A N U P D A T E
So my embroidery has gone down well with everyone I've spoken too, so I've decided that for this brief I will produce 5 or 7 Hoops for the exhibition (hopefully 7 but it depends on how fast I can stitch n bitch). It fits in well with CMV's image of unique work and I still feel that it fits in well with the theme (if my mum can look at my work and get what it's about.. that's generally a good signifier).
The only thing I have to worry about now is pricing. We know already that CMV takes 40% commission but it's a high reaching shop so that's kind of justified. My only worry is people not wanting to pay loads for an embroidery. I think this line of thought mostly comes from the whole "embroidery isn't art" thing but it is making a come back.
Hanecdote (instagram) is an hand embroidery artist, her work is so stand alone that bigger corporations such as doc martens and a few artists have asked her to make work for them.
Other instagrammers I found such as UsedThreads (desert landscape pic) sell their work for high prices and demand in something that is completely unique. Even if that work is made again, they will never hand stitch it exactly in the same way. I'm trying to look for more embroidery artists to see how they mark up their work. My stuff is no where near as intricate but it still took time, but I am worried about over/ under pricing my work.
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