So last night there was a gathering at my house such as we have sometimes, of family and family friends. And there was a sort of pre-show screening of my work, and, as I had counted on them to do, they bought certain of my pieces! Below are the ones that sold.
That's about $175 worth of pottery, in that photograph, so that's about $175 for Japan, already. I was extremely surprised at the ones that people chose. First on the left and fourth from the left are two of my very favorites, and I'm glad they're going to good homes, but the other four I don't love and was considering not even putting in the show. I suppose it just shows that everybody's tastes are different. And I'm definitely glad I decided to bring out the rejects at the last minute, because apparently I'm the only one who thinks they're rejects.
I priced them all before the assembled company showed up. They go from $15 to $50, based partly on size and craftsmanship and partly on how pretty the designs are. I don't know anything about what this type of work sells for - you can look at other people's stuff online, but they're professionals, so they obviously charge more than I can. On the other hand it is a fundraiser. On the third hand, to take one of these pieces from lump of clay to finished product probably takes eight to ten hours, or more. For one piece. So if I was factoring in labor costs they would have to cost more. But I'm really just pricing them by what I would like to pay for them.
Hopefully I shall sell more at the show, but even if not, I've got some respectable money together, so I give a large thank you to my generous benefactors.
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