Comments on: Book Arts Class http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/ Follow my artistic journey as I create altered books and collage art and reflect on how to lead an artful life. Sun, 13 May 2012 08:52:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How to Draw http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-3759 How to Draw Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-3759 You may want to look into building an ebay store as a means to sell your art. My advanced art students seem to be having some success with it. It is all about using proper keywords and coming off professional in the store. I used to sell art work in a gallery but I have moved everything online now. Email me if you need any suggestions, I think your art work would sell quite well given the proper sales outlets. An example of what has been working really well for my student artists is to make prints of their painting, that way they add to their inventory and make more of each painting. Then they make sure that it is targeted with keywords, you would be amazed how often people search for "cat paintings, or wine still life, or paintings of palm trees" on ebay. Your art is very unique so there would also be a lot less competition for it too. Ebay moves about 45 billion in merchandise every year now. You may want to look into building an ebay store as a means to sell your art.

My advanced art students seem to be having some success with it.

It is all about using proper keywords and coming off professional in the store. I used to sell art work in a gallery but I have moved everything online now.

Email me if you need any suggestions, I think your art work would sell quite well given the proper sales outlets.

An example of what has been working really well for my student artists is to make prints of their painting, that way they add to their inventory and make more of each painting. Then they make sure that it is targeted with keywords, you would be amazed how often people search for “cat paintings, or wine still life, or paintings of palm trees” on ebay.

Your art is very unique so there would also be a lot less competition for it too.

Ebay moves about 45 billion in merchandise every year now.

]]> By: nereida rodriguez http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-3675 nereida rodriguez Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:04:14 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-3675 hi, I was just looking around for artwork and altered art because I love to look at this stuff. I am artistic as well but find I have No time to do anything I really want. How do you do it? I live frustrated a lot because when I begin a painting it takes me months or yearsf to finish anything. I did an altered book 2 years ago and it was real nice. I do these things only for myself because my family take all my time and I don't know how to go about selling any of it. Which I would love to do because I really need to work. I read all the time now if you do what you love 'the money will follow'. Well I love art. I can do it all day long. I really get frustrated because I look forward to a project and can't get to it, until the idea fizzles away. Then I am left with unfinished pieces and projects andd my husband is always throing away my 'junk'. Which hurts me because it is who I am. I know I could succeed in art because it comes very easily for me. I have absolutely no formal training yet I am proud of some of the things I have done. Can you give me some tips on how I can sell book arts. What a web site you have! would you like to see some of my work? I only have a few pages of my altered book becaus one day I go so depressed and ripped it up and through it away. Now going through some altered book sites I see mine was pretty good. hi, I was just looking around for artwork and altered art because I love to look at this stuff. I am artistic as well but find I have No time to do anything I really want. How do you do it? I live frustrated a lot because when I begin a painting it takes me months or yearsf to finish anything. I did an altered book 2 years ago and it was real nice. I do these things only for myself because my family take all my time and I don’t know how to go about selling any of it. Which I would love to do because
I really need to work. I read all the time now if
you do what you love ‘the money will follow’. Well
I love art. I can do it all day long. I really get
frustrated because I look forward to a project and can’t get to it, until the idea fizzles away. Then I
am left with unfinished pieces and projects andd my husband is always throing away my ‘junk’. Which hurts me because it is who I am. I know I could succeed in art because it comes very easily for me.
I have absolutely no formal training yet I am proud of some of the things I have done. Can you give me
some tips on how I can sell book arts. What a web site you have! would you like to see some of my work?
I only have a few pages of my altered book becaus one
day I go so depressed and ripped it up and through it
away. Now going through some altered book sites I see mine was pretty good.

]]> By: Juno888 http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-2363 Juno888 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:47:26 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-2363 Nice blog out there..Keep it up...=) Nice blog out there..Keep it up…=)

]]> By: Neda http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-2325 Neda Sat, 12 May 2007 15:41:00 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-2325 Karen: I am thrilled to have "discovered" your blog. You are a true inspiration to us all. Like you, I am a mother, an (ex)prof, and an avid explorer of creativity. I took the liberty of using one of your public domain vintage cards (with the requisite source link to you, of course). I just started my blog less than a month ago and I am truly fascinated with the incredible talents I am encountering in the blogosphere. It's like opening a birthday gift each and every day. May I have your permission to link your blog to my list of favorite sites? You do not need to reciprocate. I want to add it because I truly like it. Thank you Neda www.papierscolles.blogspot.com www.marayagalleries.com Karen: I am thrilled to have “discovered” your blog. You are a true inspiration to us all. Like you, I am a mother, an (ex)prof, and an avid explorer of creativity. I took the liberty of using one of your public domain vintage cards (with the requisite source link to you, of course). I just started my blog less than a month ago and I am truly fascinated with the incredible talents I am encountering in the blogosphere. It’s like opening a birthday gift each and every day. May I have your permission to link your blog to my list of favorite sites? You do not need to reciprocate. I want to add it because I truly like it. Thank you
Neda
http://www.papierscolles.blogspot.com
http://www.marayagalleries.com

]]> By: corina http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-1609 corina Sat, 04 Nov 2006 14:16:40 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-1609 I wish you to feel beter, I have the same problem for more then a week now. And it is not in our mind:) And I also tried to do some work. I love what you do! I wish you to feel beter, I have the same problem for more then a week now. And it is not in our mind:) And I also tried to do some work. I love what you do!

]]> By: Karen http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-1558 Karen Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:19:35 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-1558 Thanks so much for the encouragement, Cindy! I'm not giving up, just wondering about another way to approach the process of getting my art work out there. Thanks so much for the encouragement, Cindy! I’m not giving up, just wondering about another way to approach the process of getting my art work out there.

]]> By: Cindy http://artful-journey.com/2006/10/26/book-arts-2/#comment-1555 Cindy Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:11:09 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=52#comment-1555 Don't give up on selling your pieces........they simply have to find the right home..I LOVE, LOVE my two pieces and will certainly add to my new collection. Feel better!!! Try the Emergen-C........I have seen it knock a cold right out of people!! ~ Best ~ Cindy (Rella) Don’t give up on selling your pieces….....they simply have to find the right home..I LOVE, LOVE my two pieces and will certainly add to my new collection. Feel better Try the Emergen-C….....I have seen it knock a cold right out of people!! ~ Best ~ Cindy (Rella)

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