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Etsy shop updated

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I’ve recently added some more works to my Etsy Shop (Arty Aitch) which has been neglected lately due to Christmas and the production I was involved in at our local amdram society in January. Doing tasks like this always seems to take longer than I anticipate. I started taking the photographs of each item yesterday morning. Then I uploaded them onto the PC, saved each image as a both hi-res one in my art folder and a “save for web” sized image for uploading on-line (which I save into a separate folder on my PC). Naming each image relevant to how I perceive it probably makes the job longer, but I find it’s easier to locate if I give appropriate file-names to my images.

I then spent much of the afternoon writing up the details of each item for the description as I entered it into my shop. I find this sort of thing a real slog, so maybe that’s why it takes so long, but I’m glad to say that now I do at least have all my mini paintings photographed and in my Etsy shop – and I have created a document listing them all on my PC too, so I can keep track of where they are if I use them for a Craft Fair or sell any etc.

Here are a few of the mini paintings I’ve just uploaded:

"Alternatively" - mini painting with easel.

 

"Celestial" - mini painting with easel

 

"Running On Time" - mini painting with easel

New work unearthed!

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I know the title of this blog post seems odd, but I’ve recently been having a tidy up of my artworks – they are all in bubble wrap and/or cardboard boxes ready for transportation to exhibition or for delivery to customers. During the process of tidying up, I undearthed this new work – well, new to the internet, that is!  I’d forgotten I had this particular painting, which I created a few years ago and took to exhibitions with me – and I’d never managed to get a decent photograph of it because it has been framed and glazed by my husband. However, today he’s successfully taken a photo for me and I can now show it on the Rogue Gene Gallery and my own website. It’s called “Groene Maelstrom” and measures 46cm by 33cm around the frame (that’s 18 x 13 inches). The painted areas measure 14.5cm by 21.5cm each and the rest is black mount.

"Groene Maelstrom" by Helen "Aitch" Davison.

Painted in acrylic in an abstract expressive style, it has a mesmerising effect on you as you look at the painting. I find it quite relaxing as an image. You will be able to see it on the RGG shortly – you may even wish to purchase it as a Christmas gift for someone, feel free to do so!

Crafty Connections

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The title of this blog post relates to the crafty connections you may make when taking part in craft fairs. As I reported recently in my personal blog (All things arty), sometimes taking part in a craft fair does not immediately bring success of a financial nature. However, the one I took part in last weekend is paying off for me already, since this morning I received a telephone call from a woman who had asked me for a business card and as a result of that, I am now booked in for another Christmas Craft Fair on the 10th & 11th of December. I think that the more often you are seen, the higher the chance of your work selling, since you start to build a reputation in your area for your particular art or craft. This time of year is particularly busy for craft fairs, so I am now fully booked up until the week before Christmas! I have my own table now, too, which helps – sometimes you have to pay extra for table hire. I have just taken delivery of a new table top jewellery display, which I will be using to show off my Christmas Tree ornaments!

I have also bought some lovely little jewellery boxes that are designed to look like small cupboards with a drawer at the bottom – I’ve nearly finished decorating the first one, which I’ve promised to my niece for her bedroom, but if they are popular, I will be decorating more for the future, too.

They measure 13.5cm x 10cm x 7cm each and are really well crafted. Supposedly designed for children to decorate for themselves, I think adults will appreciate using these to store little pieces of jewellery or craft items, as well.

I’m finding that my artistic output has increased since I started taking part in craft fairs – I am still painting, as well, but my focus has changed temporarily to smaller paintings and easily transportable items!

I would never have known about the fair on the 10th & 11th unless I’d taken part in the one last weekend, and I very nearly opted out of that one because I didn’t really feel up to it, so I’m very glad I did – and that I used my checklist to remember to take my business cards on the day, too!

Christmas cards and Arty Aitch bags

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As the Christmas season fast approaches, and along with it, for me at least, a selection of fairs, I have been making some more Christmas cards. Here are a couple of “series”, which I have temporarily called the “pink” series and the “red” series, although I haven’t actually named them as yet.  These are just a sample of the full batch I have created – I don’t want to post them all on here!

The "Pink" series

The "red" series

 
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Two new notebooks

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Columbo notebook

"Columbo" decorated notebook

Having decided to take part in several craft shows during the coming weeks, I thought I’d better make sure I have plenty of items in stock so that my table is always full! To that end, I’ve been busy lately creating a few more wooden trinket boxes and a couple of decorated notebooks. These two are my latest – this time I’ve gone back to my school-days, when we often used to decorate our exercise books with wallpaper. It wasn’t very cool, but I loved doing it then and enjoyed fond memories when I re-created that effect with these two examples of 1970s wallpaper!  I’ve even gone back in time with the names of the books, using titles of TV programmes from that era as my inspiration.

Rear view of Poldark

"Poldark" - full view of the decorated notebook.

 POldark decorated notebook

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Haltemprice Art Exhibition

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Yesterday I took my two entries along to Cottingham, East Yorkshire, for the Annual Haltemprice Art Exhibition to be held there from Friday 21st October until Saturday 29th October inclusive. I have not yet managed to attend to preview evening as I have always had other commitments and this year is no exception! However, I like to visit the exhibition at least once during the weekly run, as there is always a wide variety of work on show.

I have entered the following two pieces this year:

Ewe Too At Baswick Landing

 

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