I've seen some memes floating around Facebook and Pinterest the last few weeks about the value of art. More specifically, about understanding the value of art. My friend Little Miss Arty Pants posted about the issue of people haggling prices with artists at shows. This has been an issue at one time or another among artists and crafters I know who regularly do shows. I want to put my two cents into this issue.
When you buy something from an artist or crafter, you are buying something that is unique, that is only available from that person. That person has put time and effort into every aspect of the design, the execution, the packaging, the marketing, the sales and the follow-up. A lot of times, they are the entire company.
To ask an artist or a crafter if they can give a better price on a piece is an insult to their ingenuity, their creativity, their passion and the hours of hard work and dedication they put into each and every piece. An artist's creativity is their livelihood. Please remember that there is value in that livelihood.
Til next time. -Erika
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