Self Representing Artists

 

A networking Squidoo Group for self representing artists who create original art and sell mainly online through their websites, lenses, web auction and web shop venues.

All lenses have been approved by the admin of this group to be actual artists creating and selling original art. So if you are looking for original artists, you are in the right place.


Before you Submit A Lens to the Group

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Primary guidelines for lens submission: you need to have original art created by you on the lens, and you need to have a link to your online shop or website with shopping capability on the lens. Lenses without these two criteria will be rejected.

Any artist is welcome to apply to the group. There is an automated system wherein you click on the link "Join this Group" in the sidebar and it will walk you through the process. I don't have any manual way to add you to the group unless you go through this automated system first. After I view your lens and approve it, then I manually add your lens and lensmaster icons to the Group's page. I try to go through the pending lenses once or twice a week.

Please note: This group is not for writers, how-to lenses, fan sites, licensing merchandisers, co-ops, organizations, corporations, associations, or any other non-individuals who are not actually selling their own visual or tactile art online or making sales via online communication. In essence, it is for original visual paintings, drawings, jewelery, sculpture, mixed media, etc...whether on canvas or printed on merchandise, etc...in other words: self-representing artists only.

New Members

(Updated every hour.)

stacirosedesigns, hmsweaver, joekaz, csforest, judithdagostino

Our Members' Lenses

(Some of these lenses may be 'mature content'.)

Group Discussion

Introduce yourself!

Tell us a brief bio, and links to your work! Or just say hi!

Lensmaster

mLee wrote...

Hello! I am Marissa and I am an artist that primarily sells my work on http://mlee.etsy.com. I am a woodcut printmaker that does one of a kind hand pulled prints. My website is http://mleefineart.com and I recently became a featured artist on http://flashbagsonline.com.

Nice meeting everybody!

ReplyPosted October 20, 2006

Lensmaster

littleliz wrote...

hello everone ^__^ I am an artist from Warrington UK. I love drawing/painting.lots of pencil portraits at the moment. I'm woking on illustrations for a kid's book. You can see my artwork at www.artwanted.com/Elizzabeth and read about my last book at www.squidoo.com/ATailsTale

ReplyPosted October 20, 2006

Lensmaster

greglong wrote...

Hi all, old friends and new...I am an Irish Artist working mainly through painting, usually Oils, occaisionally in other media. Clik on my lense for links to my Blog and my Online Art Gallery. I'll see y'all in WC later.....

ReplyPosted October 14, 2006

Lensmaster

Beth_Robinson wrote...

I'm a mixed media artist. I create and sell small collages using what I know while building a foundation of basic skills so that someday I can create the complex layered works that I dream about. I blog regularly about my artistic journey's progress at http://www.artbybethrobinson.com/journal .

ReplyPosted October 10, 2006

Lensmaster

desertdarlene wrote...

Hi everyone! I'm glad to see some familiar faces/works here. I hope everyone the best.

ReplyPosted October 09, 2006

Lensmaster

sjmueller wrote...

What a good idea to start a group lens! I have recently begun marketing my work, and have received some bids on ABU, pretty exciting for me. Oils are my favorite medium, lately exploring abstract directions. I also enjoy using graphite. My blog is located at http://artworksdaily.blogspot.com

ReplyPosted October 08, 2006

 
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Buy & Sell Art Online

Sites where you can buy our artists' original works:

Ebay: Self Representing Artists Category
ArtByUs: Real Art. Real Artists
Etsy: Your Place to Buy and Sell All Things Handmade

Useful Online Print-On-Demand Sites

great places to sell and buy reproductions of original art

Artists: These sites offer easy file uploading of digital images of your art, and will handle all the printing, shipping, and customer service for you. All you do is collect your profits! Tip: the best way to get print and merchandise sales is to advertise them yourself on your website and blog. Don't count on selling just through users browsing these sites.
Collectors: These sites have reputations for quality and many options for sizing, framing, and cost. These sites offer reproductions of original art by contemporary self representing artists and not just old master reproductions. You can also buy merchandise (like shirts & mugs) at some of these sites.
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FinerWorks (giclees)
deviantArt
Zazzle
SmugMug
CafePress
Art.com
Imagekind

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