Custom Engraving

I love doing custom engraving! They are very heartfelt and meaningful gifts or personal collections. A couple examples - The Alexandra and Jeremy wedding glasses (set of 2) told the short story of A harp at the wedding, gerbera daisies were the flower, Alex and her sisters wore pearls and their mother is a music teacher. Alex loved receiving these glasses and had some done for her parent`s anniversary in the same style. Family is important to them (the tree) Three girls, (3 apples) Her mother is a piano teacher and loves gerbera daisies also, they love to be together listening to music.

Everything can be done on line, contact, communication, drawing approval and pick up or shipping instructions. Its awesome how technology allows a working artist to spend most of the time in the studio doing what they do best, and helps to bring patrons to us. It allows people like me to make a living at it. Before having a computer it was very difficult. As everyone knows by now, the face to face self-promotion is very nerve-wracking to most artists. Its so great just to show people what I do before we meet and then have a foundation of confidence and excitement to actually meet the patron. Its so much easier to give a business card with my website then go to the "elevator speech" Every time I meet someone. Thats my take on it anyway.

Its a winter-wonderland outside today. Beautiful day to be inside looking out!