tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post2860566822052067167..comments2023-07-12T11:10:05.882+01:00Comments on Artists in Business: The Knicker Theory....Glassprimitifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067465437881178398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-41642899302531569222009-12-22T22:35:08.532+00:002009-12-22T22:35:08.532+00:00I'll take your knicker analogy into considerat...I'll take your knicker analogy into consideration next time I'm ready to price something up for the shop. Brilliant! ElaineElaine, Ellies Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334015743245835661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-40649268374613424112009-07-25T02:53:02.069+01:002009-07-25T02:53:02.069+01:00Good reminder for all of us. Love the "knick...Good reminder for all of us. Love the "knickers" analogy.Sonnee McCabehttp://www.eccentricity.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-77764422317133952622009-07-24T00:30:13.850+01:002009-07-24T00:30:13.850+01:00Very valid points about what to consider when pric...Very valid points about what to consider when pricing. I was talking to a painter (well reowned artist) the other day and he told me that there is no way he could charge a large painting based on the time it takes him, could be months in the making. He also told me that he never considers including materials, although he will now. Maybe it is different when it's comes to different crafts.whoatemycrayonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182424338487707940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-19965614751049264302009-07-23T18:18:06.355+01:002009-07-23T18:18:06.355+01:00Now as an analogy goes, it just misses me, I'm...Now as an analogy goes, it just misses me, I'm always commando (can't afford pants). but every second of every day can not be brought back, if it takes 30 of them to work out a cost, then add that 30 seconds in to the cost too.<br />I have a spread sheet that list every single cost except time and materials, they are on a seperate spreadsheet. At the end of the day, no one will give me my time back, so if i used it to make something, then it needs paying forWood Jewelleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296109764360480019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-84011825903367652652009-07-23T16:47:39.511+01:002009-07-23T16:47:39.511+01:00Thanks for the advice. It's always hard to pr...Thanks for the advice. It's always hard to price your items, especially when people who don't understand how much time went into it are your buyers. Fine artwork is even harder to justify the price.M.M.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810117749263731836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-41943649113387504862009-07-22T21:18:08.005+01:002009-07-22T21:18:08.005+01:00I think that many handmade artisans forget/neglect...I think that many handmade artisans forget/neglect to include their own time. Once you take away all the actual costs that go into making a piece (for me: glass, electricity, oxygen, propane, findings), then you should be making a resonable hourly wage, just for starters. <br /><br />I do think there is room for that to be raised based on design and experience, but that should be the base number. And when that means that you make less per hour than someone flipping burgers, you might need to rethink things a bit.<br /><br />Although my larger pieces are a culmination of hours of work, my smaller pieces are not as time-intensive. I have a hard time imagining that a piece knit over hours of work should be sold for $15-$20.<br /><br />I have also found that work that is priced appropriately is often thought of as of a higher quality than those 'priced to sell'.formfireglassworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518924935562074283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934032806438165901.post-13318082726315230442009-07-22T12:36:36.404+01:002009-07-22T12:36:36.404+01:00I love the knicker analogy - had never really thou...I love the knicker analogy - had never really thought of it like that before!artangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com