Butterfly fairy

[outofthefire]

This has been made to auction off at a charity ball, which means i'm now bricking myself in case nobody likes it and it doesn't make owt. The fairy is stainless, flowers mild and the butterflies are from old copper pipe they still need cleaning up but other than that its done.

 

[julianthegypsy]

They'll go nuts, it's gorgeous.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

You will end up making more.
Hide a tea light in the base, I am sure it will go like hot cakes.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Fantastic piece, I think it should be displayed with a note stating it is a one off artwork handmade locally, what would worry me is many people can't tell the difference between top quality and the imported stuff that's filling shops now.

 

[gordon stephenson]

Brilliant, They won't like it, They will LOVE it. The winner might get mugged for it on the way home.

 

[AdrianH]

I hate all you artistic types, well not really just jealous!

lovely bit if work.

Adrian

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Hide a tea light in the base, I am sure it will go like hot cakes.

Best include a pair of welding gauntlets with it, then.........

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@slim_boy_fat
it is a "hot" deal.

 

[selectedgrub]

Decent work, the words are a great touch.
Nice.

 

[outofthefire]

Behind the butterflies is the top off a full size argon bottle so there's no room for a tea light, it weighs a ton.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Behind the butterflies is the top off a full size argon bottle so there's no room for a tea light, it weighs a ton.

I had to look again, had never scaled it against the skirting board and thought it was miles smaller , in one of your arty London shops that feeds the rich deco designers that would be serious money to buy.

 

[arther dailey]

Add a piece to it, hand made in England !!and Sign it with indelible ink.Arther

 

[gerrymoore]

FAB...U..LOUS !!!

 

[Mee]

I had to look again, had never scaled it against the skirting board and thought it was miles smaller , in one of your arty London shops that feeds the rich deco designers that would be serious money to buy.

Steve is correct, huge markets for retro and bespoke items individually made from scrap, as already suggested, certify it to give it provenance and its value increases massively.

 

[outofthefire]

I had to look again, had never scaled it against the skirting board and thought it was miles smaller , in one of your arty London shops that feeds the rich deco designers that would be serious money to buy.

It's about 32" high. I reckon all together there's about 20 to 25 hours work in it so they'd need to stump up a fair bit.

I once asked in a little gallery/shop in Hebden Bridge what the crack was because they had a lot of stuff for sale that was in a similar vein to mine, I got told to send them a cd of my work and if they deemed it worthy of display in they'd only charge me 50% commission at them terms they'd need to stump up even more for me to make a profit.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

It's about 32" high. I reckon all together there's about 20 to 25 hours work in it so they'd need to stump up a fair bit.

I once asked in a little gallery/shop in Hebden Bridge what the crack was because they had a lot of stuff for sale that was in a similar vein to mine, I got told to send them a cd of my work and if they deemed it worthy of display in they'd only charge me 50% commission at them terms they'd need to stump up even more for me to make a profit.

I think that's pretty standard for galleries etc, prob best to get a reputation for the type and quality of your work by word of mouth/networking etc.

 

[cumbriasteve]

I got told to send them a cd of my work and if they deemed it worthy of display in they'd only charge me 50% commission at them terms they'd need to stump up even more for me to make a profit.

That is about the norm, I was asked to supply some stuff to a shop once and they wanted 40%.

As a one off in a top of the range outlet where the designers search for the rare/different/unusual and special pieces, that could fetch a four figure sum quite easily, when I was in London a couple of years back I saw an owl about 2ft tall made out of cutlery and the price ticket was £2,950, a hedgehog made from spark plugs was if I remember rightly £1,400, small change to some people.

 

[Mee]

Its the modern Picasso isn't it? its unique and there is only one of them.

 

[Kent]

It's about 32" high. I reckon all together there's about 20 to 25 hours work in it so they'd need to stump up a fair bit.

I once asked in a little gallery/shop in Hebden Bridge what the crack was because they had a lot of stuff for sale that was in a similar vein to mine, I got told to send them a cd of my work and if they deemed it worthy of display in they'd only charge me 50% commission at them terms they'd need to stump up even more for me to make a profit.

Bull poop Commission ! ! The dealer pays for it gets fair discounts for quantities or don't get Nowt.
I accept they need to mark up and make a good profit but commission ? Nah they ought to start a proper business

 

[Kent]

That is about the norm, I was asked to supply some stuff to a shop once and they wanted 40%.

As a one off in a top of the range outlet where the designers search for the rare/different/unusual and special pieces, that could fetch a four figure sum quite easily, when I was in London a couple of years back I saw an owl about 2ft tall made out of cutlery and the price ticket was £2,950, a hedgehog made from spark plugs was if I remember rightly £1,400, small change to some people.

Making 40%is fine if they buy thier stock. I am doing a bit of sales Into retail but the proper places want to deal on a price and be done with it. If they ain't got the funds let them swing because there ain't no way I am making stuff without payment, I think my suppers might fall off thier chair if I asked for the likes