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I had an instructor once who said, "Any pot can be improved by the addition of a lid or a handle ".

What do you think of that statement?

Thanks for posting you pug! I love it ! I have a friend that makes UGA Bulldogs for the University of Georgia and they are so cute.

I have never done anything like this so I admire your efforts and results.

Have you thought about a before and after approach? A display of a pot without the hair and after the firing with the pattern of hair? I considered this line for the major shows around me. but did not persue it. I will be interested in how it works for you. Are you offering to use the hair of customer's horses on the pot they choose?

Pres, on 20 May 2013 - 11:14 PM, said:

Thanks, All. The things above about presentation and quality of work are certainly important, and I adhere to those ideas. My booth is good looking, I do everything I can to have a sharp presentation . Good packaging, good looking business cards, nice tags, learned that from Mea! the work is as good as I can get it. I have an 'ART line' that is presented as well, usually does not sell in craft fair venues but up grades the booth and makes people want a piece I make, even if they can't buy the expensive work.

Pres has hit on the slant I had in mind when I made the OP. What do you do to add percieved value to you simple stock pieces, the easy to make- easy to sell base line that pays the booth rent? How to get a buyer to see a simple to make piece at 20% higher a price through percieved value.

Hi, Brittany, glad you posted.

One question, is there a reason you are choosing low fire? Will the kiln you are using go to ^6?

I do ^6 and find good working dark clays at Highwater. The color of your clay will change the look of most glazes. Sometimes so dramatically that you would not think it is the same glaze applied on white and compared to what that glaze looks like on dark clay. I use several different clays from white to deep red and some of my glazes I love on one clay and will never use on a dark clay.

You could get 1 box of white and one of dark and do some test tiles from each, then test glazes on each color to help you figure out what you like and want to use.
Good luck and keep posting.