tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59501593562209719282024-03-18T21:32:07.482-07:00Business of CraftsA place for artists and craftspeople to ask questions about the business of art.Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-46072948934201241542012-10-24T16:18:00.002-07:002012-10-24T16:18:22.260-07:00Pinspiration<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Jennifer came over and talked about where to put it . We eventually decided two panels would fit perfectly inside the pass-through between my kitchen and family room. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I was SO excited. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As seen from the family room.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Next came the cup hunt. I had a few treasures I'd saved for years, favorite mugs and cups with history and meaning, but not enough for two panels. I spent the next several weekends searching every antique and second hand store in town for treasures. It was unbelievably fun. Finally, by the end of the month I had a collection I loved. I knew they could be lost when Jennifer tried to cut them in half, but resigned myself to accept any losses. </b></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As seen from the kitchen</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I was amazed how few casualties there were. Jennifer only lost one when cutting them in half, but of course it was one of my favorites, an antique japanese teacup. It was very old and very fragile and I knew it was a ri</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>sk when I chose it, but as prepared as i thought I was, losing it did break my heart just a little. </b></span></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> She surprised me with a pendant made from the broken japanese cup!</span></b></div>
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<br />Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-7038656852842501692012-08-22T07:59:00.002-07:002012-08-22T07:59:45.504-07:00Good Things Come to Those Who Wait<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I didn't think I needed a new website, but my programmer insisted on it. </b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was skeptical - after all it all worked fine as it was, right? So I wasn't all that invested. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But he was positive I'd like the improvements.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every once in a while he'd tell me about his progress or report in as to why he'd not gotten to it for a while. I'd shrug and think "That's fine, It works just fine as it is, whatever."</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I really didn't get it.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Until ....the day he gave me sneak peek at what he had so far. I was floored. It was gorgeous! Crisp, clean bright, contemporary. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Full of new bells and whistles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">People can change their own passwords and check their order status. I can approve wholesale accounts with one click and within seconds the buyer gets an automated welcome email. They can search the site for cats or rabbits or dogs!</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I threw him curve balls. He had designed much of it without showing it to me so I requested changes which he'd not expected. I started telling people it was ALMOST done last fall, then again in January, April, June...'Any day now' I'd say... and the months wore on. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was an exercise in patience. He was working his butt off but once I'd seen the potential of the new site, the old site looked antiquated and outdated. I was itching to get it up and dying to show it off.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And then, last week - Christmas came. The site finally went live on Monday and I felt like a proud parent. I wanted to kiss my programmer, have a party, and show it off to everyone. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I hope you'll check it out here: <a href="http://www.psrock.com/">http://www.psrock.com</a></span></b>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-603684821772518232012-07-09T12:41:00.000-07:002012-07-09T12:42:33.498-07:00A Gift from a Stranger<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I had the luckiest and most wonderful thing happen to me recently.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Out of the blue, a customer of my friend <a href="http://www.creativewithclay.com/home.php" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Charan Sachar</span> </a>sent him a video she made about his pottery. She was a fan of his and did it as a surprise gift to thank him for his work and he was so delighted with it that he posted it on Facebook. It was fantastic! I have always wanted a video to use on my site and in promotions. So I wrote him and asked if he would email his customer and ask if I could hire her to do one for me. The next thing I knew, I got an email from the lovely Cynthia Nichols. She said she'd love to do it but thought my payment offer was way too generous. She didn't want payment.</b></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>If I can spend some hours and help a woman get a good start, then that would be something I can do to simply help. It's the "pay it forward" since I have had so much done for me in my life. I don't think I want to do this as a business to make money; I think I would prefer doing it as a service in love & friendship. Does that make sense?"</b></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><b>If you have a Costco Executive membership you may not be getting the most out of your rebate.<br />The thing they don't tell you when you sign up, is that with the $100 year dues they guarantee a minimum of $50 back. Here's how it works: If your rebate is less than $50, instead of spending the coupon at the register you can bring it to the customer service desk and they'll give you $50 for it. You can even get it in cash! No one at my Costco told me that when I signed up, (or anyone else I know, either) so for years I got piddly little rebates, used them at the register and was always dissatisfied. Then one lucky day a nice cashier stopped me, told me NOT to use it, but to take it to the membership desk. And to my surprise, they handed me $50 for it and explained the deal. This way your business membership costs you the same as the regular membership. YAY!</b></span></span>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-8981087665986690112012-06-20T10:38:00.002-07:002012-06-20T10:38:56.747-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are considering switching to a mobile credit card processor - this is a great article about comparing services and rates. <a href="http://www.artfairsourcebook.com/news/mobileprocessors.htm">http://www.artfairsourcebook.com/news/mobileprocessors.htm</a></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI73vsFuf6_fm2uEBqzO-SN1QcabqTvWxSwI4Y_1flvCVdztuz9OC2mab59xjFoF55yAj-f8Ng6HHZ_cD2nOPug43TUusFgecW3jaQ4QPFnb16mjG5Lpgk1xUUfzawjzzRbYUA3vXix4/s1600/charan.sachar_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI73vsFuf6_fm2uEBqzO-SN1QcabqTvWxSwI4Y_1flvCVdztuz9OC2mab59xjFoF55yAj-f8Ng6HHZ_cD2nOPug43TUusFgecW3jaQ4QPFnb16mjG5Lpgk1xUUfzawjzzRbYUA3vXix4/s200/charan.sachar_11.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I am really excited to share this interview with my friend, Charan Sachar of Creative with Clay. Charan makes unique handcrafted pottery inspired and influenced by his Indian culture, Indian fabrics, embroidery, colors and his love for Bollywood. He has been in business for 7 years and sells his work through galleries and stores across the US, as well as at select art shows in the Northwest and online. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I first met Charan in a workshop I taught and fell immediately in love with his work. At that time he dreamed of quitting his day job to do his art full time, but hadn't yet taken the plunge. He took the leap not long afterwards and has been incredibly successful. It has been so wonderfu to see his business grow over the years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Since I was a kid I knew I wanted to work in clay, but never had the opportunity to learn. It was in 2000 when I moved to WA that I took my first class and it was love at first touch. Very soon I was teaching at the same facility. With a lot of interest from others in purchasing my work, I got together with some of my pottery friends and did a small street show. That was when I sold my first piece to a stranger and realized the value in my work. Since then I have worked on establishing my line of work, creating a distinctive look and making my brand stand out. It is the support of family and friends that has helped me grow and continues to do so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
<b> What do people not know about you or your work that you’d like them to know?</b><br />
People might not know what a “process-oriented” person I am. Working in my studio is a very organized process. Of course there are days when I just I like to do anything in my studio and that counts as vacation time. But to get work accomplished, I sit in the morning with my tea and plan exactly what needs to be done, at what stages do I switch to something else, when do I cover up my pieces, when do I decorate, etc. etc. This helps me focus in the studio and be efficient and productive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZn9IfPaIqXzee90-iSabtgdpAKAm7X1Rki3gRkGyU1OU3dCAX1bdOHu0T6UpOy5WKMs0XFUooY3vvT-f25KzWIxcu2DHeOfSmsbZhkqa2DFbd73re5l8QAlHRGciH7PR1FI81fH-z44/s1600/Platter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZn9IfPaIqXzee90-iSabtgdpAKAm7X1Rki3gRkGyU1OU3dCAX1bdOHu0T6UpOy5WKMs0XFUooY3vvT-f25KzWIxcu2DHeOfSmsbZhkqa2DFbd73re5l8QAlHRGciH7PR1FI81fH-z44/s320/Platter.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
<b> How did you name your business?</b><br />
That was a tough decision to make and my wife played a big role in that. I knew in the business that my work would always involve clay and I was fascinated with everything about clay. Whether it was making functional pots, sculptures or tiles, I wanted to keep my options open, rather than defining myself as a functional potter. The majority of my work is functional but I also have a whole line of one of a kind sculptural work. I hope to add a line of decorative tile work soon too. Clay has definitely helped me bring out the creative side in me, so what better name than “Creative with Clay” </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
<b> How much of what you do is fun and how much feels like work?</b><br />
If I wasn’t having fun, I don’t think I would be in this business. I enjoy every part of working with clay, from construction to decoration to completion. The part that bugs me is the lack of space because of which I need to keep organizing my studio. I enjoy the planning part of organizing but when it comes to actually lifting the heavy boxes, moving them on shelves, I am not a pleasant person. Another thing I am not fond of is setting up and tearing down at shows. Even though I have gotten a lot better and efficient at it, I am always very anxious about it and would love it if there was a magic button for it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br />
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<b> Do you have a favorite piece, project or idea? </b><br />
I would have to say at this time my newest shoes/bag that I created for the Nordstrom </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">exhibit “Feet of Clay” is one of my favorites. These were on exhibit in Seattle downtown for the month of March. Inspired by Indian footwear called “Mojari” or “Jutti”, this sculpture is made entirely of clay. It is slip decorated to emulate the look of intricate embroidery patterns often done on this traditional footwear.</span><br />
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Yes, I do blog at <a href="http://www.creativewithclay.blogspot.com/">www.creativewithclay.blogspot.com</a>. I blog about the workings in my studio, new work and events happening. I like to connect with my customers through my blog. I feel people like to see how the work is created and the space in which it is created.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> <b>Do you have a fun or interesting story to share about your work, a show, a customer (or anything else)?</b> As you can see from my work, it is highly influenced by fabrics and I strive to get that look and feel in my work. I had applied to a show with one of my ceramic sculptures, which was dancing diva with a scarf wrapped around it. The show got back to me that they loved my work and would like to see the sculpture without the fabric. What they didn’t realize was that it was all clay and I was thrilled to have achieved my goal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Charan is having a home show this week! For more info click <a href="http://mim.io/770b62" target="_blank">here</a> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">You can see more of Charan's work at <a href="http://www.creativewithclay.com/">www.creativewithclay.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Creativewithclay">www.facebook.com/Creativewithclay</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/charansachar" target="_blank">CharanSachar</a></span>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-6684326399082256572012-03-07T15:30:00.000-08:002012-03-07T15:30:00.113-08:00Today's Journal Entry (this says it all for today)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdkEx4ErXwP8bUcnF8hLsVkt3jwn4mXYRobqgVACkVgwsoXhp78lxWSZDdySioO_mmrfWAZ6rMdNCxh6srr02LPByw6heDNGS1rZ5byKXTpd0NKgX38stE_aClmsrLhDqed2w0tfhgA4/s1600/greatidea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="331" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdkEx4ErXwP8bUcnF8hLsVkt3jwn4mXYRobqgVACkVgwsoXhp78lxWSZDdySioO_mmrfWAZ6rMdNCxh6srr02LPByw6heDNGS1rZ5byKXTpd0NKgX38stE_aClmsrLhDqed2w0tfhgA4/s400/greatidea.jpg" /></a></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-30696951785121911552012-02-13T11:04:00.000-08:002012-02-13T11:32:38.809-08:00Interview with a PR Expert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn9yR0bNSmCIKPVURVwS5xb226yy7N-ulPJCY9EnKegzQ3_XHjctJo7UyxfSdrOae7ttQOf2bYMzkUujURjqBsGno5rJbLZNuJCd9k97_D_9we2uQ3Oi6VwG5ytJvzOqj15djv0tcU18/s1600/PRimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn9yR0bNSmCIKPVURVwS5xb226yy7N-ulPJCY9EnKegzQ3_XHjctJo7UyxfSdrOae7ttQOf2bYMzkUujURjqBsGno5rJbLZNuJCd9k97_D_9we2uQ3Oi6VwG5ytJvzOqj15djv0tcU18/s200/PRimage.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've known Marlene Saritzky for more than ten years. She's smart, funny, and articulate and a dynamo when it comes to Public Relations. So, last week after struggling with a press release it occurred to me to ask if she'd be willing to share of her expertise and let me interview her for the blog.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Marlene has more then 20 years of experience. In organizations ranging from Time Inc. to Lucasfilm Ltd. she's played key roles in creating compelling communications programs and in launching major businesses. Over the years, clients and represented companies have included Two Degrees Food, Center for Investigative Reporting, Petite Miette, Paper Punk, Chez Panisse Foundation, Bon Appetit magazine, FORTUNE, Mother Jones, Common Sense Media, Lucasfilm LTD, Global Green USA and more. She's a very busy woman so I sent her a list of questions and suggested she just choose a few to answer.