Weird, but okay, right
I just had an interesting artist experience. You know, the one where someone wants to make things using a technique you use, that isn't your proprietary technique, but still few people in your art realm or geographical area do. I am not that weirded out by it, but the other artist is and was flustered about it which flustered me.
She was working in the store where I buy my glass supplies, and since my friend Jamie works at the store, Jamie called me to answer questions about the technique question the other artist had. The other artist made comments like "I waited a year after I knew you'd left Market before I called Market to see if you were still doing it," and since this is a person I'd been friendly with at Market it felt really odd. I am totally cool with her soldering necklace charms and selling them, because it's not my copyrighted process. However, why didn't she just call ME if she was concerned about stepping on my toes.
Communication, such a complicated thing.
I think I just had to write this down. I am fine with it. I DIDN'T join Market last year, but that doesn't mean I'm not going back. And also, I knew that if I stayed gone over a year people would start making soldered necklace charms. I'm not the owner of it! My customers will still be my customers, and they'll spread their dollar to my artist acquaintance, too.
If you've experienced something like this and have come out on top, please share. In the past I was burned bad by someone copying my Pocket Shrines and publishing them in BUST magazine, so I'm cautious.
She was working in the store where I buy my glass supplies, and since my friend Jamie works at the store, Jamie called me to answer questions about the technique question the other artist had. The other artist made comments like "I waited a year after I knew you'd left Market before I called Market to see if you were still doing it," and since this is a person I'd been friendly with at Market it felt really odd. I am totally cool with her soldering necklace charms and selling them, because it's not my copyrighted process. However, why didn't she just call ME if she was concerned about stepping on my toes.
Communication, such a complicated thing.
I think I just had to write this down. I am fine with it. I DIDN'T join Market last year, but that doesn't mean I'm not going back. And also, I knew that if I stayed gone over a year people would start making soldered necklace charms. I'm not the owner of it! My customers will still be my customers, and they'll spread their dollar to my artist acquaintance, too.
If you've experienced something like this and have come out on top, please share. In the past I was burned bad by someone copying my Pocket Shrines and publishing them in BUST magazine, so I'm cautious.