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Museum-Quality Reproductions and Membership Discounts Taken from the Artist
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2017-05-18:2104389:BlogPost:568004
2017-05-18T05:27:30.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong>In a daily experience filled with political pretense and lies</strong>, the suggestion that a renown museum sells "museum-quality reproductions" "starting at $30" is mind blowing fake. Imagine the museum advertisement testifies that this is "custom Art on Demand reproduction from the exhibition" when in fact it is another piece of trash not even worth what you pay for it.</p>
<p><strong>Anyone ever</strong> wonder <strong>about this and all the other junk in the Gift…</strong></p>
<p><strong>In a daily experience filled with political pretense and lies</strong>, the suggestion that a renown museum sells "museum-quality reproductions" "starting at $30" is mind blowing fake. Imagine the museum advertisement testifies that this is "custom Art on Demand reproduction from the exhibition" when in fact it is another piece of trash not even worth what you pay for it.</p>
<p><strong>Anyone ever</strong> wonder <strong>about this and all the other junk in the Gift shop?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>I can't seem to recover from the misrepresentation.</strong> It seems more egregious in this political turmoil of Circular Logic, Alternative Facts and Web of Lies.<br><br><strong>Here is another one.</strong> Even more sensitive. <br><br><strong>Many of the nationally known museums in my area have featured sales that offer membership discounts</strong> for the artist made work being sold, yet the "membership discount" is taken from the artist's half of the retail price.<br><br><strong>It seems like a misrepresentation to the member.</strong> Do they realize that the museum is not offering a discount to the retail price? Instead the discount is given the by artist/maker. </p>
<p>Thoughts?<br><br><br><br><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398927495?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398927495?profile=original" width="742" class="align-full"></a></p>
Exhibition Issues Both Good and Bad Solutions
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2016-09-27:2104389:BlogPost:556519
2016-09-27T23:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398911844?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398911844?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></span> Photo Credit: Steven Michaels Photography<br></br> <br></br> <strong>For years I have attempted to take photos and display jewelry from the <a href="http://harrieteestelberman.com/recycle-collection" target="_blank">Recycle Collection.</a></strong> For the first time I have discovered a remarkable solution <em>(shown above)…</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398911844?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398911844?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"></a></span>Photo Credit: Steven Michaels Photography<br> <br> <strong>For years I have attempted to take photos and display jewelry from the <a href="http://harrieteestelberman.com/recycle-collection" target="_blank">Recycle Collection.</a></strong> For the first time I have discovered a remarkable solution <em>(shown above)</em> from the exhibition "Head to Toe" held at 108 Contemporary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. <br> <br> <strong>Background about the photography issues: </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398913969?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398913969?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-center"></a><strong>Previous attempts to photograph this series of jewelry</strong> off the model have been mediocre to terrible. I won't even bother showing the fiasco unacceptable attempts in photography without using a model. These attempts run parallel to my efforts at finding a display solution. <br> <br> <em>(Left) i</em>s a photo taken during an exhibition at Adam Claghorn Gallery. This was an improved display "solution" I constructed using a fine steel wire for a custom stand to lift the bracelet off the pedestal. <br> <br> <br> <strong>Attempts at photography</strong> with the model were in the acceptable range, some better than others <em>(as shown below.)</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398915164?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398915164?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-full"></a><strong>Below</strong></em> <strong>is an example of a photo taken with the model</strong> wearing another bracelet in the series.<br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398916868?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398916868?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-full"></a><br> <strong>Both of the previous photos are O.K.</strong> <a href="http://harrieteestelberman.com/recycle-collection" target="_blank">and there are many photos in the series,</a> but it doesn't escape the distraction and difficulty of photographing jewelry on the model which is always a problem. A stray hair, inconsistent clothing or make-up and the difficulty finding the appropriate model are just some of the endless problems. <br> <br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398917765?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398917765?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-full"></a>I've always been disappointed even in the best photos that they didn't seem sophisticated or neutral enough.</p>
<p><br> <strong>Well it seems there is a remarkable photography and display solution</strong> <em>(as shown below.) </em></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398918577?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398918577?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-left"></a></p>
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<p>This photo was taken at the exhibition "Head to Toe" at 108 Contemporary, Tulsa Oklahoma.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398923057?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398923057?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-full"><br> I</a> think the mannequin is a successful solution for both display and photography.<br> What do you think? <br> <br> <strong>Another display and photography solution below.</strong> Any comments? I'd like to hear your opinions.</p>
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<p>Harriete Estel Berman<br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398924402?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398924402?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"></a></p>
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Did you ever wonder what the 404 error page looks like on your website?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-09-02:2104389:BlogPost:492486
2014-09-02T16:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877072?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877072?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Oh Vey! 404 Error page from The Jewish Museum</span> </strong></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong><strong>Test your website!</strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><strong><span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #800000;">Type in the URL for your website.</span> ADD some…</span></strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877072?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877072?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"></a><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Oh Vey! 404 Error page from The Jewish Museum</span> </strong></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong><strong>Test your website!</strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><strong><span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #800000;">Type in the URL for your website.</span> ADD some <span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>gibberish</em></span> on the end.<br> <span style="color: #993300;" class="font-size-4">http://www.</span></span> <span style="color: #000000;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #993300;">yourwebsite.com</span><span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #993300;">/</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">dslgibberishhere</span></span></span></strong></strong></p>
<p><em><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span class="font-size-3">and see what happens.....</span></span></span></strong></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span class="font-size-3"> that is your 404 error page.</span></span></span></strong></strong></em></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><strong><span><span><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398879907?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398879907?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a>That is what your customers, clients or collectors see right before they leave your website in frustration. </span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><strong><span><span><span class="font-size-3">Looks pretty bad doesn't it?</span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Confused?</span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong>Try again. <br> Here are two methods for finding a 404 error page.<br> <span class="font-size-3">It works for any site. <br></span> <br></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong>My website is <span style="color: #3366ff;"> <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366ff;">http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info</span></a></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398880868?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398880868?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350" class="align-left" style="padding: 3px;"></a>To find my error page I can take two approaches: </strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;" class="font-size-3"><a href="http://harriete-estel-berman.info/404redirect.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/dlsafjasl;d</span></a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> or</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://harriete-estel-berman.info/404redirect.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/404.html</span></a></span><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><br> <br></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Some museums have great 404 error pages:</span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">This is the 404 error page for the <a href="http://thedali.org/dskjldsafj" target="_blank">Salvador Dali Museum</a><br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398882162?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398882162?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">This 404 Error page includes a quote from Dali which keeps the identity of the website entertaining and memorable for the viewer.</span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">A closer view is <em>below.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398883753?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398883753?profile=original" width="711" class="align-full"></a></span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Here is another great example from the <a href="http://www.mfa.org/404.html" target="_blank">Museum of Fine Arts Boston</a> using an image from their collection. This <span>13th century scroll has new context in the 21st century. </span> <br></span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398884606?profile=original" target="_self" style="color: #000000;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398884606?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"></a><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span class="font-size-2"><em style="color: #000000;">Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Event Heiji Period</em> from the Collection of Museum of Fine Art Boston as their 404 Error page.</span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span class="font-size-2"> </span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #111111;"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br> <strong><strong><span><span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span><span><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398885434?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398885434?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left"></a></span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong>ASK Harriete is running a whole series of <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/oops-404-error-pages/" target="_blank">OOPS! 404 error pages</a>. The series just started so <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/" target="_blank">subscribe</a> for your once a week tutorial on the topic.<br></span></span></span></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></strong></strong></span></p>
<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/09/oops-examples-of-creative-404-pages-and-mistakes.html" target="_blank">OOPS! Examples of Creative 404 Error Pages & Mistakes.</a></h3>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/07/oops-something-went-wrong-broken-links-and-404-errors.html" target="_blank">OOPS! When Something Goes Wrong - Broken Links & 404 Errors</a></h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.info" target="_blank">Harriete</a></p>
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Purchase of ART or CRAFT Does NOT Purchase the Copyright or the Right to Copy
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-08-19:2104389:BlogPost:491396
2014-08-19T17:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872297?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872297?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a></p>
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<p>With the rise of scanning, 3-D printing, maker-bot and a host of classes, the growth of craft has a new maker audience that wants to make without design skills or confidence in their creativity. So where do they find their ideas? You know....they copy.<br></br> <br></br> Have you considered adding a clause to your sales receipt, commission contract, or consignment…</p>
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<p>With the rise of scanning, 3-D printing, maker-bot and a host of classes, the growth of craft has a new maker audience that wants to make without design skills or confidence in their creativity. So where do they find their ideas? You know....they copy.<br> <br> Have you considered adding a clause to your sales receipt, commission contract, or consignment contract specific to this issue?<br> <br> "Purchase of this work does not include the copyright or right to copy this design."</p>
<p><strong>Early in the transaction is where information and advocacy can make all the difference.<br></strong> Think about the issues. Read this post: </p>
<h3 class="entry-header">Purchase of an Object versus Purchase of Copyright or Right to Copy</h3>
<p><br> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/08/purchase-of-an-object-versus-purchase-of-copyright-or-right-to-copy.html">http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/08/purchase-of-an-object-versus-purchase-of-copyright-or-right-to-copy.html</a></p>
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How is Jewelry Selected for a Museum Collection?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-06-02:2104389:BlogPost:485199
2014-06-02T03:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong>Have you ever wondered "How is Jewelry Selected for a Museum Collection?"</strong> <br></br> <br></br> <strong>This question has always intrigued me.</strong> I am always looking for answers. When I noticed that my bracelet was posted as the Crafthaus Mastead Image, the question surfaced again. That is because the bracelet is in the Permanent Collection of the Crocker…</p>
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<p><strong>Have you ever wondered "How is Jewelry Selected for a Museum Collection?"</strong> <br> <br> <strong>This question has always intrigued me.</strong> I am always looking for answers. When I noticed that my bracelet was posted as the Crafthaus Mastead Image, the question surfaced again. That is because the bracelet is in the Permanent Collection of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA. <br> <br> <strong>The question was also on my mind</strong> because Brigitte Martin and I organized the 2014 Professional Development Seminar at the recent SNAG Conference titled, <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/Professional-Development-Seminar-Collectors-Collections.html" target="_blank">"Collectors, Collections and You"</a>. <br> <br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864867?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864867?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>During this program, Ulysses Grant Dietz,</strong> Curator at the Newark Museum confirmed many of my speculations.</span><br> <br> <span class="font-size-3"><strong>To be brief here are a couple of criteria a curator may apply when selecting jewelry for a museum's permanent collection.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3"><br> Curators and museums are looking for jewelry that looks good on display in a museum.</span> <br> <br> <span class="font-size-3">Size does matter.</span></strong> <span class="font-size-3"> Ulysses Dietz specifically mentioned that ring and cuff links</span><strong> (as an example) are small thus, difficult to show effectively.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In comparison, this bracelet is large enough to fill an entire pedestal case. Below is a shot of the bracelet at the Crocker Art Museum.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398867408?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398867408?profile=RESIZE_480x480" class="align-right" style="padding: 5px;" width="350"></a> </strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Another factor for selecting jewelry for a museum collection is the "conversation" in the jewelry.</span> The museum is thinking about how they can engage the museum viewer. How does a piece of jewelry fit the museum collection? or a theme for an exhibition.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The title of this bracelet "California Gold Uniformity of Granulation" is a great fit for the <a href="https://crockerartmuseum.org/about/museum/history#the-crockers" target="_blank">Crocker Art Museum.</a><br> <br> Crocker</strong> (of the Crocker Art Museum) was legal counsel for the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and brother of Charles Crocker, one of the "Big Four" railroad barons. We are talking about historic connections to the California gold rush, California silver mines and the first huge fortunes of California. So the connection to California and gold is a perfect fit.</p>
<p><strong><br> <br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868670?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868670?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" width="300"></a>Uniformity of Granulation</strong> was just a pun on gold granulation, and spoof on the obsessive nature of gold granulation.</p>
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<p>A little ironic since gold is the traditional material of jewelry but my bracelet is made from recycled tin cans. </p>
<p><br> The edge and reverse side are brass escutcheon pin as dots, pseudo gold granulation dots, and Champagne bubbles.</p>
<p><br> 2006 is year this bracelet was made.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869732?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869732?profile=RESIZE_480x480" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" width="350"></a>Ulysses Grant Dietz gave a articulate and informative insight into the curator and museum responsibilities for accepting jewelry into the museum collection.</p>
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<p>It still hope that we can share this recording and his presentation in the future. Stay tuned for updates.</p>
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<p><a href="%20http://askharriete.typepad.com/about.html" rel="author">Harriete Estel Berman</a></p>
I Love Your Work and Want to Make One for Myself is not a compliment, it is a copy
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-02-26:2104389:BlogPost:459836
2014-02-26T23:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869537?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869537?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" style="padding: 5px;" width="500"></img></a> The post "<span class="font-size-5" style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/i-love-your-work-and-want-to-make-one-for-myself.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">I love your work</span></a> and want to make one for myself"</span> is raising a lot of discussion and tons of comments. For this reason, I…</p>
<p><br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869537?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869537?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" style="padding: 5px;" width="500"></a>The post "<span class="font-size-5" style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/i-love-your-work-and-want-to-make-one-for-myself.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">I love your work</span></a> and want to make one for myself"</span> is raising a lot of discussion and tons of comments. For this reason, I am bringing a blog post to the Crafthaus community.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869659?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869659?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" width="200"></a><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/05/dont-get-hurt-by-black-hat-bad-and-ugly.html" target="_blank">To avoid duplicate content,</a> read the original post on <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/i-love-your-work-and-want-to-make-one-for-myself.html" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>.<br> <br> <span style="color: #0000ff;" class="font-size-6"><strong>For Crafthaus,</strong></span> I thought that this post could include an another story brought to my attention. The names have been removed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.</p>
<p><strong>The unfortunate problem right now is that digital technologies have developed faster that the social mores surrounding them.</strong> People copy images without attribution, or copy content they didn't write. Whole pages exist on Pinterest about "I want to make this." Makers stand at their wholesale/retail booth display which cost them $1,000's while enthusiasts make deep inquiries "I love your work and what to make something just like this for myself."<br> <br> <span style="color: #0000ff;" class="font-size-5"><strong>Here is a sample story:</strong></span></p>
<p>It has happened again! "Minutes before reading your post, I had actually responded to a "tell me how to make one" request. Here is one of several stories (of many) that I have on this topic:</p>
<p>"<strong>Several years ago while I was attending a conference, I succumbed to overwhelming pressure to share a technique I had developed.</strong> I did a demo of the technique for a small group of 6 or 7 people who all swore they would not pass it along, since I was actively selling the work made with this technique."</p>
<p>"<strong>Only a few weeks after my demo, a free online tutorial was posted</strong> by someone who had not even been present at the demo. I discovered that one of those who saw my demo at the conference reproduced it during a large guild meeting after she returned home, and the written tutorial was derived by a third person from that guild meeting."<br> <br> "<strong>When I contacted the tutorial author to ask her to take the tutorial down she said something like "No, the community NEEDS to share this important new technique</strong>". My <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet" target="_blank">BAD</a> for naively sharing in the first place, but I was amazed at this attitude and the disregard for the effect on my livelihood."</p>
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<p>"<strong>I have had more than one person very nicely ask me "Since you do not plan to teach or write a tutorial for technique X, would it be OK if I did?</strong>" To me, it felt like they were asking: "Could I please profit from your hard work and also undermine your business?" I was baffled as to what they could be thinking, how they could see this as an ethical thing to ask."</p>
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<p>"<strong>When a friend sent me a link to a direct knock off of one of my new designs for sale on Etsy</strong> I contacted the owner of the Etsy page and explained why they should remove it. The response was to send me links to two other copy cat pieces as evidence that everyone else was doing it, so she should be able to as well. It was eventually removed after I persisted.<br> <strong>"I saw an advertisement for a class featuring the technique I developed,</strong> which had now long since been out there. The image for the advertisement was an exact copy of one of my recent designs. There is often confusion about the difference between a TECHNIQUE (which can not be copyrighted, keeping it confidential is the only way to protect a technique you have developed) and a DESIGN (which is automatically copyrighted in the US)."</p>
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<p><span style="color: #808000;"><strong><span class="font-size-5">FROM Harriete:</span></strong></span><br> This one story demonstrates many "<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet" target="_blank">BAD and UGLY's</a> in the AGE of the Internet including, but not limited to:</p>
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<li>"<a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/i-love-your-work-and-want-to-make-one-for-myself.html" target="_blank"> I Love Your Work</a> and Want to Make One for Myself"</li>
<li> "<a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/guild-guilt-of-unauthorized-sharing-.html" target="_blank">The Guild of Unauthorized Sharing</a>"</li>
