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| Make sure you Publish your Blog Entries |
| No. 1 Artist |
| 1/18/2007 |
Hello everyone! It's nice to see everyone using the new Artist Blog feature. We hope you're all enjoying it. Just wanted to make a friendly reminder to remind you to "Publish" each entry after you've had time to review it. Each entry will not display until it is published to the community Artist Blog. Enjoy the rest of your week! |
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| Resume |
| JayneSurrena- (View My Portfolio) |
| 12/23/2006 |
Jayne Surrena Jayne.Surrena@gmail.com South th St, Philadelphia Education University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa BFA in Painting Spring 2006 Awards and Grants Upcoming Artist Grant 2002 through 2006 Young Artist Grant 2002 through 2006 Alumni Award in the Commitment and Progress of Painting 2006 Rohm & Haas Award Nominee 2006 Computer Skills Microsoft Office Suite, Windows and Macintosh, Graphic design Job Experience Present: Freeman’s Auction House, Philadelphia, PA Auction Porter Managed the installation of the Asian Arts exhibition, directly assist Jewelry Department as needed, work with operations department to maintain organization of consigned properties, work directly with clients to assure proper delivery of properties, establish relationships with clients at exhibitions. 9/05-8/06: Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Gallery Assistant Organized and hung gallery exhibitions, maintained customer and consigner database, worked with corporate and private collectors, and maintained press relations. Organized preparations for national and international art fairs. 3/00-2/05: Merry Hill Iron Restoration, Plymouth Meeting, PA Assistant Worked directly with client base to define contracts, maintained client relations throughout the year, managed projects from beginning to end, worked specifically with project materials from intake to welding to delivery. 2/05-9/05: Buttercup Bakery and Café, Philadelphia, PA Front of House Manager Managed team of Customer Service Representatives from the opening of the café in the mornings to closing out cash registers at the end of a shift, trained new employees, and lead team-building initiatives. Skills Self-motivated and hard working. Experience with customer service, excellent oral and written communication skills, knowledge of RFC database, excellent organizational skills. |
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| How to build your own fishing rod. |
| realkoolart4u- (View My Portfolio) |
| 9/26/2006 |
| This is a guide on building and custom-wrapping a fishing rod for the average joe. Begin by selecting a rod blank. Considerations are category ( freshwater or saltwater ), type ( conventional{baitcaster} or spinner ), size ( long or short, slender or thick), and material (solid fiberglass, wrapped glass, graphite, etc.). Color is not really a factor as the blank can be painted any color. The next step is to select the handle, grip, and reel seat. All three of these choices will be dictated by the type of rod and it's purpose. Freshwater rods fall into 2 catergories handle and grip-wise, pistol-grips(usually made of molded hard rubber) and wood, cork, or foam rubber handles, and wood, cork, or foam rubber grips. Saltwater rods can not only have wood, cork, or foam rubber handles and grips, but also aluminum butts (or handles). Having selected the afore-mentioned items the next step is application. After applying epoxy glue to the area at the base of the blank where the handle will be, slide the handle down the rod to the bottom of the rod. Assuming the handle opening in respect to the diameter of the blank is close, resulting in a tight fit (if it's too loose wrap 1/2" masking tape spaced 1/4" apart under the handle first till a tight fit is aquired before applying epoxy), then the next step is installing the reel seat. This procedure is a repeat of the handle installation, checking for tightness of fit first, then applying epoxy. When applying the epoxy on the blank, be sure to fill the areas between tape up to ensure proper adhesian of the handle or reel seat. The next step is installing the grip. First check for tightness to determine if the hole in the grip needs to be reamed out or not. For foam rubber, reaming is not necessary as after applying epoxy (from the point where the grip easily slides down to) down the rod to the reel seat, the foam rubber will (with a little force) slide down to the reel seat. Wipe off immediately any excess epoxy! For wooden or cork grips, wrap some sandpaper around a rod (smaller than the hole diameter being reamed out) and insert in a drill and work this back and forth until the desired size is attained. Then apply epoxy and slide into place. Next the guides should be selected. Again