The possibility of good things
Kiss Catcher couples pillowcases. Made of pure awesome.
I was wandering down West Broadway here in Vancouver after doing some shopping with a friend and I noticed Twoo – a fabulous and funky little place that sells stick people art, jewelry and glassware, Kimmidolls and all sorts of neat little things.
I went in – how could I not?
I talked with the owner about how cool stick people are (because let’s face it they are pretty cool) and mentioned this website which he had a look at right away. He liked my stick people enough to say “You should make some cards and bring them here and see if they sell.” I was so excited I nearly did the Happy Dance right there.
It never occurred to me, not seriously anyway, that anyone might actually pay real money to buy something I drew. So there it is, I’m going to make up a dozen nice cards with my goofy stick people on them and see what happens.
It has always been my dream to get paid to draw stick people (well, second only to my dream of getting paid to play video games and goof off) and yesterday might be a small beginning in that direction.
If it goes well, maybe I’ll start an Etsy page and people can buy from there and even request custom drawn stick people that look or talk like people they know!
In the meantime, while I get my stick people mojo flowing, check out Twoo and support stick people! If you’re in Vancouver check out Twoo in person at 252 West Broadway.
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That is so exciting! I hope it takes off. Cannot wait till your Etsy shop is up and running.
I’ll see how the cards do here and get some stock made up and then see where that takes me. I don’t expect to be living off them ever, but it sure would be fun to share them around and maybe make enough for a new video game or something.
wow! what great news!!!! keep us posted–you know i’ve been a fan since waaay back–the blueberries.
I will definitely keep you posted – I’m pretty excited just at the possibility!
I know some people have signed on with zazzle and cafepress or sites like that, where they offer to-order versions of your artwork on various products: t-shirts, coffee mugs, greeting cards, baseball caps, etc. Planetross, another blogging acquaintance of mine, has done that with his charming little drawings.
Whatever you choose, I wish the best of luck!
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