<br></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>What do you like about what you do and/or why do you do it?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">love the exploration of it. What's the product or issue or company challenge? How do we solve it, launch it, tell the story in a compelling way?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Have you ever represented an artist or designer?</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>If so, what was your approach, successes, challenges, etc.</b></span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>What are some proven internet strategies for artists / small businesses?</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are going to hire PR professional, be very clear on what your expectations are - in order of priority. Everyone wants to get into Oprah and Martha Stewart magazines, which is fine, but you have to know what they cover and when to do that. Sending out samples blindly without the story-behind-it to tell is, well, a waste of everyone's time.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Is sending samples to an editor ever effective?</i></b></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes, if you are very, very targeted and know exactly why you are pitching THAT specific editor.<br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Press releases are really just a tool. But if you don't have anything to say, except "here we are," then chances are you will not get coverage.<br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><b>Does anyone use physical press kits anymore, or is that a thing of the past? </b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not really. For artists/craftspeople, the product itself is the press kit. A sample, along with simple press materials is all you need. Don't waste space in the box with swag or messy packing materials.<br />
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</span></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Marlene Saritzky</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MSS Associates</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mssassociates.com/">www.mssassociates.com</a> (under construction)</span></div></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-78305793992016562662012-01-31T14:28:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:29:39.242-08:00Artist Interview: Elisa Drumm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I got to know Elisa Van Auken of <a href="http://www.edrummdesigns.com/" target="_blank">E. Drumm Designs</a> because she is often my neighbor at The Buyer's Market of American Craft. Anyone who attends the big wholesale shows is familiar with her and her amazingly talented family. She's been in business for 25 years creating whimsical clocks, mirrors and sculpture out of wood which she hand paints with delightful designs. I've always noticed her work because it's right up my alley - bright, bold, fun and playful. Walking into Elisa's booth feels like walking into a birthday party, it's such a happy place.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Yes!!!! For most of the 25 years I have been in business it has only been wholesale. When I did clothing I would host several trunk shows during the year for private customers. I have relied on the BMAC as my main source for sales. I used to use sales reps, but the website has taken over that area.<br />
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</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><u>What is the biggest challenge of being a self employed artist?</u> Balancing work load, finances, and family… They are all 3 intertwined. In the early stages of my career, I had too much work and had to hire people to help. My kids were young, so I wanted to make sure I saw all of their soccer games and dinner was on the table. Much of my income then went to pay for daycare and assistants. Now that they are in college it’s getting enough work to pay for their college tuitions and I am doing all myself.</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLK_EPh-zvsLF_-I-GalBxINaT08UwQYrEweZKIowgP9uoFJ9doiXOxrLPWu7umNUJpWpXOmuHKS5CIdAJRXM_9JPvHwrIHcsckQ5wxw4otRJLG9bwJusABefh6Rs_Ac3CE3mgtBmSNQ/s1600/E.Drumm+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLK_EPh-zvsLF_-I-GalBxINaT08UwQYrEweZKIowgP9uoFJ9doiXOxrLPWu7umNUJpWpXOmuHKS5CIdAJRXM_9JPvHwrIHcsckQ5wxw4otRJLG9bwJusABefh6Rs_Ac3CE3mgtBmSNQ/s320/E.Drumm+15.jpg" width="255" /></b></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><u>Who was your greatest mentor or inspiration when you started and why?</u> </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>My parents!!!!! They have always encouraged me as well as being great roll models. Now I am collaborating with my father. I ask Dad to design a pair of “bird legs” in pewter for my new clock and I get 5 different designs. I also have great admiration for my <a href="http://leandradrummdesigns.com/" target="_blank">baby sister</a> who is really, truly talented.<br />
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</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;">You can find Elisa's work in stores all across the country. She is also on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/E-Drumm-Designs/139101799499730" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and h</span>er website is </span><a href="http://www.edrummdesigns.com/" target="_blank">www.edrummdesigns.com</a></b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-82209121969468404362012-01-12T16:04:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:07:45.352-08:00Artist Interview: Dee Janssen<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's always interesting for me to talk to other artists about what inspires them, how they got started, how they run their business etc. It's my favorite part of doing shows. I get out of the studio and meet people from all over the country who live the same kind of solitary, creative work life as I do, and share a common experience and world view because of it. So I've </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">decided to do a series of interviews to share with you. I've invited artists </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from all over the country to participate in the series. I think this is going to be fun!</span></b><br />
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First up: DeeJanssen of <a href="http://deejanssenglass.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dee Janssen Glassworks</span></a>.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;"> first met Dee in person at The Buyer's Market of American Craft</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;">after talking for years on the (now defunct) American Craft discussion board. </span>She has been in business for nine years creating<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>distinctive dichroic glass jewelry and jewel toned kiln formed glass plates, bowls and home decorative items.</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnlixzfrCBTsBIC97zlCyIGaIuy5Mh1dhMFf8Q3_gvW79dqZ_dYjLJweHq_vxi_l8g_Zcv_2_5vqLWOJ6K6lCRVmf0iCvE2imkMSpcLML2zq7PxCBfGIMneKWt591SZEAtz6l-sWlPt0/s1600/meanderings-slv.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnlixzfrCBTsBIC97zlCyIGaIuy5Mh1dhMFf8Q3_gvW79dqZ_dYjLJweHq_vxi_l8g_Zcv_2_5vqLWOJ6K6lCRVmf0iCvE2imkMSpcLML2zq7PxCBfGIMneKWt591SZEAtz6l-sWlPt0/s320/meanderings-slv.