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Heh. I asked a simliar question last year on the old board in September or October. I suspect the responses are still in the archives. I didn't hire any help, but rather asked my husband to assist me at that show (I'd broken my foot and simply wasn't able to do it alone). I may be helping a friend o...

Wow. I wondered how you did it! You have great layup skills, too! It's so cool and looks so professional! David promised to do some photography this weekend for me. I have a zillion new pieces of jewelry for my Egyptian Revival series I want him to photograph before I sell them. Unfortunately, I sol...

On Saturday, I received a package from a member of this board, Tony...LOL. He told me he was sending me something funny in snail mail. I expected a funny magazine article or something, but when I saw this HUGE flat package, I realized that's not what it was. It was a new booth sign for me, 2 ft long...

In the 12 years I've been doing shows, I've only had one customer object to my sending them information about my show list. I don't like junk mail...we must get at least a stack about 6 -12 inches high every week, but I much prefer junk mail to SPAM or telemarketers. Junk mail can be look at when I ...

Cynthia wrote: Why on earth would they think your glass is plastic? Can't they tell by the way it looks and feels it's glass? I've seen your work, and it looks just like glass to me. Who are these people Geri? Ummmm...I don't know who these folks are. The stupid people? The people who don't know wha...

Hey guys - I'm going to have a new sign made for my booth soon and wanted some input from you all. One of the reasons I'm having a new sign made is that I'm tired of people asking me if my glass is plastic or recycled plastic. LOL. As I see it, I could use 2 different terms to describe my work..&quo...

This sounds very peculiar to me. When I've had work in galleries on consignment and another non-competing gallery wanted to sell my work, the original gallery would put them directly in contact with me. If your work is on consignment and they say they're "wholesaling", I assume money is ex...

Barbara - The tableclothes from Dealer's Supply are fireproofed. However, if you wash them or put them in the drier it goes away and they have to be fireproofed again. They sell fireproofing spray. I just found some locally, though, at a place that sells silks flowers, believe it or not. LOL. I look...

Marty - I also hate the term "crafter". Another that comes to mind is "vendor". I'm not a vendor because I don't sell hotdogs at the ball park. I don't do shows that are looking for vendors or crafters. I feel your C-word pain. LOL. I'm not really here. I'm in LALAland at a show,...

There's an area of discussion that hasn't really been covered here. It's my opinion that if we're making work for sale, then it is our responsibility to make work that has good craftsmanship...by that I mean it doesn't fall apart at the slightest touch, it doesn't break when being used for the purpo...

Paul and Dani, I'm confused by your posts about people not posting their websites...at the bottom of posts, there's a button labeled WWW. If you click on that button, it goes to the poster's website. Most of the posts in this thread seemed, at first glance, to have this feature enabled. You add it w...

Sigh. I tried to post a response to this last night, but NetScape crashed just as I was about to post it and then I had to leave to go out for the evening. We saw the play "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Too much fun! Anyway, I would guess you could get information about this from the TCR boa...

To see an example of a Bio, look on my website at http://www.comstockartglass.com in the section "About the Artist". I just realized that although I have my artist's statement in my brochures, it's not on my site. Oh well, just another thing to add.

Geri

Another place that makes tableclothes (and will even custom make them for you) is called, I believe, Dealer's Supply. I no longer have their info, but they did have an 800 number which you can get from information. Their tableclothes have flame-retardent stuff put on them and they supply you with a ...

Brad's point about kiln formed work not being well received by some because of a perception that it is low quality or poor artistry is one I am really concerned about. I agree that we have time on our side and more and more people are educated about kiln formed work and what can be achieved with it...

I don't think you're being unreasonable. She's copying your design exactly, I assume, from what you said. I'm sorry this has happened to you. This is one of the risks of teaching and showing your work to your students. Some students just don't get the concept that copying isn't ethical. They know a ...

For any of you who is interested, here's how the whole return situation worked out. Even though this customer lives about 10 miles from me, he conducted the entire return conversation via email. After he told me he wouldn't exchange the supposedly problematic piece and wanted a refund instead for ev...

Hey Marty -

Sure let's duke it out again, only this time you'd better let me talk...



Geri

Thanks for all of the suggestions, folks. I just realized I left out something important. LOL. This guy charged his purchase to his credit card. If I didn't allow him to return it, my understanding is that all he has to do is dispute the charge with the credit card company and I won't get paid. In a...

I've been in the glass business since 1992. For the first time, I've come across a customer who wants to return something they purchased from me at a show last weeked. There is no problem with the work. He said there was (even though there isn't) and so I offered to exchange it, but he refused the o...