A magical tour of some wonderfully creative blogs, and a look at some of the favourite items in their etsy shops begins today with Katie Cahill. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and sit back to read and peek into the shops and lives of some wonderful artists. Visit Katie's blog and read her first post on the Magical Tour.
Here's the Magical Blog Hop schedule of events, be sure and stop by their beautiful shops and see what sales they might have to offer this holiday weekend!
Magical Holiday Blog Hop Schedule
November 25th – Katie Cahill
Blog:http://katiecahillart.wordpress.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KatieCahill
November 26th – Wini Dougall
Blog: http://www.artloveandjoy.blogspot.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/artlovejoy
November 27th – Nolwenn Petibois Blog: http://www.inner-voices.net/ Etsy Shop: http://InnerWorlds.etsy.com/
November 28th – Kristi Parker VanDoren
Blog: http://kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BKDesignStudio
November 29th – Emily Cline
Blog: www.emilyclineart.com Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/RubyShea
November 30th – Jennifer McGee Urbanek
Blog: http://urbanekdesign.blogspot.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyArtistWithin
December 1st – Alicia Caudle
Blog: http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/digit13
December 2nd – Tracey Verdugo
Blog: http://artoftracyverdugo.blogspot.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CasaCantamar
December 3rd – Nancy Perennec
Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/nancyperennec Blog: http://littlebitwired.blogspot.com
December 4th – Sun B Lewis
Blog: www.sunshinebarlowe.com Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/sunblewis
December 5th – Angela DiGiovanni Kemp
Blog: http://AngelaDiGiovanni.com/ Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelaDiGiovanni
December 6th – Sharon Rowland
Blog: www.alicessecretdoor.com Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AlicesSecretDoor
December 7th – El Tsamp
Blog: http://apinkdreamer.blogspot.com Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/eltsamp
December 8th – Katie Cahill
Blog: http://katiecahillart.wordpress.com/
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November 25, 2011
May 6, 2011
Making your work stand out is an artists responsibility
It's too true, and so many questions about success are answered by the very simple phrase "A picture tells a thousand tales".
I've been struggling with photographing my work since I started selling my work on line. I've bought several cameras, took classes and tried different lighting. Knowing that the picture is the first impression when selling online is key to your success and it's a lesson I'm still struggling with. You can write great copy and promote like crazy but remember your online buyer can't pick up your item or look closer so you need to tell the tale with pictures. GREAT PICTURES! Pictures that make you want to click through and look closer and hopefully be so entranced that they will buy your creation.
So, in an effort to knock down that final hurdle to success, I finally consulted with, lucky for me, a truly wonderful photographer. I think he took pity on me and my dollies and graciously agreed to take pictures of some of them for me. I've shared some of his work in my post yesterday but I want to share them all. Everyone of them is a treat for me! They make me take great pride in my work. They are crisp and clean and amazing. They make me shake my head and say wow! I did that? That's my creation?
I take photos along the way as I make a doll, it documents my process so I can share them with your but when it comes to the final finished photos? Well, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Ron's Tips:
"Using proper camera and lighting for portraiture, in this case for documenting different perspectives and details of dolls, is important in order to market the artist's work and relay their vision. Today anyone can easily take a picture, but very few pictures are photographs worth noting. The artist's responsibility is to make their work stand out from others and good photography does just that. If one takes great pride in their work, then it goes that one should take the necessary strides to market that work to potential buyers with beautiful imagery, and beautiful imagery sells."
The following photos are from Ron Jocsak's websites you really must visit to see the spectacular images! Please respect his copyright and do not remove his watermark or reuse the images in any way.
Portraiture http://www.ronjocsakportraits.com
A portrait is about capturing the character or spirit of individuals, which is why having a portrait taken should feel like the most natural thing to do... the result is often extraordinary! I provide portrait photography for home pages, magazines, brochures, corporate websites, families, and special events. My clients receive the portraits in digital format for print and web, and I can deliver print for archive and/or framing as well.
In Business ... "a great corporate portrait is important... it relays confidence and trust, demonstrates approachability, communicates professionalism and expertise, and contributes to brand recognition that translates into sales".
For Personal and Family ... "creative family and individual portraits capture important milestones in people's lives that may never occur again. New arrivals, special occasions, candid moments and group gatherings offer wonderful opportunities to delight in, and later, to reflect back on these special times".
In Business ... "a great corporate portrait is important... it relays confidence and trust, demonstrates approachability, communicates professionalism and expertise, and contributes to brand recognition that translates into sales".
For Personal and Family ... "creative family and individual portraits capture important milestones in people's lives that may never occur again. New arrivals, special occasions, candid moments and group gatherings offer wonderful opportunities to delight in, and later, to reflect back on these special times".
Interpretative Fine Art and Contemporary Landscape http://www.ronjocsakphoto.com
My photography is characterized by simplicity, and clear, uncluttered images.
Nature, with all it's inherent beauty, has always influenced my life. I have unique perspective and understanding of our planet's geography, geology, and geomorphology, having been a petroleum geologist for nearly 25 years. My geologic passion fostered my passion for photography early on and I continue to hone my skill set and vision as a professional photographer. My interpretative fine art and contemporary landscape imagery has evolved through an appetite to explore and document striking landforms, textures, earth tones and ambient light. It is an expression of my respect and love at the land-water-atmosphere interface.
My art can be captivating, symbolic and unique. Nature constantly provides new material for my creative thinking and inspiration. It is always slowly evolving and changing... in a manner not too different for the change and adaptation required in the human process.
