tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post4816944780962550513..comments2024-01-11T19:42:45.537-05:00Comments on woodblock dreams: Money TalkAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1099659761537755662009-03-11T20:54:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:54:00.000-04:00Thanks for the wonderful wishes Steve. And Grenoui...Thanks for the wonderful wishes Steve. And Grenouille too :)Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-9209644214890094792009-03-10T22:02:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:02:00.000-04:00Grenouille speaks well for me in his comment! Goo...Grenouille speaks well for me in his comment! Good luck!Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-76901495365371261472009-03-10T22:00:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:00:00.000-04:00I hope this works well for you - both the show, th...I hope this works well for you - both the show, the sales, and your "party" attitude.<BR/><BR/>Just as I was coming out again as an artist, I helped found a co-op art gallery where I live. I wrote it's by-laws, was the corporation's first president, negotiated with the landlord and others, and spent a lot of time and money on the venture. I sold only a few pieces over the year I was a member, and lost money overall, but it was a powerful and formative experience, both for my art, and as an entrepreneurial adventure. I'd never created a business before. This one still flourishes in our little village center, and I'm warmed every time I see it, though I seldom go in. I will never know all the things we set in motion, even in just my own life, much less other people's, by establishing that place for art. <BR/><BR/>And the same is true for your moku hanga party. Who knows how many will walk away with a new appreciation for print making, for Japan, for the subjects in your prints (all things worthy of time and thought, especially the prints about religions and immigration), or with one of your pieces? I hope to find out some of the results, on your blog at the end of the show. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you and your partner artists in this show. I hope you feel deeply satisfied with the results, and that your opening is a warm rewarding gathering.Grenouillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781552127989900151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-85348150620116687702009-03-01T12:32:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the input, everyone. It's great to ...Thanks for all the input, everyone. It's great to hear all of your experiences. I think I'll check with the library and see if they would let me do some demos during the month. Maria, I was thinking of you and how much it must cost to do the festival circuit. Interesting to hear your numbers. And Denise, I love the artists-taking-over-closed-storefronts movement. There's a storefront here in my little town that has started to invite artists to work in the window for a week at a time. I think it's a great idea.<BR/>Thanks to you all for the well wishes!Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-26019859285697321162009-03-01T10:22:00.000-05:002009-03-01T10:22:00.000-05:00My niece recently wrote, "Sigh for the days when a...My niece recently wrote, "Sigh for the days when artists had generous patrons, who would happily fund you for a lifetime of contented art-making! Nowadays we all have to be our own marketing agency!" Where are the Medicis when we need them!<BR/><BR/>I agree with Amanda. Your idea of setting up shop in the library isn't so far-fetched. Moku Hanga seems custom made for that. Go for it! At least on the weekends, as Amanda suggests.Leslie Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205717985858433124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-80896829706265330262009-02-28T13:11:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:11:00.000-05:00The cost of putting on an exhibition is prohibitiv...The cost of putting on an exhibition is prohibitive but if you look here http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/18/slack-space-vacant-shops<BR/>There is an interesting way of showing your work (cheaply?) which some artists in Britain have been trying. We also have something called pop up shops where designers take over a vacant shop for a few days, sell their stuff and move on.This has all happened recently since the economic down turn. Good luck with the show, I'm really enjoying watching you work and love the final result.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987951337007406028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-42611910338314508302009-02-27T21:55:00.000-05:002009-02-27T21:55:00.000-05:00Good luck with the show Annie. I think the comment...Good luck with the show Annie. I think the comment about people buying when they already have a connection with the artist or the work is really true. Maybe you could do a few demos on the week-ends...people love that sort of thing, even more than talks, I think.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135240564161689792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-76046017636301529582009-02-27T17:31:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:31:00.000-05:00Hey Annie, if it makes you feel any better, twice ...Hey Annie, if it makes you feel any better, twice yearly I pay $1200 for a double booth at Tempe Festival of the Arts in Arizona. Plus travel gas, pulling a trailer, plus 4 nights hotel, plus food; in toto the show usually costs me around $1800. Yikes!<BR/>Most years I've made pretty good money; it is very well attended. But there are those years when I wonder why on earth would I embark on such an expensive adventure for a few hundred bucks profit.<BR/>Ahhh, the mysteries of art selling!Maria Arango Dienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920008265178462169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-36891170984431829552009-02-27T16:14:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:14:00.000-05:00I like they way you're seeing your show as a party...I like they way you're seeing your show as a party. That's the view I took when I had my last show in Kyoto. If it helps to know, I had enormous costs for that one and on top of that the gallery took a 30% commission but I still broke even :) Just enjoy showing your work and hanging out with nice art-loving people and I'm sure it will be ok.mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-62920132192685536822009-02-27T15:23:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:23:00.000-05:00It seems like the General Public has such little a...It seems like the General Public has such little appreciation of how Moku Hangs is created that a little education can really go a long way. The other day one of my 12th graders (actually brand new to the school, otherwise she would have known) asked me what a print was........d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.com