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Old 2015-03-03, 9:30am
nevadaglass nevadaglass is offline
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realistically though odd lots ( and limited runs) exist because "something" happened during manufacturing that caused the color to not be as expected or manufacturers are experimenting with colors and they cannot consistently reproduce - Hence odds/ limiteds - Manufacturers now try to list those as some fantastic creation that is worth a ton of money - mainly because it cant be reproduced consistently. Take a negative and make it a plus.

Supply and demand typically shows they are going to get what they ask for in terms of price. If supply dropped - prices would go down....
104 artists are starting to see prices reflective of what boro artists have been paying for a while.

I have become fascinated with Amber Cowan's work - she makes gorgeous glass utilizing things like wine bottles and thrift store glass. There's a ton of glass out there - we as artists just need to learn how to be more "creative" on our supply instead of letting vendors drive our wants and ultimately driving up the price of glass.... Bottom line - you don't need 60.00/lb glass to make beautiful things - the know they have you when they make "pretty colors" because most of us have that "Shiny" syndrome LOL

Keep in mind that vendors also receive discounts from the manufacturers based on volume so vendors that buy larger quantities get bigger discounts and as such can pass the savings on to you so the prices differ between vendors.

Last edited by nevadaglass; 2015-03-03 at 9:38am.
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