May 5, 2011
The Wonderful World of Scott Radke
Another wonderful doll artist to feature! Enter the wonderfully dark world of Scott Radke who also works with apoxie sculpt. I am so intrigued with marionettes I couldn't help but feature some of Scott's work.
Be sure to stop by all the artists involved in Kerin Gale's blog hopping tour for her new book Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams. Today's official stop on the tour is with Seth Apter, The Altered Page http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/
May 4, 2011
Another wonderful Apoxie Art Doll
Over the past few days and over the next couple of weeks I will try to feature artists who use apoxie in their work. This is all part of a blog hopping book tour that is happening because of a wonderful book by Kerin Gale. Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams is on tour!! See my previous posts to find the list of sites you can visit and be sure and stop by Kerin's blog for more inspiration.
Today I want to showcase another wonderful Doll artist on etsy who uses apoxie sculpt in her work.
Secret Apothecary is an original handmade art doll bust by Jessica Hamilton. She is one of a kind and has been entirely hand sculpted in polymer clay and apoxie sculpt. She stands at 11.3 inches (28.7 cm) and is over two pounds! The base of the bust features artist signature and title of the piece, "Secret Apothecary."
The bust features a secret compartment at the front hidden by a decorative wheel face plate. Here you can hide special notes, secrets and treasures. She'll keep them safe for you. The compartment is a recycled candy tin measuring 3" wide by .75" in depth (7.5cm by 2cm).
The face is entirely sculpted in polymer clay. She has large amber hazel eyes--the centerpiece of a sad, wistful countenance. Her features have been colored with artist pigments. Her bright red hair is fine mohair.
She wears a hand-pieced leather and vinyl hat on her head. The hat features a vintage watch band strap that nestles around her chin. The hat is not removable.
The bust is highly ornamented and costumed in miniature hand dyed blown glass bottles (filled with colored papers), faceted crystals, tarnished chains and metal rings, hand dyed vintage laces and trims, paper pulp lace, vintage netting and designer leather. The face plate for the secret compartment has been hand sculpted and painted to resemble an old wheel or window frame.The inside of the compartment has been lined and sealed with acid free archival fine Italian paper.
Today I want to showcase another wonderful Doll artist on etsy who uses apoxie sculpt in her work.
Secret Apothecary is an original handmade art doll bust by Jessica Hamilton. She is one of a kind and has been entirely hand sculpted in polymer clay and apoxie sculpt. She stands at 11.3 inches (28.7 cm) and is over two pounds! The base of the bust features artist signature and title of the piece, "Secret Apothecary."The bust features a secret compartment at the front hidden by a decorative wheel face plate. Here you can hide special notes, secrets and treasures. She'll keep them safe for you. The compartment is a recycled candy tin measuring 3" wide by .75" in depth (7.5cm by 2cm).
The face is entirely sculpted in polymer clay. She has large amber hazel eyes--the centerpiece of a sad, wistful countenance. Her features have been colored with artist pigments. Her bright red hair is fine mohair.
She wears a hand-pieced leather and vinyl hat on her head. The hat features a vintage watch band strap that nestles around her chin. The hat is not removable.
The bust is highly ornamented and costumed in miniature hand dyed blown glass bottles (filled with colored papers), faceted crystals, tarnished chains and metal rings, hand dyed vintage laces and trims, paper pulp lace, vintage netting and designer leather. The face plate for the secret compartment has been hand sculpted and painted to resemble an old wheel or window frame.The inside of the compartment has been lined and sealed with acid free archival fine Italian paper.
April 28, 2011
Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams Online Book Tour Starts This Sunday!
Everyone involved is so excited!!
Have you seen the book?
Have you bought it already?
Inspired Remnants and Curious Dreams by Kerin Gale, is an incredible resource and filled with ideas and projects and tips for using resin clays like Apoxie Sculpt which is my favourite! Kerin Gales Blog posting here!!
The Online book tour starts this Sunday May 1st and will run for 19 days ending with a big facebook party on May 19th. Be sure to check every single day of the tour to see what these great artists have to show you and talk about this fantastic book, Kerin's wonderful project instructions, the inspirational pieces and why they love using these wonderful products in their own work!
Here's a list of the tour dates and the blogs on the Inspired Remnants, Curious Dream Book Blog Tour Be sure to stop by them all for inspiration, tips and tricks perhaps, comment or write a review and earn the chance to win some wonderful prizes!
May 1
May 2
May 3
Lesley Venable, Flatwoods Folk Art
May 4
Christine Lehto, Lilly Bug Studio
May 5
Seth Apter, The Altered Page
May 6
Nancy Perennec, Little Bit Wired
May 7
May 8 Happy Mother’s Day
May 9
Beth Robinson, Strange Dolls
May 10
Brenda Schweder, Brenda Schweder Jewelry
May 11
Esther Verschoor, Vanessie Art Dolls
May 12
Kecia Deveny, Lemoncholy’s Flight of Fancy
May 13
Rachel Whetzel, A Year In The Life Of An Art Journal
May 14
Shannon LeVart, MissFickleMedia.com
May 15
Marlaine Verhelst, Marlaine Verhelst Art Dolls
May 16
Lisa Jurist, Mud Hound Studio
May 17
Michelle Bernard, Yesterday’s Trash
May 18
Kerin Gale, Remnants of Olde – Alan Rogerson feature
May 19 Facebook Party!
Apoxie Clay & Epoxy Clays Page
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