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mizarchivistSo, Magpie says they're not able to take any of my work on consignment. They say that polymer clay doesn't sell well there in their experience. They sent me to Blue Cloud, which is artier. I'd heard of them via n0ire, anyway, so this makes sense. I've also not yet followed through on any Lexington boutiques quite yet. They're more upscale than Magpie, so the likelihood of being told "no" seems more likely than not. Yeah. I'm not fond nor good at dealing with this part of art. Rejection sucks. It feels like a boot to the solar plexus. Reject my art, reject me is what it boils down to. I prefer limited amounts of rejection at a time, so there shall be no full-scale campaign waged on twee boutiques.
In the meantime, I need to acquire supplies to jazz the finished product: paint pen to sign them all and enamel paint to give the insides a more finished look.
If any of my fellow local crafters have any plans to do craft shows this summer, I have more time than usual to devote to such things, so if you want to go in on a table, let me know. Or something.
EDIT: fast and leadless rejection from Blue Cloud. I bet I can get a hat trick by the end of the day. A friend works at a place that has in-house craft fairs every few months. Yeah, I can tell. Hat trick day.
n0ire, anyway, so this makes sense. I've also not yet followed through on any Lexington boutiques quite yet. They're more upscale than Magpie, so the likelihood of being told "no" seems more likely than not. Yeah. I'm not fond nor good at dealing with this part of art. Rejection sucks. It feels like a boot to the solar plexus. Reject my art, reject me is what it boils down to. I prefer limited amounts of rejection at a time, so there shall be no full-scale campaign waged on twee boutiques. In the meantime, I need to acquire supplies to jazz the finished product: paint pen to sign them all and enamel paint to give the insides a more finished look.
If any of my fellow local crafters have any plans to do craft shows this summer, I have more time than usual to devote to such things, so if you want to go in on a table, let me know. Or something.
EDIT: fast and leadless rejection from Blue Cloud. I bet I can get a hat trick by the end of the day. A friend works at a place that has in-house craft fairs every few months. Yeah, I can tell. Hat trick day.
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This totally sucks, especially when there aren't even leads.
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What we were advised (and I did for a while) was to find someone else and be agents for each other. This other person is attempting to place and sell your works and you are attempting to place and sell theirs. If you succeed you get the standard 10% cut.
By exchanging services in this way you have a reasonably equal level of motivation to succeed (if you slack off selling their stuff they might slack off selling yours). You also achieve the level of detachment that is necessary to get rejections and move on. As you noted, it's much easier to sell LBD stuff than your own. You might feel sorry for your friend who isn't selling his stuff but you don't feel it as a personal rejection - or so the theory goes.
Each person agrees to supply her agent with stuff to sell and lists of places to try out. In return the agent agrees not to bother you with trivia, but promptly inform you of successes. Asking for intermediate updates is up to you.
I tried this experiment myself with a co-writer for a few months and although I didn't generate any sales (nor did he) the practice was enough to get me out of my deep funk over every rejection. YMMV of course. I also found that by hearing the reasons for the other person getting rejected I was learning how to improve the potential for sale of my own stuff.
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So on a day that sucks less than this, mayhap I'll find another crafter who is in the same bind.