tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post6076924495173221725..comments2024-03-20T01:20:13.493-05:00Comments on fanciful devices: Rocking and Money-Talkingfanciful deviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032434965998552318noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-403043513509385262013-08-04T15:32:52.227-05:002013-08-04T15:32:52.227-05:00You have turned those wonky purple/pink thingees i...You have turned those wonky purple/pink thingees into Cinderella at the Ball with your inventive bead cap tute. I would love to live in your head for a day. <br /><br />Your latest utee head pins are fantastic as well as your use of Beatnheart's pods. I have to emerge from my cocoon and learn new things.<br /><br />I use sterling silver occasionally if the piece requires it. I also like creating my own when I can.<br /><br />My eyes are still leaking over the kitten. We have two newbies and they are so fun to watch.<br /><br />martinisfor2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05935263427060069544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-84441582370223847902013-08-04T06:46:32.310-05:002013-08-04T06:46:32.310-05:00I'm using silver and it wasn't easy to ove...I'm using silver and it wasn't easy to overcome my reluctance, whenever I can use aluminum or another metal I do. I tried to find recycled silver that doesn't come directly from the mines, I mean there is much material already out there but I haven't found one yet in France so I recycle my own trials and errors, I buy and recycle some vintage silver jewelry... that is my way of dealing with my scruples. My forbidden fields are more about precious gemstones and antique beads coming from Afghanistan, Africa or archeological digs...it comes directly from the history of my family and my education too... I guess we all have our scruples and our own way to deal with them. And I must say that once you've worked with silver, its proprieties are pure bliss.<br />Another thing I wanted to say, it's an evidence, but let's say it altogether, the materials are one of the many ingredients of a work of art or piece of jewelry, for me the originality of an artisan - and hence the worth of the item - is more in the way she/he uses the materials. Lucie Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853288285768055919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-35696608311696125522013-08-04T03:22:22.978-05:002013-08-04T03:22:22.978-05:00Please forgive me, but what are those purple blobs...Please forgive me, but what are those purple blobs? Despite all your good efforts, they still look to me like cat barf.<br /><br />What brings me to the question of the materials used. Of course you are not a wanker if you use silver!<br /><br />In fact,I associate metals and stones, that are durable and have an intrinsic beauty, more with jewelry than paper, paint or plumbers putty.<br />Not that you can't make gorgeous things with them, you do, indeed. But jewelry is never a primary need, so why limit it to the most humble materials? StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-20061499663269015702013-08-04T01:38:06.257-05:002013-08-04T01:38:06.257-05:00I want to comment about the money thing a bit more...I want to comment about the money thing a bit more but I feel like I'm going to ramble. I'm thinking I'll write a post about it.<br /><br />I'm not understanding what the purple things are in the first picture. Maybe they're pink. But they give me chills and make my teeth hurt for some reason. I look at them and I just get the idea that I am chewing kleenex. I feel like it's something you'd get at Pier 1 in 1975 in a little basket next to sand dollars. What the hell is it? richellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143246390442130088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-64266286942705171762013-08-04T01:16:20.413-05:002013-08-04T01:16:20.413-05:00Oh man I have sooooo many things to say... about h...Oh man I have sooooo many things to say... about how us artists are by-and-large a completely different animal to our customer, about how the general public don't know what goes into a handmade item... My childhood taught me conflicting things- on the one hand, no one ever talked about jobs or employment to me, dad and his brothers all loved their jobs so I never saw that 'i hate it but i need the money' thing so many people have now. I thought the government gave you money to live because i was only taught the value of a dollar when i started getting education allowance (here in Aus the g'mnt pay you to go to school once you hit 14, to prevent kids from having to leave school for work). I JUST BLEW YOUR MIND. I was taught (accidentally) that creativity comes naturally to everyone so I didn't see it as any big thing that people would pay for. Add to THAT my mother taught me (again by accident) that luxury and living well showed your value as a person. She dressed up to leave the house and we never had ONE dinner party or barbeque because she was always saying 'the house isn't nice enough' even though it was the nicest house of all my friends. Some of them though had great big brand new ranches, so we weren't top of the pile and mum couldn't handle that. <br />So I was sent into the world thinking if you look rich, you're doing it right- that money will just happen, and that every single person in the world is as creative as me so my skills ain't worth shit.