The Spring Fairy Festival in Tacoma was a lovely event that I was very honored to be a part of.  I received many wonderful compliments about my art.  Thank you to all who stopped by!

Sales didn’t go so well, so that was a little disappointing.  I wasn’t expecting many sales since this was my first time (other than the solo exhibit and a few small group exhibits in NE Ohio) showing my art to the public.  Sounds like it was either hit or miss for the vendors there.  I was near the entrance, diagonally across from Amy Brown, so most people moved that way first, coming to my corner last.  So overall, it wasn’t great for the finances (booth decorations, printing costs and the 40 mile drive set me back quite a bit), but it was great for the experience. I had a really nice time, enjoying the music and decorations, meeting a lot of great people and some of the other vendors.  I met Amber of Faerie Moon, an artist who makes these gorgeous faerie houses!  Please check out her website: http://nightbloomingflower.webs.com

This is the henna tattoo my booth “neighbors” from Magical Mehendi traded for one of my 8×10 prints   They do stunning work:
www.MagicalMehendi.com

Many thanks to Angela of Crescent Moon Gifts, who organized the event and made sure all the vendors were well and happy.

Special thanks to my husband, Ben, my Knight, for assisting me at the booth and sacrificing a Saturday he would normally spend in the lab doing his research.  I had no one else to help me out, so he was kind enough to be my “person” and watch the booth when I took breaks and walked around to talk to the other vendors.  No, he didn’t just sit reading Stephen King all day   He helped me out so much, and with an injured leg at that!  So, thank you Sir Knight, for donning that dashing pirate shirt and trying to smile through the pain.

I finally created my own online store!  There are quite a few greeting cards, note cards and 8×10 archival prints in stock at the moment, so please be sure to see what I have up for sale: www.catherinesomerlot.com/store.htm

I am not certain as to what the future may hold for current and future Maidens of the Otherworld. Or for my nature & landscape photography. Or my design career. But I do know that I will not give up in my efforts to turn this business into an actual… business! I have many small ideas up my sleeve and also a few big goals to reach for. One goal is to have my work seen by more people, so I’m looking into ways to get my work published in magazines like Faerie Magazine and more mainstream publications like Digital Art Magazine. I’ve already taken what I hope is a big step in that direction, with some rather exciting publication news coming in May! I hope to vend at more events, after doing a little more marketing and research so I don’t have a repeat performance of my first event in terms of sales.  I’d love to meet more artists in this magical genre of fairy and fantasy, and now that I live in the Pacific Northwest that shouldn’t be too hard do.  I am amazed at the number of events in this area geared toward this genre that I am learning about, and the number of artists who’s bio pages on their websites include the phrase “living in the Pacific Northwest..” or “surrounded by the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest…”  This part of the country is filled with magic and enchantment, so I believe I was sent here for a reason.  Looking forward to what lies ahead…

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