Well, that was a good dapplegrey weekend.

[dizzojay]

Well, it's been a busy, busy weekend - think I'm going back to the day job for a rest.

It started off with a nice day on Saturday at the Surrey Heath Show, only a few miles from my home.  I always enjoy that show because I see familiar faces and I get to see some lovely regular customers, people who purposely come back to find me and see what's new on the stall, and that's a great feeling!

I also had a bit of empty space next to me, so I had a good, open set up, and all in all, the day was very successful.


Surrey Heath set up

Then on Sunday, I moved on to Basingstoke for their May Day Family Fair.  Not the most auspicious of starts when I got lost finding the place and then just as I finally pulled up in their car park,  the heavens opened, and they stayed open.  By the time I had unloaded the car, I was doing a very respectable drowned rat impression. 

I had a sinking feeling as I set up, listening to the rain hammering on the roof of the marquee, and seeing the misty, grey daylight outside, that I ought not to expect much from this day ... and unfortunately I was right!


Basingstoke set up

The awful weather kept the people away, and at the end of what turned out to be a ten hour day, taking into account travelling, setting up and then standing around all day in a draughty marquee waiting for customers that never came, I had earned the princely sum of five pounds - it would haave barely covered my petrol, and was seriously questioning my choices in life.  Talk about soul-destroying!

But, what a difference a day makes.  Today, the day dawned bright and sunny, and after a quiet start, the crowds appeared and by lunchtime I was beating them off with a stick!  Lots of interest, lots of sales and best of all, I sold an original.

A lady homed in on my Pegasus original, and decided she had to have it.  Her father had passed away seven years ago, she explained, and he had been an Arnhem veteran.  My Pegasus made her think of him because Pegasus is the regimental emblem of the Airborne Division.

Talk about a smack in the feels; that, right there, made the whole weekend worthwhile!

So there you have it; the first dapplegrey weekend of 2015 was a great success, even with the rubbish middle day.  It feels good to be back on the road again!

Although D.G. might not agree ...

Comments

[wings128.livejournal.com]

That Pegasus art is absolutely STUNNING! I'm not surprised that lady went straight to it! :D

It reminds me instantly of Stargate Atlantis, set in Pegasus Galaxy :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
I can see why it reminds you of Stargate - especially of the Pegasus Galaxy; what a co-incidence!

[wings128.livejournal.com]

I'm curious though, when you say "original" do you mean a one-off, or separate from Fandom? ;)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

an original is a one off. The actual picture that I drew as opposed to the prints that I make of them.

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on a mostly successful weekend. Bad weather can really put a damper on things, can't it. But YAY! for selling an original. Congratulations!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's always a huge boost to sell an original!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

*snorts* ~I can't help but feel extremely sorry for Dapple, poor bugger! But hey well done on the sales and especially the original That Pegasus is beautiful, truly beautiful! Sorry we couldn't get out to see you, we ended up at Mottisfont til half 2, but the time we'd managed to make it over to you you'd have been gone, lol!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I figured that it might be a struggle if you were going somewhere else :)

DG appreciates your sympathy and asks if he can come and live with you, because he gets bugger all from me!

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

He can come stay here any day :D

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Poor DG, you could have at least stood him on his hooves and not his nose! The way you set up is great, very eye-catching, but I'm sorry that after all your hard work unloading on Sunday you didn't do well - thanks to the great British weather! I'm not surprised that the Pegasus original was snapped up, it's truly beautiful.

[reapertownusa.livejournal.com]

Beautiful setup, and as always, gorgeous art. I love being next to an empty stall and having a bit of room to spread out. But having to stand all day doing nothing when you know no one's coming is the worst. So glad the third day made up for it and the weekend was a success!

[geckoholic]

Glad to hear you were saved by the Pegasus! ;D