<li>"The Color Blind Paint Salesperson and the <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/workshop-copying-gets-ugly.html">Workshop Imposto</a>r"</li>
<li><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/05/copyright-ownership-vs-owning-the-dvd.html" target="_blank">"Copyright Ownership vs. Owning the </a>DVD</li>
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<p><br> <br> <br> <strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869720?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869720?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" width="200"></a> I am sure that many of you have stories to share and welcome hearing what you have to say. (</strong>If you want me to share your story anonymously, send it to me privately. and I will post it as a comment.)<br> <br> <strong>The issues are numerous,</strong> but our first step is to recognize the problem and bring awareness to all levels of the arts and craft community.<br> <br> <span class="font-size-5"><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/05/abilities-vs-choices-and-other-choice-quotes.html" target="_blank">"It is not our abilities that show who we really are</a>, it is our choices."</strong></span><br> <br> <a href="%20http://askharriete.typepad.com/about.html" rel="author">Harriete Estel Berman</a></p>
Collections, Collectors and Your Work in the Grassroots Collection
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-02-19:2104389:BlogPost:458227
2014-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><span class="font-size-4">Harriete Estel Berman & Betty Talbott spoke about the "grassroots" collection on Jay Whaley Metalsmith Bench Talk.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-7"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868498?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868498?profile=RESIZE_320x320" style="padding: 5px;" width="200"></img></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-7"><span class="font-size-4">Betty Talbott i<span class="font-size-3">s the Director of the …</span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Harriete Estel Berman & Betty Talbott spoke about the "grassroots" collection on Jay Whaley Metalsmith Bench Talk.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-7"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868498?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868498?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" width="200"></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-7"><span class="font-size-4">Betty Talbott i<span class="font-size-3">s the Director of the <strong><a href="http://ohiocraft.org/" target="_blank">Ohio Craft Museum</a></strong> </span></span></span><span class="font-size-3">and Artistic Director of the <strong><a href="http://ohiocraft.org/" target="_blank">Ohio Designer Craftsmen</a></strong>. This crafts organization has an extensive collection of member works and are a stellar example of "grassroots" collections.<br> <br></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #000000;"><strong>Do you wonder about how you should maker mark your work?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869785?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869785?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" width="200"></a></strong></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong style="color: #0000ff;"><span class="font-size-3">How about your inventory records?</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #000000;"><strong><br> Do you see fame and fortune of the future,</strong> but not sure how to develop the provenance for your work?<br> <br> <strong>What is the value of being in a "collection?" </strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872313?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872313?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" width="200"></a>DON'T MISS THIS <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2014/02/20/metalsmith-benchtalk-harriete-estel-berman-talks-snag-psd-2014" target="_blank">interview on Jay Whaley</a> Metalsmith Bench Talk on Blog Talk Radio.<br> </strong><br> <strong><em>This information will NOT be repeated at the Conference.</em></strong> <br> This is a special program. <br> 3:00 p.m. PST/ 6:00 p.m. EST</p>
<p>MORE INFORMATION about the upcoming SNAG <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/collectors-collections-and-your-work.html" target="_blank">Professional Development Seminar</a> is in this post on <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>. </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872552?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872552?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872947?profile=original" target="_self"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Why Is This </span></strong></span></a><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2014/02/why-is-this-necklace-worth-602000.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Necklace Worth $602,000</span></a>?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The same factors influence the value of your work.<br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872947?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872947?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="550"></a>The <strong>SNAG Professional Development Seminar</strong> is organized by Brigitte Martin, Crafthaus Editor, and artist Harriete Estel Berman. <br> Do you have skills in AV editing?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Would you like to be part of something big?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contact us by private message. Be part of the PDS.</span></p>
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Alibaba and The Forty Thieves - Are You One?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2014-02-01:2104389:BlogPost:454946
2014-02-01T19:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
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<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;">The copycat problem has become a chronic issue in the crafts community.</strong></p>
<p>The thieves are every where, yet we whisper about the problems embarrassed or afraid of the negative publicity.<br></br> <br></br> <strong>It is time WE RAISED OUR VOICES IN A CHORUS</strong> of awareness about the copycat thieves.<br></br> <br></br> <strong>To this end I wrote a post on the American Craft Council blog</strong> titled:…<br></br> <br></br></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;">The copycat problem has become a chronic issue in the crafts community.</strong></p>
<p>The thieves are every where, yet we whisper about the problems embarrassed or afraid of the negative publicity.<br> <br> <strong>It is time WE RAISED OUR VOICES IN A CHORUS</strong> of awareness about the copycat thieves.<br> <br> <strong>To this end I wrote a post on the American Craft Council blog</strong> titled:<br> <br> <span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff6600;" class="font-size-7"><a href="http://craftcouncil.org/post/alibaba-and-copycat-thieves" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Alibaba and the Copycat Thieves</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff6600;" class="font-size-7"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://craftcouncil.org/post/alibaba-and-copycat-thieves" target="_blank"><br></a></span></span><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ffcc00;" class="font-size-7"><span class="font-size-1"><a href="http://craftcouncil.org/post/alibaba-and-copycat-thieves" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffcc00;">Click on title. Read the post. Become informed</span></a>.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';" class="font-size-7"><a href="http://craftcouncil.org/post/alibaba-and-copycat-thieves" target="_blank"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><br></span></a></span></span></p>
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<p><strong><strong><em>Please consider sharing this post with a link to the original source.</em></strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Until awareness saturates the craft community</strong> into every "craft corner", manufacturer, retailer, consumer, and becomes a public discussion, the copycat thieves will continue as pirates of our work, our ideas, our content. <strong><em><br> <br></em></strong> <b>"The solution can’t come from me alone, or a committee, or even one organization. The solution is everyone in our craft</b><b> </b><b>community.</b> The power lies in the community to create an expectation or social moiré for ethical, moral and legal behavior.<b>"*</b></p>
<p><b><br> *Quote from the lecture, "<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet" target="_blank">The GOOD, The Bad, and The Ugly</a> in the Age of the Internet."</b></p>
<p><b> Harriete</b></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875848?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875848?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left" width="180"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877070?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876060?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-right" width="180"></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876132?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876132?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-center" width="180"></a></p>
A Discussion about "The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet with Jay Whaley on Blog Talk Radioith J
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2013-09-12:2104389:BlogPost:434817
2013-09-12T01:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>The lecture <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet.html" target="_blank">"The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet"</a> continues to create dialog and discussion on the Internet. Recently Jay Whaley, and I discussed the issues and four recommendations in a lively conversation on …</p>
<p>The lecture <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet.html" target="_blank">"The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet"</a> continues to create dialog and discussion on the Internet. Recently Jay Whaley, and I discussed the issues and four recommendations in a lively conversation on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2013/08/22/metalsmith-benchtalk-with-harriete-estel-berman" target="_blank">Metalsmith Bench Talk.</a></p>
<p>You can listen online or download the archived version to energize your day with a thought provoking discussion about ethical and legal issues within the craft community.<br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398856989?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398856989?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857306?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857306?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398858079?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398858079?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398860306?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398860306?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">The <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/03/recommendations-from-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet.html" target="_blank">four RECOMMENDATIONS</a> from the lecture</span><br> were discussed during the conversation.<br> <strong><span style="color: #111111;"><br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Use tutorials and instructional materials for what they were intended….. your personal use. </span></span></strong><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Do not copy or distribute tutorials or instructional materials unless you wrote the content.<br> <br></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Do not sell or exhibit work derived from tutorials, workshops, or books.</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c381b3afd970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="RECOMMENDATION-Authors-teachers " class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c381b3afd970b thinglinkFiltered" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c381b3afd970b-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="RECOMMENDATION-Authors-teachers "></a><br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Be more specific about how books, tutorials and information are to be used ethically and legally.<br></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>If you have any comments I'd would appreciate hearing what you have to say.<br> Harriete</strong></span></p>
The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet.
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2013-05-07:2104389:BlogPost:414411
2013-05-07T00:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet" target="_blank">"The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet"</a><br></br></strong></span> is a Keynote Address I originally gave for the International Polymer Clay Association annual conference.<br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398873358?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398873358?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a> <br></br> It addresses some of the…</p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-the-age-of-the-internet" target="_blank">"The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet"</a><br></strong></span> is a Keynote Address I originally gave for the International Polymer Clay Association annual conference.<br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398873358?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398873358?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><br> It addresses some of the chronic problems plaguing the arts and crafts community in the age of the internet.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">To SUMMARIZE BRIEFLY there are several issues surfacing in the art and craft community:</span></p>
<p><b><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398874291?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398874291?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a>1. unbridled sharing of content . </b><br> <b>2. over dependence on tutorials and instructions.</b><br> <b>3. Lack of critique- we have entered into what I am calling the world of “like”</b></p>
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<p><b><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875706?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875706?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a></b><b>Ugly is distributing or selling copied work.<br> <br> The copying and distribution of either the artwork or instructional materials is both unethical and illegal.</b></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Discussions have been multi-faceted</strong></span><span class="font-size-4"><strong>.</strong></span></p>
<p>The concerns addressed in the lecture actually opened wider discussions about issues that I never considered including the<a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/workshop-copying-gets-ugly.html" target="_blank">"workshop imposter"</a> and <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/guild-guilt-of-unauthorized-sharing-.html" target="_blank">"The Guild of UnAuthorized Sharing."</a></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>"There seems to be some confusion in the arts and crafts community about ownership of information."</strong></span> This is addressed in the post titled, <strong><a href="http://Copyright%20Ownership%20vs.%20Owning%20the%20DVD" target="_blank">"Copyright Ownership vs. Owning the DVD</a></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Additional posts address the concept of Fair Use.</strong></span> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/05/the-gray-zone-framed-by-black-white-.html" target="_blank">The Gray Zone Framed By Black & White</a>. Quoting this post, "<strong>Copyright Law</strong> tries to clarify ethical and legal sharing <strong>to encourage creativity</strong>. Proper sharing expands our communication and enlightens our community. In contrast, unethical and illegal sharing dilutes and diminishes the value of our collective efforts."</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875870?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875870?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="113"></a></span><strong><span class="font-size-3">I want to encourage everyone on Crafthaus</span> to consider watching the lecture,</strong> and participating in the discussion, if they are so inclined either on ASK Harriete, or on Crafthaus.</p>
<p><br> <br> <span class="font-size-3"><strong>The issues are complex.</strong></span><br> If you have a question or are confused about an issue, please share your question either publicly or privately so I can clarify.<br> <br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876176?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876176?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><br> <strong>The internet and social networks like Crafthaus</strong> can be very positive in <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/bad-ugly-and-alternatives-1.html" target="_blank">"The Force for Good."</a><br> <br> <strong>It is also important to realize that as a community we need to be advocates for ethical and legal behavior."</strong> Otherwise the core values of our community become undermined.<strong>" <em><br></em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Thatcher_Ulrich" target="_blank" title="Laurel Thatcher Ulrich">Laurel Thatcher Ulrich</a> said</strong>, <strong>"Small actions by large numbers of people can <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/05/abilities-vs-choices-and-other-choice-quotes.html" target="_blank">bring about profound change."</a><br></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13pt;">"We should honor and reward</span> the original authors and makers and support the incentives and professional recognition that motivates them to create and provide top quality workshops", instructional materials, books, e-books and original art/craft.<br></em></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Unethical and illegal behavior</strong></span> is not just from the enthusiast maker.</p>
<p>It is an endemic issue in the academic world as well.<br> <br> <strong>We all need to recognize that we may be naively contributing to eroding standards</strong> of <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/02/pinterest-quick-tips-to-become-a-pinner.html" target="_blank">sharing on Pinterest,</a> Facebook, or on our blog by copying other people's work, tutorials, workshops, instructions, or work. Please keep in mind that <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/04/ethical-sharing-honors-original-content.html" target="_blank">Ethical SHARING Honors Original Content</a><br> <br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877215?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398877215?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><br> <br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398878077?profile=original"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 2px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398878077?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><span class="font-size-4">Subscribe to <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a></span> for following the posts and discussions.</p>
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CRAFTING Better SEO for Craftspeople and Artists
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2013-01-29:2104389:BlogPost:391907
2013-01-29T18:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><span class="font-size-7" style="font-family: impact,chicago;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">ASK Harriete & Whaley Studios offer a podcast on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2013/01/31/metalsmith-benchtalk-harriete-estel-berman-seo-for-artists" target="_blank">Crafting Better SEO…</a></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: impact,chicago;" class="font-size-7"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">ASK Harriete & Whaley Studios offer a podcast on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2013/01/31/metalsmith-benchtalk-harriete-estel-berman-seo-for-artists" target="_blank">Crafting Better SEO</a></span></span></p>
<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><br> <span class="font-size-3"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851515?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851515?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><span style="color: #3366ff;">We start with basic and easy skills</span> <span class="font-size-2">to improve visibility for your art and craft work. It doesn't matter whether you use social media like Crafthaus, or have a blog or website, all of this information will be relevant and start you on a path for internet success.</span></span> <br> <br> <span class="font-size-3"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Fundamental webmaster skills</span> <span class="font-size-2">are not hard to learn and can improve whether your images, blog or website are lost or found in search.</span></span></span></span><br class="font-size-2"><br> <span class="font-size-3"><br> <span class="font-size-4" style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios/2013/01/31/metalsmith-benchtalk-harriete-estel-berman-seo-for-artists" target="_blank">LISTEN to the PODCAST<br></a></span> <span class="font-size-3" style="color: #000000;">It is recorded and available for convenient listening.</span></span></span><br> <br> <br> <span class="font-size-3">There is a post on <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/01/crafting-better-seo-guide-to-seo-topics-discussed-on-metalsmith-benchtalk-whaley-studios.html" target="_blank">ASK Harriete Crafting Better SEO</a> with links to the topics we mentioned for follow up review.<br> <br> All of this information is based on the series <span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/search-engine-optimization-for-artists-and-crafts-people/" target="_blank">Search Engine Optimization for Artists and Craftspeople</a></span></span></span></span> <span class="font-size-3"><span class="userContent"><span class="font-size-3"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><span class="font-size-3">that is posted on ASK Harriete, but I think the radio show will help you get started.<br> <br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853710?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853710?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a></span></span></span></span></span>Are you confused? Wonder where to start on improving internet visibility for your work? <br> <span style="color: #808000;"><span class="font-size-5">ASK QUESTIONS<br></span></span> EMAIL ME AT: harriete [at] sbcglobal.net<br></span></h5>
<p><strong>Engage in the conversation.</strong><br> Leave a comment or question here on Crafthaus and I will answer it.<br> <a rel="author" href="%20http://askharriete.typepad.com/about.html">Harriete Estel Berman<br></a></p>
IMPROVE VISIBILITY of Your Website in SEARCH RESULTS
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2013-01-16:2104389:BlogPost:389924
2013-01-16T21:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868720?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868720?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></img></a> <strong>The wonderful aspect of the internet</strong> is that it creates so many opportunities to share your art and craft.</span><br></br><br></br> <span class="font-size-4"><strong>It is THRILLING that there are forums like here on Crafthaus <span class="font-size-2">to create a dialog or generate visibility. There is no need to wait for the rare…</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868720?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868720?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><strong>The wonderful aspect of the internet</strong> is that it creates so many opportunities to share your art and craft.</span><br><br> <span class="font-size-4"><strong>It is THRILLING that there are forums like here on Crafthaus <span class="font-size-2">to create a dialog or generate visibility. There is no need to wait for the rare opportunity to have your work published in a book or magazine.</span></strong></span><br><br> <span class="font-size-3"><strong>On the other hand, I don't think artists and makers are doing enough to share their work with a wider audience.</strong></span> <span class="font-size-3">If craft is going to survive and blossom in the 21st century we need to expand our audience beyond the arts and crafts community.</span><br><br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869734?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869734?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300"></a><strong>We need to grab onto the Long Tail</strong> of the Internet and hold on tight. If you aren't' familiar with the concept of the Long Tail there are two posts about the topic.</p>
<p><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2009/10/riding-the-long-tail-marketing-craft-on-the-internet.html" target="_blank">ACC Conference: Riding the ‘Long Tail’: Marketing Craft on the Internet</a></p>
