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How do you PRICING your work?
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To BFA/MFA or not to BFA/MFA, that is the question.......

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What do you mean by “Success”? by Andy Cooperman

For this post, Andy Cooperman is the guest author for ASK Harriete. In response to recent posts, online discussion and conversations related to the Professional Development Seminar, Andy Cooperman asks all of us, "What do you mean by "Success"? You are welcome to post your comments in response.

Note: The opinions expressed by the author, Andy Cooperman, in this post are his and his alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ASKHarriete or Harriete Estel Berman. No en… Continue

Posted on December 8, 2009 at 11:55am — 2 Comments

ACC Conference - Why the ACC is more famous for football than craft?

A rude awakening.
When I told a distant relative that I was blogging for the ACC Conference she was blown-away impressed, shocked, surprised!!!!!.....until she found out it was not THE ACC, the Atlantic Coast Conference (college football), it was just the American Craft Council Conference. (Although a D.I.Y. jewelry maker, she had never heard of them.)

A second blast to my ego arrived upon finding out that the blogger who writes "Monday Morning Quarterback" gets 1 million readers… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

American Craft Council Conference updates from Harriete Estel Berman and Emiko Oye from our blogs.

If you are unable to attend the American Craft Council (ACC) conference, "Creating a New Craft Culture," October 15-19, two SNAG /Crafthaus members will be blogging from the conference.

Harriete Estel Berman and Emiko Oye, will post their thoughts and observations as the conference investigates "the inherent tensions between craft as lifestyle and craft as livelihood."

For more information about the American Craft Council conference… Continue

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 7:54pm —

Listen to an interview with me and BlogTalk personality Jay Whaley

Listen to an interview with me and BlogTalk personality Jay Whaley http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2009/08/06/Metalsmith-Bench-Talk-With-Jay-Whaley

The hour long interview can be downloaded or simply listen on line as streaming audio.

Posted on August 11, 2009 at 2:08am —

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San Mateo, California

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San Mateo, California

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My work begins with post-consumer material diverted from a destiny as trash. Revitalized from the mundane, these recycled tin containers are deconstructed, cut, folded and reassembled into the extraordinary. This metal may not be as precious as gold or silver, but in many ways reveals more about the values of our society. Does value exist within the craftsmanship, by who made it, or by what materials are used? Or is value created through mass-marketing and mass-consumption?

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http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info

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harriete Estel Berman, recycled materials, tin cans, eco, green, non-precious materials, jewelry, teapots, sculpture, coffee pot, California, Bermaid, judaica, contemporary judaica, grass, social commentary, seder plates, spice box, besamin,

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At 5:17pm on November 21, 2009, Jennifer Trask said…: Harriete,
So nice to talk with you - looking forward to the next conversation.
: )
Jenn

At 11:12am on November 17, 2009, Michael Romanik said…: Sorry to get back to you so late with reponses to your questions:

Where are you selling your work? I sell my work at craft shows and galleries throughout the country.

How are you pricing your work? I have a pretty lame way of pricing most of my work, it's priced too low, as many people have told me, but I'm not selling out or in thousands of venues across the country - I was told that I'm the only one that has to be comfortable with the price I charge for something. I do have somewhat of a formula that I use when pricing my gold work, still, probably not enough but who's to say.

Birds are a very marketable motif? Have you found that bird lovers buy your work?
I'm finding that a lot of people are inquiring about and responding well to my bird pieces. Birds seem to have always been a popular motif in jewelry thoughout history. It seems that customers who purchase my bird pieces are bird lovers, or just lovers of my bird pieces! I have one customer who has purchased two bird brooches and is interested in any new furture designs.

Just asking because I am working on a pricing discussion for the Professional Development Seminar at the SNAG Conference in Houston.

At 11:22am on November 10, 2009, Jeanie Pratt said…: Hi Harriete, Unfortunately I won't be going to the SNAG Conference next year. I hope to attend in Seattle. I found many of the aspects of the PDS interesting and valuable. I work in isolation, so the information about networking such as Crafthaus has been great. The comments of established artists such as yourself and Andy Cooperman were very useful. I also liked hearing the gallery owners' viewpoints on their relationships with the artists, pricing and the state of the galleries themselves. Jeanie