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Why pricing creative work feels emotionally impossible

I love making jewelry but every time someone asks me to sell them a piece I feel sick because putting a price on something I created feels like selling my soul.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intersection of art and commerce creates existential conflict about the nature and value of creative expression.

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