<p><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2009/11/long-tail-a-follow-up.html" target="_blank">Long Tail - Blockbuster versus Netflix, and the art/craft world..</a><br><br> <strong>The internet is having a tremendous impact on the arts and crafts community.</strong> <em>But this is just the beginning.</em> We can not underestimate the future of e-commerce and the future trends of search.<br><br> <span class="font-size-6" style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>The future of the internet is original content.</strong><br></span> <strong>This is where creative individuals can really stand out with the right tools and be found on the Long Tail.</strong> <span class="font-size-3">There is a huge opportunity with more refined SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This is where I think artists and makers are missing out on the potential to expand their market and the visibility of their work.</span><br><br><br> <span class="font-size-5" style="color: #808000;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872754?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872754?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a>ASK Harriete is running a wholes series of posts</span> to help artists and makers improve their websites and blogs for greater visibility.<br><br> <strong>ALL THE TOOLS mentioned are free.</strong> Every post offers clear instructions.<br><br> There are more posts already published (not listed here) and more to come.<br><br> Subscribe to <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a> to learn how to become the webmaster of your own domain.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6"><br> <strong>Below is a list of posts by topic:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Yes, this is too much work for one day.</strong>..but try one post every other day. They are reorganized to provide a logical progression. Take small steps to the huge potential of the long tail.<br> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6">2013</span></strong></p>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/01/new-day-new-year-2013-website-copyright-.html" target="_blank">New Day New Year 2013 Website Copyright<br><br></a> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6">SPAM</span></strong></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/spam-comments-hurt-your-site.html" target="_blank">Spam Comments Hurt Your Site<br></a></strong></span> <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6"><br> <strong>SITE PERFORMANCE</strong><br></span></p>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/your-site-performance-improves-seo.html" target="_blank">Your Site Performance Improves SEO</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/google-guidelines-for-the-best-your-site-can-be-.html" target="_blank">Google Guidelines For the Best Your Site Can Be</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/seo-did-you-register-your-web-site-on-google-webmaster-tools-.html" target="_blank">Did You Register Your Web Site on Google Webmaster</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/01/4-tips-to-improve-search-for-your-images.html" target="_blank">4 TIPS to Improve Search for Your Images<br><br></a></h3>
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<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/rewrite-short-meta-descriptions-for-seo.html" target="_blank">REWRITE Short Meta Descriptions for SEO</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/finding-and-fixing-duplicate-meta-descriptions.html" target="_blank">Finding & Fixing Duplicate Meta Descriptions</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/avoid-url-mistakes-i-have-made.html" target="_blank">Avoid URL Mistakes I Have MADE</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/seo-success-fix-those-duplicate-titles.html" target="_blank">SEO Success: Fix Those Duplicate Title</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2011/12/titles-rule-title-every-one-of-your-website-pages-differently-1.html" target="_blank">Titles RULE - Title EVERY ONE of Your Website Pages Differently</a></h3>
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<h3><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6"><strong>SITEMAPS <span class="font-size-4">TO IMPROVE SEARCH</span><br></strong></span></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/has-google-found-your-site-every-page.html" target="_blank">Has Google found your site? Every page?</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/create-a-sitemap-and-submit-for-better-seo-visibility.html" target="_blank">Create a Sitemap and Submit for Visibility</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/01/create-a-sitemap-for-your-website.html" target="_blank">Create A Sitemap For Your Website Using a free 3rd Party Website</a></h3>
<h3> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2013/01/artists-submit-your-sitemap-to-google.html" target="_blank">Artists: Submit Your Sitemap to Google</a></h3>
Take Responsibility for Craft Show Success
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-12-20:2104389:BlogPost:385341
2012-12-20T19:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Success at a craft show</strong> starts before you even apply. Yes, this is truer than you could possibly expect. <br></br> <br></br> It doesn't matter whether your work is fabulous, well designed or priced right, if it doesn't fit the show you will be disappointed. Participation in a show that does not fit your work is a waste of time and money. <br></br> <br></br> Guest Author<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.antelman.com/" target="_blank">Alison Antelman…</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Success at a craft show</strong> starts before you even apply. Yes, this is truer than you could possibly expect. <br> <br> It doesn't matter whether your work is fabulous, well designed or priced right, if it doesn't fit the show you will be disappointed. Participation in a show that does not fit your work is a waste of time and money. <br> <br> Guest Author<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.antelman.com/" target="_blank">Alison Antelman</a> is an experienced craft show vendor with 12 years of experience at craft shows and art festivals. Since then, she has learned to investigate prior to craft show participation and use her years of <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/openstudios_checklist.html" target="_blank">open studios</a><a href="http://www.sawtoothbuilding.com/" target="_blank" title="Sawtooth Building in Berkeley, CA Open Studio events.sT "></a> to help her assess shows and select the most successful events. Learn from Alison's years of experience the easy way (sitting at your computer) instead of under a tent of tears and frustration.<br></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/11/6-steps-to-craft-show-research-.html" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398874316?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250">6 STEPS to Craft Show Research</a></strong></span></p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/what-is-the-artists-job-for-art-festival-or-craft-show.html" target="_blank">What's the Artist's Job for a Show?</a></span></h3>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/responsibilities-of-craft-show-organizers.html" target="_blank">Responsibilities of Craft Show Organizers</a></span></h3>
Do You Understand the Impact of Discounts?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-12-11:2104389:BlogPost:383860
2012-12-11T16:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>Today's post on ASK Harriete is titled <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/my-seasonal-stress-disorder-discounts.html" target="_blank">My Seasonal Stress Disorder: DISCOUNTS.</a> It offers a short description of the issues and a link to another article about discounts by <a href="http://www.reddotblog.com/wordpress/index.php/author/admin/" target="_blank" title="Jason Horejs on Red Dot Blog">Jason Horejs</a>.…</p>
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<p>Today's post on ASK Harriete is titled <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/my-seasonal-stress-disorder-discounts.html" target="_blank">My Seasonal Stress Disorder: DISCOUNTS.</a> It offers a short description of the issues and a link to another article about discounts by <a href="http://www.reddotblog.com/wordpress/index.php/author/admin/" target="_blank" title="Jason Horejs on Red Dot Blog">Jason Horejs</a>.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">I strongly disagree with the premise of discounts for one of a kind art or craft.</span></strong> Every holiday season, I whither like a dried up fall leaf as I watch the art and craft world try to compete in a shop till you drop world of consumer discounts. <br/></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Ten years ago I wrote a document about <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/discounts.html" target="_blank" title="Discounts in the Professional Guidelines">DISCOUNTS</a> for the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank" title="Professional Guidelines for the arts and craft community">PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES.</a></strong> The opinions in this document were reviewed, evaluated, supported, and edited by <a href="http://www.brucemetcalf.com/" target="_blank" title="Bruce Metcalf">Bruce Metcalf,</a> Board Liaison and Contributing Editor; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/suzanne-baizerman/a/86b/1b1" target="_blank" title="Suzanne Baizerman, curator">Suzanne Baizerman</a>, curator; <a href="http://www.tamidean.com/" target="_blank" title="Tami Dean">Tami Dean,</a> production artist; <a href="http://www.cca.edu/academics/faculty/mdasilva" target="_blank" title="Marilyn da Silva">Marilyn da Silva</a>, artist; <a href="http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/study_leaders/lloydherman/" target="_blank" title="Lloyd Herman">Lloyd Herman</a>, curator; <a href="http://www.denovo.com/" target="_blank" title="De Novo Gallery in Palo Alto, CA">Cherry LeBrun, owner of DeNovo Gallery</a>; <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/12/www.paisinmediations.com/" target="_blank" title="Marc David Paisin, Attorney at Law">Marc David Paisin</a>, Attorney at Law; Dana Singer, Executive Director of <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/" target="_blank" title="SNAG">SNAG</a>; <a href="http://www.lyndawatsonart.com/" target="_blank" title="Lynda Watson">Lynda Watson,</a> metalsmith; and <a href="http://www.taboostudio.com/artist_dtl.asp?artist=Carol%20Webb" target="_blank">Carol Webb,</a> production artist. </span></p>
<p><br/> <span class="font-size-5">In this post on Crafthaus,</span> I decided to post the introduction to the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES</a> document <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/discounts.html" target="_blank">DISCOUNTS.</a></p>
<p>This <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/discounts.html" target="_blank">DISCOUNTS.</a>document is a complement to the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">Professional Guidelines</a> topics titled, <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank">Consignment Contract</a> and <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ExhibitionContract.html" target="_blank">Exhibition Contract</a> where discounts may discussed as a contractual issue between the gallery or exhibition sponsor and the artist.</p>
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<h1>I Introduction</h1>
<p>In our society, price establishes worth and value. For better or worse, the common denominator in the marketplace is the dollar, and worth is measured by what people will pay. It is the job of both the artist and the gallery to establish the value of the artist’s work (by virtue of its uniqueness, craftsmanship, reputation and quality), and remind people that this worth is reflected in its price. The price confirms this value. If the selling price is negotiable, then the discounted price will be the true value, not the retail price. As a result, it’s in every artist’s interest to maintain close control over the selling prices of his or her work.</p>
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<p>When a store decides to offer a discount on merchandise that they purchased wholesale, they are simply cutting their portion of the retail price. In the retail business, discounting has several motives. Among them are: to attract new customers by offering selected products at a loss; to get rid of products that have not sold well; or to eliminate old inventory to make space for new inventory.</p>
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<p>But the art business is different than ordinary retail. The selling of art functions at a different level, not in the least because most galleries do not own the work they sell. Generally, artwork is consigned to galleries, and the artist owns the work. Nor is it very dignified to think of artworks as mere merchandise. Consequently, discounting in these circumstances can have an immediate impact on the value of the work and the artist’s reputation. Not all of it is good.</p>
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<p>It has become increasingly common for galleries to offer discounts from their retail prices. At one time, the practice of giving discounts applied only to major works of art, at prices of tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Discounts were rarely offered - except to very important collectors. This is no longer the case.</p>
<p>Awareness about "collector's discounts" appears to be widespread. Requests for discounts have increased dramatically, and the prices at which collectors request them have dropped. Reducing the price up to 10% is not unusual; sometimes even greater discounts are requested. In this atmosphere, no self-respecting collector wants to be the one that DIDN’T get a discount. The net result is that retail prices are assumed to be negotiable, and galleries expect artists to share the financial impact.</p>
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<p>READ THE <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/discounts.html" target="_blank">DISCOUNTS</a> document in the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES</a> to understand the impact of Discounts on your artwork, why it devalues your work and your reputation.</p>
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<p>Share your opinion on discounts in the comments. What do you say when people ask for discounts?</p>
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<p>© <b>2002, 2010 Harriete Estel Berman</b></p>
<p>Special acknowledgment is hereby given for the contributions of the Professional Guidelines Committee 2002; Bruce Metcalf, Board Liaison and Contributing Editor; Suzanne Baizerman, curator; Tami Dean, production artist; Marilyn da Silva, artist; Lloyd Herman, curator; Cherry LeBrun, owner of DeNovo Gallery; Marc David Paisin, Attorney at Law; Dana Singer, Executive Director of SNAG; Lynda Watson, metalsmith; and Carol Webb, production artist. </p>
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Is Your Booth Display REMARKABLE?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-11-10:2104389:BlogPost:377809
2012-11-10T01:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This post on Crafthaus is a few <em>knock your sock off ideas</em> for making your booth display REMARKABLE !!!!!!!!!! This is an abridged version for a wholes series of posts from <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/display/" target="_blank">ASK Harriete on display.</a><br></br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>The whole idea for this series of posts</strong> is to be inspired by display ideas from either stores or window…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This post on Crafthaus is a few <em>knock your sock off ideas</em> for making your booth display REMARKABLE !!!!!!!!!! This is an abridged version for a wholes series of posts from <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/display/" target="_blank">ASK Harriete on display.</a><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>The whole idea for this series of posts</strong> is to be inspired by display ideas from either stores or window displays.</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/11/resources-and-highlights-for-remarkable-booth-display.html" target="_blank">Resources and Highlights for Remarkable Booth Display</a><br>Offers several resources for ideas including three book, online archive of Bergdorf Goodman windows and commentary.<br><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864472?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864472?profile=original" width="561"></a></p>
<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/guidelines-for-remarkable-booth-display.html" target="_blank">Guidelines for Remarkable Booth Display</a></h3>
<p>A brief outline of important considerations.<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864472?profile=original"></a></p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/11/booth-display-impacts-customer-behavior.html">Booth Display Impacts Customer Behavior</a></h3>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864803?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864803?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8a5ff970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8a5ff970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Hangers" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8a5ff970d-400wi" alt="Hangers"><br></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>What could be more simple and fantastic</strong> than a tangle of hangers to create an innovative background. A perfect theme for anything clothing related.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Metallic gold hangers have a completely different look.</span><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d5342bf970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3d5342bf970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Hangersgold" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d5342bf970c-400wi" alt="Hangersgold"></a><br> <a title="White hangers" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26154094@N03/6233579736/in/pool-shoot_thru_glass/" target="_blank"><strong>White hangers look just as fantastic!</strong></a><br><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8b78b970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8b78b970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="White twigs" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c8b78b970d-400wi" alt="White twigs"></a><br> <strong>Painted white twigs</strong> seem like a great idea for a holiday show...but don't over fill the twigs with merchandise. The twigs are your eye catching focal point and you don't want to loose the drama.</p>
<p><strong><em>Wondering ....</em></strong>what to do with those old cassette or video tapes?</p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" title="The window display blog " href="http://thewindowdisplayblog.com/2010/09/22/harvey-nichols-shows-the-tools-of-a-good-window/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Cassette tapes " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d109846970c-400wi" alt="Cassette tapes "></a><br> <strong><em>JUST DRAPE THE TAPE...</em></strong> Tapes aren't that strong,,,,,,but certainly strong enough to catch the eye. Practically speaking you could always camouflage some mono-filament fishing line for strength.<br><br> <strong>Building the fixtures</strong> (like this piano) may take too long...but I am thinking, what about the jewel boxes from C.D.s? Glue them together in a grid. Build a front to your display to camouflage the legs.<br><br> <strong>What could be easier than helium balloon letters?</strong><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="Window for Bergdorf Goodman" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26154094@N03/7297121642/in/pool-shoot_thru_glass" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c809ba970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Helium ballonletters" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c809ba970d-400wi" alt="Helium ballonletters"></a><br> <a title="Window for Bergdorf Goodman" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26154094@N03/7297121642/in/pool-shoot_thru_glass" target="_blank"><strong>In this window for Bergdorf Goodman</strong> the helium letters</a> spell out the store name. The brilliant orange dress really works as a focal point. You could use a variation of this idea to spell out your name. <a title="Window Dressing for Booth Display - Your Name on Display" " href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/window-dressing-for-booth-display-your-name-on-display.html" target="_blank">Remember the post "YOUR Name on Display"</a>suggests getting your name up high</p>
<p><strong><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" title="Wreath of Flower Petals" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenboutique/1314169332/sizes/m/in/set-72157594581911107/" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c3323e942970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="FlowerPetalWreath" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c3323e942970b-200wi" alt="FlowerPetalWreath"><br></a> Look at these other amazing ideas for suspending creativity in the air by <a title="Ken Marten" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenboutique/sets/72157594581911107/" target="_blank">Ken Marten</a>.</strong> <a title="Flower petals adhesive flower window displaya" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenboutique/1314169332/sizes/m/in/set-72157594581911107/" target="_blank">They both use Vaseline as an adhesive.</a></p>
<p><a title="Blue Flower petals in a window display." href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenboutique/1313284623/sizes/m/in/set-72157594581911107/" target="_blank"><br></a> <br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c7fb6b970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c7fb6b970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="BlueFLOWERwreath" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4c7fb6b970d-200wi" alt="BlueFLOWERwreath"></a><strong>Blue flower petals</strong> are inspired....I can also imagine this with autumn leaves.</p>
<p><strong>Imagine EVERYONE at the show...coming to your booth.</strong> Selling at a show is all about numbers. The more people in your booth, the more sales you will make.<br><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="White on White umbrella, foamcore and horse" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26154094@N03/6888372379/in/pool-1208746@N24/lightbox/" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c3324279c970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="WhiteFoamCore,umbrella" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c3324279c970b-400wi" alt="WhiteFoamCore,umbrella"></a><br> <strong>This could all be made in foam core</strong>without the horse and be amazing.</p>
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<p><strong>The extra work required for a spectacular booth will be worth the effort.</strong><br> A fabulous booth will bring in your customers.<br> A fabulous booth shot will get you into the next show.<br> A fabulous booth will earn you a reputation for "worth watching", blog posts and magazine articles.<br>Be prepared with lots of cards. People will go home to look at your web site.</p>
<p><strong>Today's booth ideas are white on white.<br><br> A collection of mundane to ordinary objects all painted white</strong> can be extraordinary.<br><br> <a style="float: left;" title="Cake plate" href="http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/lace-edge-cake-plate" target="_blank"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CakeplatewhiteWhite" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4a37563970d-200wi" alt="CakeplatewhiteWhite"></a><strong>White on White always looks fabulous.<br></strong> If your work is small, what if were displayed on Cake Plates, white plates, white boxes, white baskets? Yard sales shopping might help you find some great solutions.<br>Finish with a can of white spray paint. </p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d104d9e970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3d104d9e970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="WhiteWhite" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d104d9e970c-400wi" alt="WhiteWhite"></a></p>
<p><strong>To much furniture to transport?</strong> How about this <a title="Painted furniture from The Urban Farm and Garden" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=294617330643043&set=a.175741369197307.31096.175564625881648&type=1&theater" target="_blank">iteration of white furniture I found at The Urban Farm and Garden</a></p>
<p><strong>Only the shelf is real, but all you need for display.</strong><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4b87b2f970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017ee4b87b2f970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Painted furniture from The Urban Farm & Garden on Facebook" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017ee4b87b2f970d-400wi" alt="Painted furniture from The Urban Farm & Garden on Facebook"></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Maybe just one or two props</strong></span> are all that is needed to make a booth look distinctive.<br><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c32f98983970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c32f98983970b" style="width: 250px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="White box white ribbon" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c32f98983970b-250wi" alt="White box white ribbon"></a><strong>White boxes with white ribbons.</strong> Big boxes stacked up could create a pedestal. More boxes hold up your table top.<br></span> <br> <strong>White ribbon big bow and boxes</strong>in the back of your booth? An elegant and festive motif for the holidays.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Many booths need mirrors to sell their items.</strong>... such as jewelry, scarves, or clothing.</span><br> <span class="font-size-3">Why not make your mirror a focal point?</span><br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d10700b970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3d10700b970c" style="width: 360px;" title="Mirror, mirror." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3d10700b970c-400wi" alt="Mirror, mirror."></a></p>
<p><strong>Imagine a whole booth of mirrors</strong>or find an old mirror and decorate it to match your booth.</p>
