OK, as requested, here are some B-Day party pictures. First, it's me and Carolyn.
My Middler was on Wednesday (that's the crazy stressful interrogation about my theological and vocational development thus far in Seminary that I told you about a few weeks ago), and it was OK.
I think it probably went really well, but I have just been obsessing about a few things that were said near the end that I wasn't happy with, rather than thinking about all the good things they said about me. Oh well. At least it's over over over!
I'm about to head over to church to set up my show, which opens tomorrow! I will have eight quilts in it, and I was thinking of adding some knitting, but I think it will be too hard to display (a long lace scarf--too hard to display it on a wall in a way that would show off the lace).
I haven't decided yet whether to put some of the quilts up for sale.
Some of them are spoken for, and others are mine and just not for sale. But a few of my newer quilts could be sold, if I wanted to sell them, and if I could decide how much to ask. Is it weird to have 8 pieces and only 3 for sale?
I guess I'll just decide when we're going over the titles for the cards (what do you call those things that have the title of the artwork on them? my mind is blank. perhaps it's just "title cards" hmm...)
Here's DonnaLynda, Lisa and Courtney.
I have a great picture of everyone together in the parking lot, taken by a friendly Russian man we accosted, but I'm not sure of some people (hi C+C) want their pictures up, so I'll have to wait to hear from them before I show you the rest!
Is Lisa wearing a hat with something coming out of each side, like giant Pippi Longstocking-ish rolls of hair? Or is that just part of the decor of the restaurant that became a sort of bird-on-head picture?
Posted by: Cordelia's Mother | April 28, 2007 at 09:43 AM
darn...we had every intention of getting you our quilt before the show...um, i'm not a fan of photos of me, so if you could crop me out (i don't remember where i was in the line-up) before you post...cynthia's at church, so i'll have to check with her later. did you make up some one woman show postcards?
Posted by: celeste | April 28, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Nothing wierd about having only a few for sale - just makes it look like the collectors snapped up the rest, and allows you to hike up the price as a 'desired artiste' xox
Posted by: lemondancy | April 28, 2007 at 11:06 AM
Well, I just won't put the group picture up, Even though C+C look great in it :(
The show is now up, and it looks pretty sparse compared to the last one (which had dozens of pieces), but I'm told they are usually more like mine. I've decided not to put prices up, but there'll be a little sign with contact info in case people want to buy.
Posted by: cordeliaknits | April 28, 2007 at 02:07 PM
I think that's a good plan. Wasn't the last show the one with the many, many artists from Zimbabwe? I think you've probably done plenty for someone who is also doing all those other things.
Posted by: Cordelia's Mother | April 28, 2007 at 07:19 PM
I recommend a base asking price of $500 a quilt. In other words, you look at a quilt and say to yourself, "How much more or (a little) less than $500 should I charge for this quilt?" Use the length of creation time as your primary criterion for deciding how much more or less.
Be sure to sign and date each work, especially those you sell. Remember that your signed works will be very valuable in the not-too-distant future as your reputation grows. Not only are your quilts already of museum quality, but they are extremely "salable" because of their combination of thoughtful artistic expression and sheer decorativeness.
I wish I could be there for the show opening.
With best regards (and a great deal of pride and love),
Snorri
Posted by: Snorri Sturluson | April 29, 2007 at 05:56 AM
Make sure to charge a lot for the quilts. Your rapidly aging relatives will be depending on you for their daily crust after they are too enfeebled to work.
Also, I really like the nest one.
Posted by: brotherdontknit | April 30, 2007 at 09:43 AM
I don't think it's weird to have eight pieces up and only three for sale. It will only make people want them more. You know, like when you go shoe shopping and the store is sold out of your size so you make the associate call all of the other locations in the metro area? Yeah, it will be just like that. They will be forced to buy the other quilts because they cannot have the ones that are spoken for.
I really should get into marketing. I think I'm a natural.
Posted by: Mist 1 | April 30, 2007 at 05:29 PM