I illustrated a real conversation I had with a friend 2 days ago…. She asked me why I priced my art so low, and then asked if I knew what is surplus value. I didn’t very much, so she then explained it to me. I was like, no, this is actually very different, oh ho ho, well, the materials themselves were provided to me by the school for free* I only spent hours putting everything together and drawing it so it wasn’t worth very much.
The embarrassment I felt as she said, “star, you illustrated my point perfectly. You are so good at giving me examples”
Then I was like. Wait, you should pay people for their time too? I didn’t think my time was worth any money, and then she judged me ever harder (very silly)
Very silly goofer doodle to share with you all :))
My partner is like this. Spend dozens of hours on a mosaic and... Price? Oh maybe $15
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 that’s actually abysmal…… I remember this crochet artist insisted on pricing their hat under $20 and I was trying to give them more money and then they refused😭
Yaaaa I've convinced them finally to up the prices on a few big pieces. Maybe a couple are $60 or $70 now. But I'm like as not an artist at all I an literally see how much effort you put into the simplest piece you do. Worth so much more.
Ooooff that's sad. That hat was probably awesome. Take the extra cash. It just means I appreciate you!
Also your drawing up there is lovely. Very expressive!