Since we introduced auto-detection of file size, some of you will have found that not all your artwork can be sold. Though this may be fr…
Since we introduced auto-detection of file size, some of you will have found that not all your artwork can be sold. Though this may be frustrating, we feel it is important for both artists + customers, since it ensures all images for sale can be turned into high quality prints. If your images aren’t high enough resolution to be sold, you can now replace existing images with bigger versions. Plus, you won’t lose any comments! Just go to MyBubble, and view the work in your Portfolio. Also, we will soon be introducing smaller products (e.g. art postcards, and greeting cards). These will have a lower file size requirement. So hang in there!
Cards Cards Cards / The big news this week is the launch of Greeting Cards – Nearly any image can be sold as a greeting card on RedBubbl…
Cards Cards Cards / The big news this week is the launch of Greeting Cards – Nearly any image can be sold as a greeting card on RedBubble, any file of about 1Mpix or larger ! The product itself is beautiful, photographically printed, bonded with high grade paper and folded. Here’s what it looks like – Just click the card icon at the top. / / Please make your work avaliable as cards – RedBubble is all about artists choice, you need to tick the box to sell cards. / / / Updates to the Watermarks / So we pushed these out a few weeks ago and had a heap of feedback from confused buyers, not sure if the watermark would be on the final product. / / In response we’ve changed the way we are doing this. There isn’t a water mark on the smaller image so buyers can see it clean, on the larger image we are still displaying the watermark – we’ve tried to make it subtle and explain it a little better while still protecting your images.
/ Just wanted to share, my cards arrived today and I couldn’t be happier! The quality of …
/ Just wanted to share, my cards arrived today and I couldn’t be happier! The quality of them is beyond my expectations…. I knew they would be good… but these are stunning!! These ones are Alice’s Friend and More Everything! / I especially like the little thumbnail on the back….. most excited by that – that’s just me ;) / Dragon Chef and Oriental Coffee here / I urge everyone to get some cards… even of their own work, maybe some of mine ;) They would be fantastic framed also! Love The Bub’s stuff, as always! /
Recently the topic of selling greeting cards out in the real world has come up in the forums. Having sold greeting cards before throug…
Recently the topic of selling greeting cards out in the real world has come up in the forums. Having sold greeting cards before through shops and at markets, my humble opinion and experience may be of interest. I’ve got a lot to say on this one so I’ll use headings :) Be a Business- Not Just an Artist / What I mean by this is consider yourself a business supplier and demonstrate a level of professionality. Yes it is great if you promote the artistic merits of your work but greeting cards are a very common product and so being organised with an ABN, professional looking invoices, online ordering facilities, fast turn around etc will put you ahead of the (always growing) pack. Like all good businesses, know your strengths and show them off. Provide Good Quality Products / It might sound obvious (I hope it does) but when people are starting out in business they tend to cut corners. In the greeting card business quality is a big deal. This is where RedBubble becomes a huge advantage because the quality of the card printing is so exceptional. Packaging is Important / Have you considered what your cards will look like after 20 or so customers have handled them? Some people like the ‘no plastic’ look and who am I to tell them otherwise. I always individually wrap my cards and make sure that if the packaging prevents the card being openned, that “Blank Card” is printed either on the individual packaging or nearby signage. If you put together gift packs, wrap them beautifully and make sure people know what images they are getting in the pack. / My little tip: leave one copy of each card unwrapped on display and when you check up with the store, see which ones are the grubbiest to identify the favourites Displaying your wares / The things people want to see are the images, the quality and the price. Where possible I use clear perspex stands that do not cover the front of the card. By leaving a few sample cards out of their packaging people can pick them up and feel them to check the quality. I also make sure each card has a visible price on it, on the back, on a removable sticker. Some hints would be not to have too many of a particular card out on display at once. Keep a box of ‘top up’ cards out of sight. If you have a series that belongs together, display them together and perhaps highlight them with different packaging or a small separate display rack. Cards should be displayed with the image facing the right way up where possible. Always put your name and contact details on your card stands- so often they ‘magically disappear.’ And if you are providing your own stands, try to ‘claim’ the space so that other people’s cards don’t get put in over the top of yours. This can be hard to police but for example, having “Cards by Artist ABC” on your stand makes it harder for the retailer to stick any old stuff in there. Get Your Pricing Right / Like all things business, a lot of small shops will heckle with you over money and prices. My advice to you? Know what price you want and stick to it. Think about it in perspective, in a typical shop, greeting cards will be close to the cheapest item in there. If the business can’t fork out $30 to try 10 cards then you don’t want to be doing business with them! But also think realistically about your prices. Most retailers will start saying ‘no thanks’ at about $4 a card so to make RedBubble cards (with a base price of up to $3.50) a financially viable option you need to sell them as premium art cards worth that extra dollar or two. Considering the quality of them, I believe this is possible. Depending on where you sell them, you could get $4 to $8 or even more per card. It will depend on the clientele for that particular store. / Common Mistake: Too many people give their cards different prices when in the eye of the customer they all look pretty much the same. If you want to have a premium range, make it obvious Profite Margins / I should add as a separate but related point, most stores will want to mark up by about 100% on greeting cards. Most people sell there cards for a set wholesale price and then let the store charge whatever they like. The only time in my opinion, you should intervene is if you seriously believe they have overpriced them to such a point that they are not affordable. But think about it before setting your price. If you ask for $4 per card, can the store onsell them for $7.95? How to actually get them into stores / Here’s an idea for you- send them a card! Of course a rigorous follow up would be required. I would ‘door to door’ with a small sample or my stuff and it worked really well. I also had a bit of a tactic. I’d show a selection of cards worth $20 total. Then when they fell in love with a couple I’d say. “How about you buy this $20 worth from me right now and you keep that one you like for yourself, I’ll replace it with this one” Then I’d pull some other random card out of my bag and add it to the pile. Worked 9 out of 10 times. The other thing I did was band together with a fellow card maker (she did printed ones, I did handmade) so that we could show a greater range and cut our door knocking time in half. Can I also suggest not interrupting businesses during busy periods such as weekends or lunch hours. That happens to me in the gallery all the time and it’s a real pain. Also, if you’re talking to staff and their phone rings or a customer comes in, invite them to deal with the more important thing first and come back to you. Rotate Your Stock / Basically, if it isn’t selling, get rid of it yourself before the store owner decides to get rid of you! I’m exaggerating but the point it still valid. People will stop looking if your display always looks the same so keep it chaging. Make a fuss. If you have a new range, stick a sign up saying “New Farm Yard Range On Sale Now.” And remember, what works well in one store may go really badly in another so if it’s not selling, try somewhere else rather then giving up and throwing the lot in the bin! Consignment / This is particularly just my opinion but I’m against consignment on cards. Especially if you give a choice of what is ordered. Seriously, cards cost so little compared to other things, if a store can’t find $50 somewhere to buy some outright, there is something suss about that right away. It might be good to offer consignment on your first batch which will encourage the store to stock your stuff but don’t get into a habit of it. I would drop off say 50 cards and get someone to sign a consignment form saying how many they were given. Then after a few weeks I would go back, count them up and invoice for however many were missing. Then I’d also give them the choice of buying the remaining ones, or me taking them back. Most would swap a few that they didn’t like and then buy up. Payments / Again I hope this sounds obvious but ask to be paid. So many people get lost in a world of politeness and assume that eventually someone will do the right thing, Most small businesses using MYOB or QuickBooks accounting software will automatically lodge your invoices to be paid within 30 days. Agree on your terms and then chase up late payments. No need to be mean or nasty but a follow up letter and then a follow up phone call is fair enough. Also, be flexible in how you can be paid. Some businesses do everything with a cheque (or for you Americans, a “check”), others will rely on Direct Debit. So know how the business wants to pay you and don’t make it hard for them! Promote your Cards / The beauty of RedBubble cards is they have the URL of your portfolio on the back which shows off all of your work. But also remember to promote your cards out in the real world. Recently I bought a bunch of RedBubble cards and gave them all to friends. The response was amazing. They all got online to find more! Next step for me is to buy a bunch of my own cards and find excuses to give them to people. webgrrl had this awesome idea too. The cards really do speak for themselves so get them into circulation. - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - So if anyone is still breathing after reading all that, I hope you found it useful! / I do tend to ramble when it comes to retail related things- it’s my passion in life.
