First scale model of my booth
New Booth Setup
One of the tasks on my list for Smithsonian Craft Show prep is to figure out how I am going to set up my booth.
I’ve only done 2 previous booth shows and both times my booth was 8×15′ – this will be my first standard 10×10′ setup.
As I don’t have my booth at home, it now lives with an art shipping company, I can’t set it up and test layouts. So the next best thing?
Making a scale model of the booth in cardboard.
And then fill it with scaled art:
Asking Questions
Another of the tasks on my prep list is to learn more about selling. To that end I listened to the book To Sell is Human, by Daniel Pink.
One of my favorite tips in this most excellent book was that instead of a bunch of self inflating hype to pump myself up for a successful show, a more effective strategy is to ask myself questions.
So I wrote a list of questions and taped it to my wall and I read it every day as I prepare for the show.
One of my questions is “Can I set up a beautiful booth?”
The more I read this question the more I felt my model fell short. It didn’t have full scale height walls and I felt I could do better with the layout.
(This is the point of the questions – it makes to reflect if you are really ready and to do what is needed to make it happen.)
Revisiting My Booth
So I got back out my cardboard tape and scissors and I made the model walls the correct height.
And I changed the layout, changed some of the art and now I feel like I have a solid plan for the set up.
Model with full height walls
There won’t be scissors in the real booth
The New Plan for Storage/Desk in the back of my booth
Smithsonian Craft Show 2014
National Building Museum
401 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Judiciary Square Metro Station (red line)
Thursday, April 10: 10:30 am- 8:30 pm
Friday April 11: 10:30 am- 8:30 pm
Saturday April 12: 10:30 am- 5:30 pm
Sunday April 13: 11:00 am- 5:00 pm
General Admission: $15 1-Day Pass; $25 2-Day Pass
Special Group Rate: (10 or more by advance purchase)
Online Rate: $13 1-Day Pass; $23 2-Day Pass
Children 12 & Under: Free (No strollers permitted)
Additional details
A Very Large Cat Visits my Booth