Inspired by the SUPER XMAS PACK I've done some packs for my regular cards. I reckon this might be a nice cost effective option for bulk buys, as it's quite strained market selling individual cards online.. Anyway, pass this on!
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Friday, 7 November 2014
Xmas cards on sale!
My Xmas cards are up on my online shop, including a nifty Xmas pack option which is lovely and cost effective. I'll follow shortly with some packs for my regular cards but in the mean time:
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Um update!
Aloha!
I'll have to apologize again for such a beefy 'lots of updates' blog post, I simply haven't had the time to do regular posting due to a hectic schedule/life creeping up on me. But fear not! I have an excuse or two, and they're pretty valid ones at that. Please, indulge me...
New ends
The main reason for my time being very limited and busy is that I've been moving flat. A couple of friends (Dave and Steve for future reference) and I have moved to the lovely leafy affulent area of Chiswick. Home to nice pubs, parks and expensive shops (We snagged a great deal on our flat). I moved in a few days after the other two and was welcomed by 'Pippa' outside my bedroom. NOPE-NOPE-NOPE!
So we've been quite giddy explorers discovering new bits and bobs in our area. I've come across a lot of shops selling greeting cards that I'm going to pop into with a few samples with a view of selling at some point. I popped into a local pub the other day, they had an advertisement on one of their chalkboards asking for artists to get in touch, which is what I did! I gave them my details and they said they'll zap me an email, so all very exciting.
Generally though, Chiswick seems like a very promising area in terms of being a bit more artsy swayed.
At the end of our main road there's a squat that has loads of great graffiti outside it. Dave was explaining how he and Steve knocked on the door of the squat a couple of nights ago and how it was met with no answer despite clear presence inside - which is understandable. He went on to continue to talk about this mosaic graffiti outside their back wall:
It's about an inmate on death row who was wrongly convicted, that's his real I.D card in the top photo, with his final statement in the next photo. The inmate goes onto say that he insists that he did not murder the victim and that he hopes justice will prevail finding the real killer. The statement actually twirls and twines along the rest of the wall, so it's quite hard to take a photo of all of it. Nonetheless it seemed like a very powerful piece of street art, and it's only down the road from us.
Fathers Day cards
My Father's day cards went down a treat to my surprise. I liked them but didn't think Father's Day would be as popular as Mother's Day sales. Overall, Mother's Day did better but Father's Day eclipsed Mother's Day with online sales. Maybe because we find it harder to find Father's Day bits and bobs or maybe there just isn't enough of a selection out there? Anywho, I was quite chuffed. You can find the designs on my Instagram if you fancy a gander.
Re-hashing old work
In relation to moving flat, I had to do the obligatory clean out of stuff I don't want or need anymore. I came across some old works from my days at art school. Some were decent, some were terrible. Considering it's the best part of 4 years ago since I graduated (Wait, what?!?!) I was pleased that some still held up in quality. The others I was very disappointed with. Rather than chuck them away I decided to recycle them, adding to their existing 'quality' with my 4-year mature, refined style. Here are 3 in particular that I've improved upon. Interestingly, I actually added photos of the originals to this blog when I first done them, so click on the hyperlink below each picture to see the original, god damn, awful piece!
I'm doing a few more re-hashes at the moment which I'll post shortly, but otherwise more card venues are on the horizon and I've had a few inquires that I'll divulge about at a better time, kind reader...
TTFN
I'll have to apologize again for such a beefy 'lots of updates' blog post, I simply haven't had the time to do regular posting due to a hectic schedule/life creeping up on me. But fear not! I have an excuse or two, and they're pretty valid ones at that. Please, indulge me...
New ends
The main reason for my time being very limited and busy is that I've been moving flat. A couple of friends (Dave and Steve for future reference) and I have moved to the lovely leafy affulent area of Chiswick. Home to nice pubs, parks and expensive shops (We snagged a great deal on our flat). I moved in a few days after the other two and was welcomed by 'Pippa' outside my bedroom. NOPE-NOPE-NOPE!
So we've been quite giddy explorers discovering new bits and bobs in our area. I've come across a lot of shops selling greeting cards that I'm going to pop into with a few samples with a view of selling at some point. I popped into a local pub the other day, they had an advertisement on one of their chalkboards asking for artists to get in touch, which is what I did! I gave them my details and they said they'll zap me an email, so all very exciting.