As a little experiment, I uploaded an image versio…
As a little experiment, I uploaded an image version of my Ode to Nothing poem and bought it on white and black greeting cards. Worked quite well. This might be a way for writers on RedBubble to participate in selling Simply create a greeting card related to your writing: maybe an image, quote, or (if short enough) the whole written work. Then readers who like your writing can buy the card – you get paid and they get a little momento. As another example, kseriphyn has a logo for her story The Callings . If this was available as a greeting card, readers could show their appreciation for the story by buying one. All you need is some way of creating an image file. This is possible even if you don’t have a fancy graphics program (for the poem above, I just used Powerpoint and saved the file as a jpeg) It’s not a perfect solution but it can be done right now. What do you think? I’d love to hear from both writers and readers
Another birthing story today – Greeting Cards. Like the mounted prints...
Another birthing story today – Greeting Cards. Like the mounted prints – we start with a big box of Kodak Endura paper like this: As per usual, we fire the big ‘laser’ at it: After that it gets processed, It’s pretty dark inside the machine… You’re just going to have to use your imagination abit here – lots of rollers and developer: Next (one of my personal favorite machines) the 600 ft roll of paper goes into this cutting machine: Which spits out individual card prints at the other end, really really fast: Now we have a big stack of card prints: The next bit, is our trade secret, so no explinations – just a few pictures: / / / / And finally after a quick trip through the folder we get a finished card like this: To be honest I forgot to take a picture of the packing process, so you’re just going to have to imagine about a thousand cards being sleeved with B6 envelopes and sent out to bubblers all around the world – It should be no surprise we make way more of these than anything else. Update: By special request … Testing: / James
Just wanted to give everyone a Mini Shout out for the holidays / !http://images-2.redbubble.com/rbimages/mybubble_work_main_view/mini_aust…
Just wanted to give everyone a Mini Shout out for the holidays / / Yes its true Simon Gladwin is my Father! / ....................................................................................... / I hope everyone gets what they want for Christmas / / ....................................................................................... / I hope everyone feasts like never before / / ........................................................................................ / When you open your presents I hope this is your reaction / / ........................................................................................ / Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Burns Family to yours! / / Peace / LOL!!!! / Happy Holidays Everyone. And please be Safe
I’ve recently been playing around with different formatting methods in order to optimize my images for greeting cards, and I think I’ve f…
I’ve recently been playing around with different formatting methods in order to optimize my images for greeting cards, and I think I’ve finally got them how I want them. I will be adding several to my public portfolio later today. So first, let me apologize in advance for releasing a whole bunch of images which you’ve already seen! And second, I would be interested in any feedback you might have regarding the newly formatted images. Why am I doing this? Because the fixed aspect ratio of the RedBubble greeting cards does not work well with all images. RedBubble’s other print products automatically “adjust” to the size of your work, but the greeting cards are a fixed size, and so it is not uncommon for images to be cropped or to appear with bands of blank space on either side. Cropping can produce a poor result if an important part of the image is near the edge, and furthermore, since the cropping is not uniformly done on all sides, it can result in a centralized image appearing slightly off-centre when printed. Banding is less of a problem, and in some cases banded images can look quite OK, but still they look a little less than professional in my opinion. For example, here’s a case where the cropping really destroys the image (click on the card preview to see the original work): This next one is less obviously a problem, but to my eye the loss of the table edge in the bottom right corner seriously detracts from the original image (again, click on the preview to see the original): Here’s an example where the cropping makes the image look slightly off-centre: (It is also worth noting that the card previews do not show exactly how your image is going to look when printed, there is usually a slight difference between the preview and the reality.) Here’s an example of banding, which occurs when an image is significantly elongated in one direction or the other. The banding effect does not always look bad, but it often looks somewhat unprofessional to my eyes: Now, here are some photos of a few of my reformatted images which I’ve ordered as greeting cards as part of my testing. The first five photos show an original work printed as a greeting card on the left, and a reformatted version on the right: And here are a couple of reformatted works that simply do not look good in their original form (so I don’t have an unformatted version to show): I will be releasing my reformatted versions for public view later today, and I expect that this will “clog up” up the activity monitors of those who have watchlisted me. Sorry in advance for this, but I hope you can bear with me while I get this out of the way. Best regards, prbimages :-)
A few people have asked me about my method for reformatting images for greeting cards (see my previous journal entry...
