I really like your art . It’s great you sold some pieces. I do my woodcarving for me if someone else likes them great if someone wants to buy one great if not that’s fine with me . But we all are different in our wants and needs . I hope you find the path you’re looking for . Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Yes, always create for you and what you want to see. One thing i learned over the past year is when I try to make what other people suggest or what I think people want. I don’t enjoy the process or the outcome. I must keep it weird.
If I can plant one thought in your head, in hopes it will stick. I would be this: Love yourself and take care of yourself. Just keep doing what you love and loving what you do. Other people will love your art if you do. You're an inspiration! Side note: Once I find or create my sustainable living community, you will be more than welcome to join.
Good video, I must say you probably don’t want to be a sociopath as the often seem to have the opposite problems of not caring and having to work really hard to be empathetic and caring. :)
@@TheNightshadePrince you are right. Mostly joking. Just bringing awareness that the world seems to reward the heartless, but yes, who knows what kind of internal struggles the heartless are enduring.
Yea. It was a hard pill to swallow. Finding a price that works for everyone has been tough. From what I’ve been hearing 50% is common. I thought it would be 60/40 at the most going in.
Wrong, when you are over the target, make 50-100 variants of that same piece. The "best piece" is a best piece due to years of variables being tried. Don't ever let your "best piece" become a no-go area. People want the recognizable. If they recognize a piece, they feel they "know" the art thus the artist. They want to "know" an artist that knows himself. The client/collector will not take the artist any more seriously than he/she takes themselves. AND for that matter a serious artist understands the beauty of minimal variations of the same piece. Go back and make "that face" a series. Do at least 30 using differing volumes and such. Be "that" guy. They don't collect due to variety. They collect because collectible things are recognizable.
Not sure what your referring to when you say Wrong, when you are over the target ? The rest I hear you loud and clear and will take your advice. I like the idea of going back to that piece I like the most and using it as a base to start a new one. You just solved my issue as to what to work on next. As far as working on a face series we are on the same page and have been in that process. Will likely go back to others that I like as well and take different main characteristics. Yes take your self and your Art serious to an extent but I tread that line very carefully. Many folks in this world are taking themselves far too serious in my opinion.
@@ClayGlerumArt "over the target" as in if you are right over the target, release as many bombs as you've got. I'm not good at taking this advice myself. I'll have eight inquiries in a month concerning a particular series, but instead of just going in the studio and making more variations of that so that these inquiries would just be sales (as in "Oh..let me send you a catalog of all the pieces I currently have in that series"), I'm off designing a new system, materials, technique, etc. My wife on the other hand is great at rinse and repeat. But then she's ASD and can do the "same food" thing. Maybe there's a correlation. Me on the other hand with ADHD...I'm always jumping around. The seriousness can come in the two forms. 1) a well organized and presented studio and body of work that delivers and etc. 2) a self-reflective importance. The latter, no one wants. I will say that there's a particular faction of artists that know there's specific bs way of communicating that can somewhat hypnotize clients into taking their work more seriously than the work warrants. I just can't do that. It's too fake.
@ I’ve never been much of a salesman. I know I’m likely going to have to show up to an extent if I want this to work. Learn to pretend a bit, have a spiel maybe, atleast. Hoping to find a gallery owner that does that part for me. I just want to make the Art. Not sell it. I don’t mind discussing it on these videos. No edit button in real life though. I’m hoping discussing it on these videos helps loosen up the brain some when navigating earth.
@@ClayGlerumArt I feel you. I've even considered getting an agent for a particular hard to reach area. It's difficult enough to go in to some alter ego' art-talk guy on the sales side (client, collectors, promotions, etc). But to get representation there's the additional layer of selling yourself to the person that's going to sell you. If a person is just the right personality, their presence can be their best asset. But how does a person that hates the introductory/sales aspect not give off that very vibe? In that case, it's a hindrance. It might even be an "ick".
So your saying I shouldn’t just play the quiet mysterious Artist that lets the Art talk for him card. Pan left I’m standing in the furthest corner of the Art show wearing all black with mascara running down my face. 😁 I’m just going to continue to work on growing myself and my Art while holding onto exactly who I am at my core (because belief it or not I do actually like the deepest parts of myself ) mostly saying that to reassure myself….and if it works it works.
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You're a great artist! Look forward to seeing more of your creations.
Thanks for hanging in there, and welcome back. I enjoy all your art, keep it up
I really like your art . It’s great you sold some pieces. I do my woodcarving for me if someone else likes them great if someone wants to buy one great if not that’s fine with me . But we all are different in our wants and needs . I hope you find the path you’re looking for . Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Yes, always create for you and what you want to see. One thing i learned over the past year is when I try to make what other people suggest or what I think people want. I don’t enjoy the process or the outcome. I must keep it weird.