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Describe your business:</span> </i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I create a different style of glass jewelry using dichroic glass for it’s brilliant and intense colors that stand out from all the rest, adding new lines of functional and </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>decorative glass items for the home and table.</b></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">How long have you been in business?</span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I started working with kiln formed glass in 2001 and went full time in 2003. I sell my work through galleries and gift shops.</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsgM_ToF8zqU6hIw66Ro3LooBA5QPu1WBZDaqM8VQUsr-hhNsgrsQSAE9Yr5zWNr7W3yTre4X7s6rp98pocK2C0qZeer3a-KFI7EiLIZia0aE1aWw7nGCV4GBOU0Ll_MOF1RBFdIKztk/s1600/lg-hanna-plt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsgM_ToF8zqU6hIw66Ro3LooBA5QPu1WBZDaqM8VQUsr-hhNsgrsQSAE9Yr5zWNr7W3yTre4X7s6rp98pocK2C0qZeer3a-KFI7EiLIZia0aE1aWw7nGCV4GBOU0Ll_MOF1RBFdIKztk/s320/lg-hanna-plt.jpeg" width="290" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">How did you get started?</span> </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>When I started I painted t-shirts with my original designs and designed jewelry as an accessory item from mass-produced beads and findings. This led me to the discovery of dichroic glass beads and pendants made by different American artists. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>Ultimately, the lure of working with glass drew me into my current </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>journey in the world of making my art for a living.</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">What do people not know about you or your work that you’d like them to know?</span> </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>The combination of color and texture is a prevalent theme in my jewelry as I believe glass wants to be caressed as much as viewed. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I’m incorporating this into my new functional items as well - both texture captured within the glass and texture to be felt on the surface of the piece.</b></span><br />
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</span></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">How/where do you advertise?</span></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I do some print ads with Niche Magazine or Wholesalecrafts.com Buyer’s Guide and 1 or 2x a month on the wholesalecrafts.com buyer’s page on their website.</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><br />
</span></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">How did you name your business?</span></i></b></span></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>When I first started out, I had a whimsical name that I felt described my designs. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>My mentors recommended changing it to something more personally identifying to buyers when I was about to start doing the wholesale shows and after many emails and tossing variations around with my spouse, I chose Dee Janssen GlassWorks.</b></span></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Xaucf2oKp25OEt9lioR-UqSXB5oyBlPKysRmBLLJdTm39vTwA-Hsl2FcA1mBeV-w4DbYSp2Ejuc2sgUyLTOg6lb8ToXPrkrS2MM2RI9a4KORbXRazsKN0eX45QBi6htgq63vrCA57A/s1600/ht+chrysalis+new.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Xaucf2oKp25OEt9lioR-UqSXB5oyBlPKysRmBLLJdTm39vTwA-Hsl2FcA1mBeV-w4DbYSp2Ejuc2sgUyLTOg6lb8ToXPrkrS2MM2RI9a4KORbXRazsKN0eX45QBi6htgq63vrCA57A/s1600/ht+chrysalis+new.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Do you have a favorite piece, project or idea?</span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>My Hidden Treasures in the Chrysalis shape are my most favorite out of all my favorites. (<i>pictured left</i>)</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>How much of what you do is fun and how much feels like work? </i></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>R&D is ALWAYS the fun part and playing with new techniques or materials even if they don’t end up in a product line. The part that feels like work is the business side and some days [but not many], going downstairs to the studio can feel a bit like work.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Do you sell your products wholesale and, if so, what are the strategies that you use to get your work in stores?</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I sell only wholesale at this time. I attend <a href="http://www.buyersmarketofamericancraft.com/" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">BMAC</span></a> and <a href="http://www.nichetheshow.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Niche the Show</span></a> as well as maintain a presence on <a href="http://wholesalecrafts.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">wholesalecrafts.com</span></a>. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>Additionally, I do direct mailings either by email via Vertical Response or snail mail with a color postcard to catch the attention of new galleries.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGQAUyhkHDgxwBMWgQmESgQhCPjAJSgZfGieyjpssFSRzrBGBU3gE2pZHQ5gfOynXNhrjjvCOcRx81dSDUutFogPMa85izLNmpZ1-G8OiL93apLdamCyKrZvuVdyJtmsWadLqHQuyuhE/s1600/2011-04-16_18-04-44_306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGQAUyhkHDgxwBMWgQmESgQhCPjAJSgZfGieyjpssFSRzrBGBU3gE2pZHQ5gfOynXNhrjjvCOcRx81dSDUutFogPMa85izLNmpZ1-G8OiL93apLdamCyKrZvuVdyJtmsWadLqHQuyuhE/s320/2011-04-16_18-04-44_306.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxZx4JS7TDDocPxxONQluSThJ7N4XU2p3I8pOe2PnpxGanQ3VBwbq0NJLoxn-BpAiAgRcjrHtCoIA8LMauOXIiWXghNoeD1VsUWsp_Jjdm6p3lWhDBpW6ArB1MueOC758fPY3nmVeM90/s1600/2011-08-08_17-57-47_956.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxZx4JS7TDDocPxxONQluSThJ7N4XU2p3I8pOe2PnpxGanQ3VBwbq0NJLoxn-BpAiAgRcjrHtCoIA8LMauOXIiWXghNoeD1VsUWsp_Jjdm6p3lWhDBpW6ArB1MueOC758fPY3nmVeM90/s320/2011-08-08_17-57-47_956.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br />
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</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">What advice would you give others just starting out?</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>Don’t use credit cards to keep your business funded. Develop a cohesive product line in your medium and refine it. Learn business computer programs and photo editing skills. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">What inspires you?</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b>I'm inspired by colors, nature & textures.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Who was your greatest mentor or inspiration when you started and why? </span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><b><a href="http://www.creekmore-glass.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Sara Creekmore</span></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nancy-Goodenough-Art-Jewelry/54479673563?sk=wall"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Nancy Goodenough</span></a> - they have both helped me either with glass technical issues or business issues and it was their work that really started me on this journey thru glass.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Okay, I'll confess. If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm a bit compulsive about organization. In my studio prints are ready to mount, finished clock faces in a cabinet, magnets, bookmarks and alarm clocks and labels are all organized in alphabetical order on the shelves. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Paints and beads and pencils are organized by color. I have lists on the wall of where to find things that are not in plain sight.