More Fun With Paper Mache.

Here's a new thing I tried with paper mache pulp. Mini pictures! They measure around 3" x 4". I like them, but they're a lot of detailed work.

In other, non work news, Psych is awesome. BSG is awesome. Leverage is awesome. TBBT and HIMYM are going strong. Yay tv!

Hope everyone had a good Thursday.

Show in Louisville was a total bust. No buyers. *sigh*

Etsy show is now having it's sale. 25-35% off most things.

Loads of new pictures to work through.

Got some size comparision shots of the bowls... finally. It's something that I've wanted to do for a long time, but I rarely had all the sizes available at once.

Here's the snake bowls.

Grr. Wholesale/Retail

It's so... bothersome.

I'd much, much rather wholesale. But no one buys enough. Well, truthfully no one buys enough retail-ly either. *shrug*

Anyway, the problem with retailing and wholesaling is that wholesale buyers sometimes won't even buy from you if you retail. And they want you to mark up at least 2.5x, but preferably 3x.

It used to be 2x markup. And then stores needed more money. So the bowl that they buy for $40 is marked up to $100 or more instead of $80 like it used to be.

It makes me really worried about my wholesale prices. Like... that they're not low enough. I mean, they are what they are, but me not being an upscale gallery makes it hard to consistantly sell lookyloos at the paltry artshows I do on a bowl measuring 4.5" x 2" being $54.


In other news... I've started doing some 'basic' bowls. Ones that are just painted, with out any moulded designs on them. They take less time, but still have the fun look.


Also. Everyone should be watching Pushing Daisies. It is super awesome and, like, the best show on TV.

I was almost ready to build an ark.

Even though we live in NW IN, we still got tons of rain from Ike. *sigh* Almost a whole week. And nothing dries and wood can't be cut and forget about paer mache-ing. So behind in work.

Blergh!

More later...?

So now it's September.

Oh, time. How you fly.

You know what? I would totally stay with an evil BF if he got me the keys to a shiny new Australia. For srs.

Haven't been up to much. Painting birds mostly. For my father.

Also, we have more flowers in the yard. And a possible pumpkin. ...it may be a squash.

And by 'deal with the devil' I mean get your coat.

Here is my set up at the latest show. Usually we have black fabric hung up along the sides, but it was way too hot and windy, so we took our sides off.

I also made a new bowl. This is the first of the large size that I've done without snakes. I'm really liking the duel colors.

In non work related news... the car is broken again. Who knows what's with it this time.

Stargate Atlantis has been cancelled. I'm... not that sad about it.

Psych has been awesome lately. Like the awesome thing that it is.

I wish blogger had a friends page like live journal. Or does it and I'm just blind?

In work related news again... but not totally my work because it doesn't involve bowls or paper mache. Today I spent the whole day cutting out dragonfly wings and priming brids and fish. Sounds fun, huh?

This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do.

Word, JK. Word.

Last week I saw a caterpiller... it was large and green. So I took a picture of it. And some flowers.

Here's a picture of a bowl in progress. It's drying out in the sun. It will have ten snakes going around the outside.

I wish it didn't rain so much around here. It's practcally impossible to get things to dry.

In other news... Robin Hood was as expected. But I totally hate the fans for reacting the way they did. Marian caused it herself... honestly, it's like jabbing a mentally unbalanced dog with a big stick.

Doctor Who was just... Oh, I'm still crushed by it. Why RTD? Why be so cruel?

But Psych was really good. I love when they can be serious.

Super Runaway!

Geesh! Three entries in and I'm already neglecting this blog.

Let us go back then, shall we? Back to... the beginning!

This is one of the first bowls I made... way back in the middle of '05. Somehow over the years I feel as though my snakes have become... well, let's say 'cute' for lack of a better word. I like how the early ones looked. Maybe it's the far apart eyes. Anyway, the first bowls only came in two sizes, which are now the medium size bowls. And they had teeth. (my fathers suggestion.) And nose holes... I don't know where those went. But the rest is basically the same.

Here's a more recent bowl, from '07. I have been trying to go back to the flatter heads, they'll be aound in the next batch of bowls. I'm not really sure how I feel about the more rounded, fatter heads. They're okay, but maybe a bit too cartoon-ish.

Back when I started I also made a few fish bowls. They were never really what I wanted, so only around five were made. Collectors item!

Let's so... what else has been going on? Robin Hood had one awesome episode and one that was very disapointing. Hopefully the finale will be awesome.

Doctor Who has been fantastic. Can't wait for Friday to see the conclusion of that finale!

And Psych is back! Yay!