I started Color Space Art Studio in late 2022, as a way to show my artwork to anyone willing to look. By this time, I had been working on perfecting my art for the past few years with the intention of starting my business when I could afford better supplies, or when my techniques lived up to the standards that my favorite artists had set.
Eventually, on a whim, I just decided to go for it. It’s been quite a learning experience so far, and I’m more than happy to continue learning how to do it, and do it better. This is all new territory to me and so out of my comfort zone, but I think it’s something I really needed in my life.
The Decision to Go Into Art
For the record, I haven’t only been an artist for a few years. I’ve loved art and drawing since I was young. I’d always been told by family, friends and classmates how talented I was but I never thought I could ever turn it into something more than just a hobby. Even though my talent and skill kept getting better over time, it still wasn’t good enough. I never thought anyone would actually want my art, let alone pay money for it.
It wasn’t until I had had my third child, that I started to change my mind. I’d already been through cosmetology school, but then I had my second child and I was worried that career path wouldn’t pay well enough to support my small family. I got into nursing at another point, after that until I had to leave that school due to a medical condition. With trying those things, and not finishing/being able to follow through with them, I felt like a failure. I was so afraid to try again. Especially with my art.
Failing at something you aren’t passionate about, doesn’t hurt as much as failing at something you love.
All Or Nothing
I was spending so much of my time trying to reach this unrealistic level of talent and skill I thought I needed to have for anyone to be interested in purchasing my artwork.
At some point, out of the blue, I just made some accounts on different social medias and started a Shopify store. I signed up for a print on demand service, and immediately started taking pictures of, and scanning my work to upload and make into stickers.
I’ve since moved on to posters, canvas prints, and even acrylic prints, which I’m happy to say I have sold 1 of, for $154!!! I of course, didn’t get the entire profit, since I’m going through a POD service, but that’s alright. I’m thrilled that anyone in the world would like, or believe in my art enough to spend a couple dollars, let alone that much money on it.
I just wish I had believed in myself sooner, or at least trusted that eventually it will all work itself out.
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