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The price of art doesn't matter what the artist thinks it's worth really. I'm sorry to the artists but it's true. Art is like most other things in the world, it's really only worth how much someone will pay for it. Yes, that is a very pragmatic view and sure the supplies used to make the art might cost more than what the final work is sold for but in the end, if someone doesn't buy it, you can have the prettiest pieces on the wall or sculpted and they don't mean a thing. I do appreciate that for some works you are paying for the skill of the artist not the materials. With my comments I'm not saying that the art shouldn't be worth more, just that sometimes, it's not. So Odin, if you are going to sell artwork, you might want to test the waters first and find out if there is a market for your work. I know that in my country we have a lot of art shows devoted to 'new artists' where they can display their work in larger galleries and in conventions for lots of people to see which may give them a kick start. But generally it's hard to make a full time living as an artist even with the govt grants we have. A slightly different example may help. Tapestry or cross stitch - which I am familiar with - you can buy them on ebay - completed works. Believe me the cost of them, even at $500 is NOT worth the time of the stitcher. Those things take DAYS to complete and while I appreciate I'm not the fastest stitcher, I'm not that slow so I know how long it took me to finish one and yeah the price they want on Ebay, is not the price they are truly worth but that's all that they will sell for - and often they won't even sell then.

They did have it on display at this year's Wonfest