Yesterday, I got another page done in my Altered Book. I do like the way it turned out, but may add something else to it. Sometimes when you let your work sit and take your time with it, it may say to you that it needs something more, or it is fine as it is. I have already basecoated another page, so I am ready to go again.
I also want to start work on some other ideas that I have. I have been admiring so many other artists' work and see that the ones that are the most successful are the artists that have their own style, their own look, something truly unique that is all their own. Finding your way to that point isn't usually something that happens overnight. It is something that takes years of work and thought.
Being a successful rubber stamp designer, I developed my own style that was truly all my own. I look back at my 20+ year career and think about those first stamp designs that I put out there for sale. For the life of me, I don't know why anyone bought them, but they did! (AWFUL)
My artwork developed over the years. The more I drew, the better I got at it. Many many of my customers told me they liked our stamps because they were unique and not like what the rest of the companies were putting out there.
So I will try to remember this with my artwork. It is not something that I am going to do and immediately become a successful artist. It is something that I will have to develop over time.
Some of my recent ideas that I will put into play may just be the first step towards that point.
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7 comments:
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hi sue! i just love your new journal pages....and your lettering looks fantastic!! i SO agree with you about how it takes a while to develop our artwork and our own style.....i don't always have the patience....i'm still working on that part, too! happy weekend to you! :)
Hi Sue, your book is gorgeous, I love this new page! It`s true you are getting better and better! Wow! I love it! :)
Cheers...Moni.
Thank You Sue for your well wishes.
Your alterd book journal is wonderful. And I agree with what you said about developing your own style. I think you have to paint a face every day to do that. And others will recognize your style happening before you do.
Oh my goodness, Sue, this is beautiful!! I need to link you today. I will go do that now.
Thanks for your feedback on the class!!!
Very nice, Sue!
Your page is beautiful! Love the lettering - it's fun, isn't it? (I'm in Martha's class too and I love it.) And I love the quote - in fact, I've been thinking about using this very quote in my journal.
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