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Thank you.
Cheers.
All the best for the New Year to you and everybody at RB.

I like how well you’ve expressed yourself here. I’m definitely inspired to be more vocal with other artist’s work. Thanks for sharing!

ps-how was that for a comment? ;)

great read, growth is so important and you are right comments directed in a positive way are so encouraging for finding and being motivated to create more.

Happy new year Jason and Fellow Bubblers

Great words Jason and True! I am a serial commenter! LoL… I put up a photo recently and was overwhelmed by the comments I recieved and the reaction of people and what they said was very encorouging! I appreciate every one that I recieve :) The picture is
Summer Nights

Not a comment exactly, but it made my day. A redbubble member bought a t-shirt and sent me a bubblemail saying that he knew his girlfriend would love it. I like the idea that art contributes to the sum of happiness in the world.

And I would agree with Crystal, this post encourages me to comment more thoughtfully when I can contribute something, or at least try to.

Happy New Year…though I’ve been fortunate enough here to receive the love and support of my friends and viewers by way of their comments…this recent most comment on my work titled Space, the nine houses and the three forms of energy… has been highly encouraging to me…thank you Jason, for sharing your wonderful thoughts…

Agree with Susan, not only do comments help bolster the spirit and give a person the will to continue, but when someone buys something and it gives them so much joy, you have to feel good about that!!! Gotta love this place, it’s the best!

Happy new year to all i hope all are looking forward to a great year of more photos

Thanks Jason…

Words are the art of encouragement… especially when received from an Artist you admire!

Thanks for that Jason – I have begun putting various links in my comments including a thank you linked to a person’s profile who has favourited my image without leaving any comment – I feel, in return, the least I can do is recognise their favour and hopefully direct people to their site. Links are highly underused I feel (and I’d much rather a subtle link than a whacking great shot inserted of someone else’ssimilar image underneath my own which some people like to do!! I have no problem with a ‘hey this shows a wonderful perspective on the bridge … check out my take on this icon “here” ... but the huge in-your-face full sized ‘advertisement’ for their shot on my page is a bit much!!!)

HAPPY NEW year…. help im addicted to RB… already drawn in two others and there addicted too, must be something in the water.. Great site, great artists and wondeful comments to inspire.

I think this may be a start to the true revolution in art. The execution notwithstanding, the raw emotion in this piece is astounding. Child-like, but sophisticated. Minimalist, yet complicated. Extremely cerebrial [sic]. Plus – BIG RED BOOBIES!! YEAH

Have a great 2009. Thanks for RB. :)

Have a great year everyone. I finally found a community of like minded people at Red Bubble who are very talented. This is the best site I’ve come across.

Happy New Year. I have felt surrounded by love and encouragement on RB. It’s been truly wonderful. My self image changed and my inspiration was given a breath of new life. So happy I joined. xx

Re the supportive nature of the RB community – check out the other side of the coin

Well I would like to say thank-you to Bellmusker
for her comments on my journal entry here
I am in Darwin Australia and I have an exhibition in Melbourne but on the opening night I had no
way of knowing what it looked like or how it was going. Bellmusker painted a wonderful picture of the evening and I got feedback about my work. We didn’t know each other prior to this so it was such a wonderful thing to do ..and although I didn’t sell anything on the night, knowing someone appreciates my work makes it all worth while…

I love RedBubble and must admit I’ll soon need to seek treatment for my addiction – as wonderful as it is!! I love the wonderful community of artistic and creative interest and the warmth and inclusiveness of this site. The work on this site is of a wonderfully high standard, but to me there is a collaboration that stands head and shoulders above: Earhart Chappel Take the time to bathe your eyes in their visual feast, read their story and leave them some comments.
May you all have a creative, prosperous and bountiful 2009 : )

You are absolutely right, Jason. The flip side, lack of comments, is discouragement. Just by a void, an experience can become negative.

Have a great 2009 everyone!

Happy New Year!

Comments are wonderful, not only inspiring but great for our clients to read too. I particularly like this simple comment from Meach for my image Waiting of Luna Rioumina.

Happy New Year, Everyone! Thanks to everyone who has favourited, or commented on my work – you are all greatly appreciated! XOX Thanks, especially, to all RB staff – you are the greatest!!! XOX May we all be richly blessed with Peace, Hope, Love & Joy – and lots of sales – in 2009! :) memac (aka “Sunny Days Originals”)

Happy 2009 RedBubble!! Hope everyone has a wonderful new year!!

Thank you Redbubble! I look forward to spending 2009 here…have a great New Year! xx
Julie

thanx jason and all the other red bubblers for yr comments, feedback and encouragement… it’s a whole new world, being in this bubble because for me, creating in a vacuum is like a bubble for one…and this opens up everything!
happy, productive, excellent new year to us all!

Happy New Year everyone! As a fairly new member I just want to thank you all for being such a welcoming community! Looking forward to seeing more amazing works here in 2009!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS STAFF OF RB…

HAPPY NEW YEARS

Happy New Year RedBubblers!! may you and your friends and family be blessed… may love and peace grow and prosper in each of our lives….. may 2009 be your best year yet!!!!!! =))

Interesting journal, Jason. Thank you.

Since its inception, RedBubble has given many people the opportunity to grow as they pursue their artistic endeavours. The positive interaction amongst members has lead to others not so fortunate in society benefitting.

Comments are great and they bolster the confidence and provide inspiration to those who give them and receive them – whether it be on art, journals, writing or in the forums. Activities within RedBubble’s groups are providing inspiration for members, too.

Jason, the comments I’ve received have been great. The two that stand out for me have been received by personal email from RedBubble co-founders Peter Styles and Martin Hosking. I trust they don’t mind me posting this.

In reference to the support given by RedBubble towards the Australian Photographers Alliance in their efforts to raise awareness and monies in aid of an Australian charity, Peter said this:

“Go for it!”

In regard to an article I recently wrote about RedBubble, Martin said this:

“Loved your article about RedBubble and your ongoing support/humour/contributions to RedBubbble.”

With comments like that coming from the top brass, it’s no wonder RedBubble is flourishing.

Kudos to RB.

- Darren

Thanks for the great year Jason to you and all Bubblers may the New Year bring fulfillment to your dreams.

I am a new member and to have people comment and favourite the work was really wonderful to me, especially when I had been very isolated for a long time where no one got to see my work. The contact gave me energy to upload more and I am having fun making calendars now, as I like the juxtaposition of images. It also gave me a chance to view other peoples work and comment on their work and just experience the great joy of other peoples experience and vision of the world. So I am very pleased to have joined redbubble, and all the best for 2009.

Happy New Year!! May the prosperity of this New Year follow you around!!

A very happy and prosperous New Year to all!

Many Blessings,

cathy

I joined RB in Feb 2008 and must say that it has be absolutely fantastic. I have had nearly 3000 people look at my artwork in that time. The comments I have received have been both encouraging and helpful. I have contiually developed my skills in photography and have learnt many new technique I had never even heard about! I am loving RB, thank-you for providing such a wonderful opportunity for me to link to fellow artists around the world!! :D

This is an excellent start to 2009. A while back, I wrote a Journal item on this very subject. Sometimes I feel lost for words when viewing someone’s work, or I can’t add anything else to what’s already been said by others. Other times, the simple process of commenting makes me analyse just why I like a particular work, and it tells me something about myself.

In terms of comments on my own work, I need go no further than Rosa Cobos for someone who provides incredibly insightful comments, such as this: Yes…..!!!!
Perfect.
It is purely Taoist..if not for the design..you know the Tai´Chi design…dont´you?
In it there exists the dichotomy but it is fluently and re-animating mutually the energies. So the void is engendering the plenitude of the white and in the white there is the seed of the void. Here is all bi-dimensional. But the essence is there….trying to tell us that all that we know…comes from darkness….nurturing darkness. This is quite mystical….. yes meditative ). Go and see Rosa. Not only will you meet an extraordinary bubbler, but you’ll probably receive a hug as well :)

Some wonderful comments:
I think this fits exactly what you said, ethereal, even the shapes of your strokes are appealing! Quite beautiful! by Syd Baker
(Actually they left a few lovely and thoughtful ones)

inspiration being your own, and knowing not to ask, i just wanted to say that this is one of the best pieces I’ve seen on this site. extremely expressive and very well done. by Heyman Dude

This is stunning. I love the closeups! You should have left them out and run a challenge to see how many details ppl could pick out LOL Di Edwards

Happy New Year. I love being a part of the RB community and the positive nature of it. I have been a photographer for a very long time and I find the positive comments on my images make me strive to get it better every time. Thank you RB and thank you RedBubblers. Have a great year !

Comments are extremely valuable. The positive ones certainly inspire and a lack of comments is an indicator to me that I may be off track :) I normally remove those images :) This is such an amazing site with talented and caring people. I love it. Happy New Year all

I agree Tom, I do the same.

happy new year, and thanks for providing a forum which makes it so simple to enjoy! comments are indeed encouraging, and the way rb site is arranged and interlinked around this feature is one of its greatest assets :)

Happy New Year redbubble gang!!!!
All the comments on my work have been an inspiration to me to create more and comment back positively, this has been the most amazing experience for me and I’m so looking forward to what 2009 has to offer us in creative expressions ;) xoxoxox

Happest Year Yet Redbubble…...You are the Best.

Happy New Year RedBubble and To All, Thank You Jason I look forward to the New Year here on RB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice post.

One thing I’ve tried to do since I joined RB is spend at least 15-20 minutes every couple of days looking through recent (not popular) art and leaving as many comments as I can.

I personally would like to receive more comments (whether they are praise or criticism) and I I think that leaving comments on art without large numbers of existing comments is a good way to encourage this.

Wow, thank you for posting this journal. i can really relate to it. i love giving and receiving comments mainly because i view them in the same light as you have stated.

I just joined in October and i was very pleased to see how warm, welcoming, and supportive my fellow bubblers are.

Happy New Year, guys!!! best wishes to EVERYONE.
-Mr. Joey Valentine

Thanks everyone. There are so many great comments here.

We’re about an hour away from the New Year here in California, USA. Best of health and happiness in 2009!

Jason

Thank you to Redbubble for the positie support and encouragement and to everyone here for their comments and support. will try to do my part in this communityl happy New Year to everyone!

The kind words of encouragement from your peers, always prompts me to log on to Redbubble daily. This, as well as the insatiable prospect of finding and viewing new and wondrous work that I simply must give high praise to and add to my ‘favourites’, like a squirrel secretly stashing away nuts for the winter.

Happy New Year to you all and let’s hope that 2009 brings us all hope, artistic vision, support, joy and the chance to learn and grow together.

Cheers

Elana Bailey

Well my year finished off badly and looks like the new one is starting off the same way. No one even views my photographs anymore, if they are not seen then comments can’t be made.

Now don’t run off to my page and start looking and commenting because that, to me, would just be fake. I am not writing this to get people to my page but as an illustration of the original post.

I am also a member of another photography website where I also now get no views (or maybe one or two) and no comments. Hence for the last 6+ months I have taken very few photos and posted even less.

As an example: the last 8 images I have posted (on RB) have received 38 views in total that is less than 5 per images. Of these images, 3 have a total of 7 comments (3 of those from me) that leaves 4 comments using a total of 16 words (avg 4 words per comment). Thank you to those that took time to comment.

To quote Gerry Danen above “The flip side, lack of comments, is discouragement. Just by a void, an experience can become negative.”

As I said earlier I am not here fishing for views and comments, look, don’t look, comment, don’t comment, it makes no difference to me any more.

I am guilty of looking and not commenting but when you view art that has 30 or 40 comments already the last thing the artists wants is another “nice image” or “well done”. I feel no way qualified to be making critical comments of anyone’s works but I know what I like and if the work hasn’t had 101 comments then I will tell the artist what I like about their work.

For those that have viewed my work (or may do in the future), if my photography is CRAP then PLEASE tell me. But don’t just say “that’s crap” tell me where I have gone wrong and, if you can, suggest what I may do to fix my mistakes.

I would have liked to have posted this anonymously but alas everyone now knows who has had a bitch session. So if the RB hierarchy wish to expel me …... so be it.

Happy New Year.

Très bonne année à toute l’équipe de RB (all my best wishes to the RB team), you are all wonderful !

Im sure they wont do that Ray, just try harder and be more positive and good luck for 2009 that includes every body associated with the great site Red Bubble.

thanks red bubble and peers, and art lovers, thank you for creating such an incredibly, vibrant and diverse, commubity. peace and love to all, in the new year.

Jason, you ‘hit the nail on the head’ in regard to the comments, as they do go a long, long way to bolstering one’s self confidence, our will to get out and stretch our boundaries(and our hours in a day) and find new things to shoot; actually hone our skills, by learning from our peers here on RB (both by uploaded examples and constructive and supportive comments and BMs) and the ‘icing on the cake’ is when people, both from outside the bubble community (those that just log on to purchase) and especially our colleagues from the RB community appreciate our work so much as to make a purchase of some kind.
By the number of views and comments made it also give us a guide as to what sort of images/artwork/writing is more popular.
Happy 2009 to ALL the RB staff and community and I hope and pray that it will be a very creative, prosperous and ground breaking year for ALL of us.
Phil
In the sixteen months that I have been a part of the RB community I have grown such a lot and met and made so many wonderful, helpful friends, worldwide, that would not have been possible elsewhere.

Aww i’ts a wonderful place to inspire and be inspired ;} hugglez

Your entry is so true. Some of the best comments have been from photographers who I look up to when they comment on my work.

Very well said Jason…Happy New Year to you…cheers!!

wishing a wonderful new year to all redbubble staff from the beautiful lland of wales.

Happy new year to Redbubble! I’m totaly addicted! So inspirational! It’s wonderful to be part of this amazingly multi talented community

Happy New Year to all.

RB is wonderful! In the short time since I’ve joined, it has changed my life and I think of all the members as my family. Of course any comment is greatly appreciated.
Some people are better at writing english texts, others (like myself) for whom english is not mothertongue they are more clumsy, but I always feel when they come from the heart, they are spontaneous.
THANKS TO ANY COMMENTER ON MY WORK!
First time that I feel entitled to consider myself as an artist, which I always wanted to be!

2009 Happy New Year !!

Don’t worry about it Ray, Not many people look at my stuff either. Maybe because I’m uploading at a bad time, around 11pm… everyone must be asleep.
Happy NY and hoping 2009 is looking Fine.

A very timely Journal, Jason, as comments are most definitely a big boost to ones confidence, and an incentive to do better, try harder, and, often, to try something an artist may not have even thought about.

I’ve been priviledged to receive some lovely comments from RB members whose work and opinions I admire very much. It’s hard to choose which comments have been the most appreciated, but the following one is definitely one of the most bautiful and encouraging:

billyboy left this comment on a calendar I made:

”. . . this is a beautiful calendar. It`s not like the non-fractalius roses are anything less, but these are simply different and make a lovely variation from what we`re used to. Have you put it in a calendar category? I think if you can get it noticed it will sell.
Wonderful job of selecting and processing!”

I had made a calendar exclusively of roses (I sold two copies of it) and then did another one of roses on which I had used the Fractalius plugin. The above comment was made by Bill on the Fractalius one (he left an equally beautiful compliment on the “plain” rose one, too) – I value Bill’s comments on my work because he is such a meticulous image-maker himself and his comments are always positive, often very helpful, and frequently contain a laugh! LOL, I haven’t sold a copy of this calendar, but . . . who knows!

I always to try to tell an artist why i like their image and how it makes me feel, although sometimes, I’m only repeating what others before me have said. I always appreciate it if, in the process of commenting, someone would like to know how I did something – I consider that to be high praise of my pics.

Thank you, RB, for having such a wonderful community-minded site. I’ve learnt a lot here and hope that I have been able to help a few people along the way; I enjoy the opportunity to see the fabulous work of artists whom I wouldn’t see if not for RB.

I hope 2009 is a year of continued wonder for all who come here. Live long and prosper, RB!

Happy New Year everyone!

And thanks Jason for using my pic as your example!

Happy New Year to Redbubble and members. Have a nice time in 2009.

Happy New Year…Bubble…thank you for the comment information,its made me think…(which is a acheviment LOL)
Always good advice you aregiving us thank you….:0)

Happy New Year everyone and your website is an inspiration thank you

You are sooo right… I got a lot of encouragement concerning my drawings, which helped me take my art seriously again, And I was inspired by artists doing digital art, which I had never tried before. Then, while experimenting with this, I got supportive comments which made me dare experiment more… and more… and even more! I am so thankful to RB community (and my little circle of new friends, especially) for all that!!!

I believe the right sort of encouragement goes along way tohelping others improve or just stay motivated, instead of collecting lots of hits I choose to collect people who give me an honest opinion on my work and who I can encourage in turn, a bit like real life.
I have recently joined a group exceptional-ekphrasis-group where we show our work that has been inspired by other peoples work and have links between them.
I often find that I see a picture and want to write a poem about it or a picture comes to mind when I read someone elses words. It is a good place to meet others who do this.
I have recently been linking my own pictures to my written work not realising they did before, in order to get them published.
But I like very much inspiring others to continue to work or giving them new ideas. Trace xx

Thank you for the explanation about being slow for the holidays, I was beginning to think I had halitosis!!

Well said! =)

A happy new year everyone!

Hey Jason, i have to agree with all you have written above. It has been the comments and views of my work that definietly encouraged and gave me the confidence to actually start to take photography seriously and i’m back in college now studying it!! I love it!!

I love this community, tanks for all the hard work and all the best for 2009

xx

Thanks for our words! I am brasilian and because the diferent language I have great difficult for expressing me on the coments.I try to make my best and I think people will understeand me. I hope so!!! To all RB a happy new year!!!

Thank you Jason, for your insightful commentary…I have had a fabulous year on RedBubble, and I would like to express heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful people who take the time to comment on my work every single day, and many of whom have now become great friends…an example of this would be my painting Grateful
Although as you’ve stated, a full comment is defintely more desirable, a single word can do a lot to build confidence, and sometimes you are so blown away by an art work, that you become inarticulate, and can’t find adjectives that would do justice to how you feel about the work…
RedBubble is without parallel…there is nothing like it…I look forward to 2009…new friends new challenges…keep up the great work….

Happy New Years to all of you. I have found positve comments so encouraging, and hope my comments help others also.

Very well said…and very true…have a wonderful 2009 all Redbubble staff and thank you for your great work :)

Great insight….......and very true. I consider myself very low on the totem pole of photographic art. There has been many times in the past ( and i think even now ) when I have seriously considered moving on to other interests that I may ,or may not , do well with, for a simple reason: I am seriously lacking in confidence and am always perpetually afraid of screwing up. Maybe I should address the underlying problem..ha, ha. In any event every comment that I have received has been both a blessing as well as a learning experience to me….........some have been spectacular but all have meant more, in many ways, than I could ever express. And I know that I am not alone with this thought.

So, ya, Here’s to Redbubble and the awesome community that it has created.
And thanks for accepting me and my images, and allowing me to be a part of it.

and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

LEO

Happy New Year RB…
Hugs
ANNA

Happy New Year.

Yiqi

HAPPY NEW YEAR RB xxxxx
Couldnt argree more- I have created so many new works since joining RB, thanks to the encouragement and great comments I receive.
RB’s a TRULY INSPIRATIONAL PLACE TO BE. LUV YAS xxxxxxxx

As a new graphic design student, I love to recieve comments that help me learn. As a photographer trying to gain a foothold, it’s the same. I look to certain bubble friends to guide and inspire me, and I think I can see myself improving.

RedBubble, you’re so right about the power of encouragement. As a newbie to the art scene I’ve sometimes wondered what I’m doing here :-D Just when I’ve been about to give up on an image, a lovely supportive comment comes in that completely changes my outlook for the better! Now I try to remember this and give my support and encouragement to other artists.

Happy New Year, one and all!

As a new member I have neglected to thank members for their nice comments. I will make every effort in the future to be more responsive. as for comments as I see it. They can help to inspire however, I do not count on them. I post to share what I see and look at my images very hard and ask, is this the best that I can post? If it is, then some one just might buy it. My confidence comes from within and comments are just gravy in the big scheme of life. Local camera club, reading, and attending photo seminars all contribute to my confidence.
Happy New Year to all

Happy New Year, redbubble and everyone associated with! I want to thank redbubble for accepting my art, and everyone that has left a comment, because it is so inspirational. I have changed the way I look at art, as well as my prospective on life since joining redbubble. I would especially like to thank Catterpillar and Tim Denny for being “in my corner” so to speak. May God bless all!

i appreciate all the comments greatly…and making my first sale would be nice in 2009 as well

I had written about encouragement several years ago and posted the writing to my redbubble page. You will find it in my writing but I will list it here as well.

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“Encourage Someone and Become Their Stepping Stone”

Be an Encourager, look for good in someone else. You never know when your words of encouragement will be the stepping stone for someone. _{Nora Caswell}

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Here is the message that I wrote yesterday in my journal. I wrote to Everyone on Red Bubble. I will post it here so that all can see it.

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I was just thinking about all of the gifted people on Redbubble.com and thinking about how much each one has to offer the world. I sincerely hope that each person that is a member would be totally blessed in 2009.
Happy New Year!
Nora

Hi there! New here at RB (joined12/2008).
I do have some sympathy for the folks who are pining because few people look at their work. The first thing I learned here is how incredibly large this site is. After I uploaded my first image, I immediately went to the community page, activity tab, to make sure that it had taken. In just the time it took me to navigate to that tab, my image was already on page two, and with another click of the mouse, it was on page three, buried under an onslaught of images and comments entered “in the last 1 minute”! One can really be a needle in a haystack here, as elsewhere on the net.
I am neither surprised at this, nor disappointed. After all, the internet is a very large place. I work in the IT industry, and the conventional wisdom is that if you want to get any substantial number of hits on your web site, you need to advertize it heavily in some non-internet medium. Few people will find you on their own.
Although I have been doing photography for almost two decades, promoting my work is something that I am just now beginning to do. What I am learning is that promoting one’s art is very mych a personal, one-on-one proposition. I don’t expect to be “discovered” just by posting things on the internet. That would be an unrealistic expectation. Personal networking is necessary.

Well said…......comments are indeed the water that makes the flower grow….........

Roll on 2009 full of promise, encouragement and wonderful RBers.
Best wishes to all

We have reicived so many beautiful and encouraging comments from great artists here, redbubble is our home now – we wish we’ll be that good community 2009 with lots of new insparations, works, and lot of creativity to eveyone.
HAPPY NEW YEAR REDBUBBLE, our best wishes for a healthy year for all,
Rouble & Zombie

I cant seem to be able to find my images in your arts section?

I love to get comments – good is great, but I also like to get constructive feedback from peers, a great way to learn. Often, working artists can be quite isolated, and the Red Bubble community is a great counter to this! Rock on, RB artists and a happy and creative 2009!!!

Happy New 2009 to one and all.
I am new to RB and am already enjoying meeting people through the website. Because it reaches the world, RB gives my art a chance to be viewed by the many and the response has been very positive and supportive. I also find the RB site and Bubblesite very user-friendly and am having fun uploading daily. Plus having a place to write a daily journal and share writing is great too, so inspiring and creative to have a venue for all of this under one roof.

Thanks Jason and the Bubblers for bringing our artwork to the world at large. This encourages my creative spirit and makes me smile…

Best wishes and merriment for 2009, Kamalani

You guys provide the seeds.. We water them.. Lets all watch em grow..
Chuck..

Well said Jason, thank you. Thank you to everyone who has commented on my work and also thank you for to those who have chosen to keep an eye on my work as I post it. It’s nice to know that there is someone out there who looks at what is posted, especially since this site is so huge.

I wish everyone at RB a happy, prosperous and safe 2009.

As a new person here also it makes you feel very comfortable to get comments on your photos it encourages you to continue and for that i thank you all

You are so right, the comments are very encouraging. If you try something new, and a lot of people encourage you, it gives you more confidence to continue and grow. RB is a great site and Happy 2009 to all.

Happy new year 2009!!

Happy New Year everybody !!!

Encouragement is so very important, especially to the sensitive and fragile spirit. While critique is the forge of learning, encouragement is manna for the artistic soul.

thanks Jason and all staff members – redbubble has made a huge difference in my life it encourages, inspires, supports and uplifts – there are many amazing people on here that I am learning from and are very kind. Thank you for this great site and Happy New Year to you all!!!

Reading the comments on comments has been an adventure in itself. New to Red Bubble and essentially new to photography, visits to my site and comments of almost any kind are appreciated. It appears to take some time to be recognized .. but it is great to share with people of all ages from different places and with different points of view .. personally and visually. Thanks for the opportunity to be part of the Red Bubble story in 2009. and I am going to check out Rosa Cobbs … I guess that is how it works!

OOps Rosa Cobos

That is why I love redbubble so much, meeting other people you can have great conversations with or just share comments. There is a real feeling of connection. It’s got such a great community. I wish my myspace page was the same! It is so empty by comparison.

Thanks for the encouragement Jason. I am just getting my feet wet here and have been nosing around at all of the great work displayed here. What a variety and great quality as a whole. I am still waiting for my first comment , as I continue to reach out and comment on others in this community. Have a great year and thanks for a great site.
Be well, Stan

Well said Jason. A happy New Year to all you hard-working people at Redbubble! I discovered this site about 6 months ago and have been nothing but impressed by the talent and support displayed by RB’s members. Proud to be a member.

True, well I always like to say something that adds something although sometimes my brain is tired and uncreative. Bu I like it when others add something in their comments to my understanding of my work, because it is often a partly subconscious process and also because we all have different eyes.

yes the main reason I am here is for inspiration, happy new year.

Wow…now this is a terrific way to amplify the positive essence of thoughtful commenting …..... this is pretty much my only community since I live in isolation and find repeatedly, that joy of a sound comment keeps me going with some confidence and self-love. Well done RB!

Happy New Year to everyone!
Ditto on what Jason said! I’m not a professional photographer yet, but I aspire to be as I am making it my career. Not an easy task, but I do find the comments very inspiring and they are what motivates me to keep going.
I’m so glad I found my way across RB. It rocks!

Hey Jason, I like the way you used black lettering on this white background, it pops! the flush left margin makes it easy to read, great choice. your bold lettering in the title really grabbed my attention and I was eager to read more. love the tags! :)

seriously, comments are a great way to communicate to the artist about their artwork. sometimes a ‘great shot’ or ‘nice job’ is just someone’s way of expressing a shorten version of what they really wanted to say about the artwork. I welcome all comments. have a super 2009 everyone!!!!!

Those are wise words there; it’s nice to give a little encouragement and receive some too! Happy New Year to all!

Thank you for those advices Jason!

I see people looking at my work and saying nothing. very frustrating.

Wow, just back from a trip so may be the last one to post! Happy New Year to everyone and may 2009 see your creativity blossom even more than it probably has already.
I agree with the view that positive comments are positive and no comment is kinda negative. Nevertheless, photography can be a lonely and selfish pursuit of pleasure and so a lack of comment does not make for a bad picture.
“You can’t please all of the people all of the time but you can always please yourself”.

Jason you are so right.
I’ve only been here for a week and have had lots of views and heaps of wonderful comments. I feel really inspired by the comments and so happy when someone favorites my work. I like to look at the work of people who comment but sometimes there’s not enough time to leave lots of comments. A very kind and friendly bubbler who obviously has lots of people watching her, gave me a wrap in a journal entry. That really made my day. This is a really special community.

I love this thread!

Yay for comments and inspiring each other!

xxx chica

Happy New Year to you all,

what a great year we have ahead of us, difficult times yes with all this global economic stuff bringing us all down but as artists we have the ability to brighten up this world we live in by creating wonderful images and posting them for the world to see.

Be kind in 2009 and spread the love throughout RB, critique positively and go out of your way to make more comments than you did in 2008.

Love light and peace

Pete AKA Digital Illusion

Yes it is great to receive comments on your work, it really inspires you. What I love best about Redbubble is the contact with others who share your obsessions! Feedback is so important and looking at what inspires others in their work is very interesting, broadens your horizons and brings beauty to your life.
Best wishes to all for a great 2009.

enjoy all the nature pic. happy newyears everyonr

Happy New Year to all the RB staff and all the wonderful people on this site. I,m fairly new but have really enjoyed the past 5 months. looking forward to a great 2009..

The great thing about the comments about my work on redbubble has been that the person has really contemplated the work and thought about it. Even when you have an exhibition you don’t usually get that kind of feedback. It feels very encouraging and safe. We artists all need encouragement. It also inspires and motivates me to work harder and do better when I see other artists’ beautiful work.

i love all the people that are on here!!
i love the comments and the great photos!
happpy new year to all

smiles
nancie

RB is a Fantastic Concept. I am sure we are all very appriciative to its founders and members. Thanx.

Greetings and a Very Happy, Healthy and Encouraging New Year to Jason and the RB Crew! And to all RB Members and to all of you who just prefer to view! I have to say that as a fairly new member, I have been blown away by the sheer scale of amazing talent found here on RB. And their work has often left me speechless in my appreciation!
After reading your comments Jason, I will endeavour to be more encouraging. Thankyou. When I have had comments on my writing, it has been most helpful.
Merci Beaucoup to all of you Beautiful Friends who have taken the time to read, digest and comment.
Much love to you…

Medusa x :-)

I love constructive comments, not just praise. Comments that offer tips, improvements and opportunities for me to grow as an artist.

As I’m visiting people’s work, firstly I’m there because there was something in the image that caused me to click through. Secondly, I want to say how I felt about that but I also want to ask questions so I can learn and to offer comments so that the other person can grow. I think praise is good but praise doesn’t help us to grow. So if you are popping past any of my work, please feel free to give a constructive critique. I’ve got broad shoulders and the pain that comes from someone noticing an imperfection is what drives me to grow and improve. :)) Hope that makes sense. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to comment.

I love the comments, i have made some very good friends from people who comment, It is nice to know someone likes your pictures even the rough ones (Pictures i mean.) I have said this before on the Journal but i,ll say it again. I really want to thank everyone who has commented on my pictures, i have never received a bad one as yet. My picture of Flight received the most comments with viewings totalling 70,000. That made me think i,d done something really special. Every picture is art to someone and thats the way i look at it, i am no art critic but i know when i like something and comment accordingly. Thank you.