Generally though, Chiswick seems like a very promising area in terms of being a bit more artsy swayed.
At the end of our main road there's a squat that has loads of great graffiti outside it. Dave was explaining how he and Steve knocked on the door of the squat a couple of nights ago and how it was met with no answer despite clear presence inside - which is understandable. He went on to continue to talk about this mosaic graffiti outside their back wall:
It's about an inmate on death row who was wrongly convicted, that's his real I.D card in the top photo, with his final statement in the next photo. The inmate goes onto say that he insists that he did not murder the victim and that he hopes justice will prevail finding the real killer. The statement actually twirls and twines along the rest of the wall, so it's quite hard to take a photo of all of it. Nonetheless it seemed like a very powerful piece of street art, and it's only down the road from us.
Fathers Day cards
My Father's day cards went down a treat to my surprise. I liked them but didn't think Father's Day would be as popular as Mother's Day sales. Overall, Mother's Day did better but Father's Day eclipsed Mother's Day with online sales. Maybe because we find it harder to find Father's Day bits and bobs or maybe there just isn't enough of a selection out there? Anywho, I was quite chuffed. You can find the designs on my Instagram if you fancy a gander.
Re-hashing old work
In relation to moving flat, I had to do the obligatory clean out of stuff I don't want or need anymore. I came across some old works from my days at art school. Some were decent, some were terrible. Considering it's the best part of 4 years ago since I graduated (Wait, what?!?!) I was pleased that some still held up in quality. The others I was very disappointed with. Rather than chuck them away I decided to recycle them, adding to their existing 'quality' with my 4-year mature, refined style. Here are 3 in particular that I've improved upon. Interestingly, I actually added photos of the originals to this blog when I first done them, so click on the hyperlink below each picture to see the original, god damn, awful piece!
Such a nice place! Rehashed (2014)
Protective layer (2014)
Original piece done in 2008
Noir meet up (2014)
I'm doing a few more re-hashes at the moment which I'll post shortly, but otherwise more card venues are on the horizon and I've had a few inquires that I'll divulge about at a better time, kind reader...
TTFN
Sunday, 26 January 2014
New card designs.
Ello ello.
I've added 5 new card designs to my online shop. Have a look!
http://jkdraws.bigcartel.com/
I've added 5 new card designs to my online shop. Have a look!
http://jkdraws.bigcartel.com/
Monday, 11 November 2013
Xmas cards at For Arts Sake.
Monday, 4 November 2013
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Cards preview.
Over the past couple of weeks I've been developing and investing in ideas, materials and equipment for my own range of cards. Those of you who may not be aware, this is what my Mother does as a self employed artist for a living, selling handmade cards and goods. Where I differ is that mine are digitally hand drawn and printed myself. So you could say like Mother like Son..
I have a range of 10 different cards at the moment which I'll try out and see which appeal to the market and those that don't.
I have loads of ideas for the next step, it's just about presenting them to the right buyers and shop owners, in which I have a few contacts listed already.
Below is a sample of 3, I'm really happy with the quality, the Kraft brown envelopes sealed in a plastic envelope make them they look very professional.
I have a range of 10 different cards at the moment which I'll try out and see which appeal to the market and those that don't.
I have loads of ideas for the next step, it's just about presenting them to the right buyers and shop owners, in which I have a few contacts listed already.
Below is a sample of 3, I'm really happy with the quality, the Kraft brown envelopes sealed in a plastic envelope make them they look very professional.
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Business cards.
Made me some new business cards.
It was important for me to not only give a taster of what I do but not give too much away too. You want people to be intrigued and have a look at the sites you've carefully considered to put down on your business card - I was really attempted to put more info down.
Another important factor for me personally at least was to communicate that I specialize in hand drawn and hand made work. I printed all of these and cut them down to size myself, (there was a lot of trial and error) with the artwork used being straight from my sketchbook.
As well as this, the choice of stock was very important. I intentionally went for a very robust and textured acid free cartridge paper (300gsm), you'd be surprised by how much your fingers can make a first impression. Like, imagine a very glossy finish, with a very thin stock, you would instantly get a different vibe about that person, no?
Anyway, pretty happy with the results. Hurrah.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)