[MR] Tokens of Admiration

[Michelle -TJ- King]

> What do YOU like to leave as a token?  An actual
> token
> that relates to you or your arms or maybe a small
> gift
> of buttons or a string of pearls etc?
> Do you leave your token annonimously or do you walk
> up
> to the artist to be admired and present them with
> your
> token? Maybe have a few words with them?

On leaving tokens:
I've got awesome tokens - pewter cast imitations of
medieval Moorish coins which my lord husband made for
just that purpose!  They have a little business
sized-card with them explaining what it is, that I'm
leaving it as a token of my admiration for their
efforts, and my email address if they wish to contact
me to discuss their work.  There's a small area on the
card for me to write additional comments, except I
never have a pen on me at the time!

On getting tokens:
I don't think tokens need to be fancy, but they should
be thoughtful (candy like Hershey's Kisses don't
strike me as especially "thoughtful"...but they're
better than nothing! ;)  And they're a great way to
let the artisan know your appreciation even when you
don't have time to sit down and write something
personal.  I very rarely get comments in open A&S
displays, but I get a string of beads every now and
again.  And that means a lot to me.  Also, I
personally like to know who's given them, so I can ask
them for more specific feedback later during the day,
or even after the event.

My two maravedis,
Violante

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