âWhen The Frost Comesâ collage pendant necklace, 25 mm diameter. Link to buy:Â https://www.etsy.com/shop/nataliebradfordart
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25 mm collages sealed in resin in wearable pendants now available in my shop! Each one is completely handmade and one-of-a-kind.Â
https://www.etsy.com/shop/nataliebradfordart
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little rant
Got a random, unprompted comment from a total stranger saying that I charge too much money for something that they could âeasilyâ do themselves (for context, they were talking about a picture I posted of a hand sewn pet portrait I recently finished and I mentioned that my commissions for pet portraits start around $50). They said â$50? I can just trace and sew that myself, Iâd charge $10 for that.â Ok? So go make the art I make and charge your clients $10 for it. Itâs so insulting to be told something like that on a piece of artwork that you spent several hours making completely by hand. Itâs also very vulnerable for an artist, for anybody, to share with the world something they love that they made themselves. They couldâve said all of that in a nicer way, at least. Iâm wondering if they realize not only how rude, but how presumptuous theyâre being about not only my professional artist practice, but my livelihood. And even if thatâs how they really view my art, why feel the need to take the time to type that out and hit âsend?â Why not just think it in your head and move on? Thatâs what I do!
As an artist, Iâm used to being critiqued and critiquing others. But some people are just straight up rude about it all when they think theyâre giving a simple critique. If someone ever starts a critique with âNo disrespect, but...â theyâre about to be straight up disrespectful. And after that initial comment they made, a slew of similar comments started appearing on this one post in particular, adding fuel to the fire. Suddenly everyone felt the need to give their opinion but literally not one person was at the very least nice about it. At the very end, someone commented âhey, it was a good attempt, at least.â Good attempt? Gee that makes me feel better, thank you stranger. âGood attemptâ on something I literally have a college degree in and have been doing for years! But good try, artist. Youâll get better.
This all might seem like itâs not a big deal, but interactions like this make it tougher and tougher for already anxious, vulnerable people to share themselves and their craft with others, and this has been happening more and more. When it piles on like this for a long time, it wears a person down. And since I freelance full time, I depend heavily on connecting with and advertising through the internet, which also opens me up more to not harsh criticism, but literally being ganged-up on. It all makes me just think âwhatâs the point?âÂ
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Turtle cat embroidery! DM for pet portrait commissions! or visit https://www.instagram.com/nataliebradford.art/
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Sunflowers By The Stream
Prints & Moređ« https://buff.ly/2WWyo1Z
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Honeybee embroidery and collage on paper. Available for purchase, DM for info
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the sale is LIVE and I updated the shop with a small handful of works for you guys <3
To celebrate Halloween this weekend, Iâm having a special coupon sale in my Etsy shop! Use code âHALLOWEEN20â to get 20% off my whole shop when you spend at least $20! đ This coupon is good from Friday-Sunday at midnight. Thank you all for supporting my little art biz!!
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Pumpkin Head, collage on kraft paper, 4âł x 6âł, 2021
Happy Halloween weekend!
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To celebrate Halloween this weekend, I'm having a special coupon sale in my Etsy shop! Use code 'HALLOWEEN20' to get 20% off my whole shop when you spend at least $20! đ This coupon is good from Friday-Sunday at midnight. Thank you all for supporting my little art biz!!
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âFresh Harvestâ collage on kraft paper, 6âł x 6âł, 2021
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âAutumn Sparrowâ, collage on kraft paper, 6âł x 6âł, 2021
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Collage kits are now available in my etsy shop! Theyâre family friendly and full of lots of different kinds of fun images to play around with and make your own collages out of! Great gift idea for the holidays, too!
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