tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post6056751630362277591..comments2024-02-27T04:56:55.760-06:00Comments on third floor quilts: we are $ew worth itTeresa Duryea Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-26344396065278660762013-10-31T08:00:26.363-05:002013-10-31T08:00:26.363-05:00Kristin: Thanks for your comments. This is such a ...Kristin: Thanks for your comments. This is such a hot issue from all sides - buyer and seller.Teresa Duryea Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-3564305441733164212013-10-30T10:22:23.315-05:002013-10-30T10:22:23.315-05:00* I HAVE no place in the fabric design world. Sorr...* I HAVE no place in the fabric design world. Sorry about the bad typing.Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-27103117266724617022013-10-30T10:20:33.895-05:002013-10-30T10:20:33.895-05:00Good stuff. Sam's follow-up post is great too ...Good stuff. Sam's follow-up post is great too -- especially the part about how accustomed to bargain-shop prices we are. So many of us complain about how we can't afford to spend $$ on items, yet we gobble up the cheap stuff like candy. We need to be cognizant of the overhead costs of a sweatshop in a developing country versus an artisan paying first world costs for materials. Regarding the first post, about pricing, I've found that when I factor in all my costs, I end up cutting that price in half just to come up with what seems like a reasonable number. That number, however, is at least double what customers have in their mind to pay. Needless to say, in my decades of work as a quilter and artist, I have yet to sell anything that wasn't quite small and therefore in the $200 or less price range. Tangentially, there's also a disconnect between what we are willing to pay, and the conceptual effort behind the work -- all that navel gazing, education, and skill-honing. I've been told I gave no place in the fabric design world because I attempted to call attention to the worth of the designer's time rather than glorify the producer.<br />Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-43139240157183786622013-10-30T07:39:12.885-05:002013-10-30T07:39:12.885-05:00Yuki: good for you! There is no justification for ...Yuki: good for you! There is no justification for working for free... unless we willingly choose to do so (for charity for instance). But if we have a choice... educating people about time and materials is part of the answer.Teresa Duryea Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-42201724440965897452013-10-30T07:36:40.211-05:002013-10-30T07:36:40.211-05:00Hey Paul. Thanks for your comments. So true. This ...Hey Paul. Thanks for your comments. So true. This plays out over and over. I have artists in my family and they are asked repeatedly to work for free. Doing simple math really helps! And cool that you have the originals, which will always priceless, of course. Teresa Duryea Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-39301633135826163772013-10-30T07:33:14.338-05:002013-10-30T07:33:14.338-05:00It does take a lot of confidence to ask what you&#...It does take a lot of confidence to ask what you're worth, but educating people can be very helpful. That's what I like about this campaign - the least we can do is explain what goes into a work of art. Thanks for commenting!Teresa Duryea Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-18531854020663296512013-10-30T05:19:00.988-05:002013-10-30T05:19:00.988-05:00Finally! A while ago, a lady wanted to commission...Finally! A while ago, a lady wanted to commission me to make a t-shirt quilt. After I reviewed the cost of supplies, the lady said that is way more than she wanted to spend. I hadn't even gotten to the time involved. That was the end of that. I am not working for free.Yukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302379511310174265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-9701817643627950422013-10-29T22:03:02.799-05:002013-10-29T22:03:02.799-05:00Great Post! I recently commissioned an artist to ...Great Post! I recently commissioned an artist to do a piece of work for me. I had seen her work, I liked her work and I had an idea in my head that I knew she could put on paper with her quill.<br /><br />She did a FANTASTIC job. The set of four drawings she did for me were perfect. Then I asked her how much she wanted for them. Mind you, this is not the normal order of things but she had never sold her art before and didn't "know what to charge". She asked for $40. $10 each. I had already decided they were easily worth $25 each, so I paid her $100. Because that's what she should be charging. After discussing why I was paying what I did, we did some math. After supplies, she made just over $22 per hour.<br /><br />She is now beginning to sell her art, and mass produce it in the form of gift cards, etc. Yeah, sell those for $8 each. Sell the cards for $1.25. But. I have ORIGINALS. Her hand, real ink, real paper. Not printed by a computer. And nobody else will ever have the set I have.<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624140507953560723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678601059047959014.post-36413139354043037002013-10-29T21:33:22.811-05:002013-10-29T21:33:22.811-05:00Great post! I make and sell quilts and whilst I do...Great post! I make and sell quilts and whilst I don't have decades of experience behind me (although I have been sewing for decades) I do value the time and skill I put in and I do consider my work art. I hate underpricing my work, it is completely demoralising and kills my enthusiasm. I hope that this $ew worth it campaign takes off. I enjoyed reading Sam's post a few months back and it's a great reference. I wish all quilters had the confidence to ask what they're worth.Gemma@prettybobbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834959191835939339noreply@blogger.com