As the month draws to a close, there are several items on my mind:
1. NaBloPoMo - I'm not sure whether it's the curse of the devil, or heaven sent. I've enjoyed blogging, and having to do it every day for thirty days has definitely worked toward making it a habit. However, it has taken a toll with my wife, who complains of the amount of time spent on the computer...
2. Pastels - My creative juices are beginning to flow, and soon you will see new products. I joined WetCanvas! yesterday (a place for artists to congregate on the Net), and I think it will be a great learning/sharing/teaching opportunity.
3. Jewelry - Yesterday, we went to a local Craft Fair to shop around. I had done that show in the past, but it's three days over a holiday weekend, and I just don't want to give up the family time anymore. I suppose if it were my sole income, I'd be there schlepping jewelry like a madman.
4. Etsy - Well, I've had an Etsy store for about 2.5 months now, and have sold three items. I realize that it's a great place for indie artists to showcase their work, but when the jewelry category is the largest, it's just REALLY hard to compete. I think I need to sell something more original in there. Perhaps notecards of my pastel paintings. I don't want to do prints of my works, but notecards would be OK, I think.
5. Christmas - Bring it on! I don't have anything on my list this year, except for a new website and a Blackberry Storm (as discussed here). I think the website is do-able, but the Storm's monthly access fee is completely out of my price range.
6. My Family - Still the best thing since sliced bread, and what I'm most thankful for this year.
7. Yahoo! Groups - Yep. I joined 2 of them this month. One with people from Montana who have stores on Etsy And the second is for pastel painters. I have corresponded with some wonderful people in both groups, and secondarily, have also put my name out there into the art world just a little tiny bit.
Thanks for reading and commenting!
Pastel Guy
www.matthewweld.com - pastel paintings
www.studio206.etsy.com - handmade jewelry for sale
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4 comments:
Anyone who completed NaBloPoMo is a good person in my books and worthy of all the accolades that they can get. Seriously, congrats!!
Matthew, great work. wetcanvas.com is fun and I have learned a lot there. You may wonder what I am doing up at 1:00 a.m. Blogging....Bad!!
did you enjoy the nablopomo? I thought about it, but I did not feel like it. But I am glad that you might have enjoyed it!
I'm so mixed on the NaBlogPoMo thing. I get the intention, but nobody should ever feel obligated to blog. You do it because you like it. Yes, it sure can cut into the family time which is a huge detriment. Kudos to you for doing it.
Good luck with your jewelry and art work. You are a talented individual.
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