Murray & Bacia Edelman on fri 7 may 99
A twist on this long thread, folks. I was just wondering how you potters
in Minnesota, particularly near the twin cities, can charge more than a
pittance for functional ware.
My potter friend in Rochester MN (yes, Russel, it is indeed Marta whom you
met at NCECA!) spoke with me by phone Monday. At some Art Center there,
members were allowed on the preview night to buy one piece only at a Warren
Mackenzie exhibit. Marta bought a carbon trap glaze mug (my favorite of
wood-firing) for $9. So how can anyone around there charge $20? Just
wondering.
Marta said that the next day, when non-members could purchase, she was not
limited, and of course, she returned. And bought quite a few more of his
pieces!!!!!!!!
Is it true actually that Mackenzie keeps the lid on prices up there?
Bacia in Madison,Wisconsin
Murray & Bacia Edelman on sat 8 may 99
>Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 22:55:05 -0500
>To: clayart@lsv.uky.edu
>From: Murray & Bacia Edelman
>Subject: price of a mug (not cost)
>
>A twist on this long thread, folks. I was just wondering how you potters
in Minnesota, particularly near the twin cities, can charge more than a
pittance for functional ware.
>
>My potter friend in Rochester MN (yes, Russel, it is indeed Marta whom you
met at NCECA!) spoke with me by phone Monday. At some Art Center there,
members were allowed on the preview night to buy one piece only at a Warren
Mackenzie exhibit. Marta bought a carbon trap glaze mug (my favorite of
wood-firing) for $9. So how can anyone around there charge $20? Just
wondering.
>
>Marta said that the next day, when non-members could purchase, she was not
limited, and of course, she returned. And bought quite a few more of his
pieces!!!!!!!!
>
>Is it true actually that Mackenzie keeps the lid on prices up there?
>
>Bacia in Madison,Wisconsin
Lee Love on sat 8 may 99
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From: Murray =26 Bacia Edelman =3Cmedelman=40facstaff.wisc.edu=3E
=3E Is it true actually that Mackenzie keeps the lid on prices up there?
No, not really. All you have to do is go to Northern Clay Center and
look at the prices. They are not low. When Ken Ferguson spoke at the
Regis Master's panel, he said he was astounded by the collection of high
quality pottery at Northern Clay Center sales shop. He said there was no
other place in the world you could find such a collection of work. He
also said it was because of the work of Warren MacKenzie.
Because of MacKenzie's education and promotion of functional
pottery in the region, there as a far greater demand than there might be
otherwise. We have a large population of folks here that are savvy about
sound pottery. As long as your work is quality work, you can get a
reasonable price. Some folks complain because what they can get for
their work is not equal to the opinion they have of themselves. :=5E)
That has nothing to do with the market or Mac's prices.
/(o=5C=A7 Lee In Saint Paul, Minnesota USA =B0
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same level of thinking that created them.=22 =7E Einstein
dave morrison on sun 9 may 99
i dont think he keeps a lid on prices. at least not this far north. i
think it is more economics, and conservative Norwegian thinking. i am
Norwegian by the way! sauna and all. its an odd socio-economic region
where i live. even with all the tourists here. truly, if you are selling a
coffee cup, the majority of people here see it as a container for coffee,
and thats it. a lizard would only get in the way, and be embarrassing if
seen by friends. not my thinking of course, but what i have to deal with...
-----Original Message-----
From: Murray & Bacia Edelman
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: price of a mug (not cost)
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
A twist on this long thread, folks. I was just wondering how you potters
in Minnesota, particularly near the twin cities, can charge more than a
pittance for functional ware.
My potter friend in Rochester MN (yes, Russel, it is indeed Marta whom you
met at NCECA!) spoke with me by phone Monday. At some Art Center there,
members were allowed on the preview night to buy one piece only at a Warren
Mackenzie exhibit. Marta bought a carbon trap glaze mug (my favorite of
wood-firing) for $9. So how can anyone around there charge $20? Just
wondering.
Marta said that the next day, when non-members could purchase, she was not
limited, and of course, she returned. And bought quite a few more of his
pieces!!!!!!!!
Is it true actually that Mackenzie keeps the lid on prices up there?
Bacia in Madison,Wisconsin
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