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<p><strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <span class="font-size-3">A mirror</span></strong> <span class="font-size-3">is necessary for customers to look at themselves trying on jewelry....but emiko oye has taken this one step</span> <span class="font-size-3">further by decorating her mirror with Legos to make it consistent with her theme. <em>Look closely</em>...</span><br> Photo Credit: <a title="Ravipa Veerasaksri" href="Ravipa%20Veerasaksri" target="_blank">Ravipa Veerasaksri</a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>COLOR CHOICE FOR YOUR BOOTH IS IMPORTANT!</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c329a56e2970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c329a56e2970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="WindowwhiteRED" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c329a56e2970b-400wi" alt="WindowwhiteRED"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">ABC used minimalist window details to illuminate visionary designers. These included Tom Dixon, The Conran Shop, Moroso/M’Afrique, local designers with VOOS Brooklyn, Glas Italia and a tribute to the classic Fritz Hansen Egg Chair by artist Tal R.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><br><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Pure white, black details and a spot of color</strong> always make an eye catching combination. Keep the color accent to one strong color.</span><br></span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="Seattle Downtown Window for Nordstrom's" href="http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/other-retail/Store-WIndows-Showca-1876.htm" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3cc8f04d970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Orangediagonallines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3cc8f04d970c-400wi" alt="Orangediagonallines"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Nordstrom’s<br> Seattle flagship store window designed by Nate Rasmussen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>An area of</strong></span></span></span> <strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">eye catching and energizing</span></strong> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>color with diagonal lines</strong> from the cord creates a memorable impression. The cord could be used to hang anything from pitchers to clothing</span>. The gears are completely optional.</span><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="sky window with clouds" href="http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/other-retail/Store-WIndows-Showca-1886.htm" target="_blank"></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="sky window with clouds" href="http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/other-retail/Store-WIndows-Showca-1886.htm" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c329a83df970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Skycloud" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c329a83df970b-400wi" alt="Skycloud"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>Macy’s window with graphic white clouds that acted as platforms for the mannequins or<br> your merchandise. The windows also showcased kites, birds and insects<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.<br></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br> <strong>Use your imagination.</strong> Blue fabric in the background. Foam core clouds could be a background or extra display for merchandise. Make your own fabric kites to match your aesthetic. One or two kites within a booth space are all you need. Consider putting your name on the kites as a way to get your name up high.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="Grafitt window background." href="http://www.ddionline.com/displayanddesignideas/galleries/other-retail/Store-WIndows-Showca-1890.htm" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c329a8f3c970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Grafitti background" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c329a8f3c970b-400wi" alt="Grafitti background"></a><br> Topshop's experiential “Colour Shock” window campaign was to mix a life event with commercial art in order to generate a maximum wow-factor. The result is a concept that combines a regular window space with the art of up-and-coming Japanese artist Que Houxo, who painted the window space with fluorescent paint, while passersby observed the spectacle.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><br> Fabric or paper with paint or graffiti images</strong> with lots of color and diagonals can really be eye-catching. Don't forgot to include your name in the graffiti so everyone remembers your name. What if you let anyone who bought work to sign their name on the side of your booth with a paint marker?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CHECK OUT <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/display/" target="_blank">Ask Harriete for a lot more ideas for booth display.</a><br></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-5"><strong>My CONCERN is that purchased displays, cases and standards of professionalism in the white tent have turned to stale white bread.<br><br></strong></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Make your booth REMARKABLE <span class="font-size-2">to engage your customer in a whole new way. <a href="http://www.%20askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">Find more ideas on ASK Harriete.</a></span><br></strong></span></span></span></span></p>
The White Tent Rehab
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-10-04:2104389:BlogPost:371248
2012-10-04T15:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>The series of posts on Crafthaus are an abridged version of ASK Harriete for the convenience of the Crafthaus audience. You are welcome to comment here or on <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete.</a></p>
<p>AT this point the series about the craft market place has been evolving for over a month. The issues are complex, I am trying to untangle the economic dynamics methodically.…</p>
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<p>The series of posts on Crafthaus are an abridged version of ASK Harriete for the convenience of the Crafthaus audience. You are welcome to comment here or on <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete.</a></p>
<p>AT this point the series about the craft market place has been evolving for over a month. The issues are complex, I am trying to untangle the economic dynamics methodically.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #003300;" class="font-size-6"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/aligning-craft-values-and-craft-practices-with-the-new-economy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003300;">Aligning Craft Values and Craft Practices with the New Economy</span></a></span></p>
<p><strong>There were many heartfelt comments</strong> responding to the <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/average-doesnt-cut-the-mustard-any-more.html" target="_blank" title="Average Doesn't Cut the Mustard Any More">previous posts</a> about <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/extra-stuff.html" target="_blank" title="The "dismal brand" of craft.">the brand of craft</a>. Some questioned the brand of craft. The over whelming evidence however, is that craft must adapt to the dynamics of the evolving market place. <strong><em><span class="font-size-3">How is the question? </span></em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><span class="font-size-3">Holding on to values that makers care <span class="font-size-2">about while navigating the realities of the current economy seemed daunting to me also. Then I saw <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/john_gerzema_the_post_crisis_consumer.html" target="_blank" title="John Gerzema: The post Crisis consumer">John Gerzema on a TED Talk</a> that inspired some new insights and helped me focus on actions that the craft community can support. </span></span></em></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398860304?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398860304?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a>The consumer has moved "from mindless consumption <em>to mindful consumption</em>."</strong></span> "By restricting their demand, consumers can actually align their values with their spending, and drive capitalism and business to not just be about more, but be about <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>better</em></span>."<br><br><strong>Gerzema states that we are "going to go through four value-shifts that we see driving new consumer behaviors...." </strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>So what can artists and makers specifically do?</strong> <span class="font-size-3"><strong><br></strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/aligning-craft-values-and-craft-practices-with-the-new-economy.html" target="_blank">A specific set a actions by makers</a> that sell at craft fairs could reinvent the brand of craft.</span></span></p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span style="color: #ff9900;" class="font-size-6"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/average-doesnt-cut-the-mustard-any-more.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff9900;">Average Doesn't Cut the Mustard Any More</span></a></span></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861227?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861227?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a>Despite the complexities of rebranding craft and the craft community,</strong> <span class="font-size-2">there's still room for applying the lessons of successful marketing. Differentiating subsets of craft consumers and then target marketing to each audience provides the most likely improvements. </span> <br><br> <strong>For individual makers, developing your own brand and cultivating an audience</strong> for your work is essential to achieving better sales. Branding the work allows the maker to establish prices beyond covering expenses.</span><br><br><strong><span class="font-size-3">If people walk up to your booth and say,</span> <br><span style="font-size: 15pt;">"Why does this cost so much?"</span></strong><span style="font-size: 15pt;">,</span> <br>you have not established the value of your brand.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Think <span style="font-size: 11pt;">about how you can establish a clear brand for your work and define your market.</span></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/average-doesnt-cut-the-mustard-any-more.html" target="_blank">A list of possibilities on ASK Harriete might help you.</a> <em>Can you add your ideas?</em> <br></span></p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="font-size-6"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/extra-stuff.html"><span style="color: #ff0000;">The "dismal brand" of craft.</span></a></span></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong><span class="font-size-3">We need to reinvent the brand of craft.</span><br><br><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862235?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862235?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250"></a>Very few people go to a craft festival with the conscious intent to buy the craft,</strong> let alone pay a premium for something. (Brand isn't the only reason for this, but we can't tackle all the problems in one post.) Previous posts examined the consequences of excess supply and dwindling demand. Any commodity responds to the laws of economics.</strong></span></p>
<p>So sad to say that the over supply of average has contributed to the "dismal brand of craft". This handicap in the marketplace causes makers to compete in a downward spiral for the consumer dollars. </p>
<p><strong>But if mustard can be reinvented from ordinary to extraordinary,</strong> it might be possible to reinvent the dismal brand of craft to <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/white-tent-or-remarkable-purple-cow.html" target="_blank" title="White Tents or REmarkable Purple Cows">remarkable.</a></p>
<p><strong>Better branding can raise a product out of the ordinary. </strong> It has happened over and over. The opportunity to create a better brand for craft exists, but we need to admit to current facts, find better practices, and devote ourselves to elevating our craft. A better brand for craft is possible, but only if we make it happen.</p>
<p>Ideas anyone? Seriously.....brainstorm. Your future, my future, our futures depend on making a better brand for craft.</p>
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<p><br> <br> <a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c32442bba970b-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Brands1" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c32442bba970b-200wi" alt="Brands1"></a><span class="font-size-6"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/10/the-dismal-brand-of-craft-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">The value of "brand" and branding</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>In the consumer marketplace, companies develop a clear identity for their products</strong> with "branding."</p>
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<p><strong>The reason a consumer buys one toothpaste over another, or pays $3 for a cup of coffee is, in part, because of branding.</strong> Companies consciously develop and market a brand identity to appeal to specific audiences. As a consequence, brand enables more profitable premium pricing for a specific product.</p>
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<p><strong><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c324413aa970b-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Applelogos" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c324413aa970b-200wi" alt="Applelogos"></a>Let's look at Apple as an example. </strong></p>
<p>Candace Corlett, president of market consulting firm, WSL Strategic Retail, says, <a title="Apple store worth as much as the White House." href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/technology/apple_store_sales/index.htm" target="_blank">"One way to look at Apple's retail success is in sales per square foot, but a<br> second is brand identity."</a></p>
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<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3c7278d8970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3c7278d8970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Apple white store" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3c7278d8970c-200wi" alt="Apple white store"></a><strong>So Apple emphasizes its brand even with the exterior of its stores.</strong> Even before you walk in the door, Apple has captured your attention with its "branding." </p>
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<p><strong><br> <a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c323e8ee3970b-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Makerfaire 101" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c323e8ee3970b-200wi" alt="Makerfaire 101"></a>D.I.Y. fairs provide another example of creating a brand.</strong><br> With names like "Renegade" and "Bazaar Bizarre" these craft marketplaces have differentiated themselves and created an alternative craft identity associated with a lifestyle. </p>
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<p><strong>They created a "brand" for the D.I.Y. marketplace</strong> with images and effective marketing through social media. They segmented and reached specific sets of emerging customers. The merchandise has not been significantly better than the white tent craft, but the marketing and advance promotion definitely was. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><br> <br> So where is the potential for the white tent?</strong> <strong><br></strong> In a competitive marketplace, craft needs to be able to convince the consumers why they should buy at<br> a craft fair and pay a premium price over the mass produced inventory at Target, Forever 21, or Pier One . <br> This is what branding is all about.<strong><br> <br> Craft shows and art festivals</strong> <strong>could capitalize on the public desire to support "made in America", local makers, and local small business owners.</strong> I don't see any of these values being clearly associated with craft.<br> <br> I am sure there must be other themes that would work as well. <a title="White Tents or Remarkable Purple Cow" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/white-tent-or-remarkable-purple-cow.html" target="_blank">Think purple cow</a> and <a title="U.S. Pet Market Outlook 2011-2012" href="http://www.packagedfacts.com/Pet-Outlook-6044254/" target="_blank">pet fairs with dog tags, cat bowls, beds, & leashes.</a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>My advice to craft festivals:</strong></span> Create a brand for your craft festival outside of the hackneyed harvest festival and holiday sale.<strong> <br> <br></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">My advice to makers: </span> Stop supporting the mediocrity of boring craft fairs. Decline to participate and save your booth fees for more productive efforts.</strong> <em>Time to stop investing in average.</em> We can't keep doing the same thing and expect different results.</p>
<p>Harriete</p>
Over Supply, Reduced Demand, Prices Spiral
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-09-21:2104389:BlogPost:368410
2012-09-21T21:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>This post on Crafthaus is a condensed version of ASK Harriete. <br></br> <br></br> The primary purpose is to examine the craft marketplace using the tenants of economics, the principles of supply and demand.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The interaction of supply and demand</span> is the most fundamental concept of economics</strong> and it is the backbone of a market economy. It is described as the…</p>
<p>This post on Crafthaus is a condensed version of ASK Harriete. <br> <br> The primary purpose is to examine the craft marketplace using the tenants of economics, the principles of supply and demand.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The interaction of supply and demand</span> is the most fundamental concept of economics</strong> and it is the backbone of a market economy. It is described as the <a href="http://www.science20.com/gerhard_adam/blog/economic_theory_%E2%80%93_supply_and_demand" target="_blank" title="Eonomic Theory - Supply and Demand">state where shifts in supply or demand</a> cause changes in price up or down, that bring supply and demand back into balance.</p>
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<p>The fist post on ASK Harriete lays a foundation for <br> <strong><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-economic-stake-of-the-white-tent-over-supply.html" target="_blank">The Economic Stakes of the White Tent - Over Supply.</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853668?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853668?profile=original" width="298"></a>The number of events showcasing arts and crafts has exploded in the last 20 years</strong> to include craft fairs, art festivals, street fairs, fundraising auctions, trunk shows, academic programs selling student work, and museum's that now host membership events. For example:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.madmuseum.org/events/loot-mad-about-jewelry" target="_blank" title="MAD just hosted Loot.">MAD just hosted "Loot".</a></li>
<li>Bellevue Art Museum now sponsors the Bellevue Art Museum Arts Fair.</li>
<li>Tyler School of Art Alumni Association offers an "event" for alumni to sell work.</li>
<li>Academy of Art sells student work at the end of the school year, encouraging low prices to promote retail sales. Ironically, the low prices are a more realistic forecast of the "artist's life" than ever intended.</li>
<li>SNAG offered it's own trunk show at the last two conferences.</li>
<li>Pier One offers handsome, well designed handmade objects if you didn't find what you want at the local craft show.</li>
<li>Nationwide the list just keeps growing.</li>
<li>D.I.Y. adds to the handmade mix.</li>
<li>This is only a small sample. My mail box (both email and snail mail) receives regular invitations to participate in all kinds of events.</li>
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<p>This doesn't even include the extensive number of Open Studios sponsored by local communities, <strong>or online marketplaces</strong> which have no barrier to entry. Now anyone who can make anything can try to sell online.</p>
<p><strong>ARE YOU OVERWHELMED WITH THE NUMBER OF EVENTS? <em>I am</em></strong><em>.</em> So is the consumer. "Handmade" has flooded the market.</p>
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<p>The 2nd post <strong><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-economic-stakes-of-the-white-tent-reduced-demand-.html">The Economic Stakes of the White Tent - Reduced Demand </a></span> examines the demand side of the economic equation in the craft marketplace. </strong></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853829?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853829?profile=original" width="252"></a>Demand in the marketplace is more difficult to define, but my perception is that demand for craft is lethargic at best.</p>
<p>A disheartening picture<strong><em> demand has not kept up with supply.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Sluggish demand can be attributed to four factors that I've noticed</strong>:</p>
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<li>a poor economy,</li>
<li>the impact of the information age,</li>
<li>aging demographics,</li>
<li>competition from "designer" products,</li>
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<p><br> T<strong>hese four factors may be interrelated,</strong> but I describe each group on ASK Harriete.</p>
<p><strong>As I tried to evaluate the craft economy...<br> <br> <span class="font-size-3">the fundamental principles of economics, supply and demand came into focus.</span> <br> It isn't a judgement or critique.<br> It's the law, it's the law of economics.</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Prices will competitively spiral down</strong> whenever supply exceeds demand. <strong><br> This is the topic for the next post on <a href="http://The%20White%20Tent%20or%20the%20White%20Wall" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>. Stay tuned.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall/" target="_blank">Harriete</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>This post will examine the demand side of the economic equation in the craft marketplace. </strong> Demand in the marketplace is more difficult to define, but my perception is that demand for craft is lethargic at best. A disheartening picture. <em>Demand has not kept up with supply.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Sluggish demand can be attributed to four factors that I've noticed</strong>:</p>
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<li>a poor economy,</li>
<li>the impact of the information age,</li>
<li>aging demographics,</li>
<li>competition from "designer" products,</li>
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<p>These may be interrelated, but I will try to examine each.</p>
The White Tent or The White Wall - Context Matters, Diminishing Value
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-09-11:2104389:BlogPost:367027
2012-09-11T17:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>The previous post <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall-.html" target="_blank">The White Tent or the White Wall</a> raises an interesting question. Is the value of art or craft defined by the context? Here on Crafthaus, I am providing an abridged version of the posts. Read the <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall/" target="_blank">full posts on ASK Harriete</a> if you are feeling strong…</p>
<p>The previous post <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall-.html" target="_blank">The White Tent or the White Wall</a> raises an interesting question. Is the value of art or craft defined by the context? Here on Crafthaus, I am providing an abridged version of the posts. Read the <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall/" target="_blank">full posts on ASK Harriete</a> if you are feeling strong enough to look at reality.</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bd149c9970c-popup"><br/></a> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" title="King's Mountain Art Fair a cathedral of trees with white tents. " href="http://barbarajcarter.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/kmaf04-overview.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c31abf6c4970b" style="width: 178px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="KingsMountainArtFair2." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c31abf6c4970b-200wi" alt="KingsMountainArtFair2."/></a><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bda95ff970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3bda95ff970c" style="width: 178px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Harriete Estel Berman at the S. F. Museum of Modern Art" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bda95ff970c-200wi" alt="Harriete Estel Berman at the S. F. Museum of Modern Art"/></a><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">SF Museum of Modern Art King's Mountain Art Fair</span> <strong><br/></strong></p>
<p><a title="Ordinary, Extraordinary, the Future of Craft" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/ordinary-extraordinary-and-the-future-of-craft-.html" target="_blank">As mentioned in the previous post</a>, on Labor Day Weekend I went to both SFMOMA and the King's Mountain Art Fair. Each of these venues offers a sanctuary for creative expression, a haven, a quiet experience to look at art, a wonderful tranquil environment.<br/> <br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" title="cathedral of coastal california redwood trees" href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=a+cathedral+of+redwood+trees.&num=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1202&bih=554&tbm=isch&tbnid=ye5jm5-Ldh1C4M:&imgrefurl=http://ourtreesforpeace.com/Pictures_703Y.html&imgurl=http://ourtreesforpeace.com/images/cathedral_of_trees_at_roaring_camp_train-ride_in_the_santa_cruz_mountains.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=WuBHUPWtLorriwKpwYDwCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=419&sig=112101243416469771031&page=1&tbnh=106&tbnw=140&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:0,i:134&tx=94&ty=53" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdac771970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Cathedral of Redwood Trees." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdac771970c-200wi" alt="Cathedral of Redwood Trees."/></a><strong>Both locations offered visibility for the artists,</strong> but I kept wondering ....what difference is there between the white tent of the fair and the white wall of the museum.<br/> <br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbc83f970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbc83f970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Alison Antelman White Booth inside view" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbc83f970c-200wi" alt="Alison Antelman White Booth inside view"/></a><strong>The artists in the white tents</strong> are reaching for visibility, credibility, collectors and retail sales. But the artists at the museum are visible, credible, collected, and purchased.</p>
