This year the craft show was sold out, with over 300 crafters, the largest number ever, happily showing their wares on Ocean Pathway. The Camp Meeting Association was fortunate to have picture-perfect weather, and the aisles were wider than for the flea market, making it a more pleasant and less congested experience for strollers, shoppers, and even for photographers.
For the second year, Alison and Mark Mitchell, two tenters, were organizing the event. They were buzzing around the venue in their bright green shirts making sure that all was well and that no phony-baloneys were lurking about such as anyone importing Chinese-made stuff.
Alison and Mark were on the scene at 5:30 with the traffic crew, bringing them hot coffee and donuts. Crafters received 30 minutes to unload their displays. We caught up with the dynamic duo at 10:00 am, as they flitted around the show looking to plug leaks, fix cracks and calm nerves.
Only home crafters were admitted to the show and all of those exhibitors had to be vetted by Mark and Alison. They had to submit photographs of themselves busy in their workshops. One artist who worked with steel had the burns on his arms to prove his credentials.
Since all of you are familiar with scenes of craft shows on the Pathway, we concentrated on portraits of some of the artists.
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