Since joining Steemit in January I have been motivated to get back into jewellery making and I'm really glad!
A reflection on the past
When I first started tinkering with wire around 2012 I've always gone through phases of being super motivated, to not wanting to do anything. At one point I made the commitment to try and live solely off of my craft.
I hated it!
I quickly realised if I was going to earn a decent living from the jewellery I'd have to be making every day, regardless of if I wanted to or not, promoting my work online and at events became a chore. Essentially all the positives I get from making things had gone. Forced creativity is not something I do well at.
Anyway, I decided to ease the pressure by becoming a dog walker. I really enjoy it and it pays the bills. Now I can create when I want so when I do make a sale it's a bit of a bonus.
Continuing the reflective theme I've been looking back at my old work and I thought some may find some inspiration in seeing the progression of my art over the years, I know I do!
So here's a couple shots from way back in 2012 when I began messing around with some electrical wire scraps and some cheap and nasty diy pliers. I had no clue what I was doing but I was having fun.
Incidentally both of these pendants sold at my first market. I was well pleased!
Here are some shots from markets over the years. It's cool to see how my display methods changed. For the better, I think.
First market ever, I was a tad hungover from antics the night before, can you tell?!
I was approached by a Christmas pop up shop a few years ago and had a fair few items go to new homes which was cool
This is a bit of an odd scene out of context! I was knocked off my bike resulting in titanium pins in my elbow (they're still there) and a painter friend of mine had a nice exhibition space coming up so she painted some close-ups of a few necklaces. I believe I was on quite a few painkillers that day :P
Doing proper festivals was intimidating. I shared a pitch with a maker friend of mine and we did ok. The overheads for these events are quite high though and there's no guarantee you'll make them back so I probably won't be doing any alone for the foreseeable future.
I hope this post was at least a bit interesting to some of you. If it has inspired someone who's just getting into a craft to pursue it then I'm happy.
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hmm commenting asking for upvotes but not actually upvoting my post, write good content and you'll get upvotes. I'm not upvoting your content because you've asked me to it doesnt work like that sorry
I am sorry mr.
no hard feelings just some friendly advice :)
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I would like you to have some close look ups of each piece, and some background on them. And should be originally posted here for a better curation.
thanks for your comment, I'll remember next time about the bots, wasn't aware of the etiquette regarding that.
This was more of an overview of my practice, there are lots of posts with close-ups on my blog if you're interested.
You certainly have a great deal of talent and vision for turning wire into absolutely stunning pieces. What I like most about your work is that I see your pendants and think about how great they would look with designer dresses and ball gowns.
I'm with you on forced creativity though. My inspiration plummets when I'm boxed in.
Keep up the awesome work!
aw, thanks for the kind words. I'd never considered going that route but it would be fun to explore if given the opportunity
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Very nice bro! Happy to see your works!
Very good post!
thanks man
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You have really grown. Your old designs are creative too. I really liked the paintings of your designs. Keep growing :D
thanks mate. always been into creative things over sports of academia!
I know exactly what you mean about how trying to squeeze a living out of creating jewelry takes the fun out of it. I tried doing that for a bit and came to the same conclusion. Now, having another job, I can create when inspiration strikes without any pressure and it's so much fun again. Plus I don't like to promote myself much so when I realized how much of that was involved with making a living off of it, it just wasn't for me. Glad you found your creative inspiration again! Nice work and booth set ups.
yeh, the self-promotion is always a hard one for me it just feels so artificial to the creative process
I relate to so much of what you say. I get motivated and the day to day grind of making a sort of living wears me down. In two years I made and sold nearly 500 items and some days just plain feel like a craftsman zombie, not really an inspired artist. After you have made the same wallet design 24 times, well, it all loses its sparkle.
I only did a few craft shows before I was done with that. More work then it was worth as the show sponsor took too much. It was just like working for someone again.
But anyway, always enjoy your stuff and posts. Keep it up, Rob!
mm yes, I do sometimes wish I was more motivated by the financial potential, I do wonder where I could be if I was better at the grind! having said that the few times I do a production line setup for a particular order it's kinda fun in its own way. By the way I need to chat to you on discord regarding a new wallet we briefly spoke about. If I buy/trade for one it could save sending two parcels with the embossed pieces as well
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