tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post1354275581634437928..comments2023-06-07T11:23:13.775-05:00Comments on What's On My......: Digging a Hole with a TeaspoonJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029942907223672805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post-83691679168827616742008-07-22T10:50:00.000-05:002008-07-22T10:50:00.000-05:00awesome post! and so so true. My own prices have...awesome post! and so so true. My own prices have significantly increased - right when the economy is saying: NO! But if I must take a side job until the economy picks up, so be it - I will not sell my art for less than its value to me. Good for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post-77660350716289435712008-07-15T03:08:00.000-05:002008-07-15T03:08:00.000-05:00Oh man can I relate! Jenny POh man can I relate! <BR/>Jenny PJenny Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033067232323388828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post-16555331769452855762008-06-30T15:07:00.000-05:002008-06-30T15:07:00.000-05:00this is something that only *real* artists/craftis...this is something that only *real* artists/craftists concern themselves with. while many people can make lovely handmade items that people want to (and do)buy, only some can conceptualize and connect the real costs of making the items in terms of labor and materials to the final selling price. over and over again i see things under priced (etsy for example) and have to sometimes resist the urge to "compete" with someone who obviously is not paying themselves for their time. i too, prefer half the customers at twice the (right)price than the other way 'round. i don't like the idea of resenting my customers for the great deal they just got! it's not good for my creative spirit.<BR/>great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post-83293955526115746152008-06-25T20:40:00.000-05:002008-06-25T20:40:00.000-05:00It is so easy to undervalue our work as artists an...It is so easy to undervalue our work as artists and teachers. What we need to understand is that if we do not charge enough we will eventually lose our businesses and our ability to create more art. And that would be bad for not only us but for the customers who love our work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916622420471059281.post-85794364201083171422008-06-24T20:12:00.000-05:002008-06-24T20:12:00.000-05:00Ah yes...Not that I am a master here yet but I thi...Ah yes...<BR/><BR/>Not that I am a master here yet but I think we have had some of the same struggles.<BR/><BR/>Shipping from Canada to anywhere (particularly domestically though, oddly) is EXORBITANT. And shipping in the US to international destinations jumped by 2-5 times last year. So I got the double whammy with that - I was shipping to my American partner and then we were shipping from her place to other destinations and hoping that only US customers would buy.<BR/><BR/>We had to raise our prices by 20% and she was worried. No one even blinked. Sales did not take a hit at all. We will need to raise them again by the same amount in 2009 to be in line with the competition and I don't imagine it'll get much of a blink then either.<BR/><BR/>What an expensive lesson to learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com