I am not a writer like I said but I will try to keep up the blog. What I have been doing is making gifts and wondering where all me sales are. Everyone says how much they like the work but no one buys. I have only had one sale all the time I have been on etsy. I am in a local store here in Toronto Made You Look but I don’t know how sales are there yet. I wonder what I am doing wrong? Stay turned and if you have any ideas I am want to hear them (i need to hear).
I am a bit time procrastinator and I have been working on making rings bur didn’t get around to shooting photo’s of them till I had over 40 rings!! I have been working on the photos since last Friday and they are on flickr and my etsy shop, From now on I will shoot as I go. I also have emailed a gallery and will be calling tomorrow or Friday. Keep your fingers crossed
DC Mag PDF
I have a image of my brooches in the online magazine. It’s the DC issue of DIY Magazine. I did tell them when they asked that I was a Canadian but they didn’t care. But I am glad that I am on a page with Obama stuff I think my Mother and Terry would have a problem if I was on with McCain. But today is the day to be a Canadian and I am going to vote. I am just hopping that Harper doesn’t get a majority it bad now let’s not make it worse.
I would write more but I am so self conscious about it because I have dyslexia. I don’t feel the freedom that I have with creating visuals. I also have people that don’t understand that if I can’t spell or write properly that doesn’t make me stupid. I second guess my self which I don’t do when I am working visually. I wish it was different but that is the way it is. I just will work around it I guess.
I did the Queen West Art Crawl this weekend and I actually made money. I got so much great feedback from people. I now know that I am not fooling myself my work is good and different and some people want to buy it. I can feel that things are going to turn around for me.
I made no sales at the show in Kitchener. I am beginning to think that I may be fooling myself and i should give up the idea of making Blackjam working as a business. It’s just I don’t know what I can do and the idea of giving up making things makes me cry. This weekend will tell me if I should give up and rethink what I should be doing liking making money so I can stop being a burden to everyone.
That’s what I have been doing for the past week. Firework rings in all sizes and colours. I need to shoot more pic’s this weekend. I need to but more bases too.
I am getting ready to be at the Queen West Market I was at the one in July see my booth above. I hope this bods well for the next and the next sale.
I know I need to write more I sometimes just can think of what to say. I am working on getting more work for the 3 upcoming shows. I will be at the Queen West Market on Aug 16 and 17. Hype on King on Sept 6 and 7 and Queen West Art Crawl-Outdoor Art show
So I have had my nose to the grind stone making more work. Hers is some examples
Gemstone Spiral Rope Bracelets
Beaded Rings
What do you think?
Well things are not working out as I wanted them too. I did the market this weekend and not sales Yes no!! Sales! Does my work suck that much? Am I just fooling myself to this anyone would like it? I have got rejected from all the stores I have contacted. I love doing the work but can I justify doing it if no one wants it? I guess I will just do the two more shows in September and then see if I should give it up and go back to just making art that I put in a box like my Textile work I did before I got sick. Oh yeah! on top of all this my right knee is giving me major pain. Like my shoulder did before I got it replaced. I do not need this!!!!!
