#freakstyleart
Whoop whoop! Snatch is finished and for sale here: https://freakstyleart.com/product/snatch/
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Another attempt to show the test, since apparently it wasn’t possible to view my last post. Sorry for that!
I’ve been going to a painting course, mostly to get my mother to do something I knew she’d like to do.
Thing is, this woman has been traditionally schooled and to her, painting is a craft everybody is able to learn. Doesn’t matter if you know how to draw or not.
Well, she just proved it! This is my first result, and I don’t know how to draw a straight line to save my life. So, if you live in eastern part of The Netherlands, go visit Marian Merk (https://www.facebook.com/marian.merk.3)
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The bronze casters I’ve hired have trouble getting a good cast of my statue, because it’s too detailed. And these guys are specialized in sculpted jewelry and the like, you know… small detailed stuff.
So, in case they break down in tears and refuse to do anything else, I’m looking into alternatives that I could cast myself. Like bonded marble: Marble dust mixed in resin. The purist artist is probably going to scream when hearing this, because it’s FAKE SHIT, but hey! A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. (and I kind of like experimenting.
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If you thought that sculptors were done once the clay comes out of the oven… Nope.
I’m currently finishing the wax model of my two-headed torso that I need to make the mold for bronze casting. Fixing errors, cracks, details that got lost in the process. That should take about a week. After that, it’s back to the caster, wait for them to get me a good bronze and look over this statue to fix mistakes and details that got lost etc. Only after that will it be time for the last phase: Patination (coloring).
That last phase will be done by someone else. I’m very prone to allergies and since coloring involves strong chemicals, I’m not going to take the risk.
Funny thing happened recently. I was talking to my bronze caster about when the casting process of my statue would start and suddenly he asks:
“By the way, how much are you going to sell these for? About €1250?”
I was a bit dumbfounded by that number and replied with a sheepish: “Errr… well, I was thinking more along the line of 400-ish…”
Apparently that was an insane idea. He started sputtering about the quality, the detail etc. etc. and that 1250 would have be the least to ask. To underline his point, he told me about another client of his and how his work was comparable and that his sculptures sold like hot cakes, despite the price. “Art is emotion. People buy what they like, not what price tag fits them”.
I’m so used to the BJD- market and how people keep screaming ‘OVERPRICED!1!!!’ whenever you sell something for 1 dollar over the minimum price, that it’s strange to now suddenly have the opposite response. Although I must say: Being called a ‘thief of your own wallet’ is certainly a lot better than being called an ‘unscrupuplous bitch who likes to get rich over the poor people’s backs’.
So, back to the math table to calculate the final asking price!
I gotta say: I really do have a tendency to work at a smaller and smaller scale. This hand is 1cm big. Currently, my tool of choice is an embroidery needle XD. All things are multi-purpose tools in my book.
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Intro to my website, because all artist websites need a professional looking “artist at work” photo, right??
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