What to do when sex doesnt sell
Hello dear readers,
in the last days while following the Blog Boss e-course by Holly Becker and two courses on Skillshare I had one thought on my mind that I am not very clear about. I thought I would ask you, as you probably know best what to do about this.
I would actually like to sell my tableware and textiles or work with fashion designers and graphic designers, interior stylists, offering to handprint and/or digitally print my patterns for their projects. Secondly I would like to sell my interior design products and would have liked to open my own shop. But I am in the grip of fear – and not only fear but past experience.
My work has a theme to it that crosses the border to punk and porn elements. For this reason my work is not elligible for many websites like Etsy, Dawanda, or even many regular blogs. It is harder to exchange information as I am working for a very small niche. I have thought a long time about whether I should change the content of my work and make my ornaments more adapt for everyday use. But I actually after having tried the emptiness of this adaption process I am quite sure that the sexual content is the uniqueness of my brand.
In the last year while I was pregnant many things changed in my head and I began to make less uncomfortable work. But it also lost its sense as soon as it was so common and exchangeable. So here I am back to my roots. I always had nudity and women as central themes for my pieces only that in my early days of making art (when I was about 15 years old) I created mainly illustrations and now I am here making everyday useable objects (ok – not really useable).
Instead of talking about the new pope or other more important issues here I am revolving around this blog and what it should be and lastly the future of my work and what it should be. I have come to realize that mainly I like experimenting. I find it difficult to “serve the same god” more than one day, meaning I can’t work on a project more than a few hours at a time. So here I am quasi handicapped artist, in that I can’t find continuity except in my private life. But blogging more frequently should give me a voice and maybe in this way I will also find the answers to my main concern: where will this work lead to? Will I find a way to sell my designs? Will I have my own shop one day?
If you have any ideas about this feel free to reply.
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