Above are rough drawings to help new artists get started with outdoor shows.  I think
most of it is explained.  Wanted to get these on so you can start asking friends and family
to start throwing old tees your way instead of in the trash.  Now is a perfect time to start
sewing, building, wire finagling.  Some of this can be done while you watch "Dancing With
The Stars" or whatever.   But don't forget to paint. 
    You can get wire by the yard at Home Depot.  The spiral wound solid copper. #10 is the
size I think stays the way you configure it.  Get a salesman who knows his stuff to help
you.  You probably want to cut pieces about 7" or so long.  Experiment with one before
you clip too many.  Enlist helpers.


1/24/08: Thoughts for the beginning artist.  To save moolah, don't buy fancy pads
of pallet paper.  Use butchers wrap instead.  Buy it at your supermarket and cut to
size you want.  It comes in a very wide roll.  One of the things I have found to carry
around the sheets was a hinged aluminum box that had cheap little rubber stamps
for kids.  (I left them at the exchange building of our waste disposal site.) The box
holds layers of the butchers wrap and fits nicely in the freezer section of a spare
refrigerator in the garage.  You can keep your brushes there too.  Some folks don't
even bother to clean them and they hold up quite well.

10/05/08:  Saving environment and money:  When I paint with oils, I have a packet
of paper towels cut into various small sizes for wiping brushes.  A friend has an
excellent idea for further savings.  She cuts newspapers into small strips and stacks
the strips on a piece of cardboard (helps if it's coated with waterproofing wax or such).
She first rubs the oil laden brush on the paper, then uses paper towel strips for the
final cleaning.  I throw soiled wipes into the trash immediately or else I wind up
elbowing it or otherwise soiling clothing.  Carry a small plastic basket with a plastic
shopping bag lining to classes.