Comments on: Exhibition Stuff http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/ My art, my life Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alina http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Alina Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:59:10 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1311 I admire your work. It’s very original and it represents you too! You know? Are people who don't know to express them feelings or ideas through words, but when they paint or create something themselves then we can know them better :) Thank you again! Enjoy your day!!! :) I admire your work. It’s very original and it represents you too! You know? Are people who don't know to express them feelings or ideas through words, but when they paint or create something themselves then we can know them better :)
Thank you again!

Enjoy your day!!! :)

]]> By: Heather http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:30:59 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1309 Hi Peggy. Thank you so much for your input on this and for the link! I have no idea how much work is going for locally, as I only get to see work in the art gallery. I will need to dig around and see what pricing is like. I have heard that you price in the cost of materials, charge 4 times your hourly rate and then add something like 50% on top. The problem being that some of my pieces I can knock up in just over an hour and are quite big pieces, and are some of my best work, yet I have others that I spent weeks on that are the same size. This makes it very difficult to price on that basis. It's such a minefield! I think it's good that you can detach yourself from your work, as I know that I love some pieces more than others making it difficult for me to view them objectively. I will take a look at the website you gave me to hopefully get some guidance. Hi Peggy. Thank you so much for your input on this and for the link! I have no idea how much work is going for locally, as I only get to see work in the art gallery. I will need to dig around and see what pricing is like. I have heard that you price in the cost of materials, charge 4 times your hourly rate and then add something like 50% on top. The problem being that some of my pieces I can knock up in just over an hour and are quite big pieces, and are some of my best work, yet I have others that I spent weeks on that are the same size. This makes it very difficult to price on that basis. It’s such a minefield! I think it’s good that you can detach yourself from your work, as I know that I love some pieces more than others making it difficult for me to view them objectively. I will take a look at the website you gave me to hopefully get some guidance.

]]> By: Heather http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:14:52 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1308 Thank you Claudia. The yellow brick road one is by a classmate. It's a fantastic piece and she was asked about selling it yesterday. I hope she gets what she's looking for as Gilly is a fantastic artist! Thank you Claudia. The yellow brick road one is by a classmate. It’s a fantastic piece and she was asked about selling it yesterday. I hope she gets what she’s looking for as Gilly is a fantastic artist!

]]> By: Heather http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:41:38 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1307 Thank you Alina! I've almost forgotten that my work is on display! Out of sight, out of mind! It is nice to see the work up on display though, even if some of it isn't my best. I'd love for all my blog friends to be there to see it! Have a nice day Alina! Thank you Alina! I’ve almost forgotten that my work is on display! Out of sight, out of mind! It is nice to see the work up on display though, even if some of it isn’t my best. I’d love for all my blog friends to be there to see it! Have a nice day Alina!

]]> By: Heather http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:37:32 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1306 Thank you Pam! I haven't had any offers for my work yet, and I've no idea what price to put on them. I may not receive any offers so it may be a moot point! As for valuing my work, I'm afraid I'm not very confident about it. I don't see a great ability in my work. It's not rubbish, and I love some pieces but I think I'm too close to it to value it properly. As I mentioned to Leslie in her comment, there is such a massive gap in pricing for similar pieces online and locally. So how do you position yourself among that? It's a quandary! Thank you Pam! I haven’t had any offers for my work yet, and I’ve no idea what price to put on them. I may not receive any offers so it may be a moot point! As for valuing my work, I’m afraid I’m not very confident about it. I don’t see a great ability in my work. It’s not rubbish, and I love some pieces but I think I’m too close to it to value it properly. As I mentioned to Leslie in her comment, there is such a massive gap in pricing for similar pieces online and locally. So how do you position yourself among that? It’s a quandary!

]]> By: Heather http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:30:26 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1305 Thank you Leslie, and I understand why you never advise. It's difficult when you don't know your own worth. I think I'd always undervalue my work because I don't value my ability very highly. Also there is a huge disparity in pricing of similar pieces across the board. Some people will charge £50 for a piece, and someone with the same ability will charge several hundred pounds. It's a minefield, and a huge headache. Thank you Leslie, and I understand why you never advise. It’s difficult when you don’t know your own worth. I think I’d always undervalue my work because I don’t value my ability very highly. Also there is a huge disparity in pricing of similar pieces across the board. Some people will charge £50 for a piece, and someone with the same ability will charge several hundred pounds. It’s a minefield, and a huge headache.

]]> By: Peggy Stermer-Cox http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Peggy Stermer-Cox Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:10:44 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1304 Hi Heather, I didn't think of it before, but I'd recommend going to the wet canvas forum: <a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/." rel="nofollow">http://www.wetcanvas.com/.</a> They have lots of good information. On their art business sub forum, I'm sure their are threads about pricing. Best of luck! Hi Heather, I didn't think of it before, but I'd recommend going to the wet canvas forum: http://www.wetcanvas.com/. They have lots of good information. On their art business sub forum, I'm sure their are threads about pricing. Best of luck!

]]> By: Peggy Stermer-Cox http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Peggy Stermer-Cox Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1303 Hi Heather, Good luck with your show! On pricing work, I started by looking at what similar work was going for in the area then considered what I thought would be my minimum. I started sort of at the lower end so I would have room to increase the price if things started selling. I developed a chart based on size of piece, regardless of medium and what I thought about it. Then, paintings are assigned a price based on size. I don't change the price. The price stays the same regardless of where it's shown. I don't change the price very often; something significant has to happen for me to raise prices. I don't want to go lower. Does that help? Hi Heather, Good luck with your show! On pricing work, I started by looking at what similar work was going for in the area then considered what I thought would be my minimum. I started sort of at the lower end so I would have room to increase the price if things started selling. I developed a chart based on size of piece, regardless of medium and what I thought about it. Then, paintings are assigned a price based on size. I don't change the price. The price stays the same regardless of where it's shown. I don't change the price very often; something significant has to happen for me to raise prices. I don't want to go lower. Does that help?

]]> By: C... http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 C... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:55:33 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1302 How fun! I love your advisor's yellow brick road, ruby slippers art - at least that is what I see :). Your work is incredible. I would say start conservative and maybe go by the potentionial buyer's reaction to see how things play out. How fun! I love your advisor's yellow brick road, ruby slippers art – at least that is what I see :) . Your work is incredible. I would say start conservative and maybe go by the potentionial buyer's reaction to see how things play out.

]]> By: Alina http://fheathermoore.com/2010/02/26/exhibition-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Alina Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:48:54 +0000 http://fheathermoore.com/?p=1970#comment-1300 I would like to be there,to admire all these beautiful artworks of everyone. Thank you for sharing with us some pictures of exhibition ;) You are very nice! Have a wonderful day,my friend! ;) I would like to be there,to admire all these beautiful artworks of everyone.
Thank you for sharing with us some pictures of exhibition ;)
You are very nice!

Have a wonderful day,my friend! ;)

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