Sundays always find me introspective, a bit pessimistic, and blogging. Curious to find if artists greatest work was accomplished on such a day when the weekend is over, the money has been spent, the late night partying optimism has been laid to rest and a keen awareness that Monday is right around the corner.
Not that there has to be a storm cloud behind every sunbeam, but somehow when the winter is long and below zero is the temp for the 1st of March, it is hard to feel alive and light hearted. Today for the first time in a couple of weeks, I added some new items to my Etsy store. It is always like putting yourself out there into the cyber world to be viewed unabashedly by the consumer's critical eye. Feels kind of naked and vulnerable. My favorite are the convos with detailed questions that I quickly and thoroughly answer, but then never hear a bloody thing after that... not even a thank you. It is part of the consumer right - to inquire without obligation. With one my new posts today, I blatantly laid it out there that the item was flawed, but take it or leave it. I kind of felt like I had to defend myself with this disclaimer after all the critical remarks you get.
So, with that, there are Sundays contemplations and maybe time for a beer to end this with a bang.
Feeling similar things right now. I sell vintage, so not quite as intense as putting myself out there with handmade. But I did have a detailed convo this week and had hoped for a decent sale. What can you do? Keep on moving forward.
ReplyDeleteconsumers are both empowered and naked, grateful and dissolute. those that take advantage of the good-hearted-- well, here's where i believe in karma... somehow, somewhere it will come back to them-- maybe in just the loss of something beautiful they could have had or the mistrust they've brewed by their actions. the only person you can change is yourself. stay true--
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