<br /><br />It's been a loooooooong and hard earned re-education. Now I'm forcing it on everyone else!<br /><br />And sterling doesn't make you a wanker! It's just one of the easiest ways to have people recognize quality. I mean if our stuff was made of tin and paper it's still worth more than sterling produced in a factory, but there's no need to set our lives to hard mode all the time. I'm in the process of saving up for sterling AND gold!! Retirement can wait.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552220520085713818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-39527082136292845162013-08-03T13:27:09.713-05:002013-08-03T13:27:09.713-05:00Oh ! I noticed I wrote something crazy : "......Oh ! I noticed I wrote something crazy : "... build confidence with the seller (not the buyer, of course, silly me) and her art ..." Sooooo sorry for the mistake !La Fileusenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-80109115193340781222013-08-03T11:56:42.693-05:002013-08-03T11:56:42.693-05:00As a handmade work customer, I would like to share...As a handmade work customer, I would like to share my thoughts. I'm not surprised or shocked by high prices. But my interest stops when my brain (or my pocket) says : "Wait, this is luxury ! I don't belong to this world !" After calming myself down, if I start to think about it more seriously, sometimes I say : "I deserve it too". And buying an expensive item makes me feel really happy and proud. That's like special food for my self-esteem, my identity and my beauty (I'm not beautiful, but who cares...). To be sure I won't regret it, I always take a good look at how it's done and if it's ready for durability. Handmade shops I love are those with low-priced AND high-priced items, thus I can first buy something "cheap", build confidence with the buyer and her art (most of you are girls !) and, afterwards, drool over the more expensive items.<br />So, Fanci, just keep going ! ;)La Fileusenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-8517886546164330222013-08-02T21:05:51.773-05:002013-08-02T21:05:51.773-05:00Another thing you could have done to steady those ...Another thing you could have done to steady those discs is to use your plumbers epoxy in the center of them. I've seen people do that in thin metalwork where they want the inside to be stable. But you sure did come up with a cool solution...very cleaver. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478596782063833179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-58804577758372393772013-08-02T17:42:46.139-05:002013-08-02T17:42:46.139-05:00Both you and Sparrow make such salient points. I t...Both you and Sparrow make such salient points. I too find pricing conflicting... My "oh so much smarter than me" daughter says helps out by reminding me to value what I make as much as she does. She also points out that underpricing does a disservice to every artist out there! As for sterling - well I work in predominately reclaimed and recycled materials and I really like sterling for ear hooks and clasps. I make em myself and buy recycled sterling wire from a reputable dealer. It is kinda a must for the shops and gallery I supply ... Do what you do hon - it is certainly working! x sueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106718737659283409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637603317585526953.post-25306127608114154292013-08-02T14:58:33.429-05:002013-08-02T14:58:33.429-05:00Hey I'm practically crying over here...thank y...Hey I'm practically crying over here...thank you for the praise...and using those pods in such a clever way...that was my intention...a long wire to get the whole job done in one shot...of course now my wires have gotten shorter due to the fact I couldn't fit them in the envelopes...guess now I'll Have to go back to the long ones...anywhoits ...thanks heaps...<br /><br />The money stuff...always a bother...making beads now..well really takes time to do it right...lots more time ...what do you charge for that...again i compare...I can't charge what Greybird charges...or Robyn or Kim...they use "real clay"...kilns...fire! But the time and effort involved is probably the same amount...maybe even more sometimes cause you can go back and "fix" things ie. start over again easier...so...<br /><br />IThink Penny has found her calling (well another calling) cause these posts are so good...have me thinking for days...<br /><br />Beatnhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com