tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post7431812868810714201..comments2024-03-27T17:13:58.041-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : It was good, but it wasn't goodTracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-2556713847111885122011-04-26T10:22:33.084-07:002011-04-26T10:22:33.084-07:00Hey soapchick, the next one has to be better, it&#...Hey soapchick, the next one has to be better, it's my solo show at the NC Craft Gallery! Paul, your note is a great comfort, seeing where you are these days with the royal cup making!!!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-80721114245658226942011-04-26T09:25:36.579-07:002011-04-26T09:25:36.579-07:00Tracey, when I tried to start up again 10 years ag...Tracey, when I tried to start up again 10 years ago, I did a show that I thought would see me blast onto the scean. alas I sold just one pot for £12.<br />and spent more than that on a pizza after the show.Paul Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-46965160392227973992011-04-26T03:28:32.314-07:002011-04-26T03:28:32.314-07:00Hollis is so right Tracey, kids grow up, they are ...Hollis is so right Tracey, kids grow up, they are with you for only a short bit of that but they will always be there with you in your heart and for you when you need their support! Honestly, I know it. Pat yourself on the back for bringing up a lovely, independent kid who will bring you joy throughout her life and yours XXX sorry to hear about your festival, sucks! I hate those events that just don't work, we all have them. Head up, next one will be much better and knock your socks off!!Soapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946366536802042307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-86762480723076334622011-04-25T16:35:56.804-07:002011-04-25T16:35:56.804-07:00Michelle, I totally agree with you and I think a g...Michelle, I totally agree with you and I think a good gallery works really hard for you. I would much rather give them the commission than sit at a rain event or worse yet pay the booth fee and have a canceled show. I just need to get my work to a place where galleries want to sell it!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-70301005124186419132011-04-25T15:34:34.202-07:002011-04-25T15:34:34.202-07:00re: gallery commissions... a good gallery does wha...re: gallery commissions... a good gallery does what they do best... SELL. it's worth paying them if they do a good job. you don't have to pack up your stuff and sit at an event all day. you can be at your studio making work instead. ideally i would love to be able to sell all my work from our own gallery, but in this economy it is unrealistic.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-1111010253186591862011-04-25T12:07:12.963-07:002011-04-25T12:07:12.963-07:00Tracey - have you considered getting local (or not...Tracey - have you considered getting local (or not so local) tourist shops to take your work? Utah is a hard market for festival art sales, and I have had great luck sending small pieces with a bio and some information about wholesale pricing, how much I can send, etc., to individual gift shops by the national parks, etc. Just an idea, since I have been in the same boat you are - it gets old having someone tell you your prices are too high at the festivals. Thinking happy thoughts for you.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077677066902349111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-39522428128870757782011-04-25T12:01:40.084-07:002011-04-25T12:01:40.084-07:00Hey Cindy: I feel like none of the work I have don...Hey Cindy: I feel like none of the work I have done in my life to make money has ever been a hobby or a business, just a way to buy gas and clothes or in this case give to my child who always seems to need a $20 and it has been a way to express who I am and what I like. I make some money, it goes away....<br />I like the idea of it being a hybrid sort of thing though...<br />Accountants would shudder at the way I manage money :) and yes that gallery chunk hurts but so do some of the booth fees around here. One show that I would like to do is a $500 fee, should I give it to pay for exhibit rental or a great gallery owner? Never an easy way...Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-12565172427666004192011-04-25T11:37:57.719-07:002011-04-25T11:37:57.719-07:00Derek (hubby first, accountant second) says it bes...Derek (hubby first, accountant second) says it best "is it a hobby or a business?" Sometimes my art making is both -or as I like to say it's a hybrid and a means to living the good life! Yin-yang. But as I always say having a pocket stuffed with money from a good sales day makes those end of day margaritas taste soooo much better :o) you'll do better at the next show. Don't give up on the shows because it can be just as painful to see the 35-50% chunk taken out of a gallery commission check!! <br /><br />Glad Wes has wings...you wouldn't want it any other way. xoxcindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-62007710718540277112011-04-25T11:17:20.724-07:002011-04-25T11:17:20.724-07:00Dennis, you always make me laugh! Never stop leavi...Dennis, you always make me laugh! Never stop leaving me blog posts!! Meredith you must have commented just as I was leaving a comment for Judy and Hollis, didn't mean to pass you over, yes you have done well giving your kids wings too, you guys are all great examples to follow! Anna I agree with the ebb and flow theory, it was even true throughout the days at the festival, just like fishing, there was a time they were biting and a time to just go home. Michele you made my jaw drop when I read the number through the gates at the Greensboro show, that is just sad!