this will be dictated by the type and purpose of the rod. Spinning rods guides usually are descinding in size ( with the first guide ranging in size from 2'' in diameter, to 3/4" in diameter (and in a descinding order towards the tip of the pole) to the smallest guide (next to the tip) 1/2" in diameter, to 1/4"in diameter. There are many types of guides ( steel Hardeloy[I recommend], stainless steel, metal with various inserts(ceramic,plastic,etc.), and roller guides. As a general rule of thumb guide placement goes as follows: the first and largest(as the case may be) is placed 18"-21" from the middle of the reel seat. Then measure the rest of the rod length and divide the amount of guides left into that amount and place them in a descinding spacing pattern of each following space being 1" less apart than the last space was.Mark these placements on the rod with chalk. The next step is the underwraps. Wrap in a tight wrap (no spaces) the first 4"-8" of the rod above the grip. this is called the butt wrap. Then where previously marked, (for the guide positions) wrap another tight wrap at least 1" longer than each guide on their respective marked areas. At this time select and install the tip with epoxy like the other components (only difference is thread is used to furr out the rod tip in the event of that necessity). The tip should face up on the same side as the reel sits. Wrap a tight wrap 1" at the tip. The next step is to wrap the guides. Place the guide in the center of the underwrap, and tape 1 side of the guide tightly. Cut a piece of thread 7" long and fold in half. This will serve as your loop thread that is used to pull the ends of your wrap back under the thread upon completion. The thread colors are at the descretion of the creator or owner. Begin by wrapping the thread over itself to catch itself leaving 2"in the direction of the guide.After 4 wraps cut the excess 2" of beginning thread off and continue wrapping even up over the guide foot until 1/4" from the back of the foot. Then place the loop 1" extending beyond the wrap and continue wrapping to the back of the foot. Holding the thread wrap down with you finger, cut the thread leaving 2"-3" and pull through the loop. While still holding the wrap tight, pull the loop (with the end of the thread through it) until the end of the thread is tucked under the last 1/4" of wrap and out the other side where it is then trimmed off with an exacto knife. This same procedure is repeated on the other side of the guide and all the rest of the other guides and tip. The band wrap can involve many different configurations. The basic premise goes like this; on the same side of the rod as the reel will sit, starting at the grip end, in a straight line, make marks consecutively 1" apart with chalk. Tape one end of the thread down and begin wrapping up the rod spiraling in the proper spacing so the thread lands on each marked spot consecutively to the top of the band and again as it descinds back down. Upon reaching the base, wrap twice around where the start of the tape was originally taped and begin back up laying the thread directly beside (and tight as possible) the first upward spiral wrap and back down again. The next trip will be layed on the other side of the beginning upward spiral wrap and back down. This procedure is repeated intil the desired design is reached and the end is taped off at the base. Begin wrapping a regular tight wrap 1/4" out from the tape at the base until the tape is reached. Tape over that 1/4" of wrap and cut the thread that began the butt wrap originally and all of the wraps that are beyond the taped up 1/4" wrap(not the underwrap). Holding the wrap tight remove the tape holding the 1/4" of wrap off and finish wrapping up to the grip remembering to use the loop to pull the end back through and trimming the excess. Apply thread perservative with a paint brush and wipe off excess. Wait 4 hrs till the thread preservative dries. Using a low rpm motor (6-7rpms) spin rod while applying rod finish with a paint brush. Saturate entire rod (from where the thread begins at the butt wrap to the tip) coating the blank and the thread wrappings(not the guides). While still spinning, use a torch (set real low) to pop the bubbles and smooth out the rod finish.This part requires some prior experience ( in regards as to how close to hold the flame and how long and will come with practice) to do it right! Wait 24 hrs. Trim any projections and recoat the guides only using the same procedure as before. Wait 24hrs. Congradulations, you,ve built your first rod! Enjoy! |
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| How to Increase Artwork Sales |
| No. 1 Artist |
| 9/22/2006 |
| Every artist faces the same issues when selling their products. How do I get my products in front of the right customer? From what I have seen most art galleries are located in the rich areas of your cities and town. However the Internet has allowed artist to sell to anyone, anywhere at any time. No. 1 Artist has take the idea to allow its members to sell there products from their own portfolio. No. 1 Artist has integrated a product search as well as Froogle product feeds. The goal of No. 1 Artist is to help artist get the exposure they deserve. However, it takes a determined artist to really get the recognition they deserve. One way to help boost sales is to talk about your products. Most artist sell there artwork by word-of-mouth. But what if you could write stories about your artwork that really defines what you are truly trying to do? No. 1 Artist Blog is the perfect way for artist to discuss what they have done and why they stand out among other artist. Have you created the perfect piece of art? Then write a story about it. After you publish it, it then becomes an extension of the word of mouth syndrome. One day someone will be searching the Internet looking for what you have and thanks to Google find your artwork. Content is the Internet's "word-of-mouth" advertising. If you are excited about your artwork or if there is a story behind it, let the world know. |
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| How to Sell a Product on No. 1 Artist |
| No. 1 Artist |
| 9/21/2006 |
We have received some questions wondering how to sell a product on No. 1 Artist. Well here is it, what you need to know about selling products on No. 1 Artist. Step 1. Create an Account The first thing you need to do is create a FREE account with No. 1 Artist, if you have yet to do this, click here to create your account. Step 2. Log into No. 1 Artist Click here to log into your account. Step 3. Add the product - Click on My Store link at the top of the toolbar
- Click the Add button at the top of the form
- You will see the following fields:
- Category - select a predefined category from the list to help customers find your products
- Sub-Category - you can create your own sub-categories to further define your product. To create a new sub-category click the Add button
- Item Number - a unique number to define your product
- Item Name - the actual name of the product
- Head Line - a caption or header to your product
- Product Image - click the upload image link to upload your products image
- Product Description - Enter a description about your product, be as descriptive as possible to help users find your product
- Unit Cost - the price of your item
- Unit Shipping Cost - you have two options for shipping cost, you can define a shipping cost per item or use the shipping cost table. If you enter say $5.00, then if a customer purchases the item they will pay an extra $5 for shipping.
- When you are all finished click the Add button and you have successfully added a product
If you run into any problems or have a question about adding a product, contact us. |
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| How to Perform Search Engine Optimization for my No.1 Artist Portfolio |
| No. 1 Artist |
| 9/18/2006 |
No. 1 Artist offers you to ability to easily customize the Title, Keywords and Description of your portfolio. I know what you're thinking. What are title, keywords and descriptions and more importantly why should I update them?
How Search Engines Work Every page on the Internet is viewed by users in a nice graphical display with colors, images and text. While surfing the web we can easily read a page and figure out what it is about. Whether the page is about sports, news or art, we would have a good idea by reading a little text and looking at the images. But considering there are over a billion pages on the internet it would take a long time for humans to read and classify each and every single page of every web site. A solution was created using automated web crawlers that go to websites to grab the code and content in order to try to make tails of what your page is all about. Then comes in the Title, Keywords and Description These three values really help the search engines to define what your page is about. By defining these values it will be able to gain a better understanding of the content. Title - a visible title to the page, for example this page "No.1 Artist Online Community - Providing Exposure for Artists Like You" you can see it no the top of your browser. Description - a couple of sentences to really explain your portfolio. For example, No. 1 Artist uses the description: No.1 Artist is an online community that allows artists like you to create online portfolios and sell your artwork, while interacting with other artists. Through No.1 Artist you can upload photos, add descriptions about you and your talents, promote yourself, increase your exposure, meet other artists, make a name for yourself and sell your artwