Post #136771 by beachin on Fri, Jan 21, 2005 7:27 PM

On 2005-01-21 12:26, Benzart wrote:
For a lot of artists it isn't worth it. It depends on the volume of work you produce and the volume they purchase. To get the wholesale price the buyer must be prepared to purchase a large quantity. If this guy only wants a few pieces, then he shouldent get the wholesale price. But if he is ordering like dozens of items, then yes, you should be able to make it work. Hope this helps.

It does help. He only wanted to order 6 pieces total, so that isn't really making a wholesale order. Also, my philosophy when I went into business is that I want to be an artist, not a factory. I don't do molds because that would stunt my creativity. I'm not knocking mold work...I've seen some awesome stuff here. I just want the freedom to create every time I go to the studio.

The other thing is that I don't have the time to do the quanitity a wholesaler will want. I run my own business and stay up late nights to market my art, so I can spend weekends in the studio.

I'm glad to know about the standard markup. Louisiana must REALLY be a depressed economy. I didn't realize. I've been spoiled in that I haven't had to do that kind of business yet. All of the work I've sold has been at my solo shows and by commission. I guess when I start working galleries, etc., I'll get into the whole markup stuff.

For now, I'm just a girl trying to make art. Every once in a while my shelves get too full and I have to sell the stuff so I can make more. That's really all I want to do is make art. This selling/marketing stuff is for the birds!

Point me to my studio and I'll make tiki's all day long, and smile while I'm doing it!