News from Artisans, Artists and Shops and Galleries

News From Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop
Dyan Swamp, owner of Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop on Rte. 37 in Akwesasne, NY won a ribbon at the Vermont Quilt Festival for her Rainbow Braid quilt.

They are participating in a Shop Hop with 3 other Quilt Shops, BUT it ... ends this Saturday.

Dyan includes the following list of Quilt Shows and Studio Tour in her monthly enews (from which these excerpts are taken):

August 7-9; Lanark County Quilters' Guild 'Quilts on the Tay' St. John Catholic High School, Perth, Ont.

helgazim@arctickayaks.com

Sept 19 & 20, 2009; 7^th Annual Seaway Autumn Studio Tour

Prescott and Area

Free tour of 10 studios with a total of 17 artists showing

Jewelery, Fine Art, Glass Art, Pottery, Fibre Art, Photoart, Quilt Art, recycled

Agricultural Implements

Call Pat at 613.925.3987 for more info

October 11-12; Champlain Valley Quilters’ Guild of NY Quilt Show

Bailey Ave. School, Plattsburgh, NY

www.cvqgny.org

"Dyan" will be vending at this Show.

October 16 & 17, 2009; Flying Geese Quilt Show

Sponsored by the Upper Canada Quilt Guild

Iroquois ON

Call Kelly at 613.543.3868 for more info

Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop, 1422 State Route 37, Akwesasne, NY 13655. 518-358-4285. dreamquilt(at)aol.com

Re-opening of Shop in Lake Placid

Alpine Meadow Rustic Traditions Furniture reopens. 518.523.0040. 2489 Main St., Lake Placid. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, display ad, early July.

Opening of New Gallery in Tupper Lake - Lots of Glasswork!

Art on Park Gallery/Shop, 87 Park St., Tupper Lake opened on July 2nd. Pam Belleville and Beth Johnson, artist co-owners, are featuring Pam's fused glass art pieces, platters, bowls, and clocks and Beth's lampworked bead and silver, copper and bronze jewelry.

Also for sale are the photographs of Paul Chartier, mini bookstore and birchbark frames by Randy Jones, and juried consignment pottery and ceramic tiles by Mary Lou Reid, wearable art by Devin LaFave, scrapbook pages and notecards by Dawn Sauve and felted bags by Sarah Pratt.

Artists interested in being represented can contact Johnson at 518.359.2652 or Belleville at 518.359.2304. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Weekender, July 4.

Posted four new studio tours at http://www.adknccrafts.com/:
The Artist at Work Studio Tour sponsored by the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake, The Plein Air Studio Tour sponsored by The Arts Council of the Northern Adirondacks and the Westport Chamber of Commerce, The Spring Studio Tour sponsored by the Adirondack Artisans Guild of Lowville and the Farm Tours sponsored by Adirondack Harvest, are now posted at http://www.adknccrafts.com/studiotours.php. 20 annual and monthly studio tours in the region are listed.

Sales per Location:
In late 2004, sales per square feet for craft retailers with an average of $111,190 in sales was $136 per foot. Advertising budget averaged $4,695 at 4% of their budget. The average in inventory was $39,583. The sales to stock average was 2.81. Profit as a percent of sales was 17%. How do these figures compare with yours?
The stats are from 182 craft retailers (NICHE subscribers) mostly from the Northeast and the Mid Atlantic States. (thanks, Bernard, for turning me on to this one and thanks to the American Craft Council for posting it). I still think that for retailers and artisans, the Canadian Gift and Tableware Association annual survey is one of the most informative ones especially to monitor product line trends from year to year.
FMI: http://www.americancraft.com/BMAC/buyer/PDFs/PF06/CraftRetailerSurvey.pdf
and http://www.adknccrafts.com/resourcesstatistics.php