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The Make It show in Vancouver was quite the experience: the graduating students (who were interested, minus the metal program) of KSA made the journey to the city to sell art. We took our production lines and the school's elaborate booth (it was made of solid wood, metal frames, and was 10 feet long I believe). We did a mock setup that took around 3 hours- good thing we did, for the actual setup time was much shorter because of it. The drive to Vancouver was good, only a bit of rain at the end of it while entering the city. I ended up staying with 3 different past classmates (their couches were comfortable and their homes inviting), and it was good to catch up with what they were doing in their lives.
For the actual show I brought my printed hoods, pants, and scarves/masks, as well as decorative wraps and arm bands. I haven't been to a show as large as this one, and it was quite packed with vendors selling anything from photographic jewelry to engraved wood and metal to pillows to intricate printed clothing. The quality of everything was quite high; I didn't see any 'shoddy workship' as my mother would say.
We split the weekend into shifts, I had sunday afternoon. From the information given by the class and from the vendors around, I heard that the show was slow, but work still sold. There were a lot of people who came to the event, and I got some great feedback that will be useful for future sales.
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