I have been having a bit of a spring clean, even though there is little evidence of any spring weather coming any time soon! I decided that the creative juices are flowing once again, they have been quite slow for a few years now due to sleepless nights with small children and the constant demands of the web design business, but I am slowly beginning to feel more like myself once again.
With this in mind I decided to clear out much of my old artworks and even craft bits that I will not be using again to make room for my new creations, its quite therapeutic and I feel a bit like a reformed hoarder ( not quite as bad as the ones on the telly – as yet !).
I have set up a shop on Etsy and have started listing up some artworks onto it, this is just the beginning, I will be listing a lot more. I know it will take time and sales may be a long way off, but its a great opportunity to artists and crafts people.
When I first started selling art during my degree, the opportunities to get the public to see your art was limited, it involved constant networking, frequent nerve racking presentations of your portfolio to art galleries and the all to frequent rejections. Not that it wasn't fun in some part, but it was difficult, Etsy has made it much easier to place your work in the view of the interested. Yes its a very big pool with a lot of very big fish in it and we all must start as minnows but it is an opening and fresh possibilities and for that I am grateful.
