I have a love/hate relationship with reviewing vendor applications. I love learning about artists, seeing how you describe your work, reviewing the photos you submitted... but I hate having to turn people down. I have to look at that part as a teaching moment and try to do my best to let artists know why they didn't make the cut. Side note: Whenever you see that I say that "we" are reviewing applications... it's actually the colloquial we. It’s mostly me, sitting at my desk surrounded by...

What Actually Makes a Market Feel Good (and why some feel… off) I didn’t start out wanting to host markets. It didn't even cross my mind as something I'd ever be involved in. I started as an anxious artist who was quietly annoyed as a vendor. Back in 2019, I had gotten married, moved to Anacortes, quit a job I hated and simultaneously bought a laser I didn’t know how to use... and figured it out as I went (which has honestly been a common theme in my life). Once I figured out what I enjoyed...

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