25 Wednesday May 2011
Not to be confused with Cro-Magnon! More product development experimentation resulted in this new set. I tried an archival glue glaze with these, and it dries faster than the diamond glaze I used for my set of Vintage Camera Magnets.
Still loving the logo on the front of the tin, too. It’s a portrait I did for my niece, Lilly, of her dog, Chloe. Both of them are wonderful girls, as is Lilly’s sister, Anna. Being their aunt is among my greatest privileges.
20 Friday May 2011
Posted in art supplies
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I’m steadily adding items to my etsy store, and thought I might talk about my newest addition, Vintage Camera Magnets.
As with all new product development, there’s a definite learning curve. Lots of research to be done, including researching suppliers (I like to buy as much of my supplies as possible from etsy selllers). I finally settled on 1″ glass tiles from another etsy seller. I bought a few different kinds of glue and magnets, before settling on diamond glaze and rare earth neodymium magnets.
Found some great round tins, too, which I hope make a nice presentation for gift-giving, storing these magnets, or for anything else a buyer might like to keep in one.
After much experimentation with image sizing, cropping, cutting, and copying, I think I finally have a system down. It’s still extremely labor-intensive, and it remains to be seen whether this category will successful for the Jada Jazz Shop.
17 Tuesday May 2011
Posted in Inspiration, Quote
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I ASKED the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell
me what is happiness.
And I went to famous executives who boss the work of
thousands of men.
They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though
I was trying to fool with them
And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along
the Desplaines river
And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with
their women and children and a keg of beer and an
accordion.
11 Wednesday May 2011
Posted in aceo, art, artist trading card, watercolor
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This morning I added a new ATC (Artist Trading Card) print to my shop. I love this little size, because this is a scale I feel very comfortable working in. This mini format captures the sweetness, elegance and simplicity I love. It looks like little jewelry.
This piece was printed on Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper. Prints made on this 100% cotton rag, archival paper are difficult, if not impossible, to differentiate from the original art.
I’ve matted this artwork to an 8″ x 10″ size, which fits standard-sized frames that you can find in any big-box store. Thanks for having a look.
09 Monday May 2011
Posted in Greeting Cards, pen drawing, toy, watercolor
I’ve been adding items to my etsy shop pretty much every day since the middle of April. Over the past week or so, I’ve begun to offer bookmarks and greeting cards. Making prototypes, researching and finding the right paper and envelopes, and test printing is reminding me of my many years in product development!
I already had some vinyl sleeves and colored tassels on hand from our years owning Steeplejack Books bookstore, and I made a decision not to use archival paper for the bookmarks. But the blank greeting cards were another matter, since I wanted them to be archival in case a buyer or gift recipient wanted to frame them.
I also decided to sign and date them on the front, for the same reason. More about the paper selection in a subsequent post–in the meantime, here’s one of my new cards.
