Merry-go-Round: What is scariest part of your art?

Jump on our merry go round and join a group of artists/crafts-women as they link hands around the world and tell you a little about their lives in art and craft.

Today is the second post of the monthly merry-go-round post and the halloween time. The question is: "What is your scariest part of your art/craft?"

Before I went on selling my art, the scariest thing is ruining an initially beautiful watercolor painting at the end or not able to get things right. These are small ones and I accept my limit and try to move on bit by bit.


But after starting selling my art, there are so many things to worry. Of course, I worry about my paintings not selling well. Sometime, I don't quite like a painting, but somehow, someone just bought it immediately after I put it in my store. I was very puzzled and try to reason why this is good. Sometime it affects my taste as well.

I remember someone says that if you want to be creative, you must ignore others. I feel it is very difficult for me. I am always influenced by how others seeing my art. I want to create something that people like it and would like to pay for it.

After I learned illustration and started providing prints for my art, the most difficult problem is the quality of prints. The first time, I didn't know how to set up the printer properties correctly, the prints always came up with very mixed colors. I was so scared and almost wanted to give it up.

After frantically searching the internet and borrowing many books on color management and wasting many printing papers, I finally got setup correctly. The prints are brilliant and beautiful at last.

Lately, I try to come up with some more products using my art. I found that if you concentrate more on business aspect of your art, you tend to loose creativeness on your art. This is a dilemma of one woman business. It's difficulty to be a business woman and also the creative artist.

Anyway, the good thing is that I try not to have high expectation on everything except the quality of my products. I am happy to make small progress each time.

One year has past since I opened an internet store and also this blog. I learned many things. The most important thing is to learn how to manage the things that you are scared about. Try to low your expectation on others and learn to have more tolerance and understanding. Be thankful for all the helps that I got from the people around the world.

Please also visit the following blogs to see what are the scariest thing for others. Check out again if you don't find the post due to time differences.

• Agathe, Le Bar du Vent
• Charlotte, of Fancypicnic
• Anna, Half an Acre
• Fabs, Easterya Jewellery Creations
• Marian, Florcita's Art
• Ruth, Birdland Creations
• Sara, Sara's Texture Crafts

I've Been Tagged and Another Pink Owl

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I've been tagged many times. I really appreciate all the support.

Now finally I have to write some facts about myself.

1. I have two beautiful girls. One is 19 years old and one is only 1 and half years old. My elder daughter is studying in Princeton University now. I am very proud of her.
2. I used to like mathematics and love to solve math problems. But after picking up painting, I get headache when seeing numbers.
3. I was born in the south part of China and likes Shanghainese dishes such as Xia-long bao and Xiao Wenton.
   
4. I love to do window shopping and just walk around in the busiest shopping street in Singapore Orchid Road. I love to see people, the happenings and the illustrations on the shops and walls.
5. I married to a mathematician who writes things only for themselves to understand.
6. I am the one in my home that do installation of new electrical equipments and minor repairing because my husband only works with pen, paper and his brain.
7. My taste for many things have changed after having a baby. For example, I used to like many types of music, but now listen most to Mozart and baby songs.
   

Now the 7 people I am tagging:

1. http://halfanacreblog.blogspot.com/
   
2. http://cecileadam.blogspot.com/
3. http://florcitasart.blogspot.com/
4. http://karenfaulknerart.blogspot.com/
5. http://fauvestudio.blogspot.com/
6. http://mmjforsale.blogspot.com/
7. http://marcieart.wordpress.com/
   

Spirit Tree and Laptop Skin

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I love this design of tree, Spirit Tree. It is very elegant and beautiful. There are so many different ways of making portrait of a tree. It is just so interesting.

Autumn Owl Resuable Message Board

This is a new product that I have been thinking of and finally developed. It is a reusable message board.

It measures 6" x 8.5"/14 x 21 cm. It has the design from the autumn owl.

The back of the board are supplied with either magnets or velcro hook.

For magnetic back, you can place this to any surfaces that attract magnets such as refrigerator. For velcro hook, the four other side of the adhesive velcro hooks come with the board. You can peel off the velcro hooks and put the place you want the board to be. Stick the board on top of them.

You can write in the front using a felt-tip pen. To erase the writing, just use a tissue or damp cloth to wipe it off. Thus the board is reusable.
If you write shopping list on the board, you can simply drop the board into your bag and carry it to the market. When you come back, you just wipe it away for new list.

Bear Sunshine

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The winter is coming, This bear sunshine will add much warm feeling to your surroundings.

The beautiful laptop skin will keep you warm wherever you go, isn't it?

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Pink Baby Owl Laptop Skin

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One of my customer wants to order the pink owl laptop skin. I didn't expect that it would be so beautiful after I put it up with the laptop.

It would be a really nice gift for a beautiful girl, isn't it?

Home Sweet Home Owl and Laptop Skins

Home Sweet Home Autumn Owl
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Home Sweet Home Sprint Owl
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I really love this little owl. It is so nice with a tree. These are two owl designs. Their laptop skins are wonderful. I hope I can change it with my laptop. Order the Skin Here

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Just a note, if you order anything from my store now till 30th October, you can get owl design magnet set including the night owl and the how sweet home owl for free.

I have a customer who bought my Moonlight Owl laptop skin for her daughter. I guess it is a good gift idea for a teenage.

Moonlight Owl Laptop Skin and Free Gifts

From now till 30th of October, the Moonlight Owl laptop skin is under special offer. You can also get owl design magnets for free when you buy anything from the store.

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I got some laptop skins produced for the moonlight owl and other orders. They are really beautiful. I also got some magnets produced as well. One is Home Sweet Home and another is the Moonlight Owl.

From now till end of October, for anything you buy, you will get the magnets for free.

The Moonlight Owl and Starry Night are under special offer now till end of October. It is $18 from $20. Don't miss the offer.

17" Laptop Skin

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Finally I got large size of laptop skins made with the baby owl design. They are fantastic. I am very happy with the quality and look and feel. The colors are rich and beautiful.

The skins have a layer on top that protects scratch and water.

Now I can support two sizes. They are:

1. 8.5" x 11.5"/21 x 30 cm for laptop size up to 15.4"/39 cm
2. 10" x 14"/26 x 35cm for laptop size up to 17"/43cm

I put it with my laptop of 17". It looks so beautiful!

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Moon Owl Laptop Skin

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Laptop skin with the new owl. It looks beautiful, isn't it? I have a special offer for it now, you can go to my store to check it out.