As some of you may know, I’m getting ready for my first craft show as a potter. I’m struggling with how to price my works. I don’t want to give them away, but I don’t want to price them insanely high before I’m world-famous and all that… I’ve kinda got some price ranges in mind, but I thought I’d seek suggestions from an assortment of my on-line associates and friends.
So if you’re really bored or slightly interested in sharing your opinioin, please have a look at my works and offer your ideas on pricing, whether for a few of the pieces or everything (there are almost 60 pieces spread over 30 photos)
And just as a point of information, the first photo with all the colorful pieces contains what’s left of what I made in class. Everything else, I made and fired at home, which explains why they’re not particularly colorful. I think I fired them too fast and too hot. Unfortunately, it’s too late to make any more - the show is Sept 9…
Anyway, for your consideration: My Stuff
And lest there be any concern, I am not soliciting sales here - I know the rules. I’m not even going to tell you where the show is - heck, I live in the boonies anyway - no one is going to come around here unless they have to. I’m just hoping to benefit from the wisdom, insight and other blatently suck-up words to get input from you kind and considerate Dopers who are crafty, are interested in crafts, or want to tell me what I should do. Feel free to email me if you’d prefer not to do a long post here - it’s my username at yahoo dot com.
Or, if you’re as good as I am at figuring out prices, maybe you could tell me what kinds of pieces you think would sell and what I should never do again. I’m hoping that I can use pottery as a post-retirement pasttime, knowing full well I’ll never make any real money at it, but I figure if I pay for my supplies and the electricity I use with the kiln, I’ll be happy.
Thank ye!