If I can plant one thought in your head, in hopes it will stick. I would be this: Love yourself and take care of yourself. Just keep doing what you love and loving what you do. Other people will love your art if you do. You're an inspiration!
Side note: Once I find or create my sustainable living community, you will be more than welcome to join.
The sculpture Dali Llama behind you is in the gallery right now, I see. I love it!
@@Nashvillain10SE you have met the Dali’ Llama ?
@@ClayGlerumArt Ahh, I wish! I saw it on the gallery website. Very nice piece!
@@ClayGlerumArt Ahh, not in person. I saw it on the gallery website. Very nice piece!
@ thank you kindly.
Now I know what Rick from Walking Dead does in his spare time 😂 I so fucking feel what you're saying about being sensitive.
@@shvetsgroup Rick from walking dead. Hilarious.
Good video, I must say you probably don’t want to be a sociopath as the often seem to have the opposite problems of not caring and having to work really hard to be empathetic and caring. :)
@@TheNightshadePrince you are right. Mostly joking. Just bringing awareness that the world seems to reward the heartless, but yes, who knows what kind of internal struggles the heartless are enduring.
Gallery takes 50%? What?
Yea. It was a hard pill to swallow. Finding a price that works for everyone has been tough. From what I’ve been hearing 50% is common. I thought it would be 60/40 at the most going in.
Pretty standard
Wrong, when you are over the target, make 50-100 variants of that same piece. The "best piece" is a best piece due to years of variables being tried. Don't ever let your "best piece" become a no-go area. People want the recognizable. If they recognize a piece, they feel they "know" the art thus the artist. They want to "know" an artist that knows himself. The client/collector will not take the artist any more seriously than he/she takes themselves. AND for that matter a serious artist understands the beauty of minimal variations of the same piece.
Go back and make "that face" a series. Do at least 30 using differing volumes and such. Be "that" guy. They don't collect due to variety. They collect because collectible things are recognizable.
Not sure what your referring to when you say Wrong, when you are over the target ? The rest I hear you loud and clear and will take your advice. I like the idea of going back to that piece I like the most and using it as a base to start a new one. You just solved my issue as to what to work on next. As far as working on a face series we are on the same page and have been in that process. Will likely go back to others that I like as well and take different main characteristics. Yes take your self and your Art serious to an extent but I tread that line very carefully. Many folks in this world are taking themselves far too serious in my opinion.
@@ClayGlerumArt "over the target" as in if you are right over the target, release as many bombs as you've got.
I'm not good at taking this advice myself. I'll have eight inquiries in a month concerning a particular series, but instead of just going in the studio and making more variations of that so that these inquiries would just be sales (as in "Oh..let me send you a catalog of all the pieces I currently have in that series"), I'm off designing a new system, materials, technique, etc.
My wife on the other hand is great at rinse and repeat. But then she's ASD and can do the "same food" thing. Maybe there's a correlation. Me on the other hand with ADHD...I'm always jumping around.
The seriousness can come in the two forms. 1) a well organized and presented studio and body of work that delivers and etc. 2) a self-reflective importance. The latter, no one wants. I will say that there's a particular faction of artists that know there's specific bs way of communicating that can somewhat hypnotize clients into taking their work more seriously than the work warrants. I just can't do that. It's too fake.
@ I’ve never been much of a salesman. I know I’m likely going to have to show up to an extent if I want this to work. Learn to pretend a bit, have a spiel maybe, atleast. Hoping to find a gallery owner that does that part for me. I just want to make the Art. Not sell it. I don’t mind discussing it on these videos. No edit button in real life though. I’m hoping discussing it on these videos helps loosen up the brain some when navigating earth.
@@ClayGlerumArt I feel you. I've even considered getting an agent for a particular hard to reach area. It's difficult enough to go in to some alter ego' art-talk guy on the sales side (client, collectors, promotions, etc). But to get representation there's the additional layer of selling yourself to the person that's going to sell you. If a person is just the right personality, their presence can be their best asset. But how does a person that hates the introductory/sales aspect not give off that very vibe? In that case, it's a hindrance. It might even be an "ick".
So your saying I shouldn’t just play the quiet mysterious Artist that lets the Art talk for him card. Pan left I’m standing in the furthest corner of the Art show wearing all black with mascara running down my face. 😁 I’m just going to continue to work on growing myself and my Art while holding onto exactly who I am at my core (because belief it or not I do actually like the deepest parts of myself ) mostly saying that to reassure myself….and if it works it works.