i have a problem (a good one)

[stilleto]

thats a really nice bowl, but not the kind i thought it was.

lower the price to 40-50$ and make even better bowls, and even more sales.

http://www.smokinscents.com/images/images/array_of_spoons.JPG

lol
i wish.


Lulu- it can be done, combining fused glass with stained glass. I haven't done it yet. It can actually be done two different ways- one is to make a stained glass piece, using fusable glass, not art glass. lay it all out on a sheet of clear and don't foil it, just put a drop of cheap white glue to hold the pieces in place (the glue burns off) , then fuse. Or, you can "grout" it with black powdered frit.

Or, you can fuse something, then incorporate it into a stained glass piece.

 

[Sub-Zero]

lol
i wish.


Lulu- it can be done, combining fused glass with stained glass. I haven't done it yet. It can actually be done two different ways- one is to make a stained glass piece, using fusable glass, not art glass. lay it all out on a sheet of clear and don't foil it, just put a drop of cheap white glue to hold the pieces in place (the glue burns off) , then fuse. Or, you can "grout" it with black powdered frit.

Or, you can fuse something, then incorporate it into a stained glass piece.

why do you wish? make it real.

tobacco pipes sell way faster than bowls id say

 

[stilleto]

Beautiful work. No wonder they are selling so fast. That seems WAY underpriced to me. They have similar works at an art fair every year here in Louisville, and they sell for $200-$300 on average, probably.

Raise the price and then get a bigger kiln.

hmm. thanks... I have a show (with other artists) in a WEEK and barely have anything to show because i keep selling it. So i'm thinking i better raise my prices for it, so i don't sell out too fast.

i have some small things, like pendants and little dishes that I would ordinarily sell for $20 each, but i'll raise those prices too.

 

[Cutiebaby]

thats a really nice bowl, but not the kind i thought it was.

lower the price to 40-50$ and make even better bowls, and even more sales.

http://www.smokinscents.com/images/images/array_of_spoons.JPG

yeah glass bowls are expensive...small ones around here go 30-40 dollars. We are talking small as in 5-8 hitters

 

[crazyjoe]

hmm. thanks... I have a show (with other artists) in a WEEK and barely have anything to show because i keep selling it. So i'm thinking i better raise my prices for it, so i don't sell out too fast.

i have some small things, like pendants and little dishes that I would ordinarily sell for $20 each, but i'll raise those prices too.

Raise the prices for the show. You can always negotiate a lower price if someone has a problem.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Some of you know i have my own glass studio. I recently made a bowl that I wasn't sure if i liked, but i listed it for sale at $60 plus $10 for shipping. It cost me $14 in material (at the most), plus electricity. I get my shipping material for free.

It takes me about 10 minutes to put it together before putting it in the kiln, but I can only make one every two days because if i put one in the kiln when i get home from work, it will be fused and (hopefully) cool enough by morning to touch, but I need to monitor it for the second fusing so i can't put it back in until i get home from work, and then it's not cool enough until the next morning.

The first one I listed sold in 2 hours.
The second one sold in 30 minutes, and then i got an order for another one from the first buyer and a pre-order from someone i never heard of. plus, my online store is looking empty since i keep selling my inventory (i've sold other things too, also quickly but the profit wasn't as high)

So. I have a show coming up in a week and my kiln is busy making these bowls, which means i can't make anything else (its not a large kiln, so i can really only make one at a time).
Do i:
a. raise the price to... $100 and get a few less orders but make more money
b. Keep the price the same and just keep cranking them out and use the profit for a much bigger kiln plus an electrician to run a separate line

beautiful work!

There are a couple little stores in Grapevine that sell artisans work. I have seen a lot of handmade glass bowls and the prices are way over 500 bucks each. Some of the larger pieces are in the 1200 2500+ range. I bet the owner would be thrilled to buy your work!

Artists are funny creatures, they calculate their material cost and their hard costs. ALWAYS forgetting the ability to create is worth 1000000000 times the actual price of material. Can Bob in Idaho make that piece for five grand? the answer is NOPE and HELL NO.

I would like to have some of your work, I'll even put in more hours at the drive up window!

 

[Sub-Zero]

yeah glass bowls are expensive...small ones around here go 30-40 dollars. We are talking small as in 5-8 hitters

yep, exactly. not to mention bubblers and bongs going for over 100$ depending on quality and size.

some crazy artistic pieces, like in a room full of huge awsome looking bongs, had a 800$ pipe the size of a big softball, loooked like a dragon, but was a pipe

 

[Scotsman]

thanks... i think only you and I might know who dale is though.
i did just see some of his stuff in vegas though.

I saw a PBS special on him doing pieces with this Italian glass guy, it was awesome. My brother got to tour his facility when he was in Washington.

I think you should do both as far as you "problem" is concerned. And if I help you move and intall the bigger kiln can I get a discount on some pieces?

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[stilleto]

beautiful work!

There are a couple little stores in Grapevine that sell artisans work. I have seen a lot of handmade glass bowls and the prices are way over 500 bucks each. Some of the larger pieces are in the 1200 2500+ range. I bet the owner would be thrilled to buy your work!

Artists are funny creatures, they calculate their material cost and their hard costs. ALWAYS forgetting the ability to create is worth 1000000000 times the actual price of material. Can Bob in Idaho make that piece for five grand? the answer is NOPE and HELL NO.

I would like to have some of your work, I'll even put in more hours at the drive up window!

thank you so much.
i think when i get better/more professional, i'll feel more comfortable charging higher prices.
its funny though, when i point out the flaws, people keep telling me that only *I* know they are flaws, and not part of what a hand made piece of art IS.

but... if you really do want to buy something, pm me and I'll show you what's available.

 

[stilleto]

why do you wish? make it real.

tobacco pipes sell way faster than bowls id say

those are made by glass blowers. I'm a glass fuser.
i know you don't know the difference, but there's a big difference. I can't make pipes.