Today I got an order from the new online shop and it’s local so I have arranged to drop off the Christmas cards tomorrow. Another client sent me a photo of the sunset print they bought in the frame they have put it into. Two chances to interact with clients / customers during lockdown where …
So I have one commission left to complete and it is another hand drawn hat design. I started this new idea during Lockdown 1.0 with my own logo pith helmet. The first design was very simple and linked to the logo I already had. So, I had in fact done a design before I got …
Drawing as I do, painting, sculpture, whatever art form you might produce is personal to you as its creator. I am starting the wonderful journey where I am asked to produce a piece directly for someone else (a commission). I have already found that it is not always easy to find exactly what that person …
So today my latest stock order arrived. Since I started running my art as a business in 2017 I have gradually needed to learn business skills. I have been over generous on orders of prints and cards previously. Now I am improving and starting to feel that I have more of a business idea now …
A busier day than I had planned or expected. Yesterday a couple who had visited the shop in September emailed about a print they had admired. One copy left in shop was in frame, they wanted non framed. So today’s first art task was to go to shop, remove print, check card mount and prepare …
Until the last year commissioned work was something I was rarely approached about or confident to take on after some early pieces that didn’t work and I put myself under additional stress which I didn’t need. I have found with some clients that I haven’t had enough clarity about what they seek before starting a …
As I add more pieces of stock and work to my online shop (https://andyknillart.shop ) I am becoming more familiar with the strategy or routine I need to follow. I now have 37 of my greetings card designs loaded, stocked, 3 card discount included, November sale discount added. All items have an upto date stock …
So a busy morning but not stressed. I have been adding to the online shop and learning new skills as I go. The photos below include text that says what skills I used or added to my repertoire. These will seem obvious to some but honestly they were not to me. Lifelong learning self teaching …
I used to be a regular blogger on a personal level and when I set up AndyKnillArt.com that was my intention. Life in 2020 has got in the way somewhat and my direction as an artist has changed quite a bit. I now have two online spaces: This blog/ account which I never gave enough …
After a delay because of lockdown, I have today hung 10 pieces of art at the Knoll House Hotel on Ferry Road, Studland, Purbeck, Dorset. My work will be on exhibition until September and is on sale to resident guests in The Wardroom and the lounge. A new adventure for the hotel and myself. If …