Bodrighy
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Other side of the coinIn response to the many replies on my 'apolgetic touting' thread I though it might be an idea to show you some of the things I do for fun. These were in a gallery recently until I got them back for an exhibition I have to have pieces for in November / December. They are all OOAK made from a yew tree that was taken down in a cemetery in Birmingham a few years back for road works. A friend of mine got hold of he wood and gave some to me. I still have some awaiting a lathe large enough to handle it.
The bowls are approx 10" across and the pot is 4" across and 6" tall. They all have natural faults and fissures and are unique.
  
  
  
The pot will retail at £75 and the two bowls at £95 for the first and £85 for the second. Both bowls are very solid and heavy.
I don't expect them to sell in a hurry but wouldn't take less for them as they are totally unique and un repeatable in any way.
pete
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mochyn
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WOW! Pete, those are fantastic. Beautiful wood, beautifully handled.
Wish I had a) money and
b) somewhere to put them!
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Faithmead
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Love 'em - beautiful and so unique.
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ros
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OOAK ?
(the first time I read it as they are all Oak made from Yew - which I thought was rather clever! )
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Bodrighy
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Sorry. OOAK = One Of A Kind. Commonly used in online shops. I didn't have a clue when I first saw it and to ask as well
Pete
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ros
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thanks
and they are very beautiful -
and possibly still underpriced ? - tho I won't way that too loud as I rather have my eye on one of the bowls 
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Bodrighy
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| ros wrote: | thanks
and they are very beautiful -
and possibly still underpriced ? - tho I won't way that too loud as I rather have my eye on one of the bowls |
Just out of curiosity what sort of price do you think they should be? (Promise I won't bump them at least not on here  )
Pete
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Brownbear
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I've seen work like that in small sales galleries around the £300 mark.
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Cathryn
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They are lovely. My mother bought each of her children a bowl similar to these one Christmas. I seem to remember that they sold out. They were at the Christmas Arts Centre market here.
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Pel
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The 2nd of the bowls i have seen similar (as in design/style/material) i think it may have been at the christmas fair that Cathryn is talking about for nearer £140, and they did have a sold label on.
Whilst going off things at that fair the first bowl would have a lower price as its not so wavy/intricate but still be over £120.
They all look smooth on the inside, must have taken a while to make.
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Bodrighy
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If you see them selling at that price maybe I am undercharging. The first bowl by the way is far more intricate as it has a hook (natural) around the edge. The 2nd bowl is in fact far easier to do and less dangerous.
pete
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Pel
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ahh fair enough, well then at the fair they'd both be over £140. They do have pots like your first, but i've never been drawn to them to take a look.
If your selling them in the gallery/show you can always charge the higher price just to see what the waters are like near you. As someone else said in galleries they put on riduculous prices.. but i dont think £140 is, i cant afford it, but i know people who like that kind of thing will spend the money and think they have a bargin.
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ros
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I haven't seen anything quite as "natural" as those bowls - but similar at our local country fair were in the £120 to £180 region - in a posh gallery I reckon over the £200 mark
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bring me sunshine
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Not checked my numbers, but if I've won the lottery tonight, I'll take the lot! They're beautiful.
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