Norman’s Not For Sale

Jane, a long time friend and the tamer of the Hartman mane, came over yesterday afternoon to cut my hair. As soon as she walked in she spotted Norman sitting on the shelf above the TV. She immediately began to beg me to make one for her… and then started offering me money. She said if she’d seen it at a show she would have paid as much as $60 for it. I graciously turned her down: Norman’s not for sale.

That being said, I think I will make one for her. She’s into the Sun & Moon themed stuff, so I’ll make the next one basically the same but add some craters here and there to really push the moon idea. I probably won’t go as far as the mouth this time.

She made a really big deal about me selling my work and I told her I’ve been considering it. Her mother sells wreaths at a show in Mathews County, and said she’d probably be willing to share a space with me. Right now I’m just trying to accumulate some work so I’d even have something to show. On the other hand, I’m not sure that there’s a real market for the kind of stuff I do. In the end, I’m not really doing it with selling in mind to sell, so I if it doesn’t work out that way, I haven’t really lost out.

I’m about to finish another bowl that I think has turned out pretty well. It could probably use another full layer of paper to stiffen it up. Overall I’m pretty happy with it. I’ll post pictures once it’s done.

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  1. You definitely should. Your art is very unique and that good. What is nice about doing exhibitions or selling art is that as there is no stress involved (well, unless you are like me and wait until the last minute). You can do as little as 1 or as many as 50 in a year. And for the fun of it, you should hit some art galleries and see what they are offering for upcoming exhibitions. I'm still a newb to the idea of showing and/or selling art so if you come across any interesting ideas please share.

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