pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 1 nov 06
Hi Mel, all...
Looks like the 'factory' or Macys themselves did
not have enough faith
in the very pleasant-enough form(s) of their (
incomplete )
Tea Set, or in
simple good and happy taste, and chose to detract
from both by imposeing those silly little motifs
of 'chairs'.
What the hell do 'chairs' have to DO with Tea?
Why not put Durea or Curved-Dash Oldsmobiles or
Stanley Steam Cars on them for Pete's sake?
What a shame, since this effectively makes the
whole absurd.
Too, this is 'Macys'...or some department head
anyway...
Eeeeeeeeesh...
Phil
el v
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From: "mel jacobson"
> i have placed a picture on the clayart page of
my
> website...click below.
>
> in a piece in this mornings paper.
> macy's is selling a tea set...from an
> old design..re/do. teapot and four cups and
saucers.
>
> $436.00
> you don't even get the cream and sugar.
> wedgewood pattern. made in a mold by the
thousands.
> profit...900 percent.
> people will flock to buy them.
> our world has vast prosperity.
> mel
> hmm, this is important...what do i
charge...? i keep
> asking myself.?????
>
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mel jacobson on wed 1 nov 06
i have placed a picture on the clayart page of my
website...click below.
in a piece in this mornings paper.
macy's is selling a tea set...from an
old design..re/do. teapot and four cups and saucers.
$436.00
you don't even get the cream and sugar.
wedgewood pattern. made in a mold by the thousands.
profit...900 percent.
people will flock to buy them.
our world has vast prosperity.
mel
hmm, this is important...what do i charge...? i keep
asking myself.?????
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Arnold Howard on wed 1 nov 06
From: "mel jacobson"
> in a piece in this mornings paper.
> macy's is selling a tea set...from an
> old design..re/do. teapot and four cups and saucers.
>
> $436.00
This reminds me of custom knifemakers, another market that
Paragon is involved with.
You can buy a perfectly functional factory knife for $15 -
$40. With minimal care, it will last a lifetime of hard use.
Or you can buy a custom knife for $200 - $500.
Custom knives are more expensive because they are excellent.
It isn't due only to marketing fluff. They are made of
exotic high carbon steels. They are beautiful and sharp
enough to shave with.
The famous knifemakers charge thousands for a single knife,
and they have a backlog of orders. They can't make enough
knives to supply the demand. An example is Bob Lovelace, the
most famous knifemaker in the world.
Potters who want to get into the high-end pottery market
have to think like knifemakers. Develop a distinctive style,
and market your own name as a brand.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
claybair on wed 1 nov 06
Thanks for posting that Mel....
I was stressing out on pricing my one off teapots
in spite of the fact that I sold 5 of them at my last show
which would indicate they were priced too low.
Now I will not bat an eye lash when I up the price!
Gayle Bair - where last night a gunman wearing a Halloween mask
entered a local drug store, demanded drugs and ran out.
I guess Bainbridge Island has gone from bucolic to narcotic.
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: mel jacobson
i have placed a picture on the clayart page of my
website...click below.
in a piece in this mornings paper.
macy's is selling a tea set...from an
old design..re/do. teapot and four cups and saucers.
$436.00
you don't even get the cream and sugar.
wedgewood pattern. made in a mold by the thousands.
profit...900 percent.
people will flock to buy them.
our world has vast prosperity.
mel
hmm, this is important...what do i charge...? i keep
asking myself.?????
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
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Ingeborg on wed 1 nov 06
All of a sudden everyone seems to want a teapot. What do most of you charge
for a teapot? Do you go by size by how many teacups are included or what?
Thanks for your input.
Sincerely,
Ingeborg
http://thepottersworkshop.com
3058 Stringfellow Road
P.O. Box 510
Saint James City, FL 33956
Mel said,
in a piece in this mornings paper.
> macy's is selling a tea set...from an
> old design..re/do. teapot and four cups and saucers.
>
> $436.00
> you don't even get the cream and sugar.
> wedgewood pattern. made in a mold by the thousands.
> profit...900 percent.
> people will flock to buy them.
> our world has vast prosperity.
> mel
> hmm, this is important...what do i charge...? i keep
> asking myself.?????
Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on wed 1 nov 06
On Nov 1, 2006, at 8:29 PM, Ingeborg wrote:
> All of a sudden everyone seems to want a teapot. What do most of
> you charge
> for a teapot? Do you go by size by how many teacups are included
> or what?
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ingeborg
I wouldn't have the nerve to charge that much for a production item!
I charge between $200 to $450 (retail), depending on how much work is
in a teapot. I can easily spend 5 or more hours on an intricate
teapot, and it will be one-of-a-kind.
Lynn
Lynn Goodman
Fine Porcelain Pottery
Cell 347-526-9805
www.lynngoodmanporcelain.com
Liz Willoughby on thu 2 nov 06
>All of a sudden everyone seems to want a teapot. What do most of you charge
>for a teapot? Do you go by size by how many teacups are included or what?
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ingeborg
>
http://thepottersworkshop.com
Hello Ingeborg,
Pricing our work is such a personal thing. I look around at teapots
at shows, and always there is a broad price range. What appeals to
me, may not appeal to someone else. What I would call a beautiful
form, that is nicely balanced, with a comfortable handle, glazing and
decoration appropriate to that form, which also relates to the kind
of firing, . . . and one that actually pours well, may not be someone
else's cup of tea!
There are those that make one offs (read more expensive), there are
those that make multiples (read less expensive), there are those
makers that are famous (read more expensive), there are those that
are beginners (read less expensive).
Pricing is not easy, I hate having to price my work, especially my best work.
I make each teapot individually. They take time, they are
functional, and I hope that they are visually appealing. Mine are
priced between $100 to $200, depending on aesthetics, whether they
are sold in my showroom, in a gallery, or in a show. Never do I
price by how large a teapot is, or how many cups it will hold.
May your teapots pour, and more. . .
Liz from Grafton, Ontario, Canada, where the sun is shining and the
trees are bare, and tonight I expect snow.
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