People are inherently creative. Deep down, most of us love to come up with new ideas, express who we are, or take a different persp…
People are inherently creative. Deep down, most of us love to come up with new ideas, express who we are, or take a different perspective on the world around us. This is particularly true of children. Remember chalk on the footpath, crayon on the walls, or a painting stuck proudly to the fridge with a magnet. Kids love stories, they love learning about new things, they ask obvious yet somehow overlooked questions. So why don’t many of us focus on our creative interests as adults? Is there something about the process of growing up that changes us, that convinces us to be serious and sensible? Do we lose the ability to be creative? Or does it just get buried amidst the responsibilities, worries and priorities of adult life? Look closer, though, and you’ll see sparks of creativity in adults everywhere. Since starting our RedBubble journey, we’ve been amazed at how many of our close friends have “confessed” to a secret creative hobby, a little spark of creativity that few else know about. Look at the statistics and the picture is clearer still. Over 2.5 million Australians regularly take part in some sort of creative or cultural activity. Almost 90% do this entirely for free, for the simple enjoyment of it. A fortunate few earn a living from it, but most keep their creative spark alive in their own time and without sharing it with the world. RedBubble was founded with a burning desire to improve this situation. And there are some major social and technological trends helping us out. New technology has placed the creative tools of professionals in the hands of amateurs. With digital cameras, editing software, low cost hardware and more, it is easier than ever to produce your own creative content. Truly, the line between professionals and talented amateurs is blurring. And the traditional distinction between producers on one side and consumers on the other fades away – now you can be both! Another important trend is the way that the internet helps side-step the tyranny of distance and lower the cost of distribution. For a country as huge and remote as Australia, this is life-changing. No longer can you be held hostage by limited product ranges, poor information or high costs. If it’s available elsewhere on the globe, you can find it, read about it and buy it in no time at all. Witness also the growth of MySpace and YouTube, riding an internet-powered wave of self-expression and connectedness. Not to mention the millions of blogs out there. For some it’s about fame and the chance of being discovered. But for many, it’s simply about expressing themselves or hanging out with others who share their interests. Yet, plenty of people have held back from self-expression online. Creative talent does not necessarily go hand in hand with technical savvy. And many people don’t feel comfortable sharing their deeply personal creative work in existing online environments. So we asked ourselves: why isn’t there an online home for creative people? A place where they can belong to a genuine creative community, express their thoughts, get inspired, and collaborate with others? And why shouldn’t they be able to turn their creative passion into real objects for themselves or others, without worrying about hassles like producing, marketing, selling, and shipping? And so the concept for RedBubble was born. And the more we thought about it, the more excited we became about making it a reality. We wrote a business plan, left our jobs, scraped together funding, and built a talented team. Eight months later, here we are with the first version of RedBubble alive and kicking. Where RedBubble goes from here is up to you…
This my first time in sales print.
This my first time in sales print.
Well, here is my very first t-shirt… We Can Only Change The World By Changing IT, When do we start?...
Well, here is my very first t-shirt… We Can Only Change The World By Changing IT, When do we start? / So perhaps we can Start NOW… ;) One action at a time…. it is all that is needed to make a change… Thank you to all for your kindness, and your beautiful words, as well as works… :) Much Freedom, Peace, Love, Light, Respect and Honor.
I had six calendars for 2009, which I have just reduced from 30% to 20% markup. Please take a look if you are interested in any of the f…
I had six calendars for 2009, which I have just reduced from 30% to 20% markup. Please take a look if you are interested in any of the following. I purchased my own calendar “Whitetail Deer Expressions” and it’s beautiful. The quality of the calendar is superb! Red Fox Encounters / Whitetail Deer Expressions / The Four Seasons of Caddy Lake / Manitoba Roadside Wildflowers / The Color of Orchids / Canadian Scenery They will remain at this price for about a month, thank you for looking.
Since joining this website(redbubble.com) ,I have had a lot of good comments from other members. I will be adjusting or deleting some ima…
Since joining this website(redbubble.com) ,I have had a lot of good comments from other members. I will be adjusting or deleting some images and or adding new ones. I hope everyone, enjoys what I have posted. I will try to look at some of the other Art Work when time permits. A big THANK YOU to all.
This is where I will show all of the pieces I’ve placed in the top 10 in: Artistic Expression 2...
This is where I will show all of the pieces I’ve placed in the top 10 in: Artistic Expression 2 was voted 5th place in the top 10 of the HANDS challenge in the Art By Bubble Hosts group Autumn Plant was voted 7th in the top ten in the Member’s Choice #2 (Gilly 1) – Mother Nature challenge in the ‘Real’ Life Art group Before the Pounce was voted 9th in the top ten of the Split Screen challenge in the Woman Photographer group. Christmas Spot the Rockin’ Dog was voted 4th in the top 10 in the Christmas Pets for a Tee challenge in the All Pets Great and Small group and was voted 10th in the top 10 of the Word Association challenge in the Prize Challenges!! group Coming Unpixeled-A T-shirt Self Portrait / was voted 3rd in the top 10 of Artrageous Self Portrait challenge in the Artrageous RB Artists – Wacky Self Portrait Gallery group Fork You was voted 9th in the top 10 of the #$&%* OFF! challenge in the group WTF are you wearing?! Halloween Self Portrait was voted 3rd in the top 10 of the If the hat fits, wear it ! challenge in the Artrageous RB Artists – Self Portrait Gallery group Love Hurts was voted 3rd in the top 10 of the My Best T-shirt- challenge in the Toys and Puppets group and was tie for first place in Heart T-Shirt Challenge in the All About Hearts group Oh When The Pez Come Marching In… was voted 7th in the top 10 of the What makes ME happy challenge in the Who are YOU to Judge? group. Self Portrait with Digitial Tattoo / was voted 4th in the top 10 of the sin to the skin challenge in the Photographer’s Self Portrait group T&S Hair Tee was voted 8th in the top 10 of the Crazy for you challenge in the FAN FRENZY group The Filter was voted 10th in the top 10 of the Stripes and Spots / challenge in the If it doesn’t belong group The Pine / was voted 10th in the top 10 of the I know that smell challenge in the If It Doesn’t Belong group. YOu biT ME! was voted 7th in the top 10 in the Funny fruits and Veggies challenge of the LMAO ART – Your Funniest Work group , was voted 9th in the top 10 in the Are you looking at me? / challenge in the LMAO Art-Your Funniest Work group and received first place in the RED, GREEN AND YELLOW (THREE COLORS) T-SHIRT challenge in the Bits and Pieces group
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