The Economic Crunch
I figured out my bills today and… damn, I am broke.
With my transmission crapping out last week, I am going to be cutting it reeeeeallly close this month. Close to the point where I am probably not going to be able to now afford to pay off my stupid furniture I bought in June. I’m thinking of asking Jon if I can barrow some cash to make ends meet… assuming he won’t charge me 25% apr or whatever CITIbank will charge if I don’t pay off the furniture by the end of the year. Gulp. I think everyone is getting lumps of coal this year for Xmas. God I hope I get a bunch of money back from taxes…
Anyway, this lead me to a thought… I should really dedicate more time to making art, and selling it. My allusions to interaction series was initially created for the intention of selling it. However, as the series progressed, I got more into it and forgot about the idea. Maybe, I need to think about it more.
So, if I were to sell my work on the side, I need to figure out what would sell well without compromising my style too much. Perhaps smaller drawings in the $20 – $50 price range. Perhaps big paintings in the $1000 range. Perhaps I could try to solicit commissions for flyer artwork or similar gigs. I could probably pick up some design work, but I really hate being on the computer. If Brandon and I get the lizard molds figured out, we could probably sell those as well… maybe $100 per mold less materials split 2 ways. Attempt to sell 40 of them for spring when all the people are out getting their gardens ready. That would be $4k before materials and splitting it. Not tooo bad. Hmm. I could also hop on the fest circuit. The holiday fairs are coming. hmmm…
Anyway, I ask you all, would you be interested in buying any of my previous work? or perhaps have interest in commissions? I’m not taking bids – I am just polling to see if there is interest to help me guage if this is a viable solution to getting out of the gutter.
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Blaine Garrett is a Minneapolis-based web designer, fine artists, and general jack of all trades. When he is not designing next-generation web applications or feverishly painting away, he dabbles in other creative endeavors as well as enjoying the fruits of the luscious Twin Cities.
We ended up replacing all our appliances this year so it has been terribly expensive. We were planning on building a new house next year, but with the economy and the expenses of the year we are talking about waiting another year to do it.
I would be interested in a small piece of artwork something in the $20-$50 price range, but does that mean I would need to pay shipping and handling charges too