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by Dennis Brady
Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:26 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: One of a Kinds
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

What's becoming even more rare is a willingness to accept that not everyone should share opinions.

Diversity generates originality. Consensus dilutes.
by Dennis Brady
Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:03 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: One of a Kinds
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

"I just wish there wasn't the need to tear someone elses approach down when it differs from your own." It wasn't my intent to denigrate anyone's approach or to suggest mine (or any other) was superior - only to strenuously counterpoint the commonplace argument that "real artists"...
by Dennis Brady
Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:10 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: One of a Kinds
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

I started off doing one ofs and commissions but quickly learned this was the route to poverty - so selected a different road map. Never regretted it. Now I have the luxury of being able to alternate on both paths. The production work feeds and supports the business, leaving me time to experiment and...
by Dennis Brady
Fri Dec 19, 2003 9:16 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: One of a Kinds
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

A merchant's attitude towards one-of-a kind work will depend mostly on the kind of shop they operate. Commission galleries prefer one of a kind. Craft Galleries generally sell much higher volumes, buy outright, and reject one-of-a-kind work. They'll experiment with buying your work in the hope that ...