Last weekend I was exhibiting at MADE08 in Brighton. My sister and I went down together on the train on the Wednesday for set up on Thursday. We had ten items of luggage to control including two shelves which was a bit crazy, especially with a hurried train change in Edinburgh because of a broken engine. We stayed in a Youth Hostel right by the pier which was lovely, coffee on the beach every morning.
The show was held in the Corn Exchange which was only a 10 minute walk from the hostel, handy! The set up went well, all to plan, and there was a private view on Thursday night. The show continued over the next three days.
I had a really good time, met loads of nice people and some new customers. It was an expensive trip but I think it was worth it, you really have to travel if you want to get your jewellery known and there's a lot more people down there than up here! Although I think I'm going to look at craft shows a little closer to home for next year, a little less risk!
Here are some photo's of some other people's designs that I liked -
Angela Kerkhoff
Barbara MacLeod
Dan Stafford
Helen Noakes
Joanne Tinker
John Moore
Laura Anne Marsden
Lesley Stickland
Lindsey Mann
Rachel Darbourne
Sarah Herriot
Tanja Ufer
