tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post114677226698945503..comments2023-11-03T11:11:35.108+00:00Comments on Cally Creates: Geraldine GonzalezCallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146842030336422422006-05-05T16:13:00.000+01:002006-05-05T16:13:00.000+01:00Hi Imelda, It's a good thought, all I need to do n...Hi Imelda, <BR/>It's a good thought, all I need to do now is create teh space to unpack my old things and make new things (and find all my photo archives to get them online).<BR/><BR/>Hi Ulla,<BR/>Thanks for the Polyscene link, I actually posted about her in March (or April) as an example of someone doing similar work, but Garaldine's is more like mine because it is uses light as well.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146841301954499152006-05-05T16:01:00.000+01:002006-05-05T16:01:00.000+01:00I love her stuff too! You need to get yours out t...I love her stuff too! You need to get yours out there as well! Heres a link for you to explore:<BR/>http://www.polyscene.com/<BR/>reminds me of above!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146840312989598412006-05-05T15:45:00.000+01:002006-05-05T15:45:00.000+01:00hi cally:I kinda guessed that you're doing somethi...hi cally:<BR/><BR/>I kinda guessed that you're doing something related to sculpture, and it's good to know that you actually do a lot more than that. <BR/><BR/>perhaps, if you have a link on this blog to your online portfolio, you'll never know if one day there's a shop owner or an agent, or even an art magazine editor pop by your blog, watching your portfolio. Well that's just a thought, though.<BR/><BR/>take care.IMEDAGOZEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644824558171889937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146830896258109512006-05-05T13:08:00.000+01:002006-05-05T13:08:00.000+01:00Hi Paola,Thanks for that great reply. I totally ge...Hi Paola,<BR/>Thanks for that great reply. I totally get all that you say, but these things fly out the window if there is even a hint that a real proper professional person might look at my things. <BR/>I'm easier about the commercial stuff, I can detach from that a bit, but I don't enjoy making it. It's the more one off things that really are a bit unusual and definitely don't fit with the price/postability/wide public appeal side of things that I have trouble with. They are the one's I truly LOVE to make, and are all very different and evolving so it's really hard for anyone to commit to showing or selling because no two will ever be alike, they'd never know what was coming next. That's where the rich benefactor needs to come in... or the fairy godmother.<BR/><BR/>But I really like the idea of you doing a post about your side of things because when I do get my studio set up I will do commercial stuff and your insight would be invaluable before I even get started. The thing about how easy things are to post is a great example. If I considered shape, weight and fragility at the earliest stage of designing I could clearly make things that ticked more boxes. My little brain is ticking away already.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146828147386833512006-05-05T12:22:00.000+01:002006-05-05T12:22:00.000+01:00As a shopkeeper it makes me really sad to hear tha...As a shopkeeper it makes me really sad to hear that there's so much stuff out there that I might never get to see or maybe stock in my shop, because the maker is too shy!<BR/><BR/>What you've got to remember is that there are loads of reasons why a shopkeeper or gallery-owner may not be able to stock your things, which are nothing to do with whether they like the object or not. <BR/><BR/>When I buy things I have to consider the price (a lot of craftmade stuff is just too expensive for me to make any profit on); whether it fits in with the rest of the collection and what customers have come to expect from the 'mirror mirror' brand; whether we already have something very similar in stock; whether it will photograph well for the website, whether I'll be able to ship it easily; how easy it is to store; will it appeal to a comparatively wide audience; how much money I've got in the bank; etc. etc. <BR/><BR/>So be brave - yes, your work will be rejected, probably many times, but usually for reasons which have VERY LITTLE to do with your actual creation (though I would try and get feedback about why - you may get some useful pointers about pricing your products/making them more commercial etc).<BR/><BR/>Pxx<BR/><BR/>Just realised I've got a great subject for a blog post here. Thanks C!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146826061611036192006-05-05T11:47:00.000+01:002006-05-05T11:47:00.000+01:00Hi All,Thanks so much, your replies have been grea...Hi All,<BR/>Thanks so much, your replies have been great, I knew I was not alone in this, it's difficult isn't it, but I hope that blogging will give all of us more confidence in what we do and help us connect with people who understand and appreciate the things we make.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146820433386393712006-05-05T10:13:00.000+01:002006-05-05T10:13:00.000+01:00I prefer to pretend to be a hermit, maybe my work ...I prefer to pretend to be a hermit, maybe my work will be discovered after I'm dead. I don't so much stutter as come out with the most horrendous freudian slips. I have manged to accidentally say the word piss (I even stuttered it twice cause I shocked myself!) in a clever remark I tried to make to a hotshot currator...I haven't left the house since...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146785128105617002006-05-05T00:25:00.000+01:002006-05-05T00:25:00.000+01:00I never know what to do, where to look, what to sa...I never know what to do, where to look, what to say if someone praises my creations. I get all akward and start to nervously giggle so people just think I'm nuts! I'm only just starting to show people my art but if someone was to critiscise I would be back in my little hole so fast!<BR/><BR/>I always loved the jellyfish you made - and I love geraldine's tree - would like one in my bedroom thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146779996143149842006-05-04T22:59:00.000+01:002006-05-04T22:59:00.000+01:00I too get that nervousness about my stuff, Id hide...I too get that nervousness about my stuff, Id hide behind the safety of email than see or talk to anyone face to face, even talking on the phone to someone I dont know about work kind of irks me. But then working in design my 'commercial' stuff was there to be criticised and compared with whatever else is out in the market place, I find it was easy to shut off from that and not care...but god forbid anyone criticise anything I make of my own bat!<BR/><BR/>PS I love that tree light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22701459.post-1146778998000262582006-05-04T22:43:00.000+01:002006-05-04T22:43:00.000+01:00ehi...wel hisis te kind of things you do.well you...ehi...<BR/>wel hisis te kind of things you do.well you should seriously try to start to ezhibit and sell them because you're so talented!!!!!!!!regina grimildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419044705405478338noreply@blogger.com