The costs involved in small bronzes

Minute costs add up in the end price of all bronzes. A $6 charge will end up in the final price, about $30. When you have a collection of small extra charges for legs or tails that stick out on their own, your costs can add $200 to the retail price of the piece. So to treat my clients to a lower priced work of art, I have to compromise on some of the detail. It's a reality in the art of sculpture. It's just a very expensive way to create artwork.
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[FilmerOfBobcats]

That really explains why so many ceramics as well as bronzes have the legs and tail fused to each other and to tall grass under the animal! I'd wondered why it was done that way.

[clayguy1]

@FilmerOfBobcats That's why I do the videos... clearing the fog... lol

[garyjd1166]

David, Definitely an eye opener for those not aware of what it costs to reproduce a piece of art. I'm not surprised about those associated costs. Some people get serious "sticker shock" when they see the price of a piece. What they fail to see is the time and resources an artist puts into creating that work. Then you have to add in all the other costs, like the ones you talked about. There seems to be less left to the artist by the time everybody is done taking their piece off the pie. ~Gary

[clayguy1]

@garyjd1166 Ain't it true.. lol

[jmg1957]

time is money,that is why i work so many hours....lol

[clayguy1]

@jmg1957 I hear that.. lol

[AnnaEmert]

Wow, that was interesting. Thanks for sharing that.

[clayguy1]

@adamitshelanu Bingo

[clayguy1]

@adamitshelanu Even cereal has a mark up formula.. and $1 adds up in the final price.. you get above a certain price, you lose sales because your competitor may be less costly to the consumer. Same here.. 6 dollars added can add up to a price end to the client that may be just to much for their budget. It's very interesting what has to be compromised to make a piece a certain price range. Here I have to even go below my price range just to sell them.. so in the end I won't make as much.

[adamitshelanu]

Let me clarify my bagged product examples.

Bringing *any* product to market at an affordable price while maintaining "quality" requires a correct pricing of the "components" and "steps" of producing it.

As you have shown us, producing an art piece is not exempt. In this case it is the "miniaturization" that reveals an unexpected cost consequence. The beard and the tail suddenly distort the total price when they become very expensive to produce.