A few people have asked me about my method for reformatting images for greeting cards (see my previous journal entry), so here is an explanation of what I do. This is not the only approach, nor is it probably the best, but it seems to work OK for me. You need to be willing to do a bit of arithmetic (a calculator is useful!), and you need some image-editing software for resizing your image, and for adding borders (I use Photoshop). BACKGROUND INFORMATION In this old forum thread Justin French explains the basic details of card sizing. The main points we need to know are: Cards are C6 size, 114 mm by 162 mm (4.49 inches by 6.38 inches). Cards are printed at 200 dots-per-inch resolution. One inch is equal to 25.4 mm. A little bit, 1-2 mm, gets trimmed from three sides of the image when printed. The fourth side which is the “spine” of the card does not get trimmed. DESIGN PROCESS First, you need to decide how you want to “frame” your image on the card. This will vary depending on the shape and content of your original image, and what kind of effect you are looking for. As an example, for this photo I decided on a centered framing with a thin white line around the photo and then a thicker black border extending to the edge of the card: For this photo, the image is centered horizontally but is higher than center vertically, and it has a black outline then a wide white border: The borders can, of course, be any colour you like, they can be thick or thin or patterned or whatever, the only thing to remember is that a small amount will get trimmed when printing, so don’t put anything important too close to the edges of your final design. THE DETAILS My aim is to produce an image that is exactly the right size for a card when printed at 200 dots-per-inch (DPI). I find it easiest to work in pixels, so let’s restate the card size in pixels: 114 mm is 4.49 inches which is 898 pixels (at 200 pixels-per-inch). 162 mm is 6.38 inches which is 1276 pixels (at 200 pixels-per-inch). So we want our image to be arranged appropriately within a “box” sized 898 by 1276 pixels. If we take Justin French’s post at face value, we would then add an extra 1-2 mm (13-25 pixels) around three edges, with the expectation that this extra portion will be trimmed during printing. However, I have found that doing so does not quite work as expected – it tends to produce an image which is just slightly off-center. Instead, I have found that it works better to arrange the image within a box sized 910 pixels by 1276 pixels, and then to add 12 pixels to the short dimension and 24 pixels to each side in the long dimension. The final image will end up being 922 pixels by 1324 pixels. This sounds complicated in words, so here is a diagram: In the diagram above, I have resized the image to an appropriate small size, added a thin border, then added white space to each side and to top and bottom so that the overall size is 910 pixels by 1276 pixels. Then finally I have added another 24 pixels of white space to the top and bottom, and 12 pixels to the right hand side. (I’m saying “white space” but it could well be “black space” or any other colour, of course.) I have found that a good size for a thin border is three pixels, and a good offset from the edge of the card is 100 pixels (which is half an inch, or 12.7 mm). Of course, you can use different numbers if you like in order to achieve a different end result. AN EXAMPLE To make this a bit clearer (I hope) here’s what I did with Tulip Glow: This starts off as a square image, and I want it centered horizontally on the card. I decide on a three-pixel thin black border, and I want it offset from the edges of the card by 100 pixels on the left and right, so thats 2×3 + 2×100 = 206 total pixels of border. The target card width is 910 pixels, so my image must be resized to 910 – 206 = 704 pixels wide. Using Photoshop, I go to Image -> Image Size and set 704 pixels as the width, making sure that “Constrain Proportions” is ticked. I click “OK”. My core image is now the right size, 704 pixels square. Next, I add a three-pixel black border by going to Image -> Canvas Size, tick the “Relative” box, and enter “6 pixels” into the Width and Height boxes. Make sure the “Anchor” is set to the center so that the six extra pixels are added equally on all sides, giving a three-pixel border. Set the “Canvas extension color” to Black and click “OK”. The thin border is done, and our image is now 710 pixels square. OK, next we want to extend the canvas out to the edges of the card, using White this time. Again, go to Image -> Canvas Size and enter 200 into the Width box. This will add 100 pixels of white on both the left and right sides. Set the “Canvas extension color” to White and click “OK”. The total width of the image is now 910 pixels, as desired. Now we want to add more white to the top and bottom, but this time we want more white at the bottom than at the top, to give a pleasing balanced design to the card. Our image is currently 710 pixels in height, but our target height is 1276 pixels. So we have to add 1276 – 710 = 566 pixels. We might choose to add, say, 200 pixels to the top and 366 pixels to the bottom. We do this by using Image -> Canvas Size twice more. First, put 200 pixels in the Height box, and set the “Anchor” to the bottom square to force the newly added pixels to appear on top of the image. Then repeat, putting 366 pixels in the Height box and setting the “Anchor” to the top square, forcing the new pixels to appear at the bottom of the image. We now have our nicely formatted card image … sized at 910 pixels by 1276 pixels. To finish off, we need to add a little bit more to the top, bottom, and right sides, which will mostly be trimmed off during printing. So, using Image -> Canvas Size twice more, add 24 white pixels to the top and bottom, and 12 pixels to the right, and it’s all done! Get the card printed, and everything should be nicely centered and professional-looking. DISCLAIMER There is one thing that Justin mentions in his forum post that I linked to at the beginning of this Journal, and that is that RedBubble could, at any time, decide to change the way the cards are printed. If they do that, then of course it is possible that the way the cards are sized and trimmed will be different, and these instructions may no longer work well. Anyway, I hope this is understandable and helps in some way, Yours, prbimages.
