Giving Art for the Holidays?

[WS]

Anyone giving art (your own or someone else's) for holiday presents? (Solstice, Hannuhkah, New Years, Christmas, Kwanzaa, etc.)  I tithe to the arts, but it also seems like the perfect chance to give art. It doesn't have to be your own art - and when you give art you can be supporting fellow artists.  Anyone a member of art websites where they sell and can buy others' art? Share your experiences with us. I'm on a couple, but haven't listed my work. Are you having success with online sites? Do you worry about people stealing your images? Do tell!

Adele Macy Figurine

[Angharad]

LOVE your handbuilt luminaria, boxes, and tiles, Mudqueen! Are the fabulous hearts boxes or decorative? 

Your workspace is marvelous!!! Isn't it a thrill not to worry about tracking mud everywhere?

I had a wheel and kiln, but not an extruder or slab roller--so cool to be able to roll large sheets of clay to a consistent thickness! What make roller did you get? Are you happy with it?

Is your kiln electric or gas? I had an electric kiln at my home that I used for bisque firing and for some low-fire glaze firing, but for reduction firing I had to go to a friend's studio. Unfortunately, I had to sell the kiln when I built a ramp in the garage, where it lived, for my wheelchair bound mom. Boy, I miss that thing!

It's so nice to have another potter around!

[WS]

Sorry to hear your things haven't sold (yet), but hang in there! I'd love to see what your cards look like!

[WS]

Hi, Jan, Those are pretty.

[WS]

I can now report that I gave some of my art as a gift for the holidays. I had mugs and calendars done with some of my drawings (and also old family photographs.) I think it worked pretty well. I couldn't mention these before because I have relatives on this site, but I think the gifts were appreciated. They looked nice and professional because I had them done by one of those print companies. I also did hats, but those fall under crafts and I will post some of them to the group Creative Outlets." Below is one of the images. (There were 12 - one for each month of the wall calendar.) These are my male relatives: grand fathers, nephews, father etc.