Friends and Allies
After dinner tonight I had my Husband stop the jeep and let me out in front of a small, local gallery in another Beach City up the road. He knew exactly what I was going to do before I said a thing. He is forever wise and protective in most things and warned me that they would be competitors and that they would not want to give out any information. I told him “I’ll just look around to get ideas”…
I know myself. I’m a woman that generally believes in the goodness of people. I go into things positively and, at times, I am disappointed to find I am wrong… but…I keep trying.
I went inside. I looked at the wonderful watercolors, oils, woodcuts and the most fabulous sculptures. Then I turned and was greeted by a warm smile. I asked him a few general questions and was answered in a pleasant manner. Then I looked him straight in the eye….and promptly spilled my guts.
I told him about my dream, talked of my floor plans, where the building was located and shared some of my ideas. He allowed me to picked his brain about insurance, openings, hours and how he selected his artists. He graciously showed me the art collections now being displayed and told me about his own 60/40 consignment pricing. Then he smiled as he proudly handed me a photograph of his main 6 artist’s. He explained that their art is rotated constantly and all are long time associates…and friends.
He showed me warmth, friendship and a intuitive understanding and he gave me a card and made me promise to come back when I was closer to opening up.
I took a chance and followed my heart. Now, I’ve made a new friend and ally. Touche’
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Anuvue Studio 
January 27, 2008 at 11:31 pm
That’s so awesome. It is encounters of just that nature that remind me why my mother always used to tell me that regardless what you see on the news or read in the paper, the majority of people are good. I don’t think that the world has changed as much as our perception has been influenced by technology. And I love technology. Especially the power it gives the individual to create things that are so neat. But there is a lot more access to information that I just didn’t have growing up.