tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post1591419761623651186..comments2024-03-28T18:56:38.364-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : What Now........Tracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-77189607971492881532013-01-04T18:48:53.529-08:002013-01-04T18:48:53.529-08:00geez, how true. of course yes, there are limits. ...geez, how true. of course yes, there are limits. reality sets in, right? :) Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-33171905770878307002013-01-04T04:28:35.874-08:002013-01-04T04:28:35.874-08:00Shannon, that's me, the wandering mind! Add &q...Shannon, that's me, the wandering mind! Add "what do I really really want" to Judi's question, " what if money were not the issue" and your mind can do some serious wandering!<br />Amy, I'm not so sure about the make what you love statement. I love salt and wood fired brown pots but that is beyond my limits right now and probably forever. I like June's quote, like what you make. There is a big difference but I can be content with that. I do agree that you have to make what is "you" and not what yu think others want from you.....Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-59999908650689407362013-01-03T19:50:34.116-08:002013-01-03T19:50:34.116-08:00someone wisely told me once-- make what you love; ...someone wisely told me once-- make what you love; while I didn't understand it at the time, those words have stayed with me. they're so true. especially because I'm not dependent financially on making pottery, I can do this and while it is tempting to do only what others want or what sells at times, I keep saying to me--- 'what is me in the pottery world?' this changes at times, yet there is only one you. the world needs you to make what is 'you'. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-12168085573093562442013-01-03T18:48:14.775-08:002013-01-03T18:48:14.775-08:00HI Tracey, I second the notion (and emotion) tat w...HI Tracey, I second the notion (and emotion) tat winter is for withdrawing, turning inward and just gestating for a couple months. Go to museums, weave and let our mind wander. The Elizabeth Gilbert questions are --"what do i really, really, really want? what are my mantras (what you hear in your head all the time)? "and "what are my happiest moments?" Keep it loose and non-judgemental, just keep asking. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121039850580786154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-11339114652751468322013-01-03T18:36:32.238-08:002013-01-03T18:36:32.238-08:00Hey Ang, yep making what you love is absolutely th...Hey Ang, yep making what you love is absolutely the best, just gotta find your peeps:)<br />Meredith, absolutely right, January is NOT a working month for me, time to reorganize my brain!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-81108391165316248732013-01-03T18:03:20.818-08:002013-01-03T18:03:20.818-08:00TB- take some time for you and then see what falls...TB- take some time for you and then see what falls out. Jan is really a hard time to work. It should be a time to feed the brain and soul.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-71465857244926154922013-01-03T15:17:42.728-08:002013-01-03T15:17:42.728-08:00all good and valid ?'s trace..it's the sam...all good and valid ?'s trace..it's the same here lower priced items sell the most and thats your bread and butter money, everything else is a bonus and making what you love is the best!! happy chillin time traceang designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818952156682990100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-20468483031793125292013-01-03T10:51:07.905-08:002013-01-03T10:51:07.905-08:00Michele. so right, it is a weird business!
Good qu...Michele. so right, it is a weird business!<br />Good questions Judi, much to think about, this could make a good blog post for all of us!<br />Susan, yes, the MAKING!<br />Cindy, that's how I feel too, just to make the commitment to stay on the path seems like plenty to me, just see where it goes....<br />Lori, it's reasonable bullshit, my prices were way too low for the gallery commissions, I didn't just raise them to pique interest,but there has to be a middle ground that I somehow missed... things are fine, just random thoughts about where to go next....<br />Hey Laura, yes it is time to step back and I'm fine with that, better than charging ahead blindly :) and I do have a loom now!<br />June, I like that old quote, a good one to remember. I think all of us as artists go through this sort of thing this time of year, the time when we step back and look at what a year of work accomplished, the good and the bad, and look at where we want to go. It's good to pamper ourselves while we reflect though, good idea!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-23064100526183987362013-01-03T10:37:41.455-08:002013-01-03T10:37:41.455-08:00It's a difficult balance to make what you love...It's a difficult balance to make what you love and be able to sell enough to make is financially viable.<br /><br />Some potters make what they know sells well 4 or 5 days a week and make what they want/love one day a week. <br /><br />Only you can determine whether it's more important - to make the money or make the majority of you production what you love. It's the ever ending dilemma.<br /><br />There's an old quote (I forget the source), that says "You don't have to make what you like. You just have to like what you make". <br /><br />Maybe there's a clue there for all of us. <br /><br />You may have a new direction with the raku houses - definitely worth further exploration.<br /><br />Perhaps you can further explore some top end galleries in high income areas for your more pricey pieces. I'll bet there is a larger market for them - just have to dig deep I guess, to find it. <br /><br />In the meantime, give yourself some good, self indulgent time. It sounds like you need a bit of pampering for a couple of days. :-)June Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-31095994205967018262013-01-03T09:12:41.698-08:002013-01-03T09:12:41.698-08:00it's good to be aware of that stuckness of sel...it's good to be aware of that stuckness of selling and second guessing the market... I can certainly appreciate my day job when I get to feeling like that. time to take a step back and remember why we do what we do... cuz we love it of course, and it's who we are!! and let the creative ideas and motivations flow from that place of joy. all those cool multimedia directions you've been excited about.... do it! xoLaura Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599352350646443305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-785085296560037112013-01-03T09:10:39.626-08:002013-01-03T09:10:39.626-08:00I've been given that advice about my work too ...I've been given that advice about my work too (by people that haven't bought anything). "Raise your prices that will pique interest." Bullshit. Raise your prices and then mark them down and tell everyone it's a sale, that will pique interest. I hope things start looking up for you.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-21110176479790617602013-01-03T08:53:38.130-08:002013-01-03T08:53:38.130-08:00sometimes a commitment to staying on the path is a...sometimes a commitment to staying on the path is all the resolution one can make, just putting one foot in front of the other. i'm not good at plans or promises to myself, but do need to figure out some of these same questions you pose. loving the making is not enough to keep the family going...sigh. here's to hoping we run into some answers this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-23475533352348723272013-01-03T08:40:14.335-08:002013-01-03T08:40:14.335-08:00Well, your houses on stilts look as prepared for a...Well, your houses on stilts look as prepared for anything as you are. I love the making too. Let's do more of that!Susan Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140154072848967299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-45238087043364753722013-01-03T08:34:38.390-08:002013-01-03T08:34:38.390-08:00Ok... here are questions I pose to you...
1.If mon...Ok... here are questions I pose to you...<br />1.If money were not an issue...what would you love to be doing?<br />2.Even then, would selling the work validate who you are as an artist/a creative soul?Judi Tavillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841680807609051483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-72686352332304700942013-01-03T08:32:56.225-08:002013-01-03T08:32:56.225-08:00I wish I had advice, but I don't. This is weir...I wish I had advice, but I don't. This is weird business. Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-44409183244468136102013-01-03T07:51:50.947-08:002013-01-03T07:51:50.947-08:00I just had a few days at the beach, maybe that'...I just had a few days at the beach, maybe that's the problem, haha! Need to still be there..... Sigh.....Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-71751744903873902662013-01-03T07:44:31.250-08:002013-01-03T07:44:31.250-08:00I noticed the picture you led with,and the phrase...I noticed the picture you led with,and the phrase "driftwood on the water". Sounds like you might need a few days on the beach!Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.com