Rules of Conduct for Jewelry Artists

I wanted to let you know about an article regarding rules of conduct and theft of intellectual property belonging to professional artists. Jen Cushman, natural storyteller, mixed media artist and author provides a kind and professional look at the difference between inspiration and imitation in the arts, crafts and mixed media arenas. Check out her latest article, "Art Chooses You: Some Basic Rules of Conduct for Jewelry Artists", in the Spring 2012 Belle Armoire Jewelry Book, Volume 8. If you do not have the book, check out her website, jencushman.com.

Back on the Block

Did you think I fell off the edge of the world? For those of you "not in the know", the world is not flat! I have been laying low in the weeds, putting together a spring line of incredible copper couture jewelry. Impressed? You should be. I have decided to give my Etsy site another try, although most of my sales are not generated on the site. Why? Who knows. December was crazy, January was interesting and February was a little better, but only a few sales; only God knows what the rest of the year will bring. But I do have to say that the Etsy thing is getting on my nerves. I have, however, received quite a bit of positive feedback from the Pinterest site and this is a good thing. My FB page is walking through a might desert and I haven't been thrown off amy of my teams to date, so something is moving forward. Sometimes one has to bow to the absurd! Oh, and I even bought an ad on FB; for your information, it did not generate one sale. I should have bought a nice pair of shoes for my trouble. So there you have it. If anybody is doing a bang up job out there and your sales are through the roof, I salute you. I will drink a cup of coffee in your honor. Just take some time off from stuffing those boxes for mailing and visit Asher Gems on Etsy. Let me know what you think of my copper jewelry~after all, there is a contact box. No nasty comments or coarse language now;this is a family show! Finally, if you have taken the time to read my mindless ramblings,I salute you as well!