RESEARCH: where does my work belong?

After researching many practitioners it seams many make their work for commissions as well as one or a kind or limited edition collections.

In the real world i would have to consider place, price, promotion, people, process, physical environment and product ( this was learnt during my behind the barcode field project), to make myself more commercialised. Although I am torn to where my books belong. they are sculptural pieces in their own right so would they look out of place in a gallery or part of a book collection.

Analysis for Commercial and Commission based work:

Place

Online, business fairs, markets, clientele service, commissions

Price

Relatively cheap raw materials, cost needs to factor in the labor and making a profit. Luxury low to medium price range affordable for what it is. Need to source materials, specialist hand made papers, binding materials

Promotion

Sales, advertising products, working with other companies e.g designers, artists, running workshops at business fairs, publishing books? social media

People

independent practitioner, I may eventually require the help of others to produce.

Process

Production line, making the paper, prints and then binding them into products. Drying, hand making, and binding are lengthy process.

Physical environment

Online business, sell via events, clientele, Physical studio needed for production/ meeting clients

Smart meeting end of the studio and work space the other 

Product

Hand made, mold and deckle needed, facilities to make press and dry the product, paper cutting and binding facilities, bespoke, unique etching, printmaking and letter pressing.