Persimew Designs - Fine Art On Zazzle
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Persimew Originals
Looking to buy original art and unique designs that can be customised? Persimew Designs has both and is the online gallery I set up for Oliver Tadpole, artist, poet and illustrator. I am a musician and happy with computers, Oliver is an artist and freelance illustrator, but not so computer savvy, so I upload his artwork and my photographs to a Zazzle gallery. As Oliver is fine arts trained, many of his illustrations reflect that.
One Eye Open by persimew
The Rubaiyat Print by persimew
Contents at a Glance
Amber Blond and Powder Blue
When I gave Zazzle a go on Oliver's behalf, I discovered how much fun it was to use original art in designing products and even made a few sales. Few artists make a living by selling originals these days, the public hope to buy paintings at a rate far too low to support the artist, but design is a way of making art worthwhile. This illustration is a Tadpole original, it features in the book Tadpoles Illustrated which we first produced in 1986 and recently released again on Lulu. Some of the poems and drawing are a little cheeky, but others I thought would make great designs for shirts, mugs and posters. So two lines were born, Amber Blue and Amber Purple!
This Amber Blue postage stamp would be ideal for weddings or valentines:
amberblue by persimew
The poster itself would make a heavenly gift for anyone with a Romantic streak....
Amber Blond and Powder Blue by persimew
Great Dramatic Halloween cards!
Hog Roast and a cheeky little design for Halloween and Bat Lovers....
Essential Equipment for the Artist Designer
A good scanner is essential!
Is your scanner large enough for drawings and oil paintings? Most home printer scanners have a maximum size of A4 which means the drawing itself would need to be smaller. Most artists prefer to work big and reduce for better image quality. An A3 colour scanner is a must, so check that your choice has a colour option!
Artists are not Business Minded
As a general rule of thumb, creative people create and sales people sell. As a musician and poet I am far more interested in the creation than the fee, but we need to live so I am learning to sell.
Oliver Tadpole is even less business minded than I am. He will, like many artists, paint over an absolutely beautiful picture because he sees the mistakes he made! These mistakes may well be invisible to us, but not to him, it is for this reason that he prefers to be known by his stage name with respect to our Zazzle partnership and I respect his decision.
Need a cute hedgehog calendar?
Check out Old Guthram's Almanac!
Old Guthram's Almanac 2011 by persimew
Old Guthram's Almanac has given birth to a whole range of mugs! The first one has the same cover illustration and a vital message on the reverse side....
Cute Hedgehog Mug by persimew
Then there are the months of the year! Each hedgehog picture has been used to create a wrap around hedgehog design that is just superb for birthdays and other occasions. Check out the Halloween October mug!
Guthram Hedgehog October by persimew
Birthday coming soon?
We even have a hedgehog mug for every month of the year!
Guthram Hedgehog November by persimew
Bellydancing Camel
Outrageously funny graphics from Oliver!
A camel T shirt can come in any shape, size or color. These aspects of design are up to you on Zazzle!
We have sold Camel stickers, postcards, you name it! Clicking on any of these pictures will take you to the store where you can browse other bellydancing designs and products and even customize with your own message!
Camel Dance by persimew
See other Egypt Mousepads
Camel Dance by persimew
Make custom imprinted mugs on zazzle
Camel Dance Postcard by persimew
Art Materials
Persian Gallery
Cats in Art and Design
Blue Persian with Starfish by persimew
Blue Persian by persimew
A Persian Glow by persimew
A Study in Lilac by persimew
Newest Additions
The Latest from Persimew Designs
All Things warm and Fuzzy Christmas Card by persimew
Then we have the inevitable Camel - this time on a binder proclaiming Happy Hump Day! Just what you need to get a few smiles going in the office!
Happy Hump Day Binder by persimew
This one is simply called Screech Owl
Screech Owl Print by persimew
Using Digital Photography
Of course, with digital cameras and computers you don't need to be an illustrator to make your mark on Zazzle. You can use photos you took on holiday. You can make personalised gifts for family and friends with snaps of animals or loved ones. The choice is yours, and you really don't have to sell if you don't want to, you can make your own private projects. I turned some of my holiday pictures into product lines though and happily sold items!
Got My Mojo Working! by persimew
Digital Photography
Tadpole still loves his Pentax. Me? I love the way digital photography allows me to break rules, photograph at night, photograph the sun through trees... All things that were once the personal domain of the top class professional are now within our grasp if only we have the imagination!
Tennyson Bicentennial
A very topical module as it was Alfred Lord Tennyson's 200th Birthday on Wednesday 6th August.
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Digital cameras
Photos I used to make products....
You can see all these in my store www.zazzle.com/persimew
The Lady of Shalott - Tennyson Bicentennial
Moanin'
Inspired by the Sarah Vaughan song. This is a range using a digitally altered photograph of my friend playing the blues on his saxophone to my lurcher who always loved to sing! Click on the writing in the box to see more products.
Playing with the computer....
Being bold, brazen and creative 1980s style....
Love it or hate it, you can alter your photos, mix them, pastiche and collage them, add text to images, add colours to black and white - the possibilities are endless. My Lady of Shalott design puts some of these into play in a very 1980s record sleeve type of design. I think it looks well as a poster or a T-shirt but only time and the market will tell!
Ax Aflame
Ax Aflame celebrates the electric guitar as used in rock music. This is a range using a digitally altered photograph of my PRS Santana SE.
If you found this page interesting, why not check out some of these art and design pages too?
Bizarre Funny Tee Shirts
Cats and Calendars
Celebrate Burns Night
Cute Cartoon Pigs
Cute Cartoon Hedgehog Gifts, Cards and Calendars
Cute Monkey Cards and Gifts
Lincoln in the Snow
Musical Christmas Mugs
Novelty Mugs
Romantic Poetry Cards
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Images
William Shakespeare Facts and Images
Would you buy a Loved-Up T-shirt?
Have you thought of designing your own products?
Do you like what you see on Zazzle?
Please tell us about it in the guestbook!
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Rewards4life Sep 25, 2011 @ 2:59 pm | delete
- I must say yours and Oliver Tadpole's work is very good I especially liked Laetitia's Veil picture showcase. I think I'll have to take a look at your Zazzle store;) Great art and interesting descriptions. Blessed and featured on our squid-angel-of-digital-art lens.
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Keith Borgnet
Nov 8, 2009 @ 5:27 pm | delete
- Hi Lisa, great lense and i love your art - well done...
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aj2008
Oct 4, 2009 @ 4:17 pm | delete
- Oh wow! Yes, we think of hedgehogs all year round and I have made a lens deicated to the best hedgehog hospital in the world!
It's great to get to know you just that bit better through this lens and SquidAngel Blessings for you!
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ChapelHillFiddler
Aug 20, 2009 @ 4:43 am | delete
- This early morning I am visiting lenses of some of my WiWon team mates. I like this lens. Have you thought of doing one on shooting artwork at home? I find it very, very difficult to get good straight undistorted photos of my artwork to use on Zazzle. I think a lot of people would appreciate it. Also - I just did a lens on creating a book on lulu or create space. I see you've done it - if you would like, I would happily include a module on your experience with a link to your book(s). I'm curious to know how it went. I'm trying Createspace right now after not being very happy with Lulu recently. Anyway, great work!
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ajgodinho Aug 4, 2009 @ 1:51 pm | delete
- Beautiful lens...very creative and nice designs!
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