Last summer I had a hankering to draw some new Mineral King pictures in pencil. I did four of them without a plan for reproduction or framing. Artists make art, and I am a Central California artist making art of the flyover center of California, my main source of inspiration (along with liking to drive and to eat.)
This spring I decided to test the marketability of these drawings as cards. These are packages of 4 different cards, 5×7″, blank inside with envelopes, $15 per package. There are only 9 5 packages available. Through this blog post and Saturday’s open studio, I will decide if these are popular enough to print in greater quantity.
This sort of thing is just part of the business of art. Make the art I want, and then figure out if there is a market for it. . .
This is the insert that goes inside the package of cards. The drawings are too small to really appreciate on the insert, so I’ve placed them underneath. Scroll on, Gentle Blog Reader. What?? No Honeymoon Cabin?
Nope – sometimes an artist’s gotta do what she’s gotta do. (But she is willing to listen to customer requests, within reason.)
P.S. I thought at first that $15 was a little high-ish for 4 cards. Then I went inside a real store and looked at real cards that are sold one at a time. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I was astonished at the prices, so believe these are a bargain.
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Jana, beautiful drawings!
Thank you, Janet. Drawing is my favorite thing!
Me! Me! Me! I want a packet, please! Check or PayPal? Tax? Shipping? You know how to reach me. 🙂
Sharon, I’ll set aside a package for you and email you with details.
Yep, your pricing is very reasonable and I love the images. Well done!
Thank you, Donna. I love to draw!
I’ll take two, unless that sounds too greedy. Then I’ll take one. Honeymoon Cabin would be nice.
Jon, 2 shall be yours! Bummer about the Honeymoon Cabin. . . which picture would you eliminate in order to include it? I will take your recommendation under advisement.
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