Shops

Having many shops has actually worked out quite well. Let me back up...

Once upon a time in 2020 I was all ready to set up my booth in Scottsdale when the show was shut down due to COVID. Yeah, I was IN Arizona, my hotel booked and pre-paid, trailer in tow...Ah well...the whole season done, successive shows canceled in the following weeks and I had a bunch of framed and matted stuff with nowhere to sell.

The strong survive and the clever adapt. That year I signed with Sellbrite, an inventory and online listing management software. I opened my own Shopify store now residing at 1000woodcuts.com, opened an eBay store cuz I love bargaining, started selling in Amazon Handmade and Google Shopping and of course, spruced up my Etsy shop. Also have Facebook and Instagram shops although they really just direct to Shopify.

Exciting!? Confusing?! Yep!!! but somewhat successful I must say. Sellbrite makes it all very manageable although it took me until the end of 2020 to set it all up. 

Just an FYI post. Here are the direct links:

Main Website: https://1000woodcuts.com

Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/1000woodcuts

Amazon Handmade: http://www.amazon.com/handmade/1000woodcuts

EBay Store: https://www.ebay.com/str/1000woodcuts

Stay in touch!

1000woodcuts Website: https://1000woodcuts.com 
1000woodcuts Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/1000woodcuts 
Maria's Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/maria.arango.diener 
Maria's Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/1000woodcuts 
1000woodcuts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/1000woodcuts/videos

Artist Roles: Supporting My Art Habit

Roles of the Artist

In my view, the productive printmaker needs an outlet for created works. As you may know, my very favorite venues are art festivals. I have been an active art festival artist for almost 20 years! Through the years I have tried a variety of approaches to festivals, from going on the road almost full-time and attending 30 per year to a very comfortable 5-8 per year. Of those some are local but most are "the big ones," that is, well attended, well established, proven successful festivals.

Yeah...that was LAST year! This year I am attending a grand total of zero festivals. My first "year off" since I began this crazy adventure. Why, you ask? I have unfinished art projects every place I look in the studio. Carved blocks waiting to be printed, drawn blocks waiting to be carved, half-started books waiting to be written, new ideas waiting to come to life, this and that...

I am making a firm commitment to attempt to finish at least some of them, how's that for a hazy promise!

Sales Continue Online

But reality is that there are all those prints in my flat files and, after a busy festival year, some leftover matted and framed works begging to be shown. And so I turn to online sales to continue to support my art habit.

One art carrier at a time, I have been uploading framed works and blocks. Next week I begin with matted works.

To spur sales along, I will conduct a "special" each month. This blustery March I begin by offering either:

25% OFF with checkout code MARCHLION25

or

free shipping with code FREESHIPPING

My shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/1000woodcuts

Stay in touch!

1000woodcuts Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/1000woodcuts 
Maria's Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/maria.arango.diener 
Maria's Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/1000woodcuts 
1000woodcuts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/1000woodcuts/videos