I am submitting several images of mine as a print on DA.
I AM CURIOUS, though, is there any piece you'd like to see available as a print?

Now for the important part:
Virtually all prints are cheaper if gotten through me. I can also matte them, and once I mass purchase some mailing tubes, my shipping should be relatively low.

DA has higher prices, so if you're ever interested in a print, feel free to note me, first!

Small prints (4x6") are generally $5 and under. And you can order them as post cards and get batch discounts.
Regular sized prints (8.5x10") are all $10 or less.
Larger prints up to 13x19" are only $18 or less. They turn out beautiful, too!
Anything larger you have to note me so I can get a quote, first.

I hand sign anything I mail out upon request.

EDIT:
Some people suggested a Mera sketchbook...
It is a GO! I can get some printed. I need to look into high quality paper, but for an 80 page blank notebook paper with a custom design cover (and I can even draw into the first page!) ... I can sell it for $10-15, which is quite affordable!

If there's any interest in this, let me know. I have to figure out how many to order. Unless there's interest online, too, I'm going to purchase on the low side for now. If you're interested, I could have these ready for sale by late January.

I'm curious what people would or would NOT be interested in purchasing (maybe) before I go to purchase things for any future conventions I'm at.

First of all, prints:
Small prints are easy to get, so they're not a problem, but LARGE prints. Have you ever been interested in large prints (13x19 or 18x24+) and if so, for my most popular images, what would be a fair price for prints of this size?
I can get away with selling 13x19 prints for about $12-20 on the lowest side. Higher if matted. 18x24" prints, however are more expensive to produce. I can get away, at the cheapest, $15, but I'd be taking a lot of risks if I didn't sell out. I feel a more fair price is $20-30.
What would you pay for a large print of artwork you liked? Of my art? (You won't offend me, I promise)

Mini sketchbooks:
I designed mini sketchbooks I can sell for under $5 (more like $1-3). They're 6-14 page 4x5.5" booklets filled with sketches, many of which aren't posted anywhere. They'd be printed on presentation paper in full color. I feel they'd be an inexpensive way to acquire artwork without much hassle.

originals:
a given. Paintings and other large pieces would be pricey as they are unique. Smaller and older pieces would sell for rates f $5-40 depending.
I also want to sell mini paintings done on tiny squares of paper or canvas for under $25, but as cheap as $10, Just cute little things that are easy to take home and unique.

t-shirts:
My friend and I will collaborate on tee shirt designs as for our first run, we can't afford as many and will probably each chip in. We're thinking of doing limited edition runs of 50-100 tees of possibly 2 designs. What would you like to see on a tee shirt if I were to design it? Animals? Fantasy? mythical creatures? let me know.

sketches:
I can do onsite sketches rather quickly, or I can sell older sketches for all under $15 (closer to $5-10) I'd rather take limited on site commission sketches, though, and focus on communicating with people and selling myself.

Stickers:
I can do a few print runs of stickers. THey're just cute sheets that come in either full page, half page or quarter page and are all pre designed. However, I can offer to make custom stickers and if I bring my printer, I could actually produce and print a sheet of them out in a 2-3 hour turnaround. I don't know what a fair price would be for this, yet.


... So! That's what I have for now. Even if you have no intention of ever going to a convention, let me know what would sound interesting to you if you saw it. Mostly, I need to do some financial research before I put down a lot of money to order supplies. I have to hurry, though! All your input is VERY appreciated.

Fact: I live in San Francisco. I work at Fisherman's Wharf. The amount of pan handlers I see is outrageous.

So, I may not have a lot of money, but I've always been a deep supporter of the arts. I always try and keep a small side fund account that I can use to feed back into other artists so they can make some money off of their crafts. It makes me feel GOOD.

I see people throwing money to bums on the street with signs saying "I want weed" and it just INFURIATES me. If you think you're helping the homeless, you're NOT. T hey come back every single day. They don't put any work into what they do and they don't learn how to better themselves. I always tell my coworkers how angry I get and how that for every $20 they donate to a bum, they should INSTEAD give that money as a large tip to a street artist, performer, or a tip to a good waitress. Someone who is working.

If you feel the NEED to help the homeless, then go volunteer your time at a homeless shelter. You'll do them SO much more good. Or work at the Salvation army for free. Do some real work that will actually assist these people. Or find a group you can work with and donate the time it would take you to earn that $20 to instead help these people.


So, I was walking today, like every Monday night, to catch my bus. I passed this guy who I always see out on the street with an assortment of fabulous copper wire sculptures he makes. They're really cool and he makes them so quickly. I walked past him like I always do, thinking about how I comment a man like him. I was halfway down the next street when I stopped and thought "what am I doing?" I turned around and walked all the way back to the man and sat down next to him (with all my stuff) and had a big conversation. We talked about art and the people of the city, and he told me stories about his life. I asked how much his sculptures cost and the prices were VERY fair. And he reduced them for me. However, I look in my wallet... $4. ... I actually ran to the bank ATM, and came back; I had him make me a cat so I could give it as a gift to my mom, and I bought this really beautiful motorcycle he said he spent a couple hours on for my dad. He quoted me $25 for the two, and I pulled out $35 and gave it to him and told him I thought his work was worth that much to me. He smiled, thanked me, and gave me a third sculpture as a gift. Asked which of his Christmas items I wanted (they were all adorable!!) I came out with a copper reindeer even though the tree was hard to pass by, so it can sit next to the cat.

The man was this lovely jolly man from Texas who had lived out here for quite awhile. He told me a lot of stories about street artists, and people who just run by and stomp his works of art for no reason. He told me about meeting the woman he almost got married two, and how lights kept flashing in their eyes, which made him feel it was to be. I had a ton of work to do. I'm a poor college student. But taking that time to actually talk to fascinating people is worth the extra tip on its own.

I highly suggest you people take the time to speak to strangers. Get to know someone new. Support the arts, or support someone less fortunate than you who works hard at what they do.

You can bet I'll stop by next week to talk to him again.

Have I mentioned how I've drawn and painted a thousand things, but haven't uploaded ANYTHING because "everything is unfinished"
.......
Maybe I should just put it up before I decide I hate it and never work on it again. I don't think you can ever truly finish an art piece, anyway.

I can't figure out how to set up DA to view 120 deviations at a time anymore... what?

Those with subscriptions... how do you do this!? I just always had it set that way, but I haven't allowed my subscription to die out in quite a few ... years now.