Hello dear hearts !
I am kind of struggling writing this blogpost, for more than two weeks now. I am beyond excited to share with you what’s been shifting in me, and therefore in my artwork, but also a bit nervous of what the reaction could be.
I think I am putting so much pressure on how it will be received that I am losing the joy of sharing. So I will make this shorter than what I thought and then present you my latest girls (I have to come up for a general name for them. I had one but I am fearing it is just unpronounce-able in english).
Each time a girl comes in my painting, she tells me her story. What her life is, what she has been through and her positive message. What she likes and what she can’t stand.
I usually only share the message, that appears clearly on the painting… but for a month or so I have been feeling the urge to share her story as well. It may not be a long beautiful essay but just some stuff about «what’s behind».
I am still wondering if I should put it beautifully and add it with the painting when someone buys it, with the original only or with the prints as well ? I know people could benefit from more than the positive message that is present on the painting, I just have to find the best way to do it.
Any thought of it ?
Here are a few peaks of theses ladies (I will share them next week):
Keera
July's face
Sherry
Alyss' Ginette
How about just writing about your girls story on your blogspot and where you are selling them. The person buying it will remember the story as perhaps it’s the reason they purchased it. Perhaps they have their own story seen in your paintings and would also like to share as comments on your blog.
Hope it makes sense what I wrote!
Liesa
Leisa, that is a nice idea too. I like your original idea though. I think it would be lovely to have the girl’s story printed beautifully to go with a painting. I think it’s a great idea.
I know I’d love to know more about the girl I have (even if just a print) and I think that if you intend to send it with the original, maybe you should with the prints too because : some originals are in your journals so you just don’t sell that and even if you do, you don’t know why people buy the prints rather than the original but they will probably love to know what the artwork they just offered to themselves (or to somebody else) has to teach them.
By the way, it’s out of topic but I showed my book to the grandma the other day and she loooooooved it and was so proud to see one of her recipes in it that I had to take a picture of her with it 😉
thank you thank you!