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-80114384747238818892011-04-25T10:14:33.934-07:002011-04-25T10:14:33.934-07:00wise and true words from Hollis. it is hard to se...wise and true words from Hollis. it is hard to see them leave but it is the goal in life to raise good, productive people who can stand on their own.<br />shows are such a crap shoot. i talked to a friend this week who did the "seagrove" show at the the coliseum in greensboro weekend before last, and on Friday they only had 24 people come through the gate, she said Saturday was just a little better. she didn't even cover her booth fee in the three days. so glad it fell on our studio tour weekend because we had considered doing it.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-22943605672704005782011-04-25T09:34:54.846-07:002011-04-25T09:34:54.846-07:00I'm at that "what direction do I take&quo...I'm at that "what direction do I take" stage too...Though for me, after leaving LibertyTown and moving to C'ville I feel like I'm really JUST BEGINNING....So I guess I need to jump in and start making some mistakes to learn by.....<br /><br />I do think art is like anything else, there is an ebb and flow to the demand.....I'm just glad I am a potter and not a painter....Anna M. Brannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891156072805878934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-44932706347135802112011-04-25T09:30:51.523-07:002011-04-25T09:30:51.523-07:00A couple of years ago I did a show where the only ...A couple of years ago I did a show where the only money I saw was a nickel in the road as I was heading for the truck at the end of the day.It can be rough out there. I usually do better if the show at least has "Art" or "Pottery" in the name.Folks usually go to the sweet corn festival to eat then they don't have money for anything else.I think we may have had this conversation before.We'll have it again, and hell yes I picked up the nickel.Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-17145282437466837682011-04-25T09:05:36.863-07:002011-04-25T09:05:36.863-07:00I do know that this relationship with Wes will get...I do know that this relationship with Wes will get even better but very different and I am trying now to give her wings. I too have smiled and thought I have done my job well!<br />Hollis and Judy, I have read your blogs as your kids leave and come back so it gives me comfort and Judy, you are right, I need different venues, I have just been picking festivals because I have so much fun at them, but the time has come to sell some stuff! Kid has to go to college :)Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-62798346386596097312011-04-25T09:03:49.586-07:002011-04-25T09:03:49.586-07:00Yep Hollis and the others have it right- yep.
Mine...Yep Hollis and the others have it right- yep.<br />Mine are in their 30's and I love them EVERYDAY to my core but I love even more that they are good people.<br />As far as shows- I have no words as I wonder how in the heck I am going to make it this year.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-87815452537938303662011-04-25T08:57:24.754-07:002011-04-25T08:57:24.754-07:00What a mixed bag for your weekend! I think there a...What a mixed bag for your weekend! I think there are lots of other venues you should approach for selling your work -- those that sell for you so you can have fun at those festivals :-) -- or be making more work instead of you being the one selling it.<br /><br />And ditto to what Hollis and madpotter said. I enjoy my relationship with Luke even more now than before he left.<br /><br />Oh yeah -- Happy birthday Wes!!Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-42696728940097737532011-04-25T07:44:21.399-07:002011-04-25T07:44:21.399-07:00My second just left and have to say as I watch her...My second just left and have to say as I watch her walk out the door my husband I said; "We did our job well." We have raised two women who will not take up space but give back to the world and for that we are grateful and happy. We sat down had a beer. He retreated to his sailboat and I the studio. Life is so good......... really.<br />oh and Hollis is right, they never really leave :)Sandy Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718069049436444431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-52677346068217052942011-04-25T07:32:14.548-07:002011-04-25T07:32:14.548-07:00No wrist-slitting allowed, Tracey! Kids grow up an...No wrist-slitting allowed, Tracey! Kids grow up and go away, then they come back, then they go away, then they come back ... but they always love you. And after all, having them go away safely and happily is kind of what we're trying to do anyway.Hollis Engleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550281579804944085noreply@blogger.com