I am not going to ramble on (pick your jaw up off of the ground, it hasn't happened, yet) and on. Doing a play by play on my first blog. I have really no clue what the heck I'm doing. I am pretty sure I'm supposed to stick with the topic title I picked at the start...that would be under the About Me tag up top. I will go into further details, thoughts, fears, etc. So this blog entry will be about my recent re-branding.
For almost a decade I've been "hiding" behind Clyde, from Cosmic Cow Creations. It worked very well, as I was more of a commercial artist. I still do love doing commercial art and I do still take commissions (contact form on home page if you want one **insert shameless plug here**). I made a transition from traditional art to digital art...more serious pondering, mulling and a few accidents (one hurt my neck, the other drawing hand wrist fractured) got me really thinking digital would be something to pursue. About a month, or so ago, I really got serious about re-branding. Pros and cons were made, a lot of back and forth, reaching out to you, my minions, worrying...then I decided to do it. Where my art is going did not fit under a mascot or a logo. I admit, it was and still is scary. The catalyst was one of my stores going in a different direction. I had a phone meeting with the President of the company, and I understood where they, as a company, were coming from. I admit, I was devastated and scared. They were my main store...gone, in a flash, well a month, but still. I had to find high quality stores that didn't screw me or you over. I am lucky I found three really solid stores, with great reviews, feedback, and are ever helpful. I still have a connection to the old shut down store, but that I won't know too much about until after the new year. Fingers crossed. I am really glad I did do the re-brand, despite losing some minions on Facebook. No regrets. Ever.
I'll end this here by saying I love working traditionally and digitally. I have a lot to learn in both the mediums. I think as an artist, and a human there is always something to learn...to grow. I guess my entry doesn't really fit my title. In a vague way it does...if you follow my twisted logic, it makes perfect sense. So I will be trying to blog as often as I can without overdoing it. I want this blog to be not only about my art, although a huge part of it will be, because art is a huge part of me. The ideas are already flitting for my next blog, how I want to lay it out, and hopefully it will be shorter, logical (yes I go more by logic than I do feels) and entertaining.
Toodles!
~Amanda