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<p>On ASK Harriete I posted a YouTube video of Joshua Bell in the District of Columbia subway during the rush hour. (The YouTube wasn't working here on Crafthaus.) A few people stopped and watched this world class musician "playing exquisite violin piece on one of the world's most expensive violins." Mostly he was ignored, earning a reported $32.17.</p>
<p><strong><br/> The point? Without the credibility established by a concert hall, the metaphorical white wall,</strong>he was just another artist seeking visibility with no credibility.</p>
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<p><strong>The primary issue in the art world and in this post, is that the white wall of the museum establishes credibility and the white tent (which had limited credibility) has lost all credibility.<br/></strong></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbd184970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbd184970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Alison Antelman Booth Inside." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bdbd184970c-400wi" alt="Alison Antelman Booth Inside."/><br/></a> Booth Shot of <a title="web site for Alison Antelman" href="http://www.antelman.com" target="_blank">Alison Antelman's</a>Booth.</p>
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<p>Below is the next abridged post on Crafthaus is from ASK HARRIETE titled:<br/> <span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tents-credibility-context-does-matter.html" target="_blank">The White Tent's Credibility - Context Does Matter.</a></span></p>
<p>CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE to read the whole post.</p>
<p>Here is an example of context from an <a title="Pearls Before Breakfast from the Washington Postw" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html" target="_blank">article in <strong><em>The Washington Post</em></strong> titled "Pearls Before Breakfast"</a>.</p>
<p>"MARK LEITHAUSER HAS HELD IN HIS HANDS MORE GREAT WORKS OF ART THAN ANY<br/> KING OR POPE OR MEDICI EVER DID. A senior curator at the National<br/> Gallery, he oversees the framing of the paintings. Leithauser thinks he<br/> has some idea of what happened at that Metro station. [<a title="Video of Joshua Bell playing in a DC subway station" href="http://youtu.be/myq8upzJDJc" target="_blank">Watch this video of Joshua Bell at the D.C. subway station</a> if you missed the <a title="The White Tent or the White Wall by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tent-or-the-white-wall-.html" target="_blank">previous post.</a>]</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" title="Tiger, Ellsworth Kelly, oil on canvas, 2051mm x 2172mm, National Gallery of Art Washington DC" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c31bdedf1970b-popup" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c31bdedf1970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="ELLSWORTHkelly-tiger-53" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c31bdedf1970b-200wi" alt="ELLSWORTHkelly-tiger-53"/></a>"Let's say I took one of our more abstract masterpieces, say an<br/> Ellsworth Kelly, and removed it from its frame, marched it down the 52<br/> steps that people walk up to get to the National Gallery, past the giant<br/> columns, and brought it into a restaurant. It's a $5 million painting.<br/> And it's one of those restaurants where there are pieces of original art<br/> for sale, by some industrious kids from the Corcoran School, and I hang<br/> that Kelly on the wall with a price tag of $150. No one is going to<br/> notice it. An art curator might look up and say: 'Hey, that looks a<br/> little like an Ellsworth Kelly. Please pass the salt.'"</p>
<p>"Leithauser's point is that we shouldn't be too ready to label the Metro passersby unsophisticated boobs. Context matters." <em>end quote.</em></p>
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<p><strong>To go back to our craft fair White Tent:</strong><br/> With rare exception the white tent at a craft fair does not add credibility any more than a subway or a restaurant. The much hoped for "value" context is lacking.</p>
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<p><strong>What is the impact of this lack of credibility?</strong><br/> I have been thinking about this for years, but now, re-examining the white tent in this series of posts has forced me to voice a very brutal reality -- if context matters, then we makers may have devalued our work by exhibiting at craft fairs, possibly to a point that it may never recover. <strong><em>The context of the craft fair has devalued craft media, regardless of quality. </em></strong><br/> <br/> <strong>This isn't going to be a popular observation</strong>. I hear outrage....and hostility. My comment is not meant to devalue the art or craft work, nor make a judgement about quality. <strong>I am describing the context</strong> . . .</p>
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<p><strong>This issue has been compounded in recent years by the hard economic times.</strong> In sincere attempts to gain visibility and retail sales, makers are making less expensive items to sell work at lower price points. Many decide to show only lower priced items further reducing limited booth space dedicated to more unique expensive selections.<br/> <br/> The consumer public is coming to craft fairs expecting <strong>"deals from starving artists"</strong>and prices comparable to cheap imported goods. Craft fairs increasingly feature hobbyists and 2nd career makers who often price their inventory merely hoping to recover their material costs.</p>
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<p><strong>In an effort to increase interest in craft and raise attendance, the craft fair has pandered to the mass consumer market.</strong> This is a huge mistake.</p>
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<p><strong>It is rare to find the discerning buyer or collector</strong> coming to a craft fair to buy <em>the best</em> from a maker or artist. Only a few craft fairs nationwide have been able to maintain the reputation of their event as a premium show.</p>
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<p><strong>Even established juried fairs are having difficulty filling show booths with top quality makers</strong>. Top makers and artists are becoming less willing to invest three days in an exhausting, costly, and demoralizing event for people who come to "just to look". More evidence that the context of the white tent is diminishing in value even to the makers themselves.</p>
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<p><strong>So sorry to say all this.</strong>I don't like to say negative comments without offering some recommendations....but it seems disingenuous to cheer "rah, rah, rah" and "sell, sell, sell" when the context at the white tent craft fair is losing value.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><em>The next post: <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tent-mainstream-eddy-and-backwater-of-craft.html" target="_blank">The White Tent - Mainstream, Eddies, and Backwaters of Craft.<br/></a> <span class="font-size-2">below are just a few comments from the post...<a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/09/the-white-tent-mainstream-eddy-and-backwater-of-craft.html" target="_blank">.read ASK Harriete</a> for all of the thoughts.</span> <br/></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><em><strong>The 1960's earthy, hand made mystique of the independent artist outside of the corporate world is dated.</strong> The craft movement rode a wave of popularity that may well have become a <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/conferences/the-heat-is-on/programming/presenters/" target="_blank" title="Garth Clark describes craft as a sinking ship in his lecture at the 2012 SNAG Conference.">"sinking ship" as described by Garth Clark.</a> I think we rode our "well crafted boat"* with the mainstream current of American prosperity....but now we are stuck in an eddy.</em></span></p>
<p><strong>The mainstream current, the eddies, and the backwater of craft.</strong><br/> Have you ever gone rafting down a river? There's plenty of current in the middle and you hardly need to paddle, but closer to shore along the edge, the eddy currents actually slow down or even goes backward, albeit very slowly.</p>
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://tkmetalarts.etsy.com.%20" style="float: left;" target="_blank" title="Theresa Kwong white tent at craft shows also has work on Etsy"><img alt="WhiteTentTheresa Kwong2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017744b17cec970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017744b17cec970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="WhiteTentTheresa Kwong2"/></a>The craft movement rode the easy downstream current for years.<br/><br/></strong> We floated along, hit some gentle rapids on occasion, but never built any sustained momentum of our own. The white tent and craft merchandising looks the same as it did 30 years ago. The white tent format has floated into an eddy and may be drifting round and round with the appearance of moving but not getting anywhere.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><em><strong><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c31d1e17b970b-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="Bizarr Bizarre sign at Maker Faire" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017c31d1e17b970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017c31d1e17b970b-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Bizarr Bizarre sign at Maker Faire"/></a><span class="font-size-2">Meanwhile, the D.I.Y. movement jumped onto the craft current and steered themselves to catch the emerging currents of the Internet and social networking.</span></strong> <span class="font-size-2">Their long tail marketing absorbed the "authenticity" that craft had 4-5 decade ago.</span><br/></em></span></p>
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<p><a title="Work by Harriete Estel Berman in permanent collections of museums" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/harriete-estel-berman/sets/72157611222786240/" target="_blank">Harriete</a><br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340177449bb7f8970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340177449bb7f8970d" style="width: 384px;" title="Increasing quantity diminishing valuea" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340177449bb7f8970d-400wi" alt="Increasing quantity diminishing valuea"/></a><br/> <a title="Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value Grass sculpture from recycled materials by Harriete Estel Bermani" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/grass/panel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value</strong></a> <br/> Post consumer recycled tin cans, copper.<br/> Artist: Harriete Estel Berman<br/> 7" height x 8" width to 2" (at narrow end) x 58.5" length<br/> Close-up images below.<br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bec5767970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017d3bec5767970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value by Harriete Estel Berman" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017d3bec5767970c-400wi" alt="Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value by Harriete Estel Berman"/></a><strong><br/> <a title="Grass sculpture from recycled materials by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/grass/Grass.html" target="_blank">Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value</a></strong> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">(close-up view)</span><strong><br/></strong></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340177449bbae5970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340177449bbae5970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value (close-up view) by Harriete Estel Berman 2side" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340177449bbae5970d-400wi" alt="Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value (close-up view) by Harriete Estel Berman 2side"/></a><br/> <strong>Increasing Quantity, Diminishing Value</strong> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">(close-up view)<strong> </strong></span></p>
In$urance Value, Whole$ale Price, Retail Price - Under$tand the Money
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-08-21:2104389:BlogPost:362766
2012-08-21T15:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/insurance-value-wholesale-price-retail-price-undertand-the-money.html" target="_blank">In$urance Value, Whole$ale Price, Retail Price -</a> UNDERSTAND THE MONEY</strong></span> <strong>is a post on <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>. This is based on 30+ years of exhibition and shipping experience....and was reawakened again, just…</strong></h3>
<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/insurance-value-wholesale-price-retail-price-undertand-the-money.html" target="_blank">In$urance Value, Whole$ale Price, Retail Price -</a> UNDERSTAND THE MONEY</strong></span> <strong>is a post on <a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>. This is based on 30+ years of exhibition and shipping experience....and was reawakened again, just last week with another "incident.".</strong></h3>
<h3 class="entry-header"><strong>I am not kidding. I am not exaggerating. It happens over and over....confusion between the <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/insurance-value-wholesale-price-retail-price-undertand-the-money.html" target="_blank">insurance value, wholesale price and the retail price</a> causes tears, frustration, embarrassment and lost money. </strong></h3>
<p><strong>I even updated the Professional Guidelines Condition Report <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857409?profile=original">CONDITIONreport.pdf</a> because this confusion happened again! There is no such thing as too much documentation when if comes to </strong> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/insurance-value-wholesale-price-retail-price-undertand-the-money.html" target="_blank">insurance value, wholesale price and the retail price</a></p>
<p><strong>Read this post along with the post on Wednesday and Thursday....then I will try to find the "stories."</strong></p>
<p><strong>Harriete<br></strong></p>
<p><strong> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857178?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857178?profile=original" width="612"></a></strong></p>
Save Money, Avoid Frustration - The Impact of Effective Shipping
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-21:2104389:BlogPost:351793
2012-06-21T17:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851468?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851468?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350"></img></a> Shipping connects our studios to the world.</strong></span> <br></br> From jewelry to sculpture, shipping companies to shipping agents, bus, train, truck, and plane, we covered all the options that you may or may not have considered for the <em>"Ins and Outs of Shipping".</em></p>
<p><strong><br></br> To keep this post on Crafthaus as a…</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851468?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851468?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="350"></a>Shipping connects our studios to the world.</strong></span> <br> From jewelry to sculpture, shipping companies to shipping agents, bus, train, truck, and plane, we covered all the options that you may or may not have considered for the <em>"Ins and Outs of Shipping".</em></p>
<p><strong><br> To keep this post on Crafthaus as a convenient resource,</strong> I will update it frequently in the coming weeks with links to handouts, SlideShare PowerPoints from the PDS, resources in the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">Professional Guidelines</a> and extra shipping information from <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/shipping-artwork-and-crafts/" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Check back frequently</em> for more updates. <em>SCROLL DOWN to find the updates!</em><br></strong> <br> <span style="color: #808000;" class="font-size-7"><a href="http://www.askharriete.typepad.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #808000;">ASK Harriete Posts</span></a></span></p>
<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-5"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853695?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853695?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/documentation-for-shipping.html" target="_blank">DOCUMENTATION for Shipping:</a> An Easy Step by Step Guide</span></h3>
<p><br> <strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/08/if-shipping-goes-wrong.html" target="_blank">If Shipping Goes Wrong,</a> It Really Goes Wrong <span class="font-size-3">by Brigitte Martin</span></span> <br></strong> AVOID SHIPPING DISASTERS <em>like this with careful planning.</em></p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-4"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853912?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398853912?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/international-shipping-issues.html" target="_blank">International Shipping Issues<br></a></span> <span class="font-size-2">Shipping across international borders can be expensive with consequences including your artwork "trapped" in customs, and extra unexpected expenses. Plan ahead with all the proper forms (in quadruplicate). Learn from Andy Cooperman's presentation and the audience. <br> HANDOUT with International Terms <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398881958?profile=original">PDS2012InternationalShippingCooperman.pdf</a><br></span></h3>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-2"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Several of the speakers gave excellent tips for making and using a crate to ship their art or craft. In this post, I am digesting these five great crate tips into one post.</span></span></p>
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<h3><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/shipping-options-for-large-sculpture.html" target="_blank"><span class="font-size-4">SHIPPING Options for LARGE SCULPTURE - "thinking outside the box"</span><br></a> <span class="font-size-2">The cost of shipping large scale work can be prohibitive. More problems arise when the size of your box or crate exceeds the limitations of standard shipping options like USPS, UPS and FedEx. It can be very stressful, and the shipping solutions aren't all that easy to find on your own.</span><br> <span class="font-size-2"><strong>That is why <a href="http://www.kimcridler.com/" target="_blank" title="Kim Cridler web site">Kim Cridler"s</a> lecture "Shipping Large Sculpture" is so great.</strong></span></h3>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-4"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398854662?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398854662?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/safe-shipping-of-jewelry.html" target="_blank">Tips for Safe Shipping of Jewelry</a></span><br> <span class="font-size-2">Do you know how best to protect your jewelry during shipping?</span></h3>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Shipping jewelry, gemstones, or high value items is a specialized shipping scenario.</strong></span> Considerations include <em>insurance limitations</em> by shipping companies, and <em>theft</em>.</p>
<p><strong>Tina Pint of Jeweler's Mutual Insurance Company</strong> offers great information about shipping jewelry in her presentation.</p>
<p><br> <br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857270?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398857270?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/compare-usps-to-fed-ex-outrageous-difference.html" target="_blank">Compare USPS to Fed Ex; Outrageous Difference</a></span></strong><br> It cost $67 to ship it by USPS Registered Insured Mail from the San Francisco Bay Area to Arizona.<br> However, the return shipping by Fed Ex cost $177.26 for the same identical box, with the same artwork, for an identical distance.<br> That is an outrageous difference.<br> <br> <em><strong>What should I do?</strong></em> Any ideas.<br> <br> <strong>Learn from my experience..</strong>..as I discuss this with the museum, handle the problem and find out why it happened. </p>
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<h3 class="entry-header"><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/shipping-comparisons-shipping-cost-insurance-with-common-carriers.html" target="_blank">Shipping Comparisons: <br></a></span></strong> <strong><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Shipping Cost & Insurance with Common Carriers<br></span></strong></span></strong></h3>
<h3 class="entry-header">Have <strong>you ever wondered which shipping company is best for shipping your work to an exhibition? Presentation by Loring Taoka.<br></strong></h3>
<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-5"><span class="font-size-2">For the <strong>SNAG Professional Development Seminar,</strong><br> <a href="http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LoringTaoka" target="_blank" title="Loring Taoka profile page on Crafthaus">Loring Taoka</a> prepared a short presentation and</span> <em><span class="font-size-2"><strong>a handout for comparing shipping costs</strong>. The <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/files/pdsshippingcostcomparisonsloring-1.pdf" target="_blank">Shipping Comparison Handout</a> is essential for looking at the cost comparisons.<br></span></em></span></h3>
<h3 class="entry-header"><span class="font-size-5"><br></span> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/07/horror-stories-packing-shipping-recommendations-for-artists.html"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861460?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"><span class="font-size-4">HORROR STORIES: Packing & Shipping Recommendations for ARTISTS</span></a></h3>
<p>Leila Hamdan, former Registrar for the National Ornamental Museum and artist gave an informative lecture with lots of essential information for artists and makers.</p>
<p><strong>My favorite quote:</strong><br> <br> "<strong><em>The way that an artist’s packs their work is a reflection of how they make it."</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em><br></em> Essential information from Leila Hamdan:<br> <br> <em>"Always include your contact information inside the box, so you can be found should the outside label be torn off. And this does happens a lot."</em><br></strong></p>
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<p><strong><br></strong> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862101?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862101?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><strong><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/06/shipping-planning-vs-sht-happening.html" target="_blank">Shipping Planning v.s. Sh*t Happening</a></span></strong><br> <br> Shipping starts when your making your work! If you want your art or craft to travel up state, across the United States or around the world planning for safe shipping during construction is your first step in planning for shipping. This is especially important if there are large or heavy elements combined with delicate components.</p>
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<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864182?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864182?profile=RESIZE_320x320" height="143" width="250"></a><span class="font-size-5"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/06/plan-packing-for-shipping.html" target="_blank">PLAN PACKING for SHIPPING Art & Craft</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>When shipping your one-of-a-kind work,</strong> the packing must protect your art or craft!<strong><br> <br> <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/06/plan-packing-for-shipping.html" target="_blank">5 essential criteria for packing on ASK Harriete.</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Step-by-Step Powerpoint Tutorial with audio for</span><br> <span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/06/plan-packing-for-shipping.html" target="_blank"><strong>Packing One of a Kind Artwork for SHIPPING</strong> </a> from the PDS.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #808000;"><strong><span class="font-size-6"><a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #808000;">PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864553?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864553?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864710?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398864710?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398867515?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398867515?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868417?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398868417?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <strong><a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/PGShippingCustomBox4page.pdf" target="_blank">Guide for Custom Shipping Box</a></strong> <strong>from the <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">Professional Guidelines</a></strong></span><br> <span class="font-size-2">Step-by-Step PDF HANDOUT</span> is 26 MB (give it time to download) <span style="color: #808000;"><strong><span class="font-size-6"><br> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869301?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398869301?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a><br> <span style="color: #808000;"><strong><span class="font-size-6"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398870564?profile=original"></a></span></strong></span></span></strong></span><strong><a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/claims.html" target="_blank"><span class="font-size-3">Claims for Damaged Work</span> </a><br></strong> Artist Checklist for making a claim for damaged work.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ConditionReport.html" target="_blank">Condition Report</a> </strong></span><br> One page for documenting your work before shipping</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-7"><span style="color: #008080;">SlideShare Presentations on Shipping</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-7"><span style="color: #008080;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span class="font-size-2"><span class="font-size-1">Use these links <em>(below)</em> if you want to download the SlideShare presentation. Consider embedding the presentations in your blog, newsletter or web site. Please feel welcome to share with your arts organization. Let me know if you need help.<br></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872315?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872315?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="155"></a><span class="font-size-4"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/documentation-for-shipping-art-and-craft" target="_blank">Documentation for SHIPPING Art and Craft</a></strong> </span> <br> <span class="font-size-2">by Harriete Estel Berman<br></span></p>
