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amother ↓

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 3:07 pm

I am really artistic... I love art as an outlet and would love to make money off what I can do. My question to you all is what type of art would you be most likely to buy or do you think is most lucrative:

kid's room art (decorative things, wall hangings etc)
Judaica art
general art (still lifes, scenery)
other ideas (you suggest)

I'm really busy at home (I used to do graphic design and find that too time consuming for now) and so I feel I don't just want to sit around churning out things that might never sell- I at least want to research what sells best. I'm open to ideas so please suggest, thanks!!!

Mrs.K

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 3:18 pm

I would certainly like to purchase art however....

I have a friend in my neighborhood who also creates absolute masterpieces. No one could believe they aren't professionally made when they see them hanging on her walls. Very often she is asked to sell them and she always refuses. When I ask her why, she said that it takes her so much time and effort to create each piece, that the amount she would have to charge, no one would be willing to pay.

Something to think about...

↑ amother ↓

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 3:31 pm

Mrs.K wrote:

Good advice, that is true. I am artistic and the time I spend on the art I enjoy would never be repaid by charging reasonable money for my work. Eventually I found something I enjoy less but can make very quickly. I can't say I make a lot of money off of it though. If you want to be more business-like, rather than artistic, I suggest you look into some things that are quick to do once you get into a system of working. Papercuts for example are very easy. My friend set me up with the supplies and taught me how to do it within 30 minutes, and I made something beautiful within 20 minutes. I would do it myself except that I would be competing and taking business away from the friend who taught me (she was doing a chesed when I was on bedrest).

queen

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 7:51 pm

Mrs.K wrote:

very good post.
Art is a hard talent to become rich off of, when creating individual pieces by hand.
People have a limited amount they will spend on an item, yet your time in creating piece is worth a lot more.

As a side job to bring in a little bit extra- might work, but don't remodel your home yet based on expecting to bring in millions Smile

ClaRivka

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 8:23 pm

can u make paper cuts?

orchidmom

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 8:52 pm

can you give mini classes in your home for adults or kids?

TwinsMommy

Wed, Mar 25 2009, 11:09 pm

homemade greeting cards, journals, polymer clay jewelry, etc using advanced rubber stamping techniques? That's artistic and something not just anyone can do, but not terribly time consuming.

Etsy and 1000 markets would be good avenues for that sort of selling.

dimples

Thu, Mar 26 2009, 12:38 am

what about jewelry design?

Ilovechoumous

Thu, Mar 26 2009, 5:05 am

I am in love with micrography and papercuts.

favourite non-jewish micrography link:
http://www.lapopart.com/produc.....t=134

an idea for you is to do pasukim - you can make a papercut backing and write in beautiful letters, people's pasuk's-- this would be a great gift. and also people would buy some type of art with the child's name (as a gift).
or even write pasukim. etc. good luck!!

Raisin

Thu, Mar 26 2009, 6:48 am

if you have the time and space, give group art lessons. my friend does that - she charges around $10 a kid per lesson - she does some in her house, some the local Jewish school.

Another friend who is an artist does lots of very similar pictures and sells them for much less then her regular art. becasue they are cheaper they are easier to sell. I might want to spend $50-$100 on a painting, I don't know if I would spend more.

why not try some judaic art and see if a local judaica store will give you space?

↑ amother

Thu, Mar 26 2009, 4:30 pm

Hmmmm.... you are all giving me food for thought. I mostly wanted to hear what you'd be likely to buy and some of you gave practical answers so thank you. Who knows, maybe one day you'll buy my stuff? I'll sign it Imamother... Smile

Tweedledee ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 8:14 pm

I make wire wrapped pendants as a hobby and would love to make a bussiness out of it, but while I have the artistic aspect, my bussiness sense is useless. I don't know whow to sell to save my life.

ShakleeMom ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 8:27 pm

You can paint designs on walls and charge $20 per square foot.

↑ Tweedledee ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 8:31 pm

that is gorgeous. I wish I knew how to do that.

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 8:36 pm

I've done it here and there it's very rewarding.

↑ Tweedledee ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 8:38 pm

I am very artistic with pencils but for some reason I'm a klutz with paint.

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 9:01 pm

Tweedledee wrote:

I am very artistic with pencils but for some reason I'm a klutz with paint.

Try it! First time, draw with a pencil on the wall. Some suggestions: In a large format, it's a lot easier to hide a mistake. A huge flower looks stunning on a wall, a tiny flower on a paper must be perfect. When sketching with pencil on the wall, do NOT erase, it will leave the wall paint shiny. Rub off with dish washing soap on a baby wipe.

Paint the outside edges with a flat foam brush and the insides with a good quality paintbrush. Start shading quickly, this stuff dries fast.

Print out a picture from the web and copy it on to the wall. It's much easier than drawing out of your head.

↑ Tweedledee ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 9:12 pm

I''m afraid to. if I do iot wrong we have a royal mess on our hands

↑ ShakleeMom ↓

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 9:17 pm

That's why I did it the first time in my kid's bedroom and the results were dramatic!

Tue, Mar 31 2009, 9:21 pm

ShakleeMom wrote:

Paint the outside edges with a flat foam brush and the insides with a good quality paintbrush. Start shading quickly, this stuff dries fast.

What kind of paint do you use? Acrylic? Wall paint?

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