Today I've had major motivation to get rid of things both material and metaphorical that don't fit anymore. Closets are being cleaned out, dontation and consignment bags are getting filled, things are being returned, etc. I also found out that while Abita thinks my beer fish are great, they are too expensive to resell in their gift shop. It was worth a shot, even though I was not surprised by their decision.
That whole price thing may be why I've never made a sale on Etsy, and why everyone who wants a beer fish or any other piece of my art has not bought something. This topic was included in a post before, but I can not fathom how these other artists and craftpersons are selling their creations for so little. At the same time, Etsy is not the cheapest place in the world to buy things - it's often quite pricey - but the things that are similar to what I make are cheaper than what I feel comfortable selling mine for. Maybe I'm too proud or too idealistic.
Either way, this cleaning out mode that's struck is causing me to consider getting rid of all the cans and bottle caps I've been collecting for the last several years. I can always get more if I decide to take up that type of sculpture again. I've done the math. Over the last 8 years, I've sold 8 or 9 fish total. It's not worth keeping all this stuff around for that since I don't like having backstock sitting around. Maybe I'll try to sell all the supplies on Etsy rather than throwing it all in the recycle bin for folks who like to make bottle cap earrings and whatnot. There are a couple more projects I'd like to make for myself before I make my final decision, but that's the direction my mind is headed.
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