<h1 class="h-slideshow-title notranslate"><span class="font-size-3"> <strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872431?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398872431?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="150"></a><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/if-shipping-goes-wrong-it-really-goes-wrongr" target="_blank">If Shipping Goes Wrong,</a></span> </strong>It Really Goes Wrong</span> <span class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-2">by Brigitte Martin<br></span></span></h1>
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<p><span class="font-size-7"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875961?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398875961?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="150"></a><span style="color: #008080;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/insurance-considerations-for-sfae-shipping-of-jewelry" target="_blank">Insurance Considerations for Safe Shipping of Jewelry</a></span></strong></span> <br> <span class="font-size-2"><span style="color: #000080;" class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-2">by Tina Pint of Jeweler's Mutual</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876039?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398876039?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="150"></a><span class="font-size-4"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/shipping-comparisons-shipping-cost-and-insurance-with-common-carriers" target="_blank">Shipping Comparisons:</a></strong></span> Shipping cost and insurance with common carriers</span> by Loring Taoka<br> <span class="font-size-3"><br></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">The Professional Development Seminar is organized by Brigitte Martin, Andy Cooperman and myself, Harriete Estel Berman. Three hours of programming occurs every year during the SNAG Conference. This year's program was focused on "<em>The Ins and Outs of Shipping."</em><br></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">PowerPoints presentations from the past two years and the handouts (from the past seven years) will be available on the <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/resources-opportunities/professional-development/professional-development-seminar/" target="_blank">SNAG web site</a> and my <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ProfDevSeminar.html" target="_blank">Harriete Estel Berman's web site.</a><br></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Your ideas about future topics are welcome. Contact me <em>anytime.</em> bermaid [at] harriete-estel-berman.info<br></span></strong></span></p>
Merry Renk in Memory Memorial
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-19:2104389:BlogPost:352027
2012-06-19T16:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><strong>I recently found out that merry renk passed away</strong> and feel an obligation to say something in fitting tribute. In a time when yesterday is so often considered "old hat", it is wonderful to know that merry renk lived long enough to see her jewelry from mid-20th century recognized in major museum exhibitions.…</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Merry Renk Necklace" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c-400wi" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Necklace"></img></a> <br></br> <br></br></p>
<p><strong>I recently found out that merry renk passed away</strong> and feel an obligation to say something in fitting tribute. In a time when yesterday is so often considered "old hat", it is wonderful to know that merry renk lived long enough to see her jewelry from mid-20th century recognized in major museum exhibitions.</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Necklace" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a07cf1970c-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Necklace"></a><br> <br> <strong>What made the work by merry renk so special?</strong></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a084fb970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834017615a084fb970c" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Folded Crown" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834017615a084fb970c-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Folded Crown"></a></p>
<p><strong>merry developed a signature style</strong> with simple materials and techniques.</p>
<p><strong>In the video <em>below</em> you will see crowns by merry renk.<br> <br></strong> <iframe width="360" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oCzkCy_YaDQ?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe> </p>
<p><strong>Hair ornament <em>below</em> by merry renk.<br></strong></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016306b79ee6970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016306b79ee6970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Permanent Collection" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016306b79ee6970d-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Permanent Collection"></a></p>
<p><strong>Every catch and closure by merry renk</strong> was carefully integrated into the whole design. In the necklace <em>below</em> titled <strong>Arizona Conference</strong> merry designed her own catch. (The necklace included images of Cactus Wren's Arizona's state bird. )The tips of the horizontal rod include a cactus blossom. I love how she integrated every aspect into the whole concept.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851816?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398851816?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab51f9970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016767ab51f9970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Catch for Necklace titled Arizona Conference" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab51f9970b-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Catch for Necklace titled Arizona Conference"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Catch for Necklace by merry renk titled, <em><strong>Arizona Conference</strong>.</em></span>*<br> <br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016306b7fc30970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016306b7fc30970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Sparks Catch" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016306b7fc30970d-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Sparks Catch"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><em>Sparks</em></strong> Necklace Catch by merry renk*</span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab5bf0970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016767ab5bf0970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk Chick Egg Catch" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab5bf0970b-400wi" alt="Merry Renk Chick Egg Catch"></a><br> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">Catch for <strong><em>Plymouth Rocks</em></strong> Necklace by merry renk 1980-81*</span><br> <br> <strong>merry shared her knowledge and enthusiasm for the field</strong> as a founding member of the <a title="Merry Renk was a founding member of the Metal Arts Guild" href="http://metalartsguildsf.org/we-will-miss-you-merry/" target="_blank">San Francisco Bay Area Metal Arts Guild.</a> In this 9 minute YouTube video <em>below</em> merry reminiscences about fellow founder and first MAG President, <a title="Jewelry by Margaret de Patta." href="http://www.californiahomedesign.com/blog/2012/02/15/opening-go-inside-margaret-de-patta-s-exhibit-oakland-museum-california" target="_blank">Margaret De Patta.</a> Interview by emiko oye. San Francisco, CA. April 15, 2012. <iframe width="360" height="203" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-XnyeuAEojo?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe> </p>
<p><strong>Images shown are:</strong><br> <strong>1.</strong> "We open Seven Fifty Studio 1947" (memory painting, merry, 1995);<br> <strong>2.</strong> "my jeweler's tattoos" by merry;<br> <strong>3.</strong> young merry dancing;<br> <strong>4.</strong> April 2012 - Christine Dhein, emiko oye, merry renk, Shana Astrachan;<br> <strong>5.</strong> merry renk's jewelry studio (2012);<br> <strong>6.</strong> exhibition poster for merry renk's retrospective, 1981;<br> <strong>7.</strong>reverse side of exhibition poster, drawings by merry renk.</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab8a48970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016767ab8a48970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="MerryRenkjewelerstattoos" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ab8a48970b-200wi" alt="MerryRenkjewelerstattoos"></a>merry continued to attend Metal Art Guild events regularly sharing her smiles and enthusiasm. </p>
<p><a title="Oral history interview with Merry Renk, 2001 Jan. 18-19" href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-merry-renk-11961" target="_blank">Listen to an oral history interview with merry renk from the Archives of American Art.</a> <a title="Link to interview with merry renk by Arline Fisch" href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/assets/audio/OHProgram/renk01.mp3" target="_blank">Link to podcast of merry renk interviewed by Arline Fisch.</a></p>
<p><a title="transcript of interview with Merry Renk is in the public domain" href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-merry-renk-11961#transcript" target="_blank">The transcript of an interview with merry renk is in the public domain</a>and may be used without permission. Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with merry renk, 2001 Jan. 18-19, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution</p>
<p>*The ideas for these catches by merry renk were shared with me in 1988 when I was teaching a Hinges and Mechanisms Workshop.</p>
<p><strong>Please feel welcome to add a comment about merry renk.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In remembrance of merry</strong> during what would have been her 91st year, please join the community in these following events to celebrate her life:<br> <br> <strong>Celebration for merry’s Life</strong><br> Sat, July 14, 1:30-4:30pm<br> <a title="First Unitarian Universalist Church" href="http://www.uusf.org/" target="_blank">First Unitarian Universalist Church</a><br> 1187 Franklin Street at Geary<br> San Francisco, CA 94109</p>
<p>Harriete<br> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ae8868970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016767ae8868970b" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Merry Renk waving" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016767ae8868970b-400wi" alt="Merry Renk waving"></a></p>
Garth Clark RIDES A Sinking Ship as Captain
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-18:2104389:BlogPost:351567
2012-06-18T03:07:13.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong>Garth Clark's keynote address from the 2012 SNAG Conference is on the <a href="http://snagmetalsmith.org" target="_blank">SNAG web site.</a> </strong> <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Garth-Clark-Keynote.mp3" target="_blank" title="Link to the Garth Clark's keynote presentation at the SNAG Phoenix conference on May 24th">Click on this link to listen to the lecture.…</a></p>
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<p><strong>Garth Clark's keynote address from the 2012 SNAG Conference is on the <a href="http://snagmetalsmith.org" target="_blank">SNAG web site.</a> </strong> <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Garth-Clark-Keynote.mp3" target="_blank" title="Link to the Garth Clark's keynote presentation at the SNAG Phoenix conference on May 24th">Click on this link to listen to the lecture.</a></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340176155321b7970c-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="Garth Clark speaking in front of a Sinking Ship" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340176155321b7970c" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340176155321b7970c-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Garth Clark speaking in front of a Sinking Ship"/></a><strong>The lecture was provocative with many startling conclusions</strong> which you may or may not agree with, but I highly recommend listening to his opinions. His PowerPoint of images is not available, however this blog post from <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/06/garth-clark-rides-a-sinking-ship-as-captain.html" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a> includes links for most of the names mentioned in the lecture so that you can easily find what Garth Clark is talking about during the podcast. Check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.292364447526935.62575.100002601457386&type=1" target="_blank" title="Album of images from the SNAG Conference by Mark Del Vecchio ;">Mark Del Vecchio's</a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/garthclark1947" target="_blank" title="Garth Clark's Facebook page">Garth Clark's Facebook page a</a>nd the internet for more resources.</p>
<p>Garth Clark starts by asking, <strong>"Who do you want to Pimp your art in the 20th Century?"</strong> He speaks extemporaneously, thoughtfully, and metaphoric in a manner that was easy to understand. He said many shocking thinks. His soft spoken manner, silver tongue and sense of humor smoothed over some very controversial topics.</p>
<p><strong>I have included a few quotes.</strong><br/><br/>"A movement is like a cruise ship<strong>...until it springs a leak and sinks."</strong> <strong> </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.jennifertrask.com/Jennifertrask.com/Jt_Home.html" target="_blank" title="web site for Jennifer Trask"><strong>Jennifer Trask</strong></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://laurenkalman.com/lauren/home.html" target="_blank" title="web site of Lauren Kalman">Lauren Kalman</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>"A whole group of artists who have made the shift from craft into art with reasonable success.....one of the only mediums that have not crossed over is metals and jewelry. It still has a fair amount of resistance in the arts."</strong></p>
<p>Garth Clark is right.</p>
<p><strong>Examples of artists making or using images of jewelry as art</strong> <em><strong>below.</strong> This work sells at art prices and it shown at elite institutions as art.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7532/paper-dresses-by-isabelle-de-borchgrave" target="_blank" title="Paper Dresses by Isabelle De Borchgrave"></a><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401761557b06a970c-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="Isabellabook" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401761557b06a970c" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401761557b06a970c-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Isabellabook"/></a>Isabelle de Borchgrave</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Kimiko+Yoshida+jewelry&hl=en&sa=X&gbv=2&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=1rzWT_7ILMni2QWkq9iKDw&ved=0CIYBELAE&biw=831&bih=572" target="_blank" title="Kimiko Yoshida Jewelry Images">Kimiko Yoshida "obsession with jewelry"</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/arts/design/13skul.html" target="_blank" title="New York times article on Damien Hirst skull in diamonds">Damien Hirst</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.garthknight.com/portfolios/jewelledcreatures/index.html" target="_blank" title="Garth Knight Jeweled Creations">Garth Knight Jeweled Creations</a> on his web site</p>
<p><a href="http://www.holierthannow.com/entries/2012/1/27/love-report-rashaad-newsome-some-jewelry.html" target="_blank" title="Rashaad Newsome images of jewelry">Rashaad Newsome</a></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>....then Garth talks about the design world.</strong></span></p>
<p>"Craft and design are really twins. They were born from the same parents,....with the identical mission....they wanted to get away from the ghastly lack of taste.... And then they parted..."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/alexandermcqueen/en_US" target="_blank" title="Alexander McQueen designer">Alexander McQueen</a>- "designer and famous artist of our time"</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimlitschgray/" target="_blank" title="work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray on Flickr">Myra Mimlistch Gray</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.marc-newson.com/ProjectImages.aspx?GroupSelected=0&ProjectName=Lockheed+Lounge%0D1986+-+Pod&Category=Unique%20Pieces" target="_blank" title="Marc Newsome Chair">Marc Newsome Chair</a> sold for 2.1 million dollars</p>
<p><strong>Work based on the domestic object</strong> <em>below</em> by Studio Job</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7623e970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Studio JobThe Last Supper" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f7623e970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7623e970b-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="Studio JobThe Last Supper"/></a><br/><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Studio Job design of metal vessels entitled <strong>The Last Supper</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>Essentially the large, rusty, cast-iron dinner service</strong> <em>above</em> by Belgian designers Studio Job is inspiration for a <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/04/23/the-last-supper-foundry-iron-by-studio-job/" target="_blank" title="more information about the Studio Job metal vessels">twelve-piece, hand made dinner service</a> and another industrially produced collection, manufactured by Dutch porcelain manufacturer Royal Tichelaar Makkum. The prototype is shown in the museum. Modern manufacturing and profit generated support the more artistic adventures.</p>
<p>Selling of the domestic design objects finances the artwork.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong><em>Below</em> church created in metal.</strong></span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7676a970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="ChurchZ-OUT" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f7676a970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7676a970b-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="ChurchZ-OUT"/></a><br/><br/></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf8e868970c-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="ChurchINTERIOR" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168ebf8e868970c" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf8e868970c-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="ChurchINTERIOR"/></a><br/> <a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7680c970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="ChurchCUinside" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f7680c970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f7680c970b-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="ChurchCUinside"/></a><br/>The ten meter-high church is constructed from 100 stacked layers of weathered steel plates.Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, have built a see-through church in the Belgian region of Haspengouw. The church is a part of the Z-OUT project of Z33, house for contemporary art based in Hasselt, Belgium. Z-OUT is an ambitious long-term art in public space project that will be realized on different locations in the Flemish region of Limburg over the next five years.<br/> <a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f76c01970b-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="ChurchLINES" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f76c01970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f76c01970b-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="ChurchLINES"/></a><br/>The project is called <strong>‘Reading between the Lines’</strong> and is a project by the duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs (Leuven, 1983) and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh (Leuven, 1983).Since 2007, they have been realizing projects in the public space that derive from their architectural background, but clearly display an artistic intention. As such, their projects do not always originate from the customary commission and carry a large degree of autonomy. Their primary concerns are experiment, reflection, a physical involvement with the end result and the input of the viewer. More information and images can be found at <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/09/reading-between-the-lines-by-gijs-van-vaerenbergh/" target="_blank" title="Reading Between the lines on Dezeen">dezeen</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Look at this <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Oct10/11/dose.html" target="_blank" title="Chain dome by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh">use of chain by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Garth then talks about the money picture.</strong> <br/><span class="font-size-2">I</span></span><span class="font-size-2">t's</span> really sad and depressing. There must be a middle ground some where, but this is the crux of the issue. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>"The problem is... hands...."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"Your hands can only make X number of pieces in a given day."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"Your expenses go up every day...."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"You are limited completely by what those hands can produce.."</strong></p>
<p>"<strong>The only way to get around that is to charge more for the work that you do."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"As we all know raising prices is very tough."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"So you are caught in a very bad economic model where your expenses are now getting ahead of income."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"And the model for the conventional craft studio is not working very well at the moment, and shows no sign of immediate recovery."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"the craft world is facing a situation.... where it is just not working on a financial level."</strong></p>
<p><strong>"If you stay where you are, you are getting very difficult competition from the design world, it is very smart, the work is very interesting, it is extremely sophisticated in many cases, and between that and D.I.Y. it's really going to squish the [craft] market considerably."<br/></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Listen to the podcast and tell me what you think.</strong> <br/>I agree with Garth Clark completely about the problems, but I want more answers. I want more options. <br/><br/></p>
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<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163066f556d970d-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="S_AJF_logo" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340163066f556d970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163066f556d970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="S_AJF_logo"/></a><strong>A Smaller Conference Experience Lunch Discussion continued with Garth Clark and his partner Mark Del Vecchio the next day.</strong> Sponsored by the Art Jewelry Forum it was an amazing opportunity to speak with Garth Clark in a smaller group.</p>
<p><strong>Garth Clark's opinions were strong and highly controversial.</strong>We need more conversations. We need more people to challenge our assumptions, but now that I am home and evaluating my future....boy, is that depressing.</p>
<p><strong>One other problem... I am filled with remorse.</strong> <br/>I didn't ask the questions from Susan Cummins. She said, "<strong>I would probably like to ask him about the role of criticism. What role should criticism play in a healthy cultural community? What role does it play in the craft /jewelry world now in his opinion?"</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hey, Garth, if you read this post.</strong>Can you answer the question from Susan Cummins so I am not in the "dog house" anymore?</p>