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>But then there is always a moment after days or a week of being absorbed in other things, when I look up from my painting table or computer, look around the studio and see what I perceive as chaos and I suddenly feel completely and totally frazzled. It's a neurotic reaction I'll admit, but I Cannot Do One More Thing, I cannot focus or relax until everything is back in order. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>So the cleaning frenzy commences. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I love feeling organized, but what I love even more is finding ways to make the supplies decorate the studio when I organize them. </b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahZt_oWZ-mGmUtqz7tdlO_A4QxXcPHA95Idk8NfNywxOFopefacp2J-a9bQV-7ksp3N4tjO0Q6f0BKg7n9f9SWdLCY9w6FVgwALFbCc0w-k4lvfnow5VA8IOhkes_WFOCtHaSzIaAFEs/s1600/beads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahZt_oWZ-mGmUtqz7tdlO_A4QxXcPHA95Idk8NfNywxOFopefacp2J-a9bQV-7ksp3N4tjO0Q6f0BKg7n9f9SWdLCY9w6FVgwALFbCc0w-k4lvfnow5VA8IOhkes_WFOCtHaSzIaAFEs/s200/beads.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>For instance, these beads just make me happy, sitting in </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>their little containers. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I leave them out even when I'm not working on a bead project, I love the way they look so much.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>And when I found this amazing magic bookshelf for my art books, I was thrilled. The growing pile, while neatly stacked, felt like it had been cluttering my painting table for years. Now, suddenly, they became part of the decor. (By the way, you can get this wonderful bookshelf that makes a stack of books float on your wall at the <a href="http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay?purpose=crawl&catalogId=10451&categoryId=11549&productId=46531&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=26663&keyWord=Conceal+Bookshelf&storeId=10001"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">MOMA store</span></a>)</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlBa9jECNJ87o77dVKE6Hw4r27WIixwj3J-JcxXfm1xalTO3uof_ujkNd5xmmH7GEZeQa4dmXrBKGw688amll564JtNWGXZHE9U0kgHY53Ab0r-n_Wyezdvx_tPPA9_bspLHUsv554u4/s1600/drawersshelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlBa9jECNJ87o77dVKE6Hw4r27WIixwj3J-JcxXfm1xalTO3uof_ujkNd5xmmH7GEZeQa4dmXrBKGw688amll564JtNWGXZHE9U0kgHY53Ab0r-n_Wyezdvx_tPPA9_bspLHUsv554u4/s1600/drawersshelf.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>And Ikea! Don't even get me started on Ikea. That's where I got these great little drawers for organizing my acrylic paint, not to mention a myriad of other cool little boxes, notebooks, filing supplies and all of my office and studio furniture, including the kitchen island I use for storing supplies and packing orders.</b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just got the new iphone, and for those of you who aren't aware, it comes with a voice command feature called Siri. It's so smart it's scary. If you haven't yet seen the video watch it here before reading on: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Siri Demo</span></a></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>So you get the idea, right? After asking Siri to text friends and call my brother, look for coffee shops near my house and being completely impressed with how brilliant it was, I decided to see how she responded to other questions. The responses I got were so funny, I started scanning the phone so I could share the responses. These are even funnier when you hear her speak her replies, but I hope you'll enjoy them. </b></span><br />
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</span>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-48468759158379342012011-08-19T15:16:00.000-07:002011-08-19T16:01:31.814-07:00From Head to Hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkJF2jg2aINqOgXcth4dSNVP7ETCF6dDPm7hy6YeKdvyjvIVgTWpeKomfo_503nO9y6woMpAhuTkZDTFU5JY7HHkBkpTiCCVutYzBAs31-1jI0WRXwUuPGXmQX-bfb8EIPF4ODGEjzIQ/s1600/crow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkJF2jg2aINqOgXcth4dSNVP7ETCF6dDPm7hy6YeKdvyjvIVgTWpeKomfo_503nO9y6woMpAhuTkZDTFU5JY7HHkBkpTiCCVutYzBAs31-1jI0WRXwUuPGXmQX-bfb8EIPF4ODGEjzIQ/s200/crow2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>I've always been curious about other people's creative process. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>When I paint a new design I generally only have a basic idea to start. So I start drawing it in pencil, usually doing a few versions before I settle on one that I like. Once I know I'm happy with it, I outline it in ink. Those steps are a relatively simple process, although it often takes a couple of weeks. But when it comes to the color, for some reason that's a much more organic process. I start by painting the first one or two colors and then I have to leave it alone </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>for anywhere from an hour to a few days. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>When I come back I can usually clearly see what the next color or few colors should be. I paint one or two more areas and then I need another break. Again, I'll walk away, let it sit, come back later and add more color. This process takes days or sometimes even up to a few weeks of doing small sections, walking away and coming back over and over again as the design reveals itself to me. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>I can never envision the finished design </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>ahead of time. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>For me it feels like the painting tells me where to go...</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>.</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.nelaceramics.com/ncimages/nelahome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.nelaceramics.com/ncimages/nelahome.jpg" width="157" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Marienela Borsten, <a href="http://www.nelaceramics.com/">Nela Ceramics</a>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">In my media you need to have something envisioned in your mind. Sometimes I don't draw but usually I like to sketch the shapes first. Then I kinda go from there. When it comes to color (glaze) that's another thing and I've had a lot of pieces sitting for months if not years waiting to be "dressed". I've found that the whole process goes faster when I get to "see" the finished piece in my mind. Otherwise, I just ask the piece what it wants to be. </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte Behrens, <a href="http://www.charlottearvelle.com/">Charlotte Arvelle Glass</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>When I'm dry on inspiration I look at work anywhere I can find it. Then I let what I saw sink in for about a week. It morphs into something else in my head before I make it. I have always thrown my work in my head before I sit down at my wheel so that I have the pitfalls ironed out before I begin. Glaze is something else - sometimes the pot tells me, sometimes the client tells me.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I am always drawing and doodling new forms for my work and new patterns for my decoration. The forms always remain at the back of my mind and I am always thinking how I can make them. The form, the construction, the process and if extruded then making the die all require a lot of planning. But the cool thing is that after all that planning and extruding my form, the new gestures and curves give me ideas to change things or make something else out of it than what I intended. It is a very dynamic process for me.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I do wholesale work for shops in south Fl. 15 yrs.