I was contacted this week by the owner of a local Gallery who, after a brief discussion regarding my work, I had invited to view some of …
I was contacted this week by the owner of a local Gallery who, after a brief discussion regarding my work, I had invited to view some of the works I currently have on exhibit at the local Library. They would like to purchase my book, my cards and my calendars to sell in the Gallery (I guess they’ll be like the lollies at the checkout in the supermarket, you know, the smaller, cheaper type purchases, the impulse buys!) and have commissioned me to create some cards for the Gallery too….................... I’m a tad EXCITED!!! You’ve got to get out there and talk to people.
WOW!! / am really enjoying myself here….. / but it’s all WORK WORK and more work!!! / anyways, I would like to thank BEHIND THE MASK...
WOW!! / am really enjoying myself here….. / but it’s all WORK WORK and more work!!! / anyways, I would like to thank BEHIND THE MASK / for featuring 12 of my best works…. / Well, it’s all because I’ve won the ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK CHALLENGE I’m sooooo over the moon!!!! / wooooooo hooooooo!!! A BIG thanks to / GINGER / and / CHASINGSOOZ WOOOOOOO HOOOO!!!!
I really enjoy getting that email that tells me I have sold something on RedBubble. Not for the money really.. Just that someone likes wh…
I really enjoy getting that email that tells me I have sold something on RedBubble. Not for the money really.. Just that someone likes what I have shared enough to buy a card to give as a gift.. So happy.. Thank you to the person who did this.. Bless you.. / Chuck.. Click Card To Go To Its Page
This morning I was thinking it’s all very quiet here at RB and suddenly my monitor lit up with Sales news… I want to share that someone…
This morning I was thinking it’s all very quiet here at RB and suddenly my monitor lit up with Sales news… I want to share that someone special purchased 4 tshirts this morning, and to thank them for buying the following tees.. as I don’t know who they are :) You really made my day :) thank you ! I’m also happy to say that I’ve sold 4 cards recently to different folks (big thanx to you all) / Rainbow Elephant to Caryn Benness / / Forever Friends to the lovely Caryn Benness / / Hidden Treasure to my dear friend Anita / / Sweethearts and a matted print of Madonna and Child also sold recently a tshirt of Wear Your Humanity / thank you everyone!!!!!
... been hoping all week that i might get even just one sale of a framed or canvas print and tonight all my dreams came true :) !http:...
... been hoping all week that i might get even just one sale of a framed or canvas print and tonight all my dreams came true :) ...this lovely family bought 4 medium canvas prints and 4 greeting cards, thank you so much Also today, the lovely Stéphan Alomène purchased a greeting card of Moon Guitar A big thank you to Katie Goldsmith who recently purchased greeting cards of Zen Garden and Little Sunshine the Patchwork Elephant / and also my special thanks to the buyer of Elephant Baby TShirt Finally, thank you to everyone who has bought art from me during August, i am so grateful, I won’t mention them all individually as some are gifts that have been bought and need to remain under wraps … But so far in August I’ve sold 1 laminated print, 11 tees, 23 cards and 5 canvas prints…thanx again everyone, for all your love and support and continual encouragement… KT xxx
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/ I just sold a little owl card, woot!!! Thank yous go out to whoever did that :)
After a few weeks of discussion among a few UK Bubblers, It has been decided to send out this invitation…. On Saturday the 12th of Dec…
After a few weeks of discussion among a few UK Bubblers, It has been decided to send out this invitation…. On Saturday the 12th of December 2009 / about time a few of us met up in the real world ! There will be a meet and greet for any Red Bubblers who wish to attend. The City…….........................................London / The Area…….......................................Kings Cross/Euston/St. Pancras / The time…….......................................Meet at 12:00……....late arrivals 14:00 / The venue is a local Pub……...........to be decided at a later date. if you would like to attend, please BMail Skinnyman And as importantly..PASS THIS ON to others, the more there, the more FUN. This could the start of something GREAT….. and you would not want to miss out would you? :) So come on! Send that Bmail…….................................................Be there or be ROUND!! UPDATE Update info can be found Here
My image, The Empty Chair / has been featured th…
