clennell on fri 7 apr 00
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>Along the lines of professionalism in pottery business............
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>One of the best pieces of advice I got before my trip to Japan was from
>Richard Mahaffey........... buy a dark business suit. The reason for that
>suit was that while the potters might wear casual clothes or homespun "folk
>craft" clothes (if that was the image they wished to project) while in the
>studio, when it came to the selling, exhibitions, and formal marketing
>aspects........... they were all business. A Japanese opening looks like a
>corporate board meeting on Wall Street .
Dear John: My dad gave me the same advice when I was a kid. GET YOURSELF A
DARK SUIT. . I never thought to apply it to the selling of pots. Charge
$3000 for a jar and if someone buys it and you're wearing your dark navy
blue pants you can piss yourself, get that nice warm feeling and NO ONE
WILL KNOW!
It's spring so new prices and a new suit for this cowboy.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King St.
Beamsville, On.
Canada L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
905-563-9382
fax 905-563-9383
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