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The Watercooler - July 1998
Art Voices is interested in stories about your experiences at art shows, good, bad, funny, whatever. These stories are the kind of thing discussed around the water cooler at work, so when we get them, this is where they go. Those artists who haven't done the show circuit yet can learn something from your experiences, so please share them with us!
We hear all kinds of interesting discussions at the water cooler, over coffee, online, wherever. One of the topics I've heard about a lot in recent months is the idea that the Internet was going to create a society of isolated people, only communicating via computer. Another fear some people have is about their friends meeting folks "f2f" (face to face) that they've met on the Internet. (There's actually an interesting mystery novel called f2f, if you're into mysteries -- check your library!) Funny how people who are actually on the Internet don't seem to have the same worries.
Stephen Beveridge, our Juror's Award of the Month artist sent in this anecdote:
"Kathleen McGee lives near my folks in California. Small world on the Web. I was in the library the other day and two clerks were talking (rather than helping me) and I couldn't help but overhear the discussion. One young girl was flying to California to meet friends she knew from a chat room and the other young (15?) boy said he had flown to Ontario to meet his friends from a chat room and had a lovely time. I think all the worries about the Internet cutting down on face to face interaction is unfounded. It seems the opposite is happening. I've been to openings of friends I met on the net and had coffee with others. It's great!"
To that, I can add this story:
When I have a booth at a show, more and more often people will come up to me and say, "Are you ArtsyLynda?" It's a lot of fun to meet these people, put faces and voices with the "voice" in my email. One artist took to heart my suggestion to always carry a sample of her work -- she came to Equine Affaire (Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus OH) carrying a wire sculpture in her purse (all the way from Texas)! She got some representation that way, too! (I have, too -- it's amazing how often you can do things completely the "wrong" way and still be successful!) This young lady and I had a fun chat, and she stopped by to see me several times over the weekend. So, if you see a booth at a show somewhere that says "Equine Art by Lynda Sappington," please stop by and say, "Are you ArtsyLynda?" and visit for a while. I'll enjoy meeting you!
Many thanks to Editorial Assistant Mercedes Herndon for sending this list of suppliers she's found at *Painter's Place, a fabulous artists' message board on America Online (AOL).
Daniel Smith (art supplies), 800-238-4065, Email: DSARTMTRL@aol.com
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