If you are anything like me, the current crisis has put us
all into a fog that we seem to amble through, keeping our hands on whatever
railings we can find less we stumble. It has even affected me creatively in
some degrees, in other ways it also caused a lot of self-reflection.
Whatever the circumstances or fate that lies before us, I
found I needed to tap into my creative energy again, if just to stay sane due
to the steady barrage of noise coming from the media, protests and talking
heads. A creative form of detachment so to speak.
I fully expected sales to tank during this time, a lot of us
do not know where our next dollar is coming from and what dollars we do get
goes to essentials. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that I have sold
five shirts on
Amazon.
Especially since
Amazon is limited what they sell due to the crisis to what they consider essential.
Most of my line of shirts,
except for three, have been put on hold until things
become stable. Fortunately I created a backup via
Redbubble, which offers more
than just Tees, but journals, masks, prints and more. Though I have only made
one sale via
Redbubble, I still have hopes for it. I have noticed that due to
the crisis it is taking
Redbubble longer to ship and being based in Australia I
am sure that this is a factor as well.
I will be continuing to focus on the
Redbubble shop. If you are interested in journals, and you have a dark sense of humor, visit the
Things for the Library Collection that offers everything from journals for your cats to bookplates. If you are interested in mask that you can either wear over your current medical mask or a simple face covering, these are the masks I have worked up. Now these masks are not medical grade masks, for the most part they are cosmetic. Alone they are like wearing a bandanna over your face, you can wear them over medical grade masks, which I would advise strongly.
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| 221B Baker Street Mask for Sherlock Holmes fans. |
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| 221B Baker Street Mask for Sherlock Holmes fans. |
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| Miskatonic University Mask for Lovecraftians. |
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| Miskatonic University Mask for Lovecraftians. |
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| The Hamsa Mechanica Mask |
Note: The Hamsa is an ancient ward against evil and the evil eye.
INK is still coming along and I am now inking Page 8. So begins the backstory of Agatha and Matilda. Also another important note, The Artist of the Month feature will return next month.
In the meantime, I am hoping everyone stays safe, makes sane
choices and cultivates some creative detachment during this time.
