Jon that's beautiful
Stunning, stunning quality!
Seriously - can I have first refusal if you ever choose to sell it?
Red
Stunning, stunning quality!
Seriously - can I have first refusal if you ever choose to sell it?
Red
Im carving a green man
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I' not going to sell this one Red, i like it too much. I'll be doing more after this one though.
Im going to want atleast £500 for something like this maybe more...
Im going to want atleast £500 for something like this maybe more...
Breathtaking for a first attempt with your new tools. You have a natural bent towards this sort of thing. I however wouldn't push you towards doing this sort of thing for a living unless you wanted to. I've known several people who regretted doing that because it turned something that they loved and enjoyed into a chore because they were forced to churn it out in order to earn a living. There is a balance if you can find it.
Don't blame you Jon!
Cant blame a guy for trying though - I look forward to seeing your "for sale" work
Red
Cant blame a guy for trying though - I look forward to seeing your "for sale" work
Red
Good try Red
When you say "dont blame you" do you mean about the price or about the fact im keeping it for myself?Im not sure where im going to display it when its finished. Maybe outside, however i want to keep it in good condition...
I meant keeping it
As for the price - I would have no idea how to price something like that - I guess you would have to add up the hours for a start which I reckon would be a scary number right there. I used to work in the art game many years ago and its a strange thing to price - there is little "intrinsic" value in the materials - but as an artist becomes famous and their work is rare, the price spirals. My advice is charge as much as you can, but make sure your work sells too (especially in the early days). A good review in the right paper and a good gallery will be worth a lot
Red
As for the price - I would have no idea how to price something like that - I guess you would have to add up the hours for a start which I reckon would be a scary number right there. I used to work in the art game many years ago and its a strange thing to price - there is little "intrinsic" value in the materials - but as an artist becomes famous and their work is rare, the price spirals. My advice is charge as much as you can, but make sure your work sells too (especially in the early days). A good review in the right paper and a good gallery will be worth a lot
Red
Beautiful work, Jon, 'keep on trucking' as we used to say back in the early 1970s
Best regards,
Paul.
Best regards,
Paul.
That is looking like a beautiful piece Jon. The truth is that the image is already there within the wood - the real worth comes from the material that the artist removes from around it.
Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
This sort of stuff will sell well within the Pagan fraternity. There's quite a few Pagan magazines out there you could advertise individual pieces in. £500 sounds a fair price for a piece like you've done. No too expensive, but you're not underselling yourself either.
Eric
Eric
Jon
I thought your canoes were brill, but this piece is amazing, especially as its a first, and with new tools, I cannot add to the advice already given, its all good, keep it up mate, can't wait to see this one finished, whats the overall sizes btw ?
Stephen
I thought your canoes were brill, but this piece is amazing, especially as its a first, and with new tools, I cannot add to the advice already given, its all good, keep it up mate, can't wait to see this one finished, whats the overall sizes btw ?
Stephen
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