SentrySkyhawk's second bunker

Too often, artists don't charge enough for their work, be it commissions or shop listings. I've been paid more than my asking price, and paid other artists more if I feel they're underselling their work.

My personal goal is to keep my work affordable to ask many people as I can manage, without taking a loss. It's not a liveable wage, but it's also not so low I take a loss. Liveable is somewhere around $60/hour, but no business is whilling to pay that to anyone who isn't a CEO.

I charge $27/hour + cost of materials. Before this ridiculously weak and poor economy, i was selling something at least once a month. My commission slots would fill up within a month. I could afford to pay my bills and purchase groceries without too much struggle. I can count on one hand the number of items that have sold this year, and there have been even fewer commissions.

If you feel the artist isn't charging enough, and you can afford to pay more, please pay what you feel the work is worth. Artists, don't pay yourself federal minimum wage, nor lower. Time yourself when you work on your art. How much are you really paying yourself? If you charge too little and need to sell more in order to make enough to pay your bills, you risk burnout. You may never recover from that burnout. I know this firsthand, and it's been more than a decade since it happened. Zero recovery. I've since taken on a different art, and have had to be very careful to not hit that point again. It's a careful balance made more difficult by the current government.

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* it is what it is.

* that was completely to be expected.

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