Useful professional development chat !

Met with Denise Malone in Print room yesterday. I have seen her work at The Great Northern Craft Fair and at other events over the past two years. We discussed how I might get my designs out there !
She mentioned a couple of suppliers of 'Whiteware' that I can check out for my business in the summer. We discussed the use of Trade Fairs, price and how useful they are. It might be a large outlay initially but I think I need a presence there for at least the first couple of years. Food for thought, many thanks Denise.

My Coalport pot.

'Flog it 'and me.

Went to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to sketch some 19th Century novelty pots last friday. It was an interesting experience. There were hundreds of people there queuing to get their prize possessions valued on the tv programme Flog it ! I was not fazed by this but determined to get done what I had gone there to do, sketch . I walked past the cameras and warm-up guy to get up to the first floor where the Coalport and Davenport pieces were shown. I ignored the camera on the top stair and went over to the cabinet. There I found exactly what I wanted, so I began to draw. I stood there for 10 minutes and then they started bothering me, " excuse me but can you move for this shot", "Er, no".
The presenter came over to me , " Hi, are you okay ", "Yes thanks I'm working". "Oh".
Another 10 minutes went by, "Hi, sorry to bother you but could you possibly move for this shot ?",  "Well, give me five more minutes ", the presenter "This lady needs a minute ", everyone looked at me .
I moved after five more minutes. I like my drawings though.