[Jewelry making - Article 00395] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesaling one-offs

[Hratch Babikian]

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Hello Noel

    I will keep this short since I am in the middle of studio day/work
    Rosen Show... the last sentence in your message is your clue (Need to
    seel a lot more) even if you are doing one of a kinds only you can
    devise a system or a program to doing buisness in the wholesale
    shows where you make a huge body of work, show it at the wholesale
    fairs, and it would be first come first serve,in other words once the
    peices are chosen by a particular gallery then you will assign it to
    them to be sent after the show.but you continue to show the work to
    the rest of the Galleries that come by to see what you have,except
    with red sold dots on your peices sold;and either order some thing
    similar or call or internet contact after the show.to place orders
    or commision you for new works. The reason for my advising on doing
    the wholseale shows with one of a kinds is this.it costs less to do
    a major show then to travell around presenting your work to singular
    galleries at a time,almost like a travelling salesmen,AWAY form
    Precous studio time. It costs less doing the shows,the good ones any
    way, because you have so so many galleries come by and look,if
    nothing, in a very short amount of time; and you never know who is out
    there in a crowd of buyers,there are also museum and gallery
    curators that come by who are looking specifically for certain
    peices for specific shows. I do show one of a kinds, and even
    sculpture hangs in the background of the booth,quitely sitting there
    until somebody asks what those are.believe it or not Micheal Monroe
    had contacted me a few years back through the wholsale shows,I had
    no idea who he was.at the time he was the Smithsonian's Renwick
    curator.and was putting in time for the Hilory, of white house. okay
    got to go hope I shed some light on your dilema.good luck. 

Hratch.

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