Somewhat of a "light" working day day, today; lots of non-creative things on my mind. Life beckons.
Finished a commission piece for a friend:
I generally avoid doing things "to order" because the person doing the ordering invariably has one thing in mind, and even if they offer an elaborate description of what they want, I invariably walk away with a different impression from what they had in mind.
The more specific the request, the harder it becomes to hit the mark. Odd thing, that.
Guido wanted something to reflect "The Depths of the Universe and Stars" but at the same time also wanted a sense of "movement."
I was tempted to just say "It's a ROCK, my friend... it doesn't MOVE!" but instead meditated a bit on the idea of the endless firmament (that part wasn't too hard) and finally ended up with the movement coming in the form of the slight pinwheel effect... with the orange dots also mimicking the schematics that show the transit of heavenly bodies.
All in all, it turned out pretty well, and... well... we can use the money.
Etsy
The remaining bit of work for today was listing a small group of heart stones (individually) to the Etsy store.
Etsy has slowed to a crawl, although page views are up by almost 300% from last year. I'm hoping that if this "Stimulus Package" goes through, people might start spending money again.
Amazon
Notification from Amazon Handmade that all listings now need to be on a plain white background.
Way to create more work without it actually having a material difference on anyone's bottom line. Reminds me of "new and improved" dish detergent... it makes NO difference to to efficacy of the product and serves no purpose other than being able to use the word "new."
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