stock of my inventory and found that I had few of the little guys left. It has been a while since I tried my hand at sculpted these critters, but at last Saturday's clay play day, I dedicated my time to relearning how.
I call my little friends Fire Lizards, in homage to creatures from one of my favorite series of books, The Dragonriders of Pern.
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| Clive |
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| Cecil |
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| Snuffles |
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| Sunny |
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| Lenny |
