Arts & Craft Show Extravaganza

Interview with James Dillehay

November 13th, 2009, No Comments

James: I grew up in Houston Texas, sometimes working in my father’s retail clothing business in my early teens. In my twenties, my dad expanded to 4 stores and incorporated. I was expected to take over the business and it seemed like the logical choice. Meanwhile, I had a side interest — studying human potential – as in personal growth through consciousness raising practices.

I had come across a Sufi master from Baghdad who traveled around the world teaching ancient techniques for increasing one’s perceptions and intelligence. In a workshop with this man, who seemed straight out of the Arabian Nights, he told me I should quit my job – that it was holding me back from the work I would be doing later on.

Needless to say, this created quite a lot of stress. On the one hand, my father’s business was a golden opportunity. And on the other hand, I could spend some unknown amount of time walking a path that stretched back into antiquity with no clear promise of anything my Western mind could grasp. But it was the call of adventure into the unknown that finally won out.

New Site to Sell Arts and Crafts

October 10th, 2009, No Comments

All links in this post are affiliate links.
Today I came across this site I thought you might be interested in.
Sell your arts and crafts (or anything else you want) on The SOC Exchange.
Similar to Etsy and Artfire and allows you to sell unlimited items for just one price.

Hope it helps some of you out,
Shasta

Places to Look for Art & Craft Shows-A Getting Started Guide for the Beginning Artist or Crafter

September 29th, 2009, No Comments

Looking for art and crafts shows occupies a large amount of time for the vendor who makes a living selling at shows. One time saving hint is that knowing where to look for shows is the key to saving time looking for them.