Oh, the places I know that Amelia Bedelia McDonald would go!
With her time machine ever in tow she was ready to flow.
Back to ancient Atlantis she traveled with glee,
To see what mysteries she could see during tea.
The people she met were strange and surreal,
With their crystals and tech they all made her head reel.
But she saw soon that trouble was there in the land,
Atlantis divided by the king’s heavy hand.
And then she met rebels, with pitchfork and dart,
Demanding a change, and they vowed not to part.
They planned and they planned, and gathered with glee,
They knew their actions would change history.
They worked and they toiled, with courage and might,
To bring about change and to make things go right.
Amelia was amazed to the tip of her hat,
For they were amazing, there’s no doubt about that.
The rebels succeeded in their wild ride,
They dumped out the bastards and thus turned the tide.
Amelia went back to her own time with glee,
She had seen a brief moment in Earth’s long history.
And so she continued with head held on high,
Pushing the boundaries of what she could try.
For she’d seen the power of the holy light,
And knew she could do it, if she just holds on real tight.
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Written entirely by EJ Gold:
The poem above was about 50% rewritten and reformulated. The chat bot is not really that good at rhyming or meter, and the Shakespearean version was as a result entirely chewed to pieces, not worth restoring, as this above piece was.
It’s not just about the art anymore — there are a variety of ways to print it on a large number of premium wearables and household items, and the artist is no longer stuck with producing a painting and another painting and another painting.
The artist is now the originator, the creative mind behind, the graphic output. There’s so much more to explore for an artist who doesn’t want to be tied to the traditional artwork on the wall.
…And if you’ve wanted to collect any of my metal prints, this is the time to do it, while they’re on sale. Some days it’s 30% off!
Any one of my hundreds of offerings on Redbubble.com can be had as a framed print. This photo shows the 16″ version — that’s the size of the print, not the frame.
If you wanted to get into the resale of my pieces, you’d start there and ask double on the retail side, or more, if you dare.
Yes, dare. The art is worth whatever the market says it’s worth, and that’s just for today. Tomorrow, things will be different.
This stuff is fun, and it’s relatively cheap, considering that these items are all one-off produced on demand.
Think about it — you could set yourself up as a designer with hundreds of designs already in place on your Redbubble and Zazzle accounts, and at some point, you’ll be able to produce things on your own, if you ever want to.
Me, I wouldn’t. Be happy with less money, doing fewer things to get it. I’ve included a few photos of some of my recent products, all of which qualify technically as “prints”, although the printing is on a variety of things including paper, textile, wood, metal and acrylic.
It’s sort of like taking a flexible paper print and wrapping it around the body. Now do the same with a textile, and you get fashion.
Do you realize what a huge industrial plant you’d need, full of eager and able workers, to do all the things that you’re offering on Zazzle and Redbubble? Hundreds of different gift items and wearables, household goods and even musical instruments and sports equipment, and you’d be out by hundreds of thousands for your equipment and supplies.
Instead of all that hassle, you merely upload your artwork and wait for results.
Well, you don’t exactly wait for results. You have to go out there and get them. Finding new customers is the whole trick, and don’t let anybody tell you different.
Okay, differently. But you get what I mean, I know you do. The art world is totally different. For one thing, you can forget about copyright. Sure, they enforce it, them what has the money and the power, but not folks like us.
So figure out something where you can cut yourself into the deal. Best way is to sign things and make your signature rare, signing only those things that sell.
When you have a garage full of unsold paintings, you’ll really come to appreciate how the new art is made and sold.
The client is actually tipping the artist, supporting the artist’s work and endeavors. It’s hard being an artist because making a living from art depends entirely upon luck and a very foundational social media following.
Make sure to assemble the aforementioned “following” BEFORE you attempt to market your art. Prepare them for the experience, and prepare yourself for rejection.
Even when you have a zillion approvals, one rejection can send you into the dumps. Has anyone ever published anything in the neurotic field on that subject?
Maybe I should ask it another way. Has anyone ever published anything else?
So think of the art products as prints of one kind or another, and you’ll be right all the time. The trick is to get them to wrap properly and that’s not easy. You need to adjust the way the image falls on the object, and you’re given the opportunity to do that before it publishes to the public, as it were.
The thing is, the artist is no longer bound by paint and canvas, and is free to experiment and find new paths, new ways of seeing things and doing things.
One thing I can tell you: I’m not doing it for the money.
Every glimpse at one of my images will carry some form of personal transformation built into it in an instantaneous transmission from this Objective Art.
It does the same thing with everyone, but the effect is quite different in one who is on the verge of waking up.
One glance is enough.
With the transmission comes Blessing, Enabling and Protection. Even if they don’t buy it or even click on it. If it’s within visual range, even for an instant, it’s enough. The transmission has happened.
Sometimes the flower opens right away, and sometimes it takes a bit of time.
See You At The Top!!!
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