Corinabeads and challenges

Hmm... Maryland's not necessarily a cheap-real-estate place. And as far as the city, there's Baltimore and then there's... you know, BALtimore :) so I'm wondering what kind of 4 bedroom brick house $18,000 will buy you.

I think there will always be sellers at the lower ends, price-wise. I also think you will always be able to buy beautiful, well-made beads at the lower end of the price range. There's a niche for everyone... my personal niche is in making beads for jewelry designers, and I would have to completely re-niche myself if I wanted to charge more for my beads. Frankly, I'm very happy doing what I'm doing, which is specializing in high-quality beads that are affordable enough to be re-sold in jewelry.

-Kalera

Yep yep yep. The stuff I was *selling* ten years ago would literally get flung into my garden today. Most of the stuff I saw for sale, and much of the stuff getting featured in magazines, would be considered unsalable newbie work by and large, nowadays. But... that's because almost all of us *were* newbies at the time, and didn't have a body of knowledge and experience to draw from. I remember figuring out how to make dots with stringer... oooh, how clever.

And I agree about buying newbie lampwork. I really enjoy it, and I love buying lampwork from the same artist a year later and seeing how much they've grown. I get really excited looking at established artists and wondering what they'll be doing in a year... what horizons they'll be advancing!

-Kalera

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Yes on all counts!

-Kalera

Wow, and in Portland it's $1400!

-Kalera

This, to me, is now the most thrilling part of buying lampwork from artists (as opposed to the mass-produced stuff, which I don't buy anyway). ~~ Sooz "Try to define soul in a way that everyone agrees on, and then maybe we'll have a basis for defining art." Kalera Stratton, glass artist

I love reading Corina's chats, and HER DOGS JUST KILL MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Scooter & Bonzo:

~~ Sooz "Try to define soul in a way that everyone agrees on, and then maybe we'll have a basis for defining art." Kalera Stratton, glass artist

~~~It's her dogs. They tell her what to do!

HAW ~~ Sooz "Try to define soul in a way that everyone agrees on, and then maybe we'll have a basis for defining art." Kalera Stratton, glass artist

This is my same reasoning for making sure our over-priced LBSs stay in business. We not be able to afford them but we need them.

Tina

They use the noun "collectible" to describe items that have good resale value, on shows like Antique Road Show, etc. The adjective "collectable" refers to something worth collecting.

Tina

I was only using the Barbie as an illustration of collectibles. And I think it's great you made something off it. I intended no criticism.

Tina

Same here. My "collectables" are dust collectors that I find "cute", pretty or "interesting", not particularly "valuable" in terms of monetary worth. Kaytee "Simplexities" on

San Diego-- $1200 and up, plus the yard service would be around $100/mo for bi-weekly "mow & blow"....

When the house next door was a rental, it was $1400/mo. And, the kitchen isn't all that big, the laundry area is in the "2-car" garage, and there isn't a "mud room". Kaytee "Simplexities" on

I didn't see any criticism, I only agreed with you that it's a terrible word to describe things. I didn't think of my doll as a collectible either, she was just a one of a kind bit of beading fun that appealed to someone.

The kind of collectible items I dislike are the kind churned out in their identical thousands, like Franklin Mint stuff to name one.

I'm amazed constantly at the number of people who pay mass amounts for things that I wouldn't spend ten cents on, yet I'd happily spend as much or more than I could afford on other things, particularly those that are individual, unique works by individual and unique people.

-Su

I saw a picture of it... it's gorgeous, and huge, and probably in need of a lot of repair. *Definitely* in a poor neighborhood.

-Kalera

What dictionary are you using??? My Websters defines "Collectable" as a variant spelling of "Collectible".

-Kalera

Ah. Two seperate words. Mkay - that I did not know. LOL

HAW! ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce