Friday, 24 July 2009
A Wealth Of Information On Starting/Running A Business
I found a great site full of information on starting and running your own business. It's a UK site, but I think people from all over can use a lot of it. It seems to have a ton of valuable information so I thought I'd share it. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073858805&topicId=1075215800&r.lc=en&r.l2=1073859137&r.s=tl
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Back To Painting
Well, after taking some time off painting to adjust to a new job (care assistant at a nursing home) I am back to painting! You can see a few of my latest paintings on the right side of this blog, or at my website: http://www.jwysockiarts.com . More to come soon!
Friday, 8 August 2008
Changes
Well, we're up and running and have made a couple of sites for our fellow Etsians and for a local cafe owner. Both Julian and I are finding it a lot of fun! The last couple of weeks have been quite a period of change. We've moved home and started a new business all at the same time! LOL
Monday, 21 July 2008
First Impression Websites
Tess here...It's all very exciting! As some of you may know, I've started up my own business. I've finally decided to call it First Impression Websites http://www.firstimpressionwebsites.co.uk/etsians.htm .
For the past 2 years I have been trying to help Julian sell his art and manage the business side of things for him. Now he is going to help me in my business by being my graphic design consultant.
This is especially exciting because tomorrow is our 6th wedding anniversary and to me it's very special that we work together on our various projects.
For the past 2 years I have been trying to help Julian sell his art and manage the business side of things for him. Now he is going to help me in my business by being my graphic design consultant.
This is especially exciting because tomorrow is our 6th wedding anniversary and to me it's very special that we work together on our various projects.
Sunday Ponderings
The earth and everything on it are all interconnected.
What is good for one is good for all.
What harms one harms all.
A little Sunday thought.
What is good for one is good for all.
What harms one harms all.
A little Sunday thought.
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Combining Skills
Tess and I have FINALLY decided to combine our skills in a new endeavor! We have decided to launch a new service for crafts people/artisans and artists of all sorts.
We are offering our services to produce for you a custom single web page at a reasonable price. The picture with this listing is an example of my front page and the kind of thing we will make for you.
I have a BA in Graphic Design from Kingston University in London and have been an artist all my life. Tess built my own web page along with her personal poetry page.
Here is what you will receive:
One complete web page CUSTOM DESIGNED for you. This will feature your logo, avatar if you wish, Etsy Mini, a link to your Etsy shop, and anything else you would like to put on one page. Unfortunately, we cannot offer things like a shopping cart, java, flash, and things of that nature.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER is a great basic web presence for you.
***Please Note: this price does not include a domain name and hosting. If you need help though, once you create an account with a domain and hosting company I will be glad to install the page for you. I use http://www.fortunecity.com as they are very reliable and very reasonably priced (I've been with them about 6 years now and have never had a problem).
We are offering our services to produce for you a custom single web page at a reasonable price. The picture with this listing is an example of my front page and the kind of thing we will make for you.
I have a BA in Graphic Design from Kingston University in London and have been an artist all my life. Tess built my own web page along with her personal poetry page.
Here is what you will receive:
One complete web page CUSTOM DESIGNED for you. This will feature your logo, avatar if you wish, Etsy Mini, a link to your Etsy shop, and anything else you would like to put on one page. Unfortunately, we cannot offer things like a shopping cart, java, flash, and things of that nature.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER is a great basic web presence for you.
***Please Note: this price does not include a domain name and hosting. If you need help though, once you create an account with a domain and hosting company I will be glad to install the page for you. I use http://www.fortunecity.com as they are very reliable and very reasonably priced (I've been with them about 6 years now and have never had a problem).
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Children And Art Collecting
CHILDREN AND ART
Having a combined total of 15 nices and nephews, and by our natures being child-oriented (Tess used to be a special needs teacher in the US), we often think about children and art. It is well known that art is a very beneficial persuit for children; it helps them express themselves and improves their fine motor skills, to name but two benefits. Lately, however, we have also been thinking about the idea of children collecting art and what benefit, if any, that would be to them.
In the modern throw-away culture, art collecting teaches children that things have value. It also teaches gives them the pleasure of having wonderful and unique things in their lives in this era of mass production.
Helping a child start an art collection doesn't have to be expensive. The craft fairs are filled with artisans of all types, many of whom have at least some inexpensive items in their stands.
From our observations and our own experiences as children, it seems children have a natural tendency to want to collect things. Why not encourage them to use this tendency in a way that can provide both great pleasure and great benefit to them.
Having a combined total of 15 nices and nephews, and by our natures being child-oriented (Tess used to be a special needs teacher in the US), we often think about children and art. It is well known that art is a very beneficial persuit for children; it helps them express themselves and improves their fine motor skills, to name but two benefits. Lately, however, we have also been thinking about the idea of children collecting art and what benefit, if any, that would be to them.
In the modern throw-away culture, art collecting teaches children that things have value. It also teaches gives them the pleasure of having wonderful and unique things in their lives in this era of mass production.
Helping a child start an art collection doesn't have to be expensive. The craft fairs are filled with artisans of all types, many of whom have at least some inexpensive items in their stands.
From our observations and our own experiences as children, it seems children have a natural tendency to want to collect things. Why not encourage them to use this tendency in a way that can provide both great pleasure and great benefit to them.
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