The Art of Work

So I have been MIA on my blogging as I have been extremely busy building and launching my website www.regalsovereignjewelry.com That very day I received orders and of course I had to get right to work and complete the task. Everything is a work in progress. I know as an artist I'm constantly growing and evolving into the person God is molding me to be. After all, I am the clay and he's the potter. In previous blogs I talk about doing things myself. I don't know if it's because I feel if you want something done majority of the time you have to do it yourself otherwise it will only get done on someone else's time.
The reason I decided to make my own site is because I was asked to be featured on a site that promotes up and coming designers. The website will be launching soon as they are still working on it however, they wanted a lookbook and photos of my jewelry to add in the designer section. Low and behold I did not have a lookbook so we were trying to plan a photo shoot. When you're starting off you have to spend money before you begin to see any profit.
To make a long story short I did some research and came up with how I could shoot my jewelry without a budget. Then I realized, if I was going to do all this to be featured on a website why not go the extra mile and make my own website right now to be more accessible to sell and get my line out there. Yes, it's a lot of work to do all these things myself but if I don't want to get ahead of myself and start spending lots of money on a web designer, photographer, models, etc and figure out a day that works for everyone then I just have to do it in my down time. Like I said this way I know it will be done when I want it done. There will come a point in time where I will have to hire help but for now this is what I'm working with. Hopefully the site does well and that time will come soon. :-)
In closing, I wanted to share a letter from Italian jewelry designer Roberto Coin. He titled this The Art Of Being Oneself, "My lifestyle is continually changing with the times, anticipating trends and inventing my own fashion. My fashion is renewed by my desire to understand and discover new trends. Fashion should represent freedom; freedom for the person who wears jewelry and freedom for the person who creates it. Fashion should enhance the personality of everybody; it is an art, but the art of being different and should increase the ability of today's women to feel more comfortable in their own role." In relevance to the art of work, Roberto Coin has a unique angle in his approach to his consumers. His work is inspired by an ancient Egyptian legend and each piece is marked with the signature hidden ruby that is placed where it will touch the skin, blessing all who wear it with a long life, health and happiness as that is what the ruby signifies.
                                                         www.regalsovereignjewelry.com