DECLARING A STATE OF GENERAL ANNOYANCE

There's a couple things that bother me and one major one is when people make a bunch of rules, fail to tell you, don't follow the rules themselves, or have no basis for those rules. 

Example #1, if you do not feel that painting a canvas' edges black is presentable enough, don't wait till the fourth show I have taken part in to tell me that. Bring it up any time in the previous six months since that's what I have been doing since I started putting things up in the gallery. PS- never ever have I EVER heard anyone complain about a canvas not being framed as not looking  "professional"

Example #2, If that's not presentable enough, then you, the person making the rules, should have to follow it also. If painting a canvas edge black is not good enough, then I don't think hanging works on loose paper by bulldog clips is any better. If you allow yourself to hang pieces by bulldog clips, you have no place to tell me that a blacked edge canvas isn't good enough. 

Example #3, If you say things need to get in by a certain point and continue to assert that, I expect you to be able to contact me so that I can accomplish that. If I call you the day before I told you I'd be bringing it in and you have no way of getting in touch with me, that's on you, and it makes me feel either A) the deadlines you set aren't important or B) It's not my problem...neither are positive for a working relationship.

Example #4, Don't treat me like an idiot. I've been in over 20 shows, I've sold a lot of art and I am not claiming to know everything, believe me I don't, but when I am talked down to, it makes me want to help you less. In fact, if you treat me like a little kid, I will treat you like the adult. All the cleaning, prep, and take-down now becomes your responsibility. If I'm going to be treated like the dumbass child here, you can go right ahead and be responsible for everything.

Example #5, just because I bring pieces in together for a show does not me they go together or are a series. Don't tell me to "think about how the sizes of the pieces relate and will relate to each other in the gallery while you make them next time." I made the pieces a month apart from each other. They are not related. If you relate them and want to put them together, great, but don't criticize my process when you obviously don't understand how the pieces were made....

Just a rant...I feel better now