Antoinette Badenhorst on wed 2 mar 05
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From: Antoinette Badenhorst=20
To: Clayart=20
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Display trix.
Dear clayarters, I do not often put my work out at pottery sales, but =
this past weekend I took part in a 2 day pottery sale at the Dixon =
museum in Memphis. Almost all the potters had booths and they had =
outstanding production pottery. My work was on a table and I decided to =
display pitfire and other porcelain one-of-a-kind pieces. By the time =
that I had all the work that I wanted to put out on the table unpacked, =
the table was very full and I felt like I wanted to "unclutter" and just =
leave a few pieces out. I felt that people would not know where to look =
and that they would get confused. It was difficult to put the pieces in =
a way where they could be appreciated piece by piece.The museum lady =
said the full table will help to increase the sales and I decided to =
leave it like it was. Now here is my question, since it was a sale and =
not an exhibition, did I do the right thing, or do you think I would do =
better if I had fewer pieces on the table? Would one not succeed better =
to create a sence of urgency for the customars to buy if there is less =
work "available"?
Thanks.
Antoinette Badenhorst
105 Westwood circle=20
Saltillo, MS, 38866
(662) 869-1651
www.clayandcanvas.com
Lou Roess on wed 2 mar 05
On Mar 2, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Antoinette Badenhorst
> Subject: Display trix.
> the table was very full and I felt like I wanted to "unclutter" and
> just leave a few pieces out. I felt that people would not know where
> to look and that they would get confused. It was difficult to put the
> pieces in a way where they could be appreciated piece by piece.
Antoinette, If the table looks cluttered to you it will look cluttered
to customers, too. When I go to craft fairs, if there is so much of
all different stuff in a booth I will often pass it by, knowing that
there are lots of other booths to look at.
. One way to get more on the table is to group things by color or
function, i.e all the mugs in one area, or all the same glaze in one
area. Then a customer can see more by not having to look so hard, if
that makes any sense.
At our last Christmas sale we had a new potter who used to own a
gallery in Aspen. She spent a lot of time arranging things, grouping
like items and like colors and it really looked much more professional
than everyone just dumping their stuff wherever there was room. She
also moved things from time to time and people would say, Oh, you got
some new pieces in - they hadn't seen them the first time around.
I hope some of this will be helpful to you.
Good luck at your next show.
Regards,
Lou in Colorado
Mike Gordon on wed 2 mar 05
Antoinette,
I think you can go either way. My feelings are that you should make
your space look as appealing as possible in your own eyes. If your work
looks good to you, and you are the one that created it, than it should
be interesting to others as well. To pack the table, just to get
everything out, is a mistake in my opinion. Mike Gordon
On Mar 2, 2005, at 6:30 AM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Antoinette Badenhorst
> To: Clayart
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 10:25 AM
> Subject: Display trix.
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