An unhappy postscript to this event: I knew that the owner was struggling. She sold her house in order to help finance the store, or at least that was her story. I checked back every few months to see how she was doing. In January or so 2014, she was there. In April or so, I found the store empty. After some later searching on the web, her facebook page was gone. By Googling, I found a website that said anything not picked up in March was pretty much lost, because she’d filed bankruptcy. She had three bracelets of mine on consignment (my property). The good news is, she only had three bracelets. The bad news is, I’ll probably never see them again.
I’ve probably been lucky. In about 10 years of doing consignment, this is only the second time that I’ve been stiffed. This is a constant problem for artists….
Jacqueline in a fused glass “V”-shaped necklace, half black, half a green-blue dichroic, matching earrings.
Bonnie, Joanne, Ann and Jacqueline in their first outfits
It all started when I went in to a new consignment store to see about taking clothes. I overheard Lora, the owner, talking to someone about having art and jewelry by local artists. I talked to her, and the result was a trunk show. I provided the models and the jewelry, she provided the clothes.
Saturday, Oct. 12, Ann, Bonnie, Jacqueline and Joanne each wore two outfits with matching jewelry. They all enjoyed it, Lora made some sales and so did I.
Jacqueline takes a break. Black top, green print skirt paired with a fused glass “V” of black and green-blue dichroic, matching earrings.
Jacqueline in red dress, up close, with fused glass necklace and matching earrings
Joanne shows off a burgundy dress, highlighted by a five-piece fused glass necklace in pink, with magenta and red dichroic, and matching earrings
Ann, up close, in black top set off by a bright red fused glass pendant and matching earrings.
Joanne, close up, with pink fused glass necklace highlighted with red and magenta dichroic glass, matching earrings.
Ann sets off brown with a five-piece green fused glass necklace with varied dichroic glass in the center matching earrings.
Bonnie, Jacqueline, Diane (the artist / me!) Joanne and Ann at Roxie’s
Joanne in a gray sweatshirt, set off by a fused glass “V” in black and red, with matching earrings
Ann, in black and white skirt, trimmed in red and black, and black top. The red is brought out by a bright red fused glass pendant and matching earrings.
Bonnie relaxes in a dark blue blouse and multicolored overalls, set off by a dark red fused glass pendant and matching earrings.
Bonnie shows off her coveralls and top, set off by a dark red fused glass pendant and matching earrings
Bonnie, up close, in a black top and small five-piece lime green fused glass necklace and matching earrings