My image, The Empty Chair / has been featured this morning in the C.O.R.E. Group A very sincere thank you to the group hosts for the feature as well as to all of you redbubblers that support my work; it is truly an honor and very much appreciated
Hi I really like journalling about my sales, for a number of reasons. Some people feel it’s akin to bragging and rather shallow, but the…
Hi I really like journalling about my sales, for a number of reasons. Some people feel it’s akin to bragging and rather shallow, but there are different ways of going about a sales journal, so that they can also be interesting and newsy. One great benefit of a sales journal is that customers who are first time buyers actually get to see products that are selling, and it helps to create a feeling of trust between the artist, the buyer and the manufacturer of the goods. I think that’s really important. I know myself, that as a potential customer, i really look for this type of thing before committing to buy. What customer doesn’t want to see sales that have been successfully made prior to them purchasing something. Journalling and blogging about sales, also allows me to draw attention to some of my older works and it reminds me that art that you’ve done a while ago, can still be appreciated… new work is always important and to keep it fresh and maintain a high standard, but it’s so wonderful when someone buys your work, and it’s nice to celebrate that a little. It also reminds me, that series I did in the past, like the asia series, still has appeal…the more I dwell on it, the more inspired I become. Perhaps I think about doing another series of this type in the future…etc. I also enjoy the additional opportunity we sometimes get in these journals for a bit more interaction with each other, when we have the time. It’s also a way of saying thank you to the buyer who remains anonymous, as was the case this afternoon, when I noticed I had a few sales, and so i thought I’d mention them here, as it’s not possible to thank them personally: / thank you so much to the buyers of these greeting cards from my early Asia Series / thank you also to the buyers of the above Christmas Cards, a reminder of how close we are getting to the 25th of December!! yikes…! so sorry i haven’t been around much lately, there’s a lot going on my end, but i hope to be getting around to see your new works soon, i miss them and i miss you all… love karin ps… i dunno if it’s my imagination or not, but after a sales journal, usually more sales follow
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/ / / The Red Bubble service provides my art direct to you on professionally printed art products, delivered to your door, ready to hang within 10-15 days from placement of your order or request! / / Shop With Confidence / Pay with your credit card or PayPal account, secured with 128-bit SSL encryption. Sales are powered by RedBubble.com. / Money back guarantee on all purchases. / / / / Greeting Cards / / Greeting Cards are printed on Durst Theta, bonded to high quality 200 gsm card for the best internal writing surface, creased and packed with an envelope ready to write on, give away or just admire. The card size is C6 folded (114mm by 162mm). / Order a whole collection and frame them! / / / / Matted Prints / / RB place a high quality photographic print of almost any image between two layers of matte board cut to a standard 20” x 16” (508mm x 406mm) size. The result is a beautifully simple and interchangable work of art which can be placed inside a reusable picture frame, mounted to the wall directly, or simply kept somewhere safe to be admired from time-to-time. / / You can also purchase a gorgeous solid timber frame designed especially to suit matted prints, allowing you to display lots of different artwork in the one frame over time. They’re available in your choice of colors. / / / / / / Laminated Prints / / Laminated prints are affordable, high–quality prints of the great work on RB. Buying laminated prints is an easy way of providing encouragement to the artist, and still having change for that huge mounted print for the living room. Definitely the “impulse buy” of the art world. / / / / / / Mounted Prints / Mounted on gatorboard (as opposed to chipboard which can bend and flake over time) for a quality finish. Mounted prints are affordable, ready-to-hang art. About Gator Board / Much stronger than foamcore, but about the same weight. Rigid polystyrene foam core laminated between two face veneers of resin-impregnated wood fiber for use in displays, photo mounting, and much more. Provides an ideal combination of minimal weight and high load capacity. / / / / Canvas Prints / / RB using Canson Canvas, an Epson printer and Epson pigment inks to ensure a quality product that will look great and last forever. All canvas prints have a water-based clear lacquer applied to them as a UV barrier and to protect the canvas prints from scuffing. It also makes them easier to clean! All canvas prints are mounted on hardwood (Eucalyptus Regnans to be exact) for a sturdy frame. / / / / Framed Prints / / Finely-crafted custom frames create stunning art pieces from RB prints. Frames are crafted from quality timbers in a range of finishes. A white, off-white or black matte surrounds the print to emphasize the artist’s work and bring the piece to life. Premium ultra-clear perspex in front provides a superior finish and means the piece is lighter and easier for you to move without breaking. / / / / Posters / / RB posters are available in three sizes, with a maximum print area of A2, A1 or A0. / Posters are printed with a 5mm white border. / They’re printed on durable 180GSM matte stock. These posters are water-proof, which we discovered when James “washed” one in the sink. Although the print survived surprisingly well, we recommend ordering new posters in preference to scrubbing them under a faucet. / / / / / / Calendars / / Calendars are printed on high quality, high density paper that’s easy to write on, and come bound and ready for hanging on your wall. RB calendars are printed on an HP Indigo 5000 (for those who haven’t heard, this is the digital press). Each page is a matte coated print on 170gsm pages. The cover shows your choice of image on heavier 300gsm paper. Your calendars have a hanger and white wire binding. / RedBubble calendars are satin-coated prints on high quality art paper. They’re A3 size (that’s 297×420mm, or 11.69×16.54”) / / / / / / T-Shirts / / T-Shirt designs are printed on 100% cotton American Apparel fabric, and are available in cuts to suit men, women and children. To keep them looking great, wash them cold and hang them up to dry. The come in 4 different styles and 22 different colours, short and long sleeve, girly fit and unisex. To determine size and colour, click on Buy/Preview where you will find the full description on how to choose your size and colour. / / / / /
/ Bramble Rainbowtree / Tiny and Isabella / Affirmation / Binda / Blue Pools / Lost and Found A friend and fellow bubbler gottheshot wrote me with a great suggestion for doing half coloured in images to show the before and after effects. As a child, he recalled having a book which had the images only half coloured and it came with a little mirror, so you placed the mirror in the centre, and could see the rest of the image coloured in, like magic… thank you very much gottheshot as you can see, I’ve been having a bit of a play around doing this, and added each of these images to the actual artwork now, all thanx to you! ps my work is not symmetrical, so these aren’t exactly halves, but it would be fun to get a little mirror and try this out, and i’m going to do that shortly, lol
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Kokeshi (こけし, kokeshi?) are simply wooden (木, ki, ko?) or small (小, ko?) dolls (芥子, keshi) originally from northern Japan. They are handm…
Kokeshi (こけし, kokeshi?) are simply wooden (木, ki, ko?) or small (小, ko?) dolls (芥子, keshi) originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms or legs. The bottom is marked with the signature of the artist. (Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi) / Ben My otomusuko (younger son) Ben who turns 13 in December, made this beautiful timber kokeshi doll for me during his Japanese Studies class… it remains unfinished in the raw timber state, and i really quite like it that way. I found this old tin and it fit her perfectly for a litte photo shoot this morning. / Ben’s Kokeshi with Sarah my choujo (eldest daughter) who is 17 now, in the insert wearing a beautiful kimono she was dressed up in by a shopkeeper in Japan, she has just come home from a 2 week stay in Japan with a host family Kokeshi were first produced by Kiji-shi (wood artisans) at the Shinchi Shuraku, near the Togatta Onsen, Zaō, Miyagi Prefecture5 from where kokeshi making techniques spread to other spa areas in the Tōhoku Region. It is said that these dolls were originally made during the middle of the Edo period (1600–1868) to be sold to people who were visiting the hot springs in the north-east of the country. A few of my own kokeshi designs below: / The woods used for kokeshi vary, with cherry used for its darkness and dogwood for its softer qualities. Itaya-kaede, a Japanese maple, is also used in the creation of both traditional and creative dolls. The wood is left outdoors to season for one to five years before it can be used.
