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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.
Have you considered adding a clause to your sales receipt, commission contract, or consignment…
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The post "I love your work and want to make one for myself" is raising a lot of discussion and tons of comments. For this reason, I am…
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Today's post on ASK Harriete is titled My Seasonal Stress Disorder: DISCOUNTS. It offers a short description of the issues and a link to another article about discounts by Jason Horejs.…
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This post on Crafthaus is a condensed version of ASK Harriete.
The primary purpose is to examine the craft marketplace using the tenants of economics, the principles of supply and demand.
The interaction of supply and demand is the most fundamental concept of economics and it is the backbone of a market economy. It is described as the…
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The previous post The White Tent or the White Wall 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 full posts on ASK Harriete if you are feeling strong…
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I recently found out that merry renk passed away 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.…
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I was reading an article about "Pinterest's Ben Silbermann to 'Treps: Make Something Beautiful" on Entrepreneur.com. Though the article lists three pieces of advice for entrepreneurs, it struck a cord in me. A resounding echo that could be solid advice for artists and makers. Each one builds on the other.…
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Are you looking for direction on your path to success?
Where do you want your work to go? What insights would you like to gain from my 30+ years of experience?
Is your work consistent with your marketing? Are you images good enough to get you free publicity? Are your short term and long term…
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This week I am teetering on a thin line between a new path of success or the brink of failure. EVERY DAY I vacillate between terrified panic and the steely focus of intense preparation. Let me explain . . . and perhaps you may gain some insights for your own path.…
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I listen to Charlie Rose every day I often find the speakers inspiring. These are the smartest, hardest working and usually, most articulate people in the world able to bring ideas and introspection to the plain wooden table of Charlie Rose.
Today, I want to share a couple of thoughts that may be helpful to artists and makers. Of …
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There is a ton of discussion going on about Pinterest.The opinions are mixed. While Pinterest is a delightfully engaging web site I am very upset by a number of issues surrounding Pinterest. Including but not limited to:
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The great realization is that Pinterest is a natural website for artists and makers since it is image based. A real delight. Makers can post images of anything and everything we love. It could be like a sketchbook of inspiration.
Yesterday was a day invested in learning about Pinterest. It started with…
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The opening for the Dorothy Saxe Invitational exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is…
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Recently, I was a juror for an exhibition using CaFE for entry and for review of the submissions.
It was a real eye opening experience to be on the other side of the CaFE curtain discussed in previous posts here on Crafthaus and ASK Harriete.
In SEVERAL posts on ASK Harriete , I will make specific suggestions to help artists…
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Recently I was a juror for a show. The jury submissions and review used CaFE, an online jury review service.
While I have used CaFE as an artist many times to submit my work for a juried situation, this was my first time as a juror using this service.
ASK Harriete will reveal the "behind the scenes" difficulties and…
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If you work with digital photos, here is an opportunity. A new book, "Things to Make and Do with Your Digital Photos' is looking for submissions. Quarto does a nice job publishing their books and they say, "If we select your work for inclusion we will ask you to…
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Marthe Le Van, editor of Lark Books says that the best background for jewelry is skin, skin, skin!!!! By this she meant that jewelry on the model produced a very effective photo.
Spanish Collar by Peter Hoogeboom; Photo by Henni Van…
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Recently I spent hours and hours trying to figure out if my computer monitor was giving me an accurate color image.…
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