how would you rate artists and crafters?

Hey i am trying to come up with a rating scale (either 4 or 5 stars) to rate vendors (really their work) from a local art fair for a review i am doing.

i'm not really sure how to make the scale. my intention is for buy/sell booths to not even get 1 star; and for the best ranking only possible to get if the only person making the work is the artist themselves.

do any of you have any ideas of what the criteria could be regarding the ranks inside of that?

sorry if this seems totally lame; but i've been wracking my brains all day and i am just having trouble coming up with a scale.

thanks for listening!

 

why not review each on their own merits rather than ranking them against each other? In your review, you could discuss their personality and people skills, their prices, marketing skills (how the booth is decorated makes a huge difference), and their products based on selection and how well they are selling (it really doesn't matter if you like their stuff or not if it isn't selling or is priced too high).

 

oohh,, be careful! Don't want to hurt any feelings! I agree, though, that buy/sell type booths don't deserve a lot of credit. Look at the uniqueness of the items in the booth. Durability, usefullness, and inovation are good too. Are seams serged? Is that particular piece not only really cool, but FUNCTIONAL in some way too?

What kind of artists will be there?

 

Um, I don't understand why a booth that sells things would only get one star... would it be because what they're selling isn't what they made, or is it because they're somehow selling out because they're selling what they made? I don't get it, sorry...

I suppose you can base your criteria on originality, appeal and demand. If their booth is constantly crowded with costumers, then clearly they're selling a good product so the higher the star rating. If what they're selling is original (compared to what you normally see on the market or original to the show) then extra credit should be alloted to that too. Appeal could be how they display their booth, the interaction you have with the artist, etc.

Within this alone you can create 5 categories, say, and allot one star per category, and how they score based on this is whether or not they get 5 stars or not... Maybe....

 

I dont think its fair to give buyer sellers a shit rating, what if theyre selling local produce, that means your downgrading them just because they could be there to sell their wares.

 

i'd say give everyone at least 3 stars.

 

this is for a local paper.

ya, i definately don't want to offend anyone- i know how much blood, sweat and tears are poured into this! it's not so much my intention to rate artists/their wares against eachother; more for organizational reasons; i'm still working out what i'm going to do; i'm not exactly sure.

as for buy/sell; this is for the reviewing of artists/their wares. a buy/seller who imports clothes from a third world country shouldn't really be compared to artists who make and sell their own.

i'm not saying there isn't room for them in general; just not pertaining to my article.

i hope i didn't come off as a jerk.

 

Do you need to mention everyone?
and/or rather than a numerical rating, perhaps noting what is special about each artist?

 

crafters are like rainbows, how do you compare colors?

 

Rainbows. I hate those things, you know. You'll just be sitting there, minding your own business, and they'll come marching in, and crawl up your leg, and start biting the inside of your ass, and you'll be all like, 'Hey. Get out of my ass you stupid rainbows.'

 

I don't think I 'could' rate between my favorite leather tooler and my favorite

beadworker. You get the idea.
But, Knowledge of the trade should be worth points.

 

True that. Some folks will vent about anything.

I was just thinking that. Why not write and rate only the artists and not bother about the sellers?

 

hey everyone thanks for the input. as soon as i've finished the reviews up i will post them on here for you all to see