So today was the Kirribilli Art and DESIGN (not Craft) Market and it was GREAT! It's located at Burton Street, Milson's Point so you have this expectation that since it's the city, it would have a great turn out. It did not disappoint at all. At first I'll admit I was freaking out a bit because there weren't that many people there. It was about 9am-ish. Then, an hour or so later it was really busy. Many, many people came. An amount I wasn't used to since my previous market experience had a small visitor count, so when the first person came to purchase, I was taken by surprise and struggled a bit to get it prepared quickly.
But I learnt from that and prepared my packaging so when people bought, it was in and out quickly. I also gained a whole lot more confidence in speaking to customers. I am still quite shy but today helped me a bit.
I also experienced a bit of criticism for my work. Near the end of the market, this guy commented on one of my frames saying, "THAT's $50?!". I didn't hear what he said at the time though. I thought he was reading the name that was in the frame, which was "Joshua" but when he left, my boyfriend, who was standing closer to the guy, told me what he said. I was hurt a little bit by it but I always knew that this kind of stuff would happen. When you put yourself out there like that, especially with art or design, you are bound to face criticism. Everyone has their own idea of what great art/design is and it's worth.
When I was studying my BA of Design (Visual Communications), one of the most significant questions was, "how much to charge for freelance work?" And the answer to it always was, how much do you value your time? I hated it. I hated it because I value my time more than money so it was hard to decide.
The prices I chose for my frames have been researched and are actually cheaper than the others. Also, it's not like these frame come cheap! They are quite expensive.
Other than that, today was awesome. I'm still quite hyped from the market. It'll be so great if things just kept getting better. If not, I'll just keep at it.
Below is the frame that was criticised.
Thank you.
Regards,
Naz
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