The exhibition went really well and all the work looked lovely. Veronica took lots of photos and I will post some of them here once Von has edited them.
This was my first exhibition where the work was actually for sale. I sold an albatross bowl and a bottle on the night and I was pleasantly surprised at the level of interest in the albatross bowls.
One young lady came up and told me that my artist’s statement had really moved her and I wished that I had gottten her details because I would like to make her something.
I learned a lot from this exhibition and it was very interesting watching how people reacted to my work.
I think that I will always have problems with pricing my work as my natural impulse is to just give it away. I need to find a balance between the two and this is where ‘The Spouse’s” influence comes in to play. All our married life together he has watched as I give everything I make away. From jars of pickled onions to dead albatross bowls pfft out the door it goes, I wanted to give an old mazda sedan away once but “the spouse” wouldn’t let me.
I think it will be the same with my work, “The Spouse” reminds me that it costs money to produce and that I need to recoup my costs at least. I know he is right.
But…
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As far as pricing, all I can say is value yourself, Kim! I’m so pleased it went well.
@ Plumtree Oh I do value myself. I just dont like to go against my nature and money isn’t my driver.
Oh I know what you mean. I would give away ALL my pics, and all my therapy if I could. As it is, I find conversations about money excrutiatingly uncomfortable.
Spouse is right though. And your pieces are spectacular! Wish i was closer so that I could come and see them (and you!) for myself. xoxo
Yay on the sales! Way to go.
It is so hard to put a price on or arts/crafts. A bit like selling bits of your soul . . . I’d rather give things away too 😉
The money creates an opportunity to have security while you create more amazing work. And then you can also get more really cool materials and glazes…
Congrats, I’m glad it went so well!
It certainly is hard to put a price on things. Probably the easiest way is to add up the cost of your ingredients, divide that by how many bowls, jars etc you make from that, then add a small amount, maybe 5%, to the individual cost of each one. Nice to hear the exhibition went well. My first hubby used to give stuff away too, a freezer to his sister because she desperately wanted one (I still had food in it!), vegetables that I had growing to feed the family were picked and taken to give to the office girls at his workplace….Arrrgh!!
Glad it went well. Hope you can find some kind of happy medium with deciding on your pricing. :0)
Spouse is right! Listen to spouse! That is so cool that you were able to make a sale AND have an emotional impact. :]
Dammit woman, cover your costs!
cover your costs love (says she who also makes stuff and gives it away without a second thought).
Or you know what? Perhaps you could let some people barter with you for your work.