What a terrific Trolley Night we had Friday night! The weather finally cooperated, and the crowd was plentiful. We set up the tent outside, and I showed most of my new pieces to great success.
Much of the traffic can largely be attributed to my gorgeous new banner that John Childress of J & B Childress Portrait Art made for the booth. I arrived and started setting up, and before I knew it–poof!–he was hanging a gorgeous black and white banner he had just made for me! Doesn’t it look fantastic?
The night was a fantastic success, not just because I made a few sales, but also because I met some terrific and interesting people.
Chief among them was Caroline, a young lady who is visiting Memphis from Kenya. I was talking to another customer about the Kazuri beads my mother brought me back from Nairobi a few years ago when Caroline piped up that she is from that town! In fact, the Kazuri beads are hand made by women from her tribe, the Kukui. They work on Karen Blixen’s estate, made famous by the movie Out of Africa, one of my favorite movies of all time. Delighted to see a connection to her hometown, Caroline bubbled over with enthusiasm. Meeting people like her and having them admire my work provide such a great feeling!
I will be out there again next month, on the last Friday in June, and I hope to have enough pieces to set out two full tables. Y’all come out to see me!
Trolley Night
Friday, June 25
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.