Saturday 28 August 2010

This is…

...Jay!

Jay is a new fellow-member of Etteam, and owns two Etsy shops:
Ziggy and Friends and Sunshinescot .

card by Ziggy


Favourite colour?

warm colours like yellows and reds

Original vintage artwork


Favourite smell?

sea breeze, fresh bread, vanilla

Favourite place?

Too many to choose from so I'd like to pick where I'd wish to go next - New York please!

Favourite sound?

The lapping waves on the beach

Baby horse collage


Favourite way to spend your time?

I really do love to travel...

Favourite item in your shop of all time?

Moon 3




Why?

It was the kick start for becoming creative again after a very very long period of artistic inertia for myself

Favourite shop that isn’t yours?

Oooh there really are so many but I'm going to say sprouthead - it's the one that got me interested in Etsy in the first place as I only used to buy work. I heard about this site called Etsy and decided to use it to gather materials for projects and I used them with my art and design students.

detail from Inverness, by sprouthead


What has been the most useful lesson you’ve learnt so far that you’d like to pass on to our readers?

That it's hard work and you have to believe in yourself and be patient and be as proactive as you can, especially if you don't have a huge huge group of family and friends to get you started and placed on the Etsy map! But it's a great feeling when you sell something!

Thanks Jay - and good luck!

Links:

ziggy's blog ziggyandfriends.blogspot.com/

ziggy's shop Ziggy and friends

jay's blog jklthree.blogspot.com/

sunshinescot's shop sunshinescot

7 comments:

Midnightcoiler said...

Interesting interview! Always nice to learn a bit more. Lovely work in both shops.

red road studio said...

Hi Heather - just got your email - Thank you so much - what a lovely surprise!! You do smell lovely by the way! I can tell LOL!!!

YellowBugBoutique said...

Great interview...I always like to learn about the artist behind the work...plus it's fun to discover new great shops!

Crickets Creations: Handcrafted Fashion Accessory Scarves and Fringies Professional Photo Portrait Props said...

Welcome, Jay! You're a great addition to the team. :)
Hugs,
Celeste (Crickets)

Maril said...

Awesome interview!! it is totally right! it is a graet feeling every time you sold a piece...cause encourage you to keep the work...
It is awesome to get to know the team members"
thanks Heather and welcome Jay!

Maril said...

great interniew!! it is true it is a great feeling every time a sold is made!.
Thanks Heather for the interview, it is always great to get to know a bit more the team members!
and welcome Jay!

Cheers!
Maril

Jaci said...

Hi Jay,
I'm so glad you got past the inertia! Your little animal collages are adorable :)