Reflection In The Beaded Glass

Taking creativity up a notch is not an easy feat.  I always take a few moments when I enter into the creative process and just breathe.  I know that I want to make something amazing, I also know that I want it to be something that is better/bolder/brighter than the last. A wise woman once told me, "you are only as good as your last piece."  So. . . with that in mind, I not only want it to look great, but to be durable as well.  I love art.  I love everything single about it.  I love to look at it on museum walls, all the way to painting my toe nails.  It is magical.  When creating jewelry you have to almost take yourself out of the equation. . .it's not about you.  In my case, that is a HUGE one to tackle.  You constantly have fine artist just making art for art's sake, it's not that way with jewelry.  You must think of your clients.  If you are creating jewelry solely for yourself then this doesn't apply to you at all, but how many of us are really doing that?  Not many. Considering when you type in the word "necklace" on the ETSY search bar, it kicks back 26,987 finds.  GEEZ!!  Most artist want to combine their love for the process with the love of the profit!  You have to set yourself to the left, your materials to the right and the person you can see this necklace on - right down the middle of your creative focus.  

Yesterday I had a record breaking sales day on my website:  http://www.gethighstrung.com.  It was wonderful!  I actually listed a necklace at 4:30 and it was sold by 4:36.   SIX MINUTES!!  Incredible.  So as look at my SOLD folder, I saw a lot of pieces that I didn't even care for.  I was actually looking at pieces that I had thrown together with left over beads, beads that were given to me and some that I even forgot I had even put together and PEOPLE WERE BUYING THEM!  This began to resinate.  I then went on to look at my CURRENTLY FOR SALE section and saw pieces that I absolutely adore, and have been there for 3 months.  I really started to see the big picture in the world of art.

Don't make art selfishly.  Make art to be shared, to be loved, and to be seen.  You just might end up with your art on more than just your walls. . . or in my case, neck.  Happy creating!