<p><strong>I have another question, but I will save it for later.</strong></p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/sculpt/pencilPage.html" target="_blank" title="Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin">Harriete</a><br/> <a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401761558e515970c-popup" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Garthah72" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401761558e515970c" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401761558e515970c-400wi" style="width: 360px;" title="Garthah72"/></a></p>
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Crafting a Niche Market with Unique Cowboy Boots
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-05-31:2104389:BlogPost:348183
2012-05-31T15:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="Lisa Sorrell " class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell "></img></a> <br></br> <span style="font-size: 9px;">"You're Running Wild" by Lisa Sorrell<br></br></span></p>
<p>Last year's <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ProfDevSeminar.html" target="_blank" title="Professional Development Seminar for artists and makers">SNAG Professional Development…</a></p>
<p style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fdfa0c970d-200wi" alt="Lisa Sorrell "/></a><br/> <span style="font-size: 9px;">"You're Running Wild" by Lisa Sorrell<br/></span></p>
<p>Last year's <a title="Professional Development Seminar for artists and makers" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ProfDevSeminar.html" target="_blank">SNAG Professional Development Seminar</a> 2011 was about Niche Marketing. Ever since then I've been looking around for examples of <strong>successful <a title="Niche Marketing on Entrepeneur.com " href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/encyclopedia/term/82588.html" target="_blank">niche marketing.</a></strong><br/> <br/> In this case, <strong>successful niche marketing</strong> can be defined as finding a specialized market for exactly what you love to make and being able to make money fulfilling that market.<br/> <br/> <strong>Recently, I discovered the amazing cowboy boots</strong> made by <a title="Lisa Sorrell on Crafthaus" href="http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LisaSorrell" target="_blank">Lisa Sorrell on Crafthaus.</a> In an online conversation, she revealed that she has a waiting list of up to a year! <em>How about them cowboy boots!</em></p>
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<p style="float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf356b1970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168ebf356b1970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf356b1970c-200wi" alt="Lisa Sorrell "/></a><br/> <span style="font-size: 9px;"> Waltz of the Angels by Lisa Sorrell<br/></span></p>
<p><strong>Below is a interview with <a title="Facebook page about Lisa Sorrell" href="www.facebook.com/sorrellcustomboots" target="_blank">Lisa Sorrell</a> about her niche market</strong> and how it came about. At the bottom, I have also included the <a title="2012 Niche Marketing with Hilary Pfeiffer, Emiko Oye and Deb Stoner " href="http://www.slideshare.net/Harriete/niche-marketing-from-snag-pds-2011" target="_blank">PDS 2011 SlideShare presentation about Niche Marketing</a> <strong title="2012 Niche Marketing with Hilary Pfeiffer, Emiko Oye and Deb Stoner "><em>with Hilary Pfeiffer, emiko oye, and Deb Stoner. <br/></em></strong></p>
<p style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f1eba6970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f1eba6970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="LisaSorrellI heard the bluebirdsing3" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f1eba6970b-200wi" alt="LisaSorrellI heard the bluebirdsing3"/></a><br/> <span style="font-size: 9px;">"I Heard the Bluebird Sing"<br/></span></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f1eba6970b-popup"></a><strong>Lisa Sorrell interview:</strong></p>
<p><strong>How did you begin making cowboy boots?</strong><br/> I discovered boot making through a want ad placed in the local newspaper seeking someone “to stitch boot tops.” I never heard of boot making or worn a pair of cowboy boots. The ad was placed by the legendary boot maker Jay Griffith, who was a cantankerous old alcoholic. A veteran of both WWII and the Korean War, his favorite phrase, “GODDAMNIT!” was usually delivered at full volume.<br/> <br/> It was only supposed to be a temporary job, but boot making appealed to me because I could create beautiful and colorful designs with sewing, knives and hammers.</p>
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<p style="float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f24c32970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016766f24c32970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell The Way I am" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016766f24c32970b-200wi" alt="Lisa Sorrell The Way I am"/></a><br/></strong> <span style="font-size: 9px;"> ”The Way I Am" by Lisa Sorrell<br/></span></p>
<p><strong>How do you find your customers?</strong><br/> I opened my own business, Sorrell Custom Boots, in 1996. Initially I didn’t think any further than opening the doors and hoping customers would hear about me and order the intricate and colorful boots, that I made for my husband and myself.<br/> <br/> I caught the eye of Tyler Beard, a noted boot historian and collector who was working on his second book about cowboy boots entitled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423600266/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwharrietees-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1423600266">Art of the Boot</a>. Tyler featured four boots from our personal collection and suddenly those were the type of boots I was being asked to build.<br/> <br/> <strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fe838c970d-popup"></a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>That was my first introduction to the power of marketing.</strong> I’m not a cowboy and can’t pretend to be one, and I have very few customers who are cowboys. While I build a traditional cowboy boot, my own personal philosophy is that cowboy boots are a way for men to wear high heels and bright colors.<br/> <strong><br/> Who are your customers?</strong><br/> My typical client is a businessman, often one who enjoys western art and owns a second home somewhere in the West.<br/> <br/> <strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf3cb5c970c-popup"></a></strong></p>
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<p style="float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf3cb5c970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168ebf3cb5c970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell Come early morning" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168ebf3cb5c970c-200wi" alt="Lisa Sorrell Come early morning"/></a><br/></strong> <span style="font-size: 9px;"> "Come Early Morning" by Lisa Sorrell<br/></span></p>
<p><strong><strong>How did you develop your niche market?</strong><br/></strong> I choose the venues I attend very carefully. I put a lot of time into thinking about who my typical client is, and who I want him/her to be. I don’t select events at random, I choose events where that client is likely to be. <strong><br/> <br/></strong> I particularly enjoy introducing cowboy boots to new markets. In the past few years I’ve done the Baltimore Craft Show, the American Craft Exposition in Evanston, Illinois and the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C. These aren’t areas where one would typically imagine cowboy boot wearers to be, but in my way of thinking that simply means a whole show full of people who don’t know they want cowboy boots yet.<strong><br/> <br/></strong> When I go to shows these are the types of boots my husband and I wear. They’re types of boots I have on display in my booth, and they’re well represented in my portfolio. I position myself to attract the client I want and to encourage him or her to order the type of boots I love to build. I prefer making intricate and colorful boots and I like to use exotic leathers.</p>
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<p style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><strong><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fe8503970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016305fe8503970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Lisa Sorrell Cherokee Fiddle" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016305fe8503970d-200wi" alt="Lisa Sorrell Cherokee Fiddle"/></a><br/></strong></strong> <span style="font-size: 9px;">Cherokee Fiddle by Lisa Sorrell<br/></span></p>
<p><strong><strong>How do customers influence the commissions?</strong></strong><br/> Since each pair of boots is a commission, the client has a large part in each design decision. Some clients choose from a portfolio of work, some request small changes in colors or patterns that result in new designs, and others bring drawings or ideas to be translated into a personal and wearable piece of art. This element of collaboration is the beginning. After the client takes the boot and wears them they begin to also take on the shape and personality of the owner, completing the partnership.</p>
<p><strong><strong>How do you structure your commissions?</strong></strong><br/> I build two to three pairs of boots per month. The waiting time is usually around one year. Boot prices start at $3500, with additional charges for designs or exotic leathers.</p>
<p>A deposit of half reserves a spot on the calendar and the second half is due during the month the boots are being built, before they’re shipped. An order form filled out by hand, detailing all leather, color and design choices avoids problems. This form filled out in triplicate (one for the client, two for my files) is a record of each decision and it’s proven to be an invaluable part of the ordering process.</p>
<p><strong><strong><br/> <br/> Do you make exhibition/competition designs?</strong><br/></strong> I prefer to make competition pieces for either my husband or myself following my own taste. My boots have won awards for best artist in both <a title="Wearable art" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_art" target="_blank">Art to Wear</a>and Leather categories at the Western Design Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Other awards include the Founder’s Award at the American Craft Exposition in Evanston, Illinois, Bronze Award winner at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C., and a Gold Medal in shoe making competitions in both Wiesbaden, Germany and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.</p>
<p><strong><strong>More information about Lisa Sorrell boots:</strong><br/></strong></p>
<p>Lisa enjoys speaking, teaching and promoting the craft of boot making. She regularly updates her <a title="Lisa Sorrell boots" href="www.facebook.com/sorrellcustomboots" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> with photos and explanations of ongoing work in the shop; clients who are having boots built can watch as their boots are made. She also has a <a title="Custom made boots on YouTube" href="www.youtube.com/customboots" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>where she posts videos of boot making.</p>
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Earrings Up, Don't Take 'em Lying Down
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2012-05-22T17:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong>One of the questions that frequently comes up is: "What makes a good photo?"</strong> There are many possibilities of good photos ....too numerous to mention, so I would like to focus on earrings.<em><br></br> <br></br> Below are the most common mistakes
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<strong><br></br> <br></br> MISTAKE #1
<br></br> Generally, earrings should NOT be photographed lying down at an…</strong></p>
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<p><strong>One of the questions that frequently comes up is: "What makes a good photo?"</strong> There are many possibilities of good photos ....too numerous to mention, so I would like to focus on earrings.<em><br/> <br/> Below are the most common mistakes
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<br/> Generally, earrings should NOT be photographed lying down at an angle</strong>. Common problems include getting the entire earring in focus, awkward compositions, and poor to weak display of the earrings. The photos <em>(left)</em> show these problems.
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<strong><br/> MISTAKE #2<br/> Don't hang earrings on teacups, or bowls.</strong> These "props" actually distract the viewer's eye more than help to display your work. This does not produce professional quality photos as shown in the examples below.<br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057b8d09970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340163057b8d09970d" style="width: 178px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Earrings teacup" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057b8d09970d-200wi" alt="Earrings teacup"/></a>
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<p><strong><br/> MISTAKE #3<br/> Do not photograph earrings in groups.
</strong>Group photos usually distract the viewer by appearing cluttered, disorganized and individually unimportant.
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-7" style="font-size: 13pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><em>Below</em>: OPTIONS FOR EARRING PHOTOS</span></em></span></strong></p>
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<a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bb5c4970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340163057bb5c4970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="BIBA Schutz earrings" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bb5c4970d-200wi" alt="BIBA Schutz earrings"/></a><strong>To create good photos, make an interesting composition consistent with the style of the earrings.
</strong>These angular earrings have angled ear wire and the rectangular format fills the photo. It works!
<a title="Earrings by Biba Schutz at Facere" href="http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1002&bih=562&tbm=isch&tbnid=R_W5hCMRq_V3lM:&imgrefurl=http://www.facerejewelryart.com/artist.php%3Fid%3D34&docid=_E104_rX6riZwM&imgurl=http://www.facerejewelryart.com/pictures/BI339.jpg&w=350&h=400&ei=NqCtT5_3EqqYiQLH0u3-Aw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=516&sig=106686493986619229164&page=1&tbnh=165&tbnw=134&start=0&ndsp=9&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:77&tx=75&ty=88" target="_blank">Earrings by Biba Schutz at Facere</a></p>
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</strong><br/> This photo works well because it shows both the side and the face of the earrings. <a title="large tire earrings by Emiko Oye on Etsy" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/11091314/large-tire-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_21&ga_search_query=emiko+oye&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank"><strong>
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<strong><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167666f8c05970b-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Andy Cooperman earring hanging from a mannequinhanging.spiracles.holes.ear" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167666f8c05970b-200wi" alt="Andy Cooperman earring hanging from a mannequinhanging.spiracles.holes.ear"/></a>Using a mannequin to model the earring
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<a title="Earrings by Andy Cooperman" href="http://www.andycooperman.com/earrings.php" target="_blank">Andy Cooperman.</a> Photo by Doug Yaple.</p>
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</strong>This is a very simple graceful solution but avoid distracting paper.
<a title="Strata Earrings by Sydney Lynch on The Artful Home " href="http://www.artfulhome.com/product/Gold---Silver-Earrings/Strata-Earrings/72264" target="_blank">Gold & Silver "Strata Earrings by Sydney Lynch on the Artful Home.</a></p>
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<a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bc491970d-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="AOLBlueL" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bc491970d-200wi" alt="AOLBlueL"/></a><strong>Poke the post through a photo of a model printed on photo paper.
</strong>The great part of this solution is that you can find a fabulous looking ear without fussy little hairs that are usually distracting.<strong>
</strong><a title="AOL Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/11268638/blue-aol-earrings" target="_blank">AOL Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman</a></p>
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<a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bd321970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340163057bd321970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Flower Game Blue PINk Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340163057bd321970d-200wi" alt="Flower Game Blue PINk Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman"/></a><strong>Create an interesting composition with two earrings
</strong> and scan using your computer scanner. Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman available at the
<a title="SNAG Trunk Show in Phoenix, AZ" href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/Events/trunkshow/" target="_blank">SNAG Trunk show in Phoenix, AZ</a>. This option requires a scanner and PhotoShop skills.</p>
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<strong>Here is a photography solution from
<a title="Window Lego Earrings by Emiko Oye on Etsy" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/99774914/iced-windows-lego-earrings-medium?ref=pr_shop" target="_blank">Emiko Oye.
</a></strong>She hangs her earrings from a rod for the photo shoot. Then PhotoShops out the wire.<br/> <br/> <em>Left</em> is the "raw" photo. Below is the photo after PhotoShop.<br/> Thank you Emiko for sharing your photo magic.<br/><br/></p>
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<a title="iced windows LEGO earrings medium by Emiko Oye" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/99774914/iced-windows-lego-earrings-medium?ref=pr_shop" target="_blank">iced windows LEGO earrings medium by Emiko Oye on Etsy.</a>The wire has been PhotoShop-ed out for a professional quality photo. </p>
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<p><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eb717bb0970c-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Berman and OyeJEWELRY_Web" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eb717bb0970c-200wi" alt="Berman and OyeJEWELRY_Web"/></a><strong>The most challenging photo option involves using a live model.</strong>
<a title="Models in Photographic Images on ASK Harriete" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/models-in-photographic-images/" target="_blank"><br/> Read previous posts on ASK Harriete for tips and tricks with photo sessions with a model.
</a><br/> Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman.
<a title="Necklace by Emiko Oye" href="http://www.rewarestyle.com/eoware/necklaces.html" target="_blank">Necklace by Emiko Oye.</a>
<strong><br/> <br/> Do you have an innovative earring solution for taking great photos?</strong><br/> Would you like to share this with the readers of ASK Harriete. Let me know. I will add your images to this post or write a new post.
<a title="Subscribe to ASK Harriete" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AskHarriete" target="_blank"><br/> <br/> Share your tips and tricks for better earrings photos.<br/> Harriete</a></p>
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Graduation, Job, Studio, Is There a Recommended Direction?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-05-10:2104389:BlogPost:345223
2012-05-10T16:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
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<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" style="float: right;" target="_self" title="Flower Brooches by Harriete Estel Berman"><img alt="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630556e7af970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630556e7af970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman"></img></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Considering the time of year,
</strong> this question from Eva, a student at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA, seems very timely. She asks:<br></br>
<strong>"Do you suggest that we find a job after graduation or set up our own studio…</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Flower Brooches by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" target="_self"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630556e7af970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630556e7af970d-200wi" alt="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman"/></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Considering the time of year,
</strong> this question from Eva, a student at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA, seems very timely. She asks:<br/>
<strong>"Do you suggest that we find a job after graduation or set up our own studio directly?"
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</strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Flower Brooches by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630556e6de970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630556e6de970d-200wi" alt="Life Flower Pin by Harriete Estel Berman"/></a>Of course, there are always unusual circumstances, but I think getting a job related to your field of study gives you great experience that will ultimately channel into your art or craft. I use the term "related to your field of study" quite loosely.
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<a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eb63632e970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eb63632e970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Photo of Harriete Estel Berman from 1977" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eb63632e970c-200wi" alt="Photo of Harriete Estel Berman from 1977"/></a><br/></strong> <span style="font-size: 9px;">Here I am sitting at a "kitchen table"<br/> as my work bench. This grainy black &<br/> white photo was from a 1977 newspaper
<br/> article from The Charleston Gazette<br/> Photo Credit: Lou Raines </span></p>
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<strong>After my graduation, I supported myself for years
</strong> doing jewelry repair. Then I had a job for about 8 years working for a plating firm repairing anything that came in the door from sugar bowls and creamers to elevator rails.
<strong>The experiences increased my skills and confidence.</strong> I learned problem solving, metalsmithing skills, a hands-on exposure to diverse metalworking assemblies and fabrications from the past 200 years . . . AND access to a very wide range of professional tools, equipment, and plating processes.
<a title="Silver repair" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/BermanFineSilverwork/BermanFineSilverwork.html" target="_blank">With those well honed skills, I still do silver repair part time.
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<p><strong>You'll be in good company. Andy Warhol worked in advertising. James Rosenquist</strong> painted billboards. Consider the profound influence that their work experiences had on their artwork.
<a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630556c2e6970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630556c2e6970d" style="width: 360px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="ROSENQUIST billboard " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630556c2e6970d-400wi" alt="ROSENQUIST billboard "/></a><br/> <a title="Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307263428?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwharrietees-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0307263428" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">James Rosenquist and his mother </span></a> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">in 1954 standing below a billboard he <br/> painted. The Red Shoe illustration by Andy Warhol.</span></p>
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<strong>
<a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" title="visit the studio of Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/studio/studio.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167664ac4ec970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Harriete working in the studio 2007ng in the " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167664ac4ec970b-200wi" alt="Harriete working in the studio 2007ng in the "/></a>I'd also recommend setting up a studio space immediately</strong>, even if it is in the other half of your bedroom or in your living/dining room. Get your studio up and running, no matter how modest. Avoid burdening yourself with debt and expenses. It is more important that you start working with less tools and more creativity to keep ideas fresh and your mind immersed in creative expression. If you need larger or specialized equipment, take a class at a local community college or rent time at a studio space near you. Check out the
<a title="Tech Shop is in Menlo Park, San Francisco and San Jose " href="http://www.techshop.ws/" target="_blank">Tech Shop for an amazing resource.</a>
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<p><strong>In summary, try to get a job related to your degree</strong>, even if it doesn't pay much in the beginning. The experience will help you learn so much along the way. You might even be able to use their tools or equipment.
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<p><strong>Also keep working in your home studio every day.
</strong> Even if you don't have all the tools or equipment that you had in school. there are always alternate solutions. Use your most creative tool, your mind.
<a title="Flower Pins by Harriete Estel Berman " href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a title="Flower Pins by Harriete Estel Berman " href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" target="_blank"> Harriete</a></p>
Who is Responsible for Damage to Work On Consignment?
