Today I had an interesting conversation with a gallery owner. I was ready to ship an order he placed in Philadelphia in February at the Buyer's Market for American Craft. We discussed the bad market & in his 28 years in business, he'd never seen it so bad. Selling was a "bitch" & he, like 3 other gallery owners I've talked with this week, were wanting & needing the work but apprehensive about sales that may never happen. But that's not the gist of this writing.

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Michigan Artist Nina Cambron's one-of-a-kind art glass sculptures are adorning windows & desks in the Midtown Manhattan accounting firm, Eisner, LLP. Cambron incorporated the company's logo & colors into each of the 100 commissioned fused glass pieces.

Novi, MI (PRWEB) June 3, 2009 -- Nina Cambron is known throughout the art community as an innovator in fuse Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:23:32 EST http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2471 http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2411

Today I went to the Birmingham Art Fair in Birmingham, Michigan. Being Mother's Day, it was packed. It was also chilly & I remembered the days I used to do the show. I would dress all artsy, then cover up with an old yukky blanket. So much for the "look". Dopey, optimistic me! I did not envy the artists who participated. I bought a photograph by Allan Teger that made me laugh. He has a line called "Bodyscapes" featuring nudes with little scenes. Our's is a beach scene. Sun, 10 May 2009 08:45:45 EST http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2411 http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2286

Yesterday I was approached by a corporation who found me via my website & was interested in commissioning a number of standing fused glass panels like the 100 I did for Eisner (http://www.impactfolios.com/ninacambron/10431/index.htm). Of course I said "yes!" and am proceeding with the prototypes that will incorporate the company's colors & logo.

It's just the type of work I love, with a deadline months from now. I can do a few panels at a time sprink Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:06:33 EST http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2286 http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2236

Here in MI, all government sponsored arts funding has been eliminated. Not unlike schools that eliminate art class first when cutting budgets. I feel so conflicted because it's not a "necessity" really - like food or housing - so if something has to go, i guess it's the practical choice. But it's soul food. The oasis, an underlying pulse of sorts.

I find this reality upsetting - hard times to sell work for most artists & now even the grants we count on are gone.

Okay, I get so busy that I rarely blog. I like to write, I'm fascinated by bloggers & mystified that anyone can actually blog every day- let me reword that, FIND THE TIME to blog every day or at least more often than every 6 months. SO here's my 6 month submission...

I recently returned from a show known as the Buyer's Market of American Craft. It's open to the "trade" only, meaning gallery & store owners who are purchasing for the coming year. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:51:35 EST http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=2153 http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=1887

Last year I participated in SmARTist Telesummit 2008. I was extremely skeptical to fork out the approximately $300 for the seminar but was convinced to do so by Arianna Goodwin, the founder, once she assured me there was a 100% guarantee, no questions asked. It was based on my word alone. Wow, I thought, only artists would trust a person to give their word. So I signed on the bottom line, truly believing I could find at least enough wrong with the seminar that I could “honestly” a Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:29:50 EST http://www.ninacambron.com/page7321.htm?blog=1887