For the time being, I am limited to the afternoons of Tuesdays, Thursdays, and most Saturdays for studio work. My Stardust Pottery Studio schedule is a bit off kilter this week as I prepare for the art show, "Art On The Square", on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 in Morganton, NC.
To Do June 3rd - June 9th.
Monday afternoon:
- Load the kiln and Bisque Fire.
- Trim bowls on shelves? Depends on condition of the bowls.
Monday evening:
- Make Tent Sign 69" long by 8" high.
- Make / have printed poster
- Make / have printed brochure
- Print up wholesale List
- Photograph the recent kiln offerings
- Invoice the clients with custom orders from this week's batch of finished pottery
Tuesday:
- Pick up printed materials from printer.
- Glaze the bisqueware.
- Run a glaze fire in kiln.
- Throw 12 regular sized yarn bowls OR Trim bowls on shelves. OR some combination of both. Depends on the condition of the bowls.
Tuesday evening:
- Pack up the paid orders for shipment.
Wednesday late afternoon/ early evening
- Pick up printed materials.
- Buy new drapes for tent.
- Buy some tubs to carry my pottery around.
- Get the stuff from the kiln and bring it home to clean up for the show.
- Follow my online marketing plan : write and email newsletter, etc.
Thursday:
- Set up Tables and decide on layout.
- Decide on which pieces go to the show.
- Clean and pack up pottery for show
- Go through my Show list of things to have to ensure it is all together.
Friday evening:
- Load my friend's vehicle with show stuff. (I don't have a van, yet!)
- Follow my online marketing plan.
Saturday:
- Art Show Time! Art On The Square in Morganton, NC. I still don't have the final info yet, so am assuming a 7am load in to the spaces.
Saturday night:
- Social time with friends. I hope it is a celebration!
Sunday Afternoon (Special event):
- Videotaping! (It's a surprise.)
As you can see, there's not a lot of actual pottery work scheduled for this week. Hopefully, next week I'll have good reason to seriously muck about in the clay. *grin* I mean, hopefully I'll have orders to fill from the show!