I’ve had my blog on Blogspot for a few years now but last week my friend Cynthia from Colorado was singing Wordpress praises since moving her blog over from Blogspot. Figured it was worth checking out.
After a couple of days and as many conversations, I ended up transferring all my posts over and am starting to take root. Frankly, I didn’t think it would that easy a sell.
My blogspot URL: http://webbpottery.blogspot.com
My NEW Wordpress URL: http://annewebb.wordpress.com
Anyone who has taken or has tried to take pictures of pottery knows the challenges to taking a half decent shot. Good pictures can mean the difference between getting into a show, exhibition, or publication or not.
When I was hunting around for photography light fixtures, I found most were way out of my price range. Instead of making a major investment, I found these utility lights at my local hardware store which range in price from $5 to $10.
I first checked Etsy out 3 years ago and at that time, I admit, I wasn't terribly impressed. Since then, though, it appears to have has grown exponentially. I was happy to find a growing amount of quality work there as well. What spoke to me the loudest is that things were actually selling and for fair prices too. I have sold quite a few nice pieces on eBay (despite how other potters have said how they had done there) so I am most certainly willing to give Etsy a try too.
As a craftspeople, this is something we are constantly scratching our heads over and are all too aware of. People want the big houses, the big car, the pre-fab room settings from "Rooms to Go", and would rather buy art/accessories from places like "Pier One" than have something unique made by a local artist or artisan. Cookie cutter people. No originality. See and be seen. Automatons who can't think outside of the box. And the saddest thing, they don't know the difference either. What does this say about our culture? And more importantly, what does this say about our future?
