Fwd: Custom Order

[Shah, Radhika]

Need to discuss below. 3 options -

1. Ask Faisal to send a landscape and cut our commission 

2. Refund Faisal

3. Allocate to another artist

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Laura Nassif <lauran...@gmail.com>
Date: May 14, 2013, 10:31:29 AM EDT
To: "Shah, Radhika" <rs...@mba2014.hbs.edu>
Subject: Re: Custom Order

Hi Radhika,

It was very nice to meet you too.

For this requested piece, I don't think I am willing to do it for $149.50. You have to understand that portraits are very difficult to get right, which is also why you and your team specified houses or landscapes only for custom work on stARTworks. This is certainly going to take me a lot of time to do because of the difficulty of the project, as well as the big size of the canvas compared to the low quality of the picture. I am also taking a risk of wasting my time completely as this painting would never be sold on its own to someone else if Faisal does not like it when it is completed.

As for the time, 2 weeks will not be enough for me right now since we are completely overloaded at school since it is the end of the year and we are finishing up. I ask for 4 weeks to make sure I have enough time to give an acceptable work and try to get the faces right. 

For the size of the canvas, $149.50, and the big amount of time that I know it will take me, this project is not profitable for me. Just to compare, simply printing a photo on a 20x24 canvas at walgreens costs $100. I don't think I would do this painting for less than $300.

Please understand that I do not mean to be difficult, but this is something that I do on the side in a very busy schedule. If I put a lot of time and effort in something risky like portraits, it has to be worth it. If someone else is willing to do this with these conditions then I completely understand.

Thank you for understanding,

Laura

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Shah, Radhika <rs...@mba2014.hbs.edu> wrote:

Laura,

I also forgot to mention that you will receive $149.50 for this commissioned work.

Best

Radhika

 

From: Shah, Radhika
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:36 AM
To: Lauran...@gmail.com
Cc: brin...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Custom Order

 

Hi Laura,

Great meeting you last week! Faisal who you may have met during the event last week has requested that you do a custom painting for him. I have attached the photograph for you. Below is his shipping address and details of the medium to be used.

Acrylic, 20" x 24"        

 

Shipping address:
 Faisal AlMeshal
 1008 Massachusetts Avenue Apt 505
 Cambridge, Massachusetts  02138
 United States
 6178034611

Please do not hesitate to contact me for further clarification. Please also confirm that you will be able to complete this order by the 28^th of May.

 

Many thanks,

Radhika

 

 

Radhika Shah MBA Candidate | Class of 2014 HARVARD | BUSINESS | SCHOOL mobile: 978-944-9956  | rs...@mba2014.hbs.edu