Creative Muse

I had a spectacular weekend. The creative muse has definately been working her magic.

I had a very succesful art show this weekend and also opened a brand new Etsy store which is already proving to be very successful ~ http://www.afternoongarden.etsy.com/ . I am having fun creating new mixed media pieces and jewelry. So much fun that it is difficult to keep up with taking photos and posting them on my Etsy shops. Look for new art pieces in all of my shops. I have included an Etsy mini of my new shop. I hope you like wandering through the garden. I am also going to add free tutorials on my blog of my creative musings. Enjoy coming along on my creative journey! Here is one of my favourite art dolls that inspires me every day and reminds me to play and have fun!

Where have you been!!!!

Hi,..... It's not you......it's me !. I have been having a hoot of a time setting up my new websites. Yes I did say websitesssss ! Not one but two. How crazy am I?



I decided as an artist to promote my work. To have my work available for others to view is important....aside from shows and exhibitions. I decided to set up a website.
Well.... that was a week and a bit ago.
Things are going very well. The set-up was a breeze. Go to http://www.etsy.com/ ,they provide user friendly instructions to set up a website for handmade items. It's really easy. Another site www.finerworks.com is a really great art website for beginners and veterans.




The more time consuming parts are making a banner & avatar. If you don't like doing it yourself there are others you can pay to do it ~ a good option! The other time consuming jobs are taking pics and listing your items but when you are done they look great ( you can't pay someone to do this ~ hmmm... a good business idea!). You can even go to the Forums to chat and ask people what they think. Don't worry~ all are very friendly and supportive.



So check out all of my hard work ~still in progress~. Send a comment and tell me what you think!

www.folkartbykerry.etsy.com

www.thereddoor.etsy.com

Quote~Give yourself rewards for getting through various stages of a project.

Treat yourself to a movie, call a friend, or go for a walk.

Julie Morgenstern



I think I'll go see a movie!

~Kerry~

My First Blog! (a.k.a. Bug Eyes)

My First Blog



Wow... my eyes are buggy from all of the time I just spent staring at the computer. As I write this first blog I feel a sense of accomplishment and exhaustion. I have to say that the Blogspot Blogger program is very user friendly. When I did make mistakes...and I did ( thus the buggy eyes) there were simple explanations to help out. Are there "buggy eye " pictures to include in a blog? As my eyes are focusing I am praying as I spell check that I am spelling Blogger and not Booger . Did I get it right? Can you tell I have a 5 year old at home?

o.k.- Here is the adult content which doesn't get too much more "adult" than this. I look forward to sharing my first year discoveries as a new "professional" artist... my experiences and helpful tips that will hopefully help other "newer than me" artists. I hope that you find this blog useful and maybe a bit entertaining.



Quote - Whether you think you can or can't, you are right!



I think I Can- & I Did!

~ Kerry Grbich~