When I first started making collage, I was experimenting and not spending a lot on framing, although we did do the dust cover and wire hanger thing on the back. I had people ask if they could buy the work without the frame which was not possible beca
Read more…I know some folks are doing well and god bless them. Frankly I'm tired of paying for so much up front only to have buy/sell next to me and having the organizers say,"well we won't have them back next year". Here's the news," I'm not coming back eith
Read more…I have now received two tips (I did not give a reduced price) - a dog walker ordered five dog leash hangers and paid me a $100 tip and last week I completed a customized dog leash hanger with two dogs and two hooks/two crystal door knobs and received
Read more…I recall someone posting that they were hoping for Square to offer an option for discounts. The newest update has it. You can make a list of different discounts and just apply it to the sale as an item and it does the math. Just an FYI.
Read more…Hi all, I'm new here and had a few questions after reviewing a number of different threads. First off, I see many people printing their own photos instead of using a lab. Why? What are the pros/cons? Second, and I think this ties to the first questi
Read more…What size print works best in a 24x36 frame?
Would a 17x25 print work? That would leave 3.5" mat for the width and 5.5" mat for the length.
My printer only prints 17" wide so I'm struggling on finding the perfect size frame and mat for a 17" wide p
Read more…I'm in Winter Park, Colorado taking a day off with extended family before set up on Friday. Sleeping in late, lounging around and writing replies on my iPad. I thought would share an experience of off season sales that happened this spring. I had ord
Read more…Looked at their website and they look similar to Etsy but perhaps reach a different audience.
Read more…Well, this is pretty cool but I don't know how this works. A gallery owner came to a show I did last weekend and sent me an email about using my collage for the examining rooms of a new medical facility. I use quotes in most of my work and I think sh
Read more…I want to make a label for limited edition prints that I can fill in as needed. What information is a must and what additional information might help the sale?
Thanks
greg
Read more…At last weekends art fair (during the rain) photographers were looking at each others work. The talk centered on individual practices. Some signed the photograph, some sign the mat. Some dry mounted photographs, some were against doing it.
I sign my
Read more…What is the "normal" size print that sells well and what width should the border be for a print on paper?
Read more…More newbie questions.
For those photographers that sell matted photos in addition to your framed items, what seems to work best for the individual matted-unframed-photos that you sell. All white mats? Does double matting make a difference on unframe
Read more…Hi- I'm a jewelry designer who makes primarily fine beaded cuffs, necklaces and some earrings. For the last few years i have jerry-rigged a full-length mirror up in my booth either perched it against my step stool with a bungee cord or hung it precar
Read more…I am curious because I am trying to purchase some used walls and bar but I would like to know about what to expect when it comes to shipping. If anyone has shipped this recently and could lend some info it would be greatly appreciate!
thanks,
sarah
Read more…I have begun working with another artist who does not do art fairs at this time. We are adding his painting skills to a glass technique that is one of my specialties to create a group of work that we hope to continue and evolve over time. At this
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Read more…Can you post this somewhere for me? I am writing for a new magazine; Fiber Art Now; and I would like to find an example of a fiber artist (any fiber medium) who has been influenced in his or her work by a family member artist. The fa
Would love to hear what professional courtesy discounts you give to interior decorators, designers and the like. Also, what marketing strategies and incentives do you employ to reach them? Thank you.
Read more…I have a repeat customer who has bought 4 pieces from me since 2006, the most recent being last weekend. At that show, he saw another piece he'd like. More expensive and bigger than anything he has bought. He said he didn't know if he had room but
Read more…When it comes to presenting your images in frames, what kind do you go with? Have you had experience with frames that have styrene instead of glass? If so, does this effect your sales; are people less interested in purchasing your art without an auth
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