Commissions

     Commissions make me nervous.  I would much rather just make something and hope that someone would like it enough to buy it, but that isn't always feasible.  The last commission I did was a butterfly necklace for a friend of mine.  She has yet to see it.  I like it a lot and I hope she does too, but one never knows.  My friend knew what she wanted, so that made it easier.

     Sometimes the buyer thinks they don't really know what they want and I find that more difficult.  They probably still have something in their head.  Then it is my job to try to figure out what that is and hope for the best.  

Right now I am working on another commission, which is a good thing.  It is a piece for a former associate but she doesn't know it.  She will be receiving it as a gift.   In some ways, this is an easy commission and in some ways it is not.  Hopefully it will be exactly what the client wants and I will be able to breathe easier.