I am wondering what others have put to paper regarding returns, refunds and exchanges. I am trying to come up with some official, written on paper, policies. My products are usually not one of a kind so that is not an issue. TIA
Read more…I thought you artist friends who, like me, produce and sell our work, might be interested in a look at my studio. Warning: it might get ugly.
http://sandyartparts.blogspot.com
I've heard it said by artists in discussing th
Read more…When we were on our to a craft show recently I had an idea. Or maybe it was on the way home, not that it matters. As some of you know sometimes realtors will give a gift to someone that closes a deal with them. This happened to us....the realtor gave
Read more…Does anyone use/have pics of the Propanel free standing ladder shelf?
I like light behind my fused glass plates - I cover the booth curtains with white sheers.
I declare after deciding to a major look overhaul picking the new components is a tough
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I am excited to have my first experience having a booth at an art fair this coming weekend. I will be using a 'Square' to accept credit cards for purchased work. My question is, how do you handle tax? Should I include tax which is set
Read more…My wife and I are in the process of writing a craft marketing book. Some of the chapter include:
These are ju
Read more…Here is a great article about some potters on Prince Edward Island who relied on tourism to support themselves (sort of like standing on a street corner in the US). Daughter comes along and thinks "how much longer can they do this?" (I've heard that
Read more…This practice is not acceptable. The symbolism alone is bad enough. You just sold a 2k piece of art and you put it in hadty bag...wtf. I am embarrased as an artist to witness this. Spend a few dollars on some bags you cheap d bag. I am doing a show a
Read more…Has anyone ventured into the world of accepting Bitcoin for your art? I just recently added that option to my website.
Read more…Not sure what to call this type of "auction" that a customer saw at a recent show. A customer had described something he saw as a neat marketing tool and I wonder if any of you have have done this or seen it or even how it is done. I am working off o
Read more…I am purchasing used ProPanels and I need to now the best way to hang artwork on them. I know a lot of people use the drapery hooks, and that is an option. However I know it makes the carpet pucker. I also know that you can buy hanging equipment,
Read more…I heard this on the radio a couple of days ago. Austin Kleon has some interesting views and advise for Artists: commingle with people outside the art circuit, read obituaries for inspiration, etc.
Happy listening!
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R2014
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am looking for a professional photographer in the Miami area, who can take high quality photos of paintings and sculptures. I need high resolution photos of my paintings and professionally lit sculpture photographs. Please, let me know
While doing some computer work today I came across this list. It is a guide to help the art patrons who are shopping at the art shows that most of you are doing. It is a concise list of ten things customers should keep in mind when they are shoppin
Read more…I was reading along at the Etsy forums as I do and saw someone request a definition of handmade. Almost everyone responded with the Etsy market definition of handmade, which as we know makes no distinctions between handmade, handcrafted, assembled or
Read more…Long time member Ginny Herzog who has been out there fighting the art fair wars (oh, I meant showing her work on the streets of America), recently sold six large original paintings to a client in Malaysia, a commission that came about because of conn
Read more…I thought this was an excellent post by Carolyn Edlund on her Artsy Shark blog: http://www.artsyshark.com/2014/02/20/the-price-is-right/ Debbi
Read more…I have been looking for some feedback on what other artist do. I was recently at a gallery showing where I sold a few framed prints, they were marked up much farther than I would sell these same pieces at a fair. The reason for this is the commission
Read more…OK, here's my dilemma. A very lovely man called and asked if I could recreate a collage of mine he saw on a card. He wanted it "exactly the same" which, of course, is close to impossible. He said he had a special frame for it, an oval. I pictured a c
Read more…Hi, Been trying to do a little research to figure out which is more cost effective as of late, which sells better, matted or unmatted (backed with foamcore and bagged) prints. Would love to know what people have found is the better way to go. Wou
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