Plushozoic is History (for now)
I just got back from Gallery5 where Plushozoic has been de-installed. It was a little sad, taking apart something I put so much effort into, but overall it was an amazing experience. I mean, I got to be on TV!
Here are a few lessons I learned in the process of creating the show:
- The cost ($65, in my case) of a vinyl sign for the wall is all-encompassingly worth it. It looks muy professionale.
- The majority of the traffic for a gallery show (at least in this city) happens on opening night, so make sure your price list is prominently placed and legible from the get go.
- Poster Tack doesn’t stick shit to a painted brick wall for more than a day.
- Foam core is second only to duct tape as the most versatile substance known to man.
- Spray adhesive gets on everything within a 10 foot radius (including you) no matter how careful you think you’re being with it. Use it outside. My sewing table is still tacky.
- Fur or fabric slipcovers for plinths and pedestals are faster than spackling and painting and they look friggin sweet.
Sure, I wish I could have sold a few more pieces (I mean, seriously, what am I going to do with an eighteen-inch, wire-armatured, prehistoric Whiskerbear mounted to a furry plinth?) but I’m glad to have the inventory back in time for Crafty Bastards.
I want to thank Amanda, Kim, and Kevin from G5 for all their help and support. Extra special shout-out to Tiara for sewing loops in all my plushies on the Friday of the opening. Crucial! And thanks to all the people who helped whose names I’ve forgotten. Seriously, there are a lot of people there!
You guys need to support Gallery5, even though they’re in a registered National Historic Landmark, they operate entirely on donations and private funding, with no help from the state or federal government. Plush they’re just awesome people and they have very good shows there and a pretty amazing and ever-changing beer selection.
And I have to thank my BFF, Oura, and little Max for helping me finish the paint job. I would have been painting right up to opening night, if not for them.
My lovely wife, ever the crafty business mind, is working on a plan to get the Plushozoic show into other galleries. Keep watching this space for a press-release or something like that.