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Pricing your wares
I think of myself as a dedicated hobbyist, I love sculpting and art
gives me back more than I put in. I first started working with glass, mirror and polymer clay in an ideal setting, living and working in a theatre production in the Smoky Mountains. My days were free to scout for glass pieces and sit at my work space. And by the end of that first summer, I had produced about 10 pieces. We had a craft sale and just about every piece found a home. The next summer, last year, I went insane and sculpted about 30 hours a week for about 10 weeks. It was heaven. My final output was 37 pieces, and sold 34....again, to friends and co-workers. Since the summer ended, I've set up a studio in my Nashville home, and kept at it, though more sporadically. All told, I have about 20 pieces finished and another 5 in the pipeline. And no more room. And though I love looking at them, I also love when other people want to have them, so it's just a little heartbreak to sell them but sell them I must (as do many of us.....). My dilemma: When selling to friends, sharing a hobby, making anything above my cost for materials (clay, glass pieces, mirrors, etc.) was fine, but breaking it down into an hourly wage made it very clear that, yes it was still a hobby. i.e., an activity that suctions time and money but still seems worth it. How do we know how much to ask for art? My pieces run 10-12 hours of hands-on sculpting, plus baking and cooling time. And some are kind of large, but easier to make. Do you charge more for size or time? Any suggestions, experiences would be appreciated... |
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Pricing your wares
Emmett -
Not sure how to answer this one, honestly. I've just sold a few bits and bobs of my clay things as I ramp up to doing larger orders. I do have a place interested in carrying clay covered boxes and I'm waiting to see how much time they take, each, before setting my wholesale price. I hope some of the other folks on teh board will chime in. Clay pricing is much different than beadwork pricing. Barbara |
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Pricing your wares
.... I should add that whatever you can get for your work at auction,
the right store or gallery can get more for the same thing. Ingrid |
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