Features

Caveat Vendor? The Contract Between Show Promoters and Exhibitors
by Kara Laughlin

Wading Through the Flow of Paperwork for Payroll Taxes: Part II of a Two-Part Series
by J. Tol Broome Jr.

Emerging Artist: Lynn Peer — He Owes It All to An Angel
by Mary E. Petzak

This Month Online

Avid gardeners Tinka Jordy and Mark Donley were frustrated by the lack of garden accessories they found to accent areas in their garden where nothing seemed to grow. Drawing upon Jordy’s background as a ceramic artist and Donley’s design sensibilities and business background, the pair set out to create garden lighting that was well designed and made to last outdoors. The result of their efforts was Gardendance. Find out more HERE.

Columns

Crafts Law
Are Your Patterns Being Pilfered?
by Richard Stim

Crafts Technology
Evaluating and Marketing Your Web Site
by Ted Strauss

Crafts marketing
Increase Name Recognition Through Advertising
by Daniel Grant

Crafts Retailer
Change can be Your Best Seller
by Grace Butland


On the Cover:A fountain by artist and author Dorcas Adkins, of Adams & Adkins, in Alexandria, Va. For more on fountains as well as other garden art and furnishings, see this month’s Insight section.
Photo by David Egan Photography, www.davidegan.com


Departments

Craft Scene
Editor’s Journal
• Feedback
• What’s Behind the Purple Door?
• Debate Heats Up on Craft and Art
CODA 2003 Conference Coming in April
Craft Artists Lose When Shows are Cancelled
• Government Report Lists Crafts-Related Carcinogens

Insight: Garden Art & Furnishings
Artists Share Their Insights About Making a Living Selling Garden Art and Furnishings — Plus Resources
• Insight Gained: Ten Years Later with Sculptor Tom Torrens

Regional Profile: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon & Washington
• Arts and Crafts Energized in America’s Northwest
• Artists Retreat to the Old West
• Regional Galleries
• Regional Shows

Public Opinion
What Should Exhibitors and Buyers do When a Show is Significantly Less Than What the Promoter Promised?

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