ideas update

Ok so once again Ive been a bit absent from cyberspace! sorry!
Ive been busy as usual panicing, procrastinating and prattling!!

I have made a few new owl brooches this week, ready for a gallery that has requested some for xmas, also need a few more  in my etsy shop. I enjoyed it very much, I hadnt realised I needed a bit of familiar making...let your hands do the thinking and give the brain a rest!

I wanted to run a few ideas by you guys and get some feedback/tips.

Ive been going on about this new shop idea for a while and I have finally figured out a way to sort it in my mind! Im now thinking about it as a day job! a way of bringing in a bit more income while still being creative, but also leaving my own art practice untouched, so I can continue to experiment and make one off pieces without the worry of whether they will sell.

so here you go......I want to start a new etsy & folksy shop and a new blog dedicated to it called Cinnamon Girl (maybe) and it will be selling hand screen printed homewares, t-shirts and fabric with my simple designs on.....here is a mock up of some of my early design ideas.

what do you think?? I got a few more design ideas but they all follow the same basic idea, tasteful but simple generic images , grasses and herbs etc.
Ive got a few more kooky ideas for kids t-shirts and baby grows but still one color graphicy & tatseful...
Im hoping if they are popular it would fund using screen printing within my own work as its a medium Id love to experiment more with.......
I wonder what you all think about these ideas, Ive saved enough money to buy all the equipment and a few materials to print on , I plan to purchase this all next week!! and teach myself how to expose the screens at home....(I have done this before , but not for a long time and not at home)
Im hoping to open the shop by 6th of November! and book on a few local craft fairs for early December....if nothing else I know my family will love them as xmas presents so in a way that lessens the element of risk!!!
Id love your feedback on these ideas and any tips !!

on another note , I have a great artists interview lined up for posting at the weekend! wonderful work and insightful into how others work....watch this space

xxx jenny

a little catch up

the school holidays are nearly over! smallest starts his new school tomorrow! and big one goes back next week. all been very busy around here with trips and outings, theres been very little time for creating, not sure I can remember how to spend longer than 20mins on a task anymore!!!

I have been continuing to play with my paper moths, this time incorporating fabirc, playing with exposing certain elements of the maps and book pages as detail, my thinking here is about creating a large moth quilt or garment?? not sure but these are some playing with that in mind.

I have also been doing a lot of research on screen printing as Im convinced thats my next big project!!! need a serious cash injection to get started though!

Im hoping to spend a good few hours in studio at the end of this week once smallest is at school ( only for mornings for 6 weeks!!)

hope to be a bit more on the ball from now on but I always hope for that!!

hope all are well
xxx jenny

 

another thread

Half-term holidays here, only part of a week done and we are all driving each other mad already!!!
Hey Ho Im sure it will get better, we just need a bit of a plan!
Im finding very little time as predicted to really sit down and get on with some work, I just keep snatching a hour here and there.
Still got book page ideas floating around in my head, I need a new stock of books to play with and a bit of drawing time to sort out some ideas, maybe next week I can spend a little time on this.

I have another thread of ideas starting to grow, I decided to start a new sketch book to build up ideas in and just see where it goes, here are a few images from said sketch book.

MOTHS

I have made a few backgrounds on fabric to stitch over and like the idea of displaying these pinned into box frames, but we will see how they turn out first.

nearly at 100 follower Im thinking of a give away to celebrate?? I will take a look around my studio and see if theres anything I think you might like xxxxx