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… that’s cos they knew Me…
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… that’s cos they knew Mel had to do the books before she left for her trip, and no one was game to make a peep! Hope everyone has a wonderful couple of weeks, however you are passing the time, and best wishes from me and mine for the new year! Thanks for being here, everyone! xox
Isn’t it amazing? It seems it was 1970 j…
Isn’t it amazing? It seems it was 1970 just three days ago…... / The 70’s was a monumental time for me personally, graduating from high school, venturing off to explore the world, marrying my first husband, experiencing the miracle of the birth of my first child, surviving an almost fatal car accident and almost simultaneously suffering the sudden death of my beloved Father, which left a vacant gaping wound in my heart that took years to heal…...... as well as experiencing devastating emotional and physical abuse and a heartbreaking divorce…. The 70’s was a time of innocence, and a loss of innocence. .. yet, I learned so much and I have no regrets. I became independent, reevaluated my belief system, shed my childhood conditioning, totally redefining my life as I discovered my own personal and spiritual values defining who I am, what I stand for and what I believe. I returned to my childlike innocence. I embrace my rich and dynamic cultural heritage, opened my eyes and my heart and embraced other cultures and languages as well. I am grateful for every experience, for every lesson I have learned from every person I have met and I am grateful for every good thing that has happened in my life. Fast forward to the 80’s with several moves on the mainland from the east coast to the west and all points in between, with several transcontinental moves, enjoying several years living in Europe, exploring other countries and mastering foreign languages. The 80’s was a time of enlightenment, a time for spiritual ascension and moments of profound revelations, a new marriage, delighting in the births of two more beautiful children. And the music of the 80’s was awesome. I especially loved U2. The 80’s was prime time for me. I wish I looked now like I looked in the 80’s with long thick auburn hair and flawless ivory skin. :)))) It was a decade of working and playing and personal growth and realizing that I could create my own reality as I followed my dreams. The 90’s were certainly interesting. Another divorce. I devoted most of those years as well to nurturing my young children and refining my career. Imagine my surprise and dismay when my Irish heritage manifested itself as my rich auburn hair transformed virtually overnight to a platinum blonde. It is still a surprise each time I look into the mirror. It was a time of tremendous sacrifice as well and often times I worked three jobs as I explored many interests and tried so hard to maintain a good balance in my life. Such as Time flies and the last decade certainly seems to have breezed by as if in a dream. From the year 2000 to 2009 so much has happened I could publish a book and it would probably be a best seller for the places I have been, the people I have met and the things that have happened are so fascinating. I am so amazed that it is now the year 2010. So much has happened this last year. I was single and independent almost 19 years when I met Jacob. And now this year Jacob and I celebrated our first year of marriage. I have met hundreds of members of our family on his side here on Maui. Most everyone on Maui is related to us. If they are Hawaiian, they are probably our ohana. :)) We have made many new friends and lost a couple of frenemies :)) You know who they are, the ones who pretend to be your friends, but they are really your enemy and when you have a disagreement they only do their best to slander you and bring you down as they project and impose their own personal opinion, belief or value system on you without regard for your truth or your heart. The true friends who remain have my best interests at heart, as I do theirs, and they help to protect my heart. I am grateful for my true friends. We have experienced some tragic very sad events as well. It certainly hasn’t been all fun in the sun. We have also buried many of my husbands family and life long friends in 2009. Through it all we face each day our own mortality. Every day we realise, we remember and acknowlege that each day is a gift. / We focus on the good things in life. Yet, most of all we have had tremendous fun and enjoyed many wonderful, some truly extraordinary experiences here on the island. For me personally it has been educational in so many ways. No one can really know the Hawaiian culture unless you are submerged in it. You may come here on holiday and explore the island, shop the beautiful galleries and gift shoppes, see the sights and explore the ocean, the seacliffs, the cloud forests, the rain forests and the many beautiful beaches, yet to truly know Hawai’i and understand this magnificent culture, you must live here. I try to share this beauty with all of you through my imagery. I am so happy to hear from you when you leave a note and let me know my work and the splendid poetry I search for and attach to my images to breathe life into them speaks to your heart. / / On another happy note, in a couple of weeks my son and his wife will be welcoming the birth of their first child, a precious baby girl. She will be my fifth grandchild and Jacob’s tenth. Imagine that, between us we have 15 grandchildren. Wow. My son is my youngest child and I cannot explain how I feel knowing he will soon be holding his own child in his arms. If I could wave my magic wand she would be born here on the island. How I wish we could, it would be so wonderful as I have not seen my children in three years and I would love for this child to be born on Maui. I have three beautiful talented children. My oldest daughter (the one I grew up with) is married with 4 beautiful children. My second daughter is still single (thank God) and attending university studying to be a graphic designer. And my son is having a child. I miss them all so much and I love them more than my own life. Jacob has 7 beautiful children, and we are truly blessed, for our children are our legacy and they are our greatest gifts in life. To all our family and friends, we wish you love and sweet compassion. We wish you tremendous success and every happiness. May you all enjoy a fabulous new year!!! / / Aloha oukou / E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe / `Okole maluna Jacob and Sharon Mau /
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