Stationery Fest
Art Market Tabling & Live Portrait Drawing
A 3-day long festival for stationery lovers
In my little 3’x2.5’ booth, I offered 10-minute pet portraits, which guests could pick up on the same day, along with a series of fountain pen ink and watercolor prints, a mini bookshelf full of hand-bound zines, and a stamping station. By the end of the 3 day festival, I drew over 100 pets!
My booth set up kind of looks like the inside of my apartment. I wanted it to feel warm, homey, and magical, complete with a little rug exactly the size of my booth size and mini lanterns. I left the center open so that people could watch me draw my pet portraits in real time!
I set up a "Mini Bookstore" where I held my travel sketchbook copies and a small fruit sticker zine. I handbound these myself!
I offered a small selection of prints that guests could browse while waiting for their pet portraits. I paint primarily in fountain pen and watercolor, fitting for a stationery festival, so showcased a few of of my favorites.
My very kind boothmate, Victoria, took this of me drawing a guest's cute puppy! Each portrait took about 10 minutes, and while some people stayed to watch, most were happy to pick up at the end of the day.
The card that I drew the pet portraits on doubled as a Stationery Fest keepsake. I painted two different stationery themed illustrations and added the name and date of the festival. Each person who signed up for a pet portrait could pick one of two cards for me to draw their pet portrait on - some chose both!
I designed this stamp so that even if guests didn't purchase anything from me, they could still take something home with them. The running bunnies spell out FIGGSIES, and it doubled as my "business card" when guests asked for more information about me!