It’s not the done thing, but I thought it might be interesting to show how the £100 spent on my ‘I Have No Thoughts On This Matter’ print, ends up as £34 in my pocket.*
£78.00 shop price (30cms x 30cms)
- 23.48 bespoke printing = 54.52
-7.80 postage = 46.72
-10.00 Certificate of Authenticity = 36.72
-5.00 Arts Emergency donation = 31.72
-2.32 PayPal or 1.32 Stripe fee = £29.40 or £30.40 profit
£100 shop price (50cms x 50cms)
- 40.84 bespoke printing = 59.16
- 7.80 postage = 51.36
- 10.00 Certificate of Authenticity = 41.36
- 5.00 Arts Emergency donation = 36.36
- 2.90 PayPal or 1.60 Stripe fee = £33.46 or £34.76 profit
*I have not deducted photography or general day-to-day business costs. The annual fee for my Squarespace shop is £288.
Currently, I donate £5 from every print sale, and 5% of original art sales, to Arts Emergency. At the end of the financial year, I’m going to change that to a blanket 5% for everything.
Archival standard giclée print, in two sizes, with fade-resistant ink. Limited edition of 50, with a Certificate of Authenticity. Printed by Klein in Manchester on FSC-certified Hahnemühle 290gsm acid-free (and vegan) paper. During paper production, the wastewater is uncontaminated and returned to the source, and the electricity comes from 100% renewable sources. The staff at Klein are treated well and paid fairly.
Find out about the original piece here.
This is what I think I learned from my first foray into printing last year.
Photo by Ian Bruton.
Copyright: Alison Aye, 2024