- whimsical beach art paintings on signs, cabinets, lazy susans, tables, etc. I draw whatever beach scenes pop into my mind...then paint sky & water and leave the fun colors on beach houses, boats, clotheslines, etc. for the end!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>If I have a construction problem, I stay in bed in the morning with my eyes closed and figure it out. It is that place between sleep & awake...always works for me. I visual virtually everything I do. I rarely draw it out. After the first hr. or so, they take on a life of their own and tell me what to do.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I keep notebooks of doodles and ideas that inspire me. Sometimes I do a more refined sketch of an idea, but mostly I just start working with metal and see how it evolves. These days, though, with the price of silver, I usually do the rough version in copper first!</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">i also have a thing about designing new pieces in my head while I'm trying to fall asleep or just after i wake up. then i try to write it down before the details escape me. i have a notebook for that and a new notebook for potential jewelry cast designs that incorporate my glass as a "stone". M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> don't do a lot of drawings. I figure out what I want to do, and work it out through the glass. I find that with drawings, I work through the piece and almost seem to skip steps to get to the end piece. Working directly with the material k<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">eeps the dialogue going with me and the glass. I think a lot while I am working on other pieces (mindless production). I am working right now on a series of large fruits and vegetables for a new restaurant and I am deconstructing the pieces and then writing down steps to make them look real, but not sketching them.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I do both sketching or working directly with the metal. But sometimes I do the marketing material first. I know...I'm a total marketing geek. But sometimes it's as much about the story and the packaging as the piece.</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">With my large panels, lamps & commission work I go through days of drawing, rarely sit, mostly pace and constantly walk away from it, I always feel like a caged tiger, very intense. It goes from a rough idea to a sketch then to a full sized dr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">awing, lots of corrections, then all colored in so I don't lose my way when cutting the glass. The small things for my gift line are like play, nice and easy, I sketch it out and refine it, usually can tell if it will be a good seller.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.comstockartglass.com/AncientAncestorsSculptureImages/DSCN1171_Large.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.comstockartglass.com/AncientAncestorsSculptureImages/DSCN1171_Large.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>It depends on what I'm making. I spent several months designing and drawing the sterling and fused glass flatware I made. There were a number of fabrication issues that had to be worked out on paper before I could start fabricating the s<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">terling. The matching goblet designs came out of my head without drawing. The rest of my work comes from playing with glass and silver until I get a good feeling about it and make it without drawing anything.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sandra Kevin - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sandrassatchels">Sandra's Satchels</a></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Is this a blog you'd follow and/or tell your friends about? </b></span>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-53118870378696607582011-05-29T15:57:00.000-07:002011-05-29T16:00:41.579-07:00You Can't Hurry Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhBGSbO2ZPDP5MBXZQqM05qmRAp9bResPnQ1BWcZ_2Wtac0k7Nuo8iP9im9ABmJdM2oWVdVYjYHEHd8KRc23olxoj8kFCjJhyphenhyphenJx-etVLQlnt5JtHbL_9tuB0RLnHbYLGJ6AUuknkG9nI/s1600/UFONL4web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhBGSbO2ZPDP5MBXZQqM05qmRAp9bResPnQ1BWcZ_2Wtac0k7Nuo8iP9im9ABmJdM2oWVdVYjYHEHd8KRc23olxoj8kFCjJhyphenhyphenJx-etVLQlnt5JtHbL_9tuB0RLnHbYLGJ6AUuknkG9nI/s1600/UFONL4web.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Coming up with a new idea never happens when you are looking for it. It always, at least for me, happens out of the blue and at some inconvenient time. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>And that's how my new night lights were born. </b></span>Now, to be honest I have wanted to make night lights for as long as I've been in business. I fell in love with the idea years ago and have a box full of at least 8 failed attempts in my attic that turned out to be too much work, too expensive, or just plain ugly. (I always save botched prototypes for future exploration) So this is not the first time this idea surfaced, it's just the first time it took hold of me and wouldn't let go. </b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX938vgO9yYfddZ4hs8YpR-L3PZTbKstgsbHFvpgPTbrqbc2eya2UDfxOkymiWTdHvNgNa_-KGost6fyFAnsofePdnAdMbo_1WxoksiqMa33LKE1MAy7MJz6JL9F1qTAC-RvJL2AJKnuo/s1600/OWLNL4webl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX938vgO9yYfddZ4hs8YpR-L3PZTbKstgsbHFvpgPTbrqbc2eya2UDfxOkymiWTdHvNgNa_-KGost6fyFAnsofePdnAdMbo_1WxoksiqMa33LKE1MAy7MJz6JL9F1qTAC-RvJL2AJKnuo/s1600/OWLNL4webl.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>And once again, just as with the magnetic bookmarks, the obsession took hold a month before a wholesale show and once I knew I had to create them I was determined to have samples for </b><a href="http://www.acrelasvegas.com/"><b>ACRE</b></a><b>. SO. The past month has been predictably frantic and fraught with mishaps. The designing of the night light covers, while all consuming for the first week, went pretty well. I found a way to make them out of my art sandwiched between two sheets of acrylic. But the rest has been a bumpy ride.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I ordered 100 night lights from a place I trust and as soon as they got here, took every single one out of it's individual blister pack and put it in a bin. That was my first mistake. I didn't notice until a week later when I was trying to put them together that they were cheap imports and the clip that attaches the cover to the light didn't fit. The cover spins and flops around like a ring on your finger after you've lost 50 lbs. So now I've got 100 night lights I can't use and can't return. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Great start, Corwin.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Meanwhile, I still had to get them photographed so I can get them on the website before I leave for the show. So I made one of each design anyway, and got them to my wonderful photographer, <a href="http://www.aaronbarnaphotography.com/">Aaron</a>, who had agreed to fit me in for a rush job so I could get the images online before my show next week. He was a trooper about dealing with the covers twirling on the base and super tight deadline. (And as I write this, I realize I should have just superglued the clips on the light to make it easier for him even though that would render them unsellable afterwards).</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>With just one week until I leave for Las Vegas, I spent the better part of a day calling night light suppliers, only to find that almost no one carries the black lights I want. The places that have a great price on them are out of stock until July and the ones who have them in stock are way too expensive. Apparently (who knew?) there is a night light shortage in this country. The black ones are so scarce that I had to order 250 dark brown lights (they swore they look black!) from one place and 500 black lights from another (much more expensive place), cleaning out both of those suppliers.