For our final major project we were given the opportunity to create our own project that would challenge our skills and knowledge to benefit our future in the art world. I chose to base my project around designing to sell and decided to focus my time on learning the skills involved in advertisement and selling… Continue reading Evaluation
As I am selling my products online I have realised the importance of photographing and capturing my items in a clear and effective way, it’s a crucial factor to my selling and advertising because potential customers will not be able to see the products in person. I have played around with different ways and techniques… Continue reading Experimenting with Different Photography
Questions to ask myself: What you chose to explore and reasons why? What inspired your work? What you wanted to achieve in your work? How you want it to be viewed by the public? How your work reflects you as an artist? Further/In Depth Questions: Are you pleased with the outcome/why? Brief overview of your… Continue reading Research – Writing an Evaluation
Because of some unfortunate circumstances I will not be able to attend the summer show however this has not stopped me in wanting to display my products in the best possible way that I can. As I will not be able to leave the products behind (due to selling them on etsy) I thought my… Continue reading Summer Show Images & Set Up Ideas
Drawing onto ceramic pots was not part of my initial plan but after finding them being sold as part of a dessert packaging I thought that I would use the opportunity to recycle them and produce something artistic. As the pots are black I thought my best option would be to use a white posca… Continue reading Ceramic Pots, Final Drawings and Experimentation
Instagram first started off as a social platform for the young but it is increasingly becoming more and more popular with brands and businesses. Visual content is currently the most successful marketing method and “instagram offers a unique opportunity to businesses looking to reach their target market with engaging visual content.” (Jayson DeMers, 2015) About… Continue reading Art and Marketing on Instagram – Unique Selling Point
I decided to source plain wooden keyrings on etsy made from recycled sapele wood, dimensions (L x W): 10cm x 4.5cm. The keyrings are sanded to a smooth finish meaning that drawing onto the wood will be easier. After the keyrings arrived it took me awhile to decide what designs I wanted to include onto… Continue reading Drawing onto Wooden Keyrings
Nowadays I am extremely fortunate with having access to all corners of the world through social media and online marketing. This creates more opportunities for my small business as I can reach more people. Selling art online has become extremely popular, “in the past couple of years millions of dollars have been invested in online… Continue reading Marketing Myself
Initially I was thinking about printing the design by myself and teaching myself to do so but after careful consideration and different research into the topic I quickly realised that to achieve the best results I would have to look further a field. A company called bidbi (bag it don’t bin it) print designs onto… Continue reading Getting My World Map Design Printed onto Canvas
Zara Watts 