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Alongside getting my head around the new briefing and continuing drawing I spent this week doing a commission for an individual after seeing a piece of my Level 5 Unit X work.
Besides working for a design company I would also like to be
able create collections of my own work (designing and making) when I leave MMU
I thought it would be a great opportunity to begin to start understanding costing,
timing, profits and how to get my work seen when working for yourself.
Although my first commission (applying my surface print designs
onto a ceramic collection) was a success it has made me aware of exactly how
many you commissions you would need to do to make a living; doing individual
handmade pieces of art adds up cost wise and to make a profit you need to
charge more than you could buy a similar yet mass produced item/set for from
the high street.
This commission was generated though a collection of samples,
the imagery the client was interested in occupied a quarter of a tea cup, from
this I drew up a selection of compositions and made a 12 piece ceramic
collection to their requirements. It has opened my eyes to how important
getting your name/unique style known is.
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