Super excited to be able to share this with you!
Couple months back, I applied for a zine project and got accepted. So this zine will be at the https://www.generatorprojects.co.uk/ in Dundee, UK in their zine library!
I think this is the second big thing I have ever done on my creative journey and it feels so exciting to be able to help this zine in my hands!
Patrons get %20 off till 20th of May at the check out on my website here. (tiers start from £1).
It is a selection of 12 drawings from my sketchbook, drawn over the course of a few years living in the North East of Scotland.
I have scanned these pages directly from my sketchbook and not edited them. So there are paint smudges and everything.
Each drawing has been made using mixed media as that is a natural way of working for me.
Printed on A5 170gsm recycled paper.
I have also revamped my website and launched my shop
I closed my Etsy shop but moved my shop to my website!
I have made some changes like adding a sketchbook ticket, so people who like my sketchbook pages can buy them as prints in either A5 or A4 as I have been asked a lot if I can make a print of a specific spread.
All you would need to do for that to tell me which page you want as a print and select the appropriate size. You can do that by copy/pasting the link of the sketchbook page you want from my IG. I will remove the gutter so it will not have that line in the middle (unless that is what you want but I will automatically assume that you dont want to see the gutter as default, so tell me if you want that). Although this is mostly to prevent me having long conversations that leads no where on IG and avoid scams, I think it is nice to have that option there.
I have also added a commission option as well, the process for that is a bit different as it is a custom made art.
The reason behind all these changes are that Etsy has been pushing us sellers to pay for adds, offer free shipping, discounts while they are increasing their fee percentage that sellers pay to them. It was almost impossible for me to be visible for potential customers there without paying to be on the first search page.
So I thought I would rather pay extra to have my shop on my website, and not pay monthly fees to Etsy for no sales as most of my customers come from my IG anyway. Even though, I do not like the idea of having my audience come only from IG, this is what Patreon is for, having a community outside of IG. That is why I also upload videos for my free followers there as well once in a while.
Sedem x