Chris Campbell on sat 25 mar 00
Kathryn and all -
I am having a lot of success with www.wholesalecrafts.com. I don't have
to do any real time shows - retail or wholesale - anymore. I acquired over
thirty new galleries last year through the site.
It is a group site where the artists pay and the galleries get in free.
They currently have over 3,000 galleries signed up so that is a lot of people
looking at your work.
I am not getting anything for plugging them as I am not an owner, just a
successful artist. You need a password to get into the site but they will be
more than happy to give you a temporary one so you can look around. Check it
out. The toll free number is 1-888-4CRAFT1.
Chris Campbell - in Carolina
Teres Whitney on sun 26 mar 00
What do you do?
Teres
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Campbell
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Success with virtual galleries
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Kathryn and all -
>
> I am having a lot of success with www.wholesalecrafts.com. I don't have
>to do any real time shows - retail or wholesale - anymore. I acquired over
>thirty new galleries last year through the site.
>
> It is a group site where the artists pay and the galleries get in free.
>They currently have over 3,000 galleries signed up so that is a lot of
people
>looking at your work.
>
> I am not getting anything for plugging them as I am not an owner, just
a
>successful artist. You need a password to get into the site but they will
be
>more than happy to give you a temporary one so you can look around. Check
it
>out. The toll free number is 1-888-4CRAFT1.
>
>Chris Campbell - in Carolina
>
Kathryn L Farmer on tue 28 mar 00
Teres,
'Don't know if your question was intended for me or for Chris, but figured
that it was time I introduced myself anyway. Also I hope that Chris answers,
as I'm curious too.
I haven't found my niche yet. I'm so new to this that I haven't even fired
my new kiln yet, or thrown a pot since high school for that matter. I hope
to sell some ware such as hand painted tiles and sinks while I develop other
skills. Out of convenience, and because I like to paint and draw, I've been
getting my toes wet in a home based traditional ceramics (slip casting)
studio. I love the feel of working with greenware and find that I prefer
exacting lines and clean simple pieces over detailed figurines for example.
So I suspect that I will not be able to resist trying handbuilding and
throwing for long. I plan to take a course in the fall.
My background is in psychology. I'm first and foremost a Mom (two boys ages
10 and 13). Secondly, I'm a trailing spouse (5 major moves to support my
husband's career, 13 in all if you count 'cross town jumps from apt. to
house, etc.). I've always enjoyed creating and am baffled as to why it has
taken so long for me to try ceramics/pottery. Funds, space and time I
suppose... and the odd perception that if I loved what I was doing then I
must not be working. A health scare (turned out to be benign & I'd rather
skip the details) threw that notion out the window. Now I look forward to
creating and making time for every board game my sons want to play. :-)
Please forgive me when I misuse terminology. It must be like listening to a
tone deaf person try to sing with the choir. Thank you all for letting me
read and learn here.
Kathryn Farmer
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> What do you do?
> Teres
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