I know, we are not having a recession. Well, at least that is what we are constantly being told – and yet it feels ominous out there. Artists and makers often bolster their incomes by doing casual work in the sector, offering workshops and doing markets – but when discretional spending is hit in tight times, these are the first to go. Plus, with the sector also feeling the pinch, there is not a lot of extra work around.
As a potter, you may consider a standard scale to allow more items in a single firing in your kiln. For others, standard frames or canvases are quicker and cheaper for your framer to make, and you can possibly negotiate a discount. Buying off the shelf can sometimes be cheaper than fabricating these. Consistency of framing looks can be appealing to collectors, and is something you can play with in your exhibition design.
