Topic: Surtex

RSVP, and the 6 stages of an important event.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Louma

A few weeks ago, on August 18–19, Gus and I com­pleted the RSVP [Ride from Seat­tle to Vancou­ver, and Party] 200-mile bike ride orga­nized by the Cas­cades Bicy­cle club. It was a won­der­ful expe­ri­ence that we shared with a cou­ple … Con­tinue read­ing →

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What to wear to Surtex — Nice clothes and a good attitude.

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Louma

Sur­tex is next week! You are prob­a­bly all set, or maybe run­ning around to final­ize your prepa­ra­tions (A week before Sur­tex last year, I was still cre­at­ing new art…) There are cer­tainly a lot of things to take care of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Preparing for Surtex — The bookmark sale.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Louma

Exhibit­ing at Sur­tex is not very cheap. It is def­i­nitely a good invest­ment, but it could be quite a big one for an artist who is just start­ing in the Art Licens­ing world. Last May was my first time exhibit­ing at … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Would you like a bookmark?” – My Surtex thoughts.

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Louma

“Would you like a book­mark?“ This is how I was get­ting the atten­tion of man­u­fac­tur­ers, retail­ers and artists who were pass­ing by my booth at the Sur­tex Show. And it worked! Peo­ple stopped to take their book­marks, and so it was eas­ier … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Pokidots! featured on the Surtex post-show newsletter!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Louma

Every­one waits for the June issue of the Sur­tex newslet­ter, On The Sur­face. It is the issue that comes out right after the show, and gives the “scoop” on how the show was. This was my first time exhibit­ing at Sur­tex, and I was … Con­tinue read­ing →

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