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-05-03:2104389:BlogPost:343607
2012-05-03T16:25:08.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><strong>A question from Pei Sze, student at Academy of Art, San Francisco:</strong> "If we put our works on consignment and it gets damaged, who is usually responsible for the damage?"<br></br><br></br> <strong><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" style="float: right;" target="_blank" title="Consignment Contract for artists and makers."><img alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelinesact2010_Page_1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630500a0ee970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630500a0ee970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelinesact2010_Page_1"></img></a> <span style="font-size: 15pt;">The ANSWER</span> is in your consignment contract.…</strong></p>
<p><strong>A question from Pei Sze, student at Academy of Art, San Francisco:</strong> "If we put our works on consignment and it gets damaged, who is usually responsible for the damage?"<br/><br/> <strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract for artists and makers." href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630500a0ee970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelinesact2010_Page_1" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630500a0ee970d-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelinesact2010_Page_1"/></a><span style="font-size: 15pt;">The ANSWER</span> is in your consignment contract. <em>BEFORE SENDING WORK</em></strong> or delivering work to a gallery or store, <em>ALWAYS</em> discuss the consignment contract. The <a title="Professional Guidelines" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">Professional Guidelines</a> has a <a title="Consignment Contract " href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank">Consignment Contract</a>that will help negotiate this and other issues before there is a problem.</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract for artists and makers" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401630500a1b8970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401630500a1b8970d-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>In the <strong>Professional Guidelines Consignment Contract look in</strong>:</p>
<p><strong>Section 8. Loss or Damage.</strong> <br/>"The gallery shall be strictly liable for loss or damage to any consigned artwork from the date of delivery to the gallery until the artwork is returned to the artist or delivered to a purchaser. <strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract for artists" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eaf636b4970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf636b4970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a></strong> In the event of loss or damage that cannot be restored, the artist shall receive the same amount as if the artwork had been sold at the retail price. <br/>If restoration is suggested or pursued by the gallery, the artist shall have veto power over the choice of the restorer. <strong><a style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelinesn" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf63795970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a></strong>The artist shall be responsible for all repairs to artwork necessitated by artist’s faulty workmanship."</p>
<p><strong>To explain further:<br/></strong>If damaged work can be repaired or restored, the artist should be compensated for the time and materials for repair.</p>
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines for craftsP" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eaf637ed970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf637ed970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>If the work is lost or damaged:</strong>The artist or maker should be paid the wholesale price.This is the "same amount" that the artist would have received "if the artwork had been sold at the retail price."</p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines for craftspeoplemng" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eaf63841970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf63841970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>"<strong>Even in the best relationships based on trust and a good working relationship, there is no substitute for a contract.</strong> To minimize and hopefully avoid possible conflicts, the rights and obligations of both the artist and the gallery should be clearly written in a contract. <br/><br/><strong>Do not rely on assumptions and the memories of verbal conversations. </strong> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Professional Guidelines Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelinesc" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.htmll" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eaf638b4970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf638b4970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>A good contract, such as the consignment contract developed by the Professional Guidelines, is fair to both parties. It is in the interest of both parties to discuss all the issues presented here."<br/><br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines for artistsao" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765f3f3d4970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016765f3f3d4970b-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>"<strong>Many galleries are accustomed to using their own contract. </strong> If the gallery already has a contract that it wants to use, it can be signed “as is”, or it can be viewed as a starting point for further discussion. The artist can use the Professional Guidelines example contract as a checklist or guide for negotiating modifications and revisions. <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelinesrofess" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340168eaf63947970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340168eaf63947970c-200wi" alt="CONSIGNMENT Contract from the Professional Guidelines"/></a>Your business relationship with the gallery may include specific arrangements that require additions or deletions, which you should initial. In addition, amendments that arise after the original contract has been signed should also be put in writing and signed by both parties (see clause #18)."</p>
<p>The above text in quotes was taken directly from the <strong><a title="Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/consignment.html" target="_blank">Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines.</a></strong></p>
<p>Below are copies of the Consignment Contract in the Professional Guidelines as a Word and PDF.</p>
<p><span class="asset asset-generic at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765d20b4e970b"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/files/consignmentcontract2010.doc">Download CONSIGNMENTcontract2010</a></span> Word<br/> <span class="asset asset-generic at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765d20bdf970b"><span class="asset asset-generic at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304def1b4970d"><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/files/consignmentcontract2010-1.pdf">Download CONSIGNMENTcontract2010</a></span> PDF</span></p>
<p><span class="asset asset-generic at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765d20bdf970b"><strong><em>Please feel welcome to share this with your friends and fellow artists.</em></strong><br/></span></p>
<p><span class="asset asset-generic at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765d20bdf970b"><a title="Professional Guidelines offers business advice to the arts community" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html" target="_blank">Harriete</a><br/><br/></span></p>
"What is the First Step to Get my Artworks Shown in a Gallery?" - a question from Eva
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-04-26:2104389:BlogPost:342837
2012-04-26T17:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d-popup" style="float: right;"><img alt="Andy Cooperman talking to the audience after the program." class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Andy Cooperman talking to the audience after the program."></img></a> Last week, Andy Cooperman and I gave a presentation with Q & A for an audience of students and emerging artists.</strong> Co-sponsored by the <a href="http://www.academyart.edu/" target="_blank" title="Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA">Academy of Art San Francisco</a> and the…</p>
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Andy Cooperman talking to the audience after the program." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e79b970d-200wi" alt="Andy Cooperman talking to the audience after the program."/></a>Last week, Andy Cooperman and I gave a presentation with Q & A for an audience of students and emerging artists.</strong> Co-sponsored by the <a title="Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA" href="http://www.academyart.edu/" target="_blank">Academy of Art San Francisco</a> and the <a title="San Francisco Bay Area Metal Arts Guild" href="http://metalartsguildsf.org/" target="_blank">S.F. Metal Arts Guild,</a> the event drew an the audience of close to 100. </p>
<p><em>Part Two of this program with Harriete Estel Berman and Andy Cooperman is now on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJd2QOKJWs" target="_blank">You-Tube</a> . <br/></em></p>
<p><em>youMy only disappointment</em> was that we didn't have time to answer all the questions (including a list submitted by students).</p>
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e710970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e710970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Harriete talking to two people after the questions and answers with the audience." src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7e710970d-200wi" alt="Harriete talking to two people after the questions and answers with the audience."/></a>Therefore, I plan to answer some of those questions through ASK Harriete over the next few weeks.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Here is one question that always comes forward:</strong><br/> <strong>"As a young artist, what is the first step to get my artworks shown in a gallery?" - Eva</strong></p>
<p>Some parts of the answer have been answered in four articles under the heading, <strong><a title="Submitting Work to Galleries and Retail Establishments" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ProfDevSeminar.html#PDSgalleries" target="_blank">SUBMITTING WORK to GALLERIES and RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS</a></strong> written by Don Friedlich, Andy Cooperman and myself, Harriete Estel Berman.</p>
<p><strong><a title="Galleries: Are They Right for You? " href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/Part1GalleriesQuestion.pdf" target="_blank">Galleries: Are They Right for You?</a> </strong> by Don Friedlich<br/> <br/> <strong><a title="Introducing Your Work to a Gallery" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/Part2GalleryIntroduction.pdf" target="_blank">Introducing Your Work to a Gallery</a></strong> by Harriete Estel Berman<br/> <br/> <strong><a title="The Nuts and Bolts of the Gallery. Artist Relationship" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/Part3ArtistGalleryRelationship.pdf" target="_blank">The Nuts & Bolts of the Gallery.Artist Relationship</a></strong> by Andy Cooperman<br/> <br/> <strong><a title="Galleries: Issues to Consider After Your Work Has Been Accepted" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/Part4GalleryIssues.pdf" target="_blank">Galleries: Issues to Consider After Your Work Has Been Accepted</a></strong> by Andy Cooperman<br/> <br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016765bb37d8970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016765bb37d8970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Harriete talking to audience member after the questions and answers at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016765bb37d8970b-200wi" alt="Harriete talking to audience member after the questions and answers at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA"/></a><strong>The information is as solid now as it was in 2009</strong>even though the economy and the Internet have vastly changed the dynamics.</p>
<p><strong>1. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">There are fewer galleries and stores.</a>...</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">The craft fair circuit is vastly different....</a><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong>3. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">Membership events hosted by museums</a>...</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">Open studios, while not new, are far more frequent....</a><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong>5. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">The Internet is the most radical influence....</a><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong>6. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">Every gallery now has an online presence....</a><br/></strong></p>
<p><strong>7. <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">Every artist and maker now can</a> and should have a web site and/or blog</strong>....</p>
<p><strong>Read more on <a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/04/what-is-the-first-step-to-get-my-artworks-shown-in-a-gallery-.html" target="_blank">ASK Harriete</a> for a more complete description...<br/></strong></p>
<p><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7edf3970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304c7edf3970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Harriete and Andy Cooperman after the program hosted by the Academy of Art and the S.F. Bay Area Metal Arts Guild questions AFTER PROGRAM" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304c7edf3970d-200wi" alt="Harriete and Andy Cooperman after the program hosted by the Academy of Art and the S.F. Bay Area Metal Arts Guild questions AFTER PROGRAM"/></a>I intend to continue this topic on another day</strong>, but let's look at the question again from Eva. "As a young artist, what is the first step to get my artworks shown in a gallery?"</p>
<p>I am wondering if the question is really, <strong>"How can I get my work in a gallery so that the gallery will sell my work, and I can just focus on making and not selling."</strong></p>
<p><br/> Stay tuned to next post on ASK Harriete "<strong><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/05/a-reality-bite-you-are-the-best-spokesperson-for-your-workl.html" target="_blank">Reality bite, you are the best spokesperson</a> for your work."</strong></p>
<p><a title="Images by members of the S.F. Bay Area Metal Arts Guild " href="http://metalartsguildsf.org/gallery/" target="_blank">Harriete</a></p>
Follow Your Own Path -- Be Resilient, Postive, and Passionate
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-04-24:2104389:BlogPost:342478
2012-04-24T16:20:27.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong>I was reading an article</strong> about <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223155" target="_blank" title="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223155">"Pinterest's Ben Silbermann to 'Treps: Make Something Beautiful"</a> on Entrepreneur.com. <strong>Though the article lists three pieces of advice for entrepreneurs</strong>, it struck a cord in me. A resounding echo that could be solid advice for artists and makers. Each one builds on the other.…<br></br><br></br></p>
<p><strong>I was reading an article</strong> about <a title="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223155" href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/223155" target="_blank">"Pinterest's Ben Silbermann to 'Treps: Make Something Beautiful"</a> on Entrepreneur.com. <strong>Though the article lists three pieces of advice for entrepreneurs</strong>, it struck a cord in me. A resounding echo that could be solid advice for artists and makers. Each one builds on the other.<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Below is my <a title="Prepare for Success with Harriete Estel Berman at Revere Academy " href="http://www.revereacademy.com/s/masters-symposium/prepare-for-success-with-harriete-estel-berman.html" target="_blank">short version for finding success:</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Follow Your Own Path.</strong></span> Close the books on technique. Invest in play and experimentation to find your own path. This is a solitary, lonely activity. Many books and studies of cognitive thinking demonstrate that <a title="Talent is Overrated" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842948?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwharrietees-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591842948" target="_blank">it takes around 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert.</a>Become an expert in your own work.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Be Resilient.</strong></span> Overnight success and instant fame are fairy tale fantasies. Invest time and commitment into following your own path. Everyone, yes, everyone is rejected and discouraged along the way. Learn from your mistakes, analyze failures and successes. I don't care whether you can only work one hour a day on your own work. One hour a day is seven hours a week. 30 hours in a month, and 360 hours a year. This is enough time to make one fabulous artwork a year.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Surround Yourself with Positive Energy.</strong></span>Ignore the naysayers. Ignore the devil on your shoulder. Listen with half an ear if there is any credibility to the comment, and the other side needs to be resilient and keep moving forward.</p>
<p>Don't listen to all those negative "it can't be done" opinions. Ignore people who say, "It's too hard," "Don't care so much", " It's not your job". Ignore them. Surround yourself with positive energy even if it is one beautiful flower. Be resilient and follow your own path. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a title="Wearing Rhinocerus Hide is the New Black" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/2012/03/wearing-rhinocerus-hide-is-the-new-black.html" target="_blank">Develop a thick skin.</a> </strong></span> Whether or not you make money from your art or craft, money is a poor measure of success. Surround Yourself with Positive Energy, Be Resilient, and Follow Your Own Path.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Be Passionate.</strong></span>Passionate may mean you will work harder. Passionate should definitely include working smart. Day or night, be passionate about your goal, or the big idea, even when it is inconvenient and no one else cares. Passionate about your singular path, holding on tighter, pushing through the barriers. </p>
<p><strong>My <a title="Revere Academy Prepare for Success with Harriete Estel Bermanite " href="http://www.revereacademy.com/s/masters-symposium/prepare-for-success-with-harriete-estel-berman.html" target="_blank">upcoming class at Revere Academy "Prepare for Success"</a></strong>can only give the tools you need. You still have to follow your own path, be resilient, surround yourself with postive energy, keep your thick skin and be passionate.</p>
<p><a title="Flower Brooches by Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/jewelry/JewelryFlowerpins.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harriete</strong></a><br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304ab8d45970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016304ab8d45970d" style="width: 360px;" title="ABSTRACTcutFACE72" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016304ab8d45970d-400wi" alt="ABSTRACTcutFACE72"/></a></p>
Still Time and Space to Prepare for Success
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-04-20:2104389:BlogPost:341192
2012-04-20T15:00:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861371?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861371?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></img></a> Are you looking for direction on your path to success?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Where do you want your work to go?</strong> What insights would you like to gain from my 30+ years of experience? <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Is your work consistent with your marketing?</strong> Are you images good enough to get you free publicity? Are your short term and…</p>
<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861371?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861371?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a>Are you looking for direction on your path to success?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Where do you want your work to go?</strong> What insights would you like to gain from my 30+ years of experience? <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Is your work consistent with your marketing?</strong> Are you images good enough to get you free publicity? Are your short term and long term goals an effective compass for success?<strong><br></strong></p>
<p><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861507?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861507?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a>On April 28 & 29th, I will be teaching a professional development workshop</strong> at <a title="Prepare for Success is a professional development workshop with Harriete Estel Bermans" href="http://www.revereacademy.com/s/masters-symposium/prepare-for-success-with-harriete-estel-berman.html" target="_blank">Revere Academy as part of their Masters<br> Symposium</a> in San Francisco, CA.<br> <a title="Prepare for Success at Revere Masters Symposium" href="http://www.revereacademy.com/s/masters-symposium/prepare-for-success-with-harriete-estel-berman.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff4040;"><strong><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Prepare for Success</span></strong></span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong>April 28 - 29, 2012</strong></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167624d4afb970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167624d4afb970b" style="width: 180px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Map of San Francisco" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167624d4afb970b-200wi" alt="Map of San Francisco"></a></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Internet Option</strong></span> <br> If you can't travel to San Francisco, <a title="internet option with Revere Academy" href="http://www.revereacademy.com/s/masters-symposium/prepare-for-success-with-harriete-estel-berman.html" target="_blank">Revere Academy is offering on line participation at the amazing price.</a>of $79 for the two days. It would be nice to see you in person, but if you need to stay at home while juggling the rest of your life, this is a way to listen in on your computer.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167656e0900970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167656e0900970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="LCD-MonitorHB" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167656e0900970b-200wi" alt="LCD-MonitorHB"></a>Webinar participants will be able to view the instructor and Powerpoint presentations in real time</strong>via their computer, as will as submit their own questions and images for review by the instructor, much like the students who attend the class in San Francisco. Because this is the first time Revere has offered a webinar class, the $79 is a special, one-time introductory price for the class.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861638?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398861638?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200"></a>Webinar participants are required to have a computer with a high-speed internet connection.</strong>To register for the webinar, call 415-391-4179.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Appropriate for all media,</strong> this two day intensive workshop with <a title="web site for Harriete Estel Berman" href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info" target="_blank">Harriete Estel Berman</a>will provide tons of information to super charge your professional development and gain from my 30 years of experience.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862040?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/398862040?profile=original" width="183"></a>Learn how to use the power of social networking, blogs, and web sites to develop visibility</strong> and get your work noticed. <strong>Other topics will include maintaining proper records for the IRS, managing inventory, how to update your resume, and evaluate and upgrade your photos.</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pinterest.com/harriete/"><strong>We can cover anything you want. </strong> <em>Your questions can guide the topics to be covered. <br></em></a> <strong><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><br> Here are some suggestions for topics:</span></strong> <br> <br> <strong>Professional Development resources</strong><br> <br> <strong>Your 20 second commercial</strong><br> <br> <strong>Guidelines for a critique group</strong><br> <br> <strong>Identify your business model.</strong><br> <br> <strong>Establish Your Professional Goals</strong><br> Define Objective<br> Define Success<br> Are your objectives and definition of success consistent?<br> How do you expect to achieve your objectives?<br> Define your market.<br> <br> <strong>Pricing and fabrication methods.</strong><br> Pricing Structure<br> Falcher Fusager’s Pricing Formula<br> Guestimation<br> Comparative Pricing<br> Include your Overhead<br> Cost of goods sold<br> Pricing Concepts.<br> <br> <strong>Inventory Record Form</strong><br> Inventory Records: Documentation and Provenance<br> Hallmark or sign your work</p>
<p><strong>Digital Image Package</strong><br> Label examples<br> Image description sheet<br> All prints and digital files information.<br> CONTACT SHEET SAMPLE<br> <br> <strong>Resume vs. CV</strong><br> Resume categories<br> CV<br> BIO<br> <br> <strong>Artist Statement Recommendations</strong><br> Artist Statement Tips<br> Artist Statement with description<br> Envelope for your package<br> <br> <strong>PUBLICITY EXAMPLE</strong><br> PUBLICITY IMAGE<br> SELF PORTRAIT<br> WORKING IN THE STUDIO<br> PHOTOGRAPH EVENTS<br> <br> <strong>Emails and social networking</strong></p>
<p><strong>Strategies for juried opportunities</strong><br> <br> <strong>Publicity and Marketing 100+ ideas</strong><br> Book recommendation<br> Pitch letter<br> Mailing List strategy<br> Thank you<br> STATIONARY</p>
<p><strong>Wholesale/Retail</strong><br> Minimum order for wholesale<br> Return Policy<br> <br> <strong>Delivery of work in person</strong><br> Shipping – One of a kind work<br> Unpacking & Display instructions<br> To Display<br> Packing and Shipping<br> Maintenance Instructions<br> Shipping<br> CONDITION REPORT<br> SIMPLE PACKING LIST <br> <br> <strong>Profit or Loss?</strong><br> What are your options?<br> Do you act like a business?<br> Expense record examples.<br> 3 rules to test deductibility<br> Expertise?<br> Time & Effort?<br> Track record<br> Record of sales<br> Do you act like a business? I.R.S.<br> <br> <strong>COPYRIGHT & Fair use</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.you">www.you</a></strong><br> Website resources<br> Web what you need to do and why<br> Blogs - blogosphere<br> Basic SEO to implement<br> <br> <span class="font-size-5" style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Any Questions: Contact me directly</strong></span><br> bermaid [at] harriete-estel-berman.info<br> (area code 650) - then 571-7726<br> <a href="http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info">http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info</a></p>
Avoid the Red Flag of IRS Form 1099
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-04-04:2104389:BlogPost:338639
2012-04-04T14:30:00.000Z
Harriete E Berman
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<p><a class="asset-img-link" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b-popup" style="float: left;"><img alt="Redflag" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Redflag"></img></a> <strong>In struggling through my taxes (along with everyone else this time of year),</strong> the number crunching reminded me of the 1099 "red flag" that probably triggered my tax audit in 2010. Don't let this happen to you!…<br></br></p>
<p><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Redflag" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ac94b970b-200wi" alt="Redflag"/></a><strong>In struggling through my taxes (along with everyone else this time of year),</strong> the number crunching reminded me of the 1099 "red flag" that probably triggered my tax audit in 2010. Don't let this happen to you!<br/> <a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016303a60c48970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834016303a60c48970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="I.R.S.sign368" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834016303a60c48970d-200wi" alt="I.R.S.sign368"/></a><br/> <strong>In past years, I just included my 1099 revenue</strong>within my "revenue totals."</p>
<p><strong>Near the end of my audit in 2010, which I survived thanks to appropriately accurate records and having every receipt requested by the auditor, the auditor revealed her hand.</strong> After an hour and half of "inquiries", the I.R.S. iron lady finally asks, "Where is this specific 1099 revenue reported?" She knew the exact amount of money and person who sent the 1099.<br/> <br/> <strong><strong><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ad2fc970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340167649ad2fc970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="IrsBELOWsignhb" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340167649ad2fc970b-200wi" alt="IrsBELOWsignhb"/></a></strong>Thank goodness the 1099 was included in my reported revenue,</strong> I could show her in my records in about 2 minutes. However, this 1099 wasn't broken out separately on the tax return. Because I didn't list the 1099 revenue as a separate line item, the I.R.S. thought I was hiding income.</p>
<p>Back to last night....</p>
<p>This year all 1099 income is going on the 1099 line in the tax return.</p>
<p><strong>But then, don't forget to subtract that 1099 income reported on a 1099 line</strong>from your Schedule C total revenue. You don't want to count it twice.</p>
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<p><a title="Business accounting and tax information from ASK Harrieted" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/ask_harriete/business-accounting-and-tax-information/" target="_blank">Information on business accounting and taxes for artists and makers</a> from ASK Harriete can be found in the previous link or in the left column under the header "Business Information and Tax Accounting.<br/> <br/> Let me know if this information is helpful.</p>