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Oh, did I mention I had to have them shipped 3 Day Air so I could get them in time? Ouch.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>To make matters worse, I calculated my prices based on the cost of the crummy ones that I had every reason to believe would work just fine. AND I already, in my hurry to cover every detail before the show, printed signs for the booth, designed and printed catalog sheets and sent out emails based on that price.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Now I'm poised to go to Vegas in a few days and take orders for a product I can't even start making until the day before I leave. I'll get it done. You can bet I will. I won't sleep much and I'll be stressed, and worried and crunching numbers in my sleep. I'll take a little hit on my profits. But at least you'll learn from me. Take this as a cautionary tale. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Don't jump the gun.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Test before you print catalogs, signs, send out an email blast... and then test again.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>And then hold your breath and jump.</b></span>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-23200623141676712522011-04-01T13:06:00.000-07:002011-04-01T18:37:58.466-07:00Hopelessy Addicted - my new love<div align="left" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<b><span style="font-size: small;">A few months ago my friend <a href="http://www.thomasandersonart.com/">Tom Anderson</a> sent me information about <a href="http://landfillart.org/">The Landfill Art Project</a>. Founded by Ken Marquis, The <b>Landfillart Project is an international effort inviting 1,041 artists to create fine art from a reclaimed hubcap</b>. The goal is to create a traveling show of 200 of the hubcaps and to <span class="style3"><span class="policy">publish a book on the project showcasing
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="style3"><span class="policy">If you've been following my blog you know that I have recently become obsessed with the beadwork of the Huichol Indians and have been beading my heart out creating lamps, bowls and boxes for the past year. I was so excited about this project I wrote Ken right away and got my hubcap the next week. </span></span></span></b></div>
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tried an orange edge around the black and white area, but after about an hour I could see it wasn't
working so I had to remove all of the 200 or so beads I had just applied, then I reapplied the wax and tried the olive green line. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="style3"><span class="policy">I loved it, and as soon as I finished it I saw
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<b>I never expected that after spending months with this labor of love, I'd find it so hard to let it go. Each day I plan to pack it up and send it to Ken, and each day I think... I'll just enjoy it on the wall for one more day. I mean, really - it looks perfect there, right?</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I truly believe that every obstacle holds a gift inside of it whether a lesson, a new venture or a new idea. Sometimes it's easier to find it than others, but if you can stop and breath and look for it, it actually becomes fun and exciting to try and turn things around. </b></span></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-23849037898392469692010-11-08T10:20:00.000-08:002010-11-08T10:32:46.104-08:00Virtual Studio Tour<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am fascinated with other people's studios and work spaces. I love to see where other artists work, how they organize things, whether they decorate their space or prefer it to be purely functional. I like to see their storage and their furniture, how they utilize the light, whether they like to sit or stand, play music, watch TV or talk on the phone while they create. Some work out of their homes, some in the living room, some have separate studios or outbuildings, others work in the garage. Many studios are work of art in and of themselves. We all make it work and we all do it differently.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So. I emailed some of my favorite artists from all over the country to send in images of their studios for a virtual studio tour. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'd like to do a this every so often. There are so many more people I would like to include. If you would like to share your work space images please email them to me at </span><a href="mailto:businessofcrafts@comcast.net"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">businessofcrafts@comcast.net</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is the first edition. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks so much to everyone who responded! </span></b></span><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next stop: Caitlin Dundon of </span></b><a href="http://www.oneheartstudio.com/page/page/5470479.htm"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One Heart Studio</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, in Seattle. Caitlin's studio is at </span><a href="http://www.venueballard.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Venue</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a beautiful retail space, where her work is for sale. </span><a href="http://www.venueballard.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Venue</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> rents studio space to several wonderful artists. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh1QB1a6WvGkCbCD-Q5XKo79WOmmoU4_KhlvyrXvmq8-pON0l7w7Mwjq2i8_ixvnUJIhvWLZLxUjGd4dRqCE1X_zPrVxgl6H_v5LtIpz1Zz3BIalMPvxmn4ESMu1IqLL2hxIvx_oM0HU/s1600/Studio+at+Venue+front+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh1QB1a6WvGkCbCD-Q5XKo79WOmmoU4_KhlvyrXvmq8-pON0l7w7Mwjq2i8_ixvnUJIhvWLZLxUjGd4dRqCE1X_zPrVxgl6H_v5LtIpz1Zz3BIalMPvxmn4ESMu1IqLL2hxIvx_oM0HU/s400/Studio+at+Venue+front+shot.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh1QB1a6WvGkCbCD-Q5XKo79WOmmoU4_KhlvyrXvmq8-pON0l7w7Mwjq2i8_ixvnUJIhvWLZLxUjGd4dRqCE1X_zPrVxgl6H_v5LtIpz1Zz3BIalMPvxmn4ESMu1IqLL2hxIvx_oM0HU/s1600/Studio+at+Venue+front+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_17FsA6A68vHRtPvyoZLrRZBJOqqOtlQJSdR0x6sUXhVgeWIWaD1vjmWPXmYPSdV6Un-5ZxLZQArOTDg51iVUTdeftqnHrVixHpgvPI6i0EjKbvpG88tbdU-glaLUXeFoNc0OZZtDw18/s1600/studioatVenue.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_17FsA6A68vHRtPvyoZLrRZBJOqqOtlQJSdR0x6sUXhVgeWIWaD1vjmWPXmYPSdV6Un-5ZxLZQArOTDg51iVUTdeftqnHrVixHpgvPI6i0EjKbvpG88tbdU-glaLUXeFoNc0OZZtDw18/s400/studioatVenue.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_17FsA6A68vHRtPvyoZLrRZBJOqqOtlQJSdR0x6sUXhVgeWIWaD1vjmWPXmYPSdV6Un-5ZxLZQArOTDg51iVUTdeftqnHrVixHpgvPI6i0EjKbvpG88tbdU-glaLUXeFoNc0OZZtDw18/s1600/studioatVenue.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And back to Seattle, WA to visit Joline El-Hai of </span><a href="http://www.bellaluz.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bella Luz</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Joline's work is well known in the world of American Craft and is available all over the country.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYs7uCcnQ-eo07Ez1TdY1Uu1PRtpRRp3ALnN0t1p5u9muQkRfcrdHwJlD8X1lzzplTTbhIpTtqByIqN0GgHAX4ByLJmbaqkjh8p83D2kZspLTOwYvaF5duBNgTHf-JR8CwQU2yVJej8U/s1600/Luminette+station+72+dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYs7uCcnQ-eo07Ez1TdY1Uu1PRtpRRp3ALnN0t1p5u9muQkRfcrdHwJlD8X1lzzplTTbhIpTtqByIqN0GgHAX4ByLJmbaqkjh8p83D2kZspLTOwYvaF5duBNgTHf-JR8CwQU2yVJej8U/s400/Luminette+station+72+dpi.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And another tidy potter, Tali Waterman of </span><a href="http://www.forestedgeclayworks.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Forest's Edge Clayworks</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> creates her work and teaches classes in </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">studio. This studio is this little cottage on her beautiful, secluded property in Olympia, WA.</span></b></span><br />
