New Gallery & Kid’s Ceramic Masks
Posted by: Cynthia in Galleries and Shops, Kid's Clay Projects, Teaching
Arthaus66 Gallery
6320 Linn Avenue NE #C
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
I have some really exciting news! I was contacted by a gallery in Abuquerque, NM about 5-6 weeks ago about placing some of my ceramic jewelry in their newly relocated gallery space with the potential to add some of my other ceramic work in the near future. After emailing back and forth and a phone call, I agreed to send a few pieces of jewelry to Arthaus66 last week for their grand opening reception on Friday, November 23rd from 4:30 - 6:30pm. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it for the opening, but my work will. I sent some of my more experimental pieces and hope it will be the beginning of a nice relationship.
One of my newer porcelain pendants
Celadon glazed porcelain earrings with sterling silver ear wires
It’s a terrific way to head into the holidays and sets the tone for 2008. I am going to be targeting galleries to represent me locally and in a few select areas of the US in the new year. Selling one’s own work is incredibly labor intensive and I’d rather concentrate on making new work and having quality studio time than marketing. In that regard, a gallery is worth every penny in earned commissions. Unfortunately, this will mean a price increase for my work in my Etsy shop where I will keep a presence so that I keep my prices in line with the gallery’s retail price. I’ve been meaning to raise my prices for some time as they are currently set closer to my wholesale set point.
I’m going to get a head start on my New Year’s goal of contacting some galleries in December. We’re taking a long weekend trip to Crested Butte, CO and I’m going to see if any galleries in the ski resort town would be interested in carrying some of my ceramic jewelry.
Clay + Imagination = Art Tueday’s Class Masks, grades 2-5
Meanwhile, my Tuesday clay class finished their ceramic masks and they’re terrific. There were several that I would liked to have kept!
Have a good week everyone and a great Thanksgiving if I don’t catch you before then,
~Cynthia
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My friend Jan and fellow Jafa has a show there.
http://www.arthaus66.com/online-art-gallery/jan-jackson/
congrats cynthia that is fabulous.
have a great thanksgiving.
That’s so cool, Jafabrit! I looked at her work and love it - I’m in good company. You too…
Cynthia, I am sooo in love with your new pendant design! It’s beautiful in the most simplistic way. Just gorgeous!
I forgot to mention I loved seeing the finished masks
the kids did a GREAT job.
jafabrit
Congratulations on ArtHaus!
The kids’ masks turned out great.
Thanks Chi - I’m rather fond of it myself…:D
The kids did an awesome job with their masks in my Tuesday class, Jafabrit and Janet, and I’m looking forward to uploading the photos from my Monday class. They did a good job too. They’re so funny - today they were asking me “Do you mean we get to take these home?” I replied they’d better or I’ll keep them all!
I just love kid’s creativity!
Congrats Cynthia on ArtHaus! Best of luck with a hopefully long lasting relationship with them.
Congrats Cynthia on the gallery! What’s funny is I was checking out local(for me) galleries yesterday online and found you on the Arthaus66 gallery site! I came here this morning to comment on that and found this post. I’m in the same mode as you currently, looking for galleries to do the selling for me so I can work more in the studio.
Another funny thing, Jafa’s friend Jan Jackson has her gallery just down the street from my studio, in fact, she was the person that had my studio before I moved into it!
What a small world it is!!!
Thank you, Shawn!
It is a small world, Paula - it’s that 6 degrees of separation phenomenon. Good Luck with your gallery search!
Cynthia
That’s great good news about the Arthauss66 Gallery !!! And YES! it’s a terrific way to go into the holidays!
Marketing is a nightmare for me, too. Would much rather be creating new pieces than trying to market them. So i greatly admire your skill in this area.
AND — it takes great skill to bring out the best creative efforts of others. The masks produced by your Tues. class show great evidence of your talent and skill. Great work!
Chae
Big congrats on the gallery!