[Jewelry making - Article 00849] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesaling one-offs

[Lisa Bialac-Jehle]

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    Hehehe.......Knew I would put a burr under some people's saddles.....
    Richard...gotta love you. You sound as though you run a nice
    responsible business, and you sound like a nice guy. Wish I could say
    the same for many store/gallery owners. As a matter of fact, I did
    not say consignment was charity, that's another poster. I said: "just
    say no". I still mean it. At the median level, there isn't much
    return to consignment for an aritst. I have already beaten that
    equine past its demise, so I won't torture you by reiterating. 

    You may yet get the last laugh, as I am going into the Zobel price
    realm this coming show go round, (note the word, "price"...I am
    not...repeat: NOT comparing myself to Michael's great work..don't
    make me laugh), and I fully expect to have to do some consignment,
    some 30-60-90 terms etc...price of admission to that level, however,
    stores at that level tend to take exquisite care of the jewelry in
    their care, although I have seen a very few exceptions to that too.
    My background is in fine art sculpture, and all work in fine art
    galleries is essentially consignment, but nobody wears the stuff
    around the shop, and it never comes back dirty or broken, and the
    shops are insured. A reeeeeaaaaally good point that Kennedi made. 

    If ol' Eric had actually read my posting, instead of just getting his
    britches in a twist at the mere sniff of my intent, then he would
    have noticed that I repeatedly stated that all buyers, wholesale or
    retail buy according to their own p e r s o n a l taste. Again, that
    doesn't mean their taste is good. Read that over to yourselves a few
    times. Its just THEIR taste. Haven't you seen really successful
    stores that sell stuff that make you actually writhe in pain?
    Yargh!!! Word-up Eric: If a store is buying my work, I can almost
    guar-an-tee that they are out of touch with the public, as most of
    the buying public would look at my jewelry and say: "What the hell is
    that!!??" I'm lucky that 35 to 40 galleries in any given year seem to
    be able to regularly buy and sell the stuff I make, although I just
    know I am gonna piss off a lot of faithful stores by going 22k on
    them. No doubt they will drop me like a hot taco. 

    Oh......and I have no interest at all in running a store as the hoi
    polloi makes me break out in a rash. That is why I do only wholesale
    or commission work...get it? 

    I'll let you know if I fall flat on my face at the shows.....Then you
    can do a jig. In the mean time, I am just about to send out some new
    pieces to Hap Sakwa to photograph. Promise...when I get the pix back,
    I will finally post to the gallery so you can all look wide eyed at
    at the things I slave over and laugh quietly in the privacy of your
    own homes. 

    Lisa, (Winds at 60mph around here tonight. Please......don't anyone
    light a match. )Topanga, CA USA

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