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</b></span></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-71133768868768915452010-10-31T14:37:00.000-07:002011-01-24T16:15:46.010-08:00Studio Tour<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was writing the answer to Lara's great question about how to be prepared for unforeseen emergencies (see below, "Wholesale: It's Not as Scary as you Think") and it occurred to me that the easiest way to answer might be to show you my back stock. And then I decided that while I was at it, I might as well give you a complete studio tour.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So there I was snapping pictures, and it occurred to me that it would be even MORE fun to invite you to share yours, too. I'd love it if you'd send me a picture of your studio or work space that I can share. I don't care if you work on a table in your dining room or have a huge studio with ten employees. I'll set up a virtual studio tour so we can all see each other's spaces. How fun is that? </span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's my little tour:</span></span></b></span></span></b><br /><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My studio is two bedrooms with the wall knocked out between them. The left side is my office and painting table. (set up right now with a new beading project)</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>On the other side is my production area, a shipping station for the smaller orders, and stock and supplies. This table is where I assemble and box the clocks, on the left you can see all the labels. </b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To the left of the desk are the cards and unfinished, unfolded bookmarks. </span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7HdODgRaU5xqx4l0BtLX5JJlfzpgcvo3nPlMCTy5C89ivUVtfGPwSmmrMC0XE-8epwlrePA3ADTKBxvb0ApRKpbPiODFroOKLarpq1EZZtM3t3P8nX7zZAbAztYsVo2EHm2ZfIkCExw/s1600/cornercards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7HdODgRaU5xqx4l0BtLX5JJlfzpgcvo3nPlMCTy5C89ivUVtfGPwSmmrMC0XE-8epwlrePA3ADTKBxvb0ApRKpbPiODFroOKLarpq1EZZtM3t3P8nX7zZAbAztYsVo2EHm2ZfIkCExw/s320/cornercards.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Small order packing and shipping (large orders get packed downstairs in the shop) and small supplies</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJ80Yb8ImniTYvWrDm-c6x20H0E5VdKfIY9HgJgXwv0b2kn5OLjDcuVfBSe5ssul4GkO9Rhneu8Sm28RgZKtemMqtvpMfN2ghkmjudXwFX-ppPm9P42vlCqaURxZMAs9apreb7CC1alY/s1600/packing-station.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJ80Yb8ImniTYvWrDm-c6x20H0E5VdKfIY9HgJgXwv0b2kn5OLjDcuVfBSe5ssul4GkO9Rhneu8Sm28RgZKtemMqtvpMfN2ghkmjudXwFX-ppPm9P42vlCqaURxZMAs9apreb7CC1alY/s320/packing-station.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Here (just to the right of the work table) is the closet full of finished clock faces, waiting to be assembled. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4RllS9syB7x00Dd55nJgTY53_Xr2V4_TNjwwRKT2kXvwm3h8tSBAooXgz_vM2iiAFBUtP8Dvmcd7Hxs8wRxLAEuY2TcHdnRm_Mamue15tcUMWDL41p7tN3oJmSCr2bQ90Xh1H5wz2zk/s1600/clockfacecloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4RllS9syB7x00Dd55nJgTY53_Xr2V4_TNjwwRKT2kXvwm3h8tSBAooXgz_vM2iiAFBUtP8Dvmcd7Hxs8wRxLAEuY2TcHdnRm_Mamue15tcUMWDL41p7tN3oJmSCr2bQ90Xh1H5wz2zk/s320/clockfacecloset.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And this what 3000 alarm clocks looks like. On the doors on the left are tiny shelves of finished bookmarks (about 1200 of them) and on the right, all the alarm clock labels.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm96PB600vgbJbIDx3F-5ypV3nCXFNa3Ge3iIMdSX34-3vj95MPFQLfVlBqA4eTUAn5t51QMgeU5avIhO8iv2CR91DdqZ8wNIlxuiH94ZEyWbInVJWYjBSOyib6GATrqc5ZvX6JUfR68/s1600/alarmcloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm96PB600vgbJbIDx3F-5ypV3nCXFNa3Ge3iIMdSX34-3vj95MPFQLfVlBqA4eTUAn5t51QMgeU5avIhO8iv2CR91DdqZ8wNIlxuiH94ZEyWbInVJWYjBSOyib6GATrqc5ZvX6JUfR68/s320/alarmcloset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bins of magnets (about 1200 sets ready to ship).</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHjq0p4vie8TVa_0mEV5mK17FXVkM2pw7lAmvkJkSjGZtKvReHGPDB1NWuUio8z5OJdxoFlGhpT6cRRlSvlatflWYzSoGLPiRnGXnVKv49IgsmD5-zxbAH5tnSZ_VR7sSdTyGM-cHiI4/s1600/magnets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHjq0p4vie8TVa_0mEV5mK17FXVkM2pw7lAmvkJkSjGZtKvReHGPDB1NWuUio8z5OJdxoFlGhpT6cRRlSvlatflWYzSoGLPiRnGXnVKv49IgsmD5-zxbAH5tnSZ_VR7sSdTyGM-cHiI4/s320/magnets.jpg" width="161" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Now if you go outside, across a breezeway and open a door and go downstairs, there is the shop. This is where I do all my mounting, store boxes and other supplies and the clock back stock is here. It's also where I pack up the larger orders. I'm going to spare you the whole tour, but this is just a partial shot of the finished clocks. This wall is about twice this long and there are two full walls like this. These shelves are actually very empty because I just shipped a ton of orders. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This week I'll be refilling all those empty spots. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nrZiWYYzM9IwR2dQBVaQEg5M-6ydG3W2WQDbflWjyRUvurkkr8p06_UwuOAFZbCCH4sfhiGA4vJmWB3cLVued_ykh9zQxJHkfMDNFYERvnpV0c_Dlo1B1_GFK-5u-htFMZ8tu4XYg4I/s1600/clockstock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nrZiWYYzM9IwR2dQBVaQEg5M-6ydG3W2WQDbflWjyRUvurkkr8p06_UwuOAFZbCCH4sfhiGA4vJmWB3cLVued_ykh9zQxJHkfMDNFYERvnpV0c_Dlo1B1_GFK-5u-htFMZ8tu4XYg4I/s320/clockstock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Okay, now it's your turn. </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please send (only one or two) images to: businessofcrafts@comcast.net. I'll put the post together later in the week. And please invite your friends to send theirs too! Be sure to include your name, business name and website so I can post links!</span></span></b></div>Pam Corwin, Business of Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082952211136351108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950159356220971928.post-30328236980240669622010-10-20T09:55:00.000-07:002011-01-24T16:14:07.626-08:00A little bit of fun<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love my customers. I really, really do. I meet the greatest people selling my work at Pike Place Market and most days I love being there. But there are days - and those of you who sell your art for a living know what I'm talking about - that make you want to pull your hair out. So, my apologies in advance to all of my wholesale buyers and wonderful customers - I really do appreciate you all so much.</span></span></b><br />
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But after a long frustrating Saturday at my booth, I was inspired to to find a creative way to vent. So I made this little film and dedicate it to everyone who sells their work at crafts shows. </span></span></b></div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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