Tuesday, August 17, 2010

LillStreet Members' Show

I am very happy to report that I've submitted my two pieces for the show and I've been accepted.  Yay!  These are the two pieces that I submitted:


This will be my first show ever since I started playing with clay.  Although it is a group show with a lot of other artists (pottery, photography, jewelry making, glass, painting, etc.), I still think it will be a valuable experience for me.

Up until this point, I've only given away pieces I make to friends and family.  Friends have offered to pay for pieces before but I thought it would be frivolous to take their money.  At the beginning of this year, I came up with a new policy -- if you pick a piece that I've already made, it's yours for free.  If you ask me to make a specific piece, then I would charge.  I think being asked to make a specific piece puts some pressure on the maker.  Also, there's the prototyping of various forms and glaze combination to see what pleases the requestor so I didn't think it was ridiculous to request some sort of payment.  Anyway, this will be my first opportunity to sell the stuff I make in an official setting.

The show will be on October 9 and 10 at the LillStreet Gallery.  That's all I know for now -- we're suppose to have a meeting soon so that we have other information -- like how many pieces we can each show, when we are expected to be there on the show days, etc. etc.

So, yeah, I am excited and I will send out more information when I have them -- yes, I am expecting your support.  So, please come to the show if you can.  I am sure I'll post photos.

2 comments:

lithereed said...

Congratulations! By the way, I think you have every right to expect to be paid for custom made work.

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