PaGaN’s Arts

Let’s get this out of the way: “Why do your dice cost as much as they do?” If you stop thinking “Dice” and start thinking “Art” then a lot of the questions should naturally fall away. These are pieces of art captured in polyhedral resin form. Each design has to balance all of the elements of visual art such as composition, contrast, theme, emotion, colour harmony and theory, etc. Through this lens it should become clear that I am primarily an artist. It just happens to be that my medium is functional and designed to be held and used. All of the above does not even cover the hours of work that goes into finishing a set of dice so that when they leave my studio they have the legendary glass like shine and gloss that the craft has become known for (the shiny little math rocks). It takes many months to learn this skill and longer to master. It is a big part of the craft and hard won. I share this with you only to help you see why these aren’t “just dice”. You are holding pieces of art in your hands. This is why hand-crafted dice are as expensive as they are. So, with all that said, I price my dice based on how much work it has taken to craft them to the high standards I hold myself to. Some dice are relatively quick and simple to create, such as my “Dirty Pour” dice. Some dice are much more involved and require many extra hours of hand craft (such as my dioramas, kintsugi or geodes). I hope all of this has helped you understand why you will often see higher prices being charged by dicemakers for the art we create. A lot of love, soul, time and energy goes into each and every set. With that out of way, please enjoy your look around my dice shop. Hopefully you find a set to call your own and be the envy of your gaming table! Happy shopping! PaGaN