The Random Artist Has Been Created

I am happy to announce the opening of my online art shop TheRandomArtist. My shop is located on the website etsy.com. I wrote awhile back about the discovery of my ability to draw, and how this new-found ability boosted my confidence in myself. I received some awesome feedback from co-workers and friends on Facebook, and I was encouraged to start selling my art. At first I was unwilling to sell any of my originals because they held great meaning to me, it was suggested to me that I should start selling my prints. I thought this was a great idea, but honestly I lacked the confidence that anyone would actually buy anything. I once again turned to Facebook for some much-needed feedback, which gave me the final push of confidence to put myself out there, and risk facing one of my worst fears… rejection. Since I am not known as an artist it was decided to sell limited numbered signed prints at a low price, which ended up doing well on Facebook. Once I sold a few drawings I discovered Etsy and created my shop.

Each drawing is limited numbered 1/25 and signed, most of my drawings either inspired poetry, or my poetry inspired the drawings. If you purchase any of these drawings they will come with a free signed copy of the poem. At this point I cannot say this new venture has been a success. I have only sold one drawing, but when I received the notification of the sale, it was one of the top ten greatest moments of my life. I hope once I am able to get all of my drawings on the site I will begin to sell more.

My biggest problem is the lack of traffic to my store. Etsy provides any shop owner with the ability to market using a bidding system, in my opinion this type of marketing is high risk with a low probability of any kind of return on my investment. I decided to turn to my trusty blog to try to get the word out. I have wanted to do this for sometime now, but to be honest with you, it is very difficult for me to write. When I started this blog I wrote in it almost everyday, in doing so I noticed my writing skills improved. My writing skills have deteriorated ever since I stopped writing on a regular basis. I have written some random posts here and there, and noticed how poor my writing has become. One of the many things on my to do list is to write daily, not only to regain my lost skills but I also need to express my thoughts and opinions so they do not stay trapped in my head. unfortunately like many of the other items on my to do list this one goes undone.

If you are one of my many readers who have enjoyed my writings over the years please take the time to visit my shop and check out my drawings. I of course would love the sales, but I could use the feedback from my valued and loyal readers.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRandomArtist