Feather bookmarks (one side and then the reverse side shown in the first two images below).
Acrylic and Ink on 2 x 7 inch Bristol Paper with Ribbon.
One side of two bookmarks.
The reverse side of the previous two bookmarks.
Three of the five bookmarks. Two of one side (the first and third bookmark), and one of the reverse side (the center bookmark).
In many ways I like to cross boundaries. I like to break the lines that divide categories, disciplines and other units - sometimes units of thinking as well... Mail Art does this in many ways, which is one reason I like Mail Art. So do things like painting bookmarks with "art" aesthetics in mind.
For some reason the idea of bookmarks has always appealed to me. I enjoy seeing what people do on a bookmark in much the same way I enjoy seeing what people did on cave walls eons ago or may be today on city walls and the machinery of life.
One of the things I like about doing something like this is that it's not only fun but this kind of thing becomes resource for me as well as functioning as a study. I also like the idea of working, even in a study, as if it is a finished work - in this case it's a "finished item".
As i made these I enjoyed the idea of using them in books. I've liked books since I was little and began to understand that a book could take me to another world. I like the idea of a bookmark that is special because it simply enhances the reading process.... not that i wont use "any scrap of anything thin enough to slip in a book" at times. . . In the case of these five bookmarks the time on one is almost as much as a small painting (5 x 7). So they are probably not a reasonable item to market cost wise. However, opening a book up to a place where I'd find one of these book marks would be fun.
That's the idea, yes - fun!
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You seem to have a real knack for picking the "right" bright colors on your pieces.
I may have to do this too.
The bookmarks would be marketable for the right price!
I love your artistic style.
thank you all - yes, it's true. occassionally i forget which way the planet spins and i get going in the opposite direction and slip off. ...erm. . . that's my story and i'm sticking to it...
thank you Trish A. - yes, i agree, duplicating these something like a print would lower the cost considerably. my difficulty is i'd prefer to be painting and creating rather than administrating the logistics of sales. i think that has always been my issue. the "business" end of things isnt where i want to spend my time. being a one person company/owner/worker/pr/marketing/sales and human resources is a challenge. i think your solution is the right one - or one of the right ones...
Lance L - i hope you do give something like this a try. the more i do, the more i learn and eventually that's what makes it all work.
yup Jan - "for the right price". there are so many prices, yes. it's always an artist's delimma - do i price for 1- what i think they are worth. or 2 - what i think they will sell for. or 3 - cost plus an hourly wage. or 4 - what would sell and hope to build up a clientele so i can slowly raise my price to a reasonable value. or 5 - what others are marketing them for. or... yup. a challenge, yes. i still have to figure out how paypal works. . .on the other side of it - i'm way delighted you're enjoying the postcard. *grin*
thank you Megan John - i've not heard of jakprints - i'll take a look. it's the logistics of marketing them once i have them that slows me down. carrying them around locally can be a full time occupation in itself... do you use paypal? i'd swap a good price for one of these originals with someone who is familiar with using paypal if they'd buy it through paypal and let me ask them questions about how it works. (if you are interested - let me know, yes. no worries if it's not something you really want to do)
thanks Rose - i'd like the price to be reasonable - however i'd like it to be reasonable for both the buyer and me. . . and i'm not sure on these if that would work. on the other hand as i mentioned above - for someone knowledgeable and with experience using paypal and willing to buy through paypal and allow me to ask them questions about paypal, i'd work out a price on one of these that would hopefully be good for the buyer. regardless of whether you are intereted in that or not, i appreciate knowing there are people who might buy on the high end of something like this. . . it keeps me working on the idea that i may yet be able to put it all together some day...
oh! cool - Rene' Allen - thank you. it's clear to me that i enjoy creating - even if i am sometimes all over the place. i appreciate your effort with Artistic Minds - thank you.
thanks Soiskin Iam - these may serve as a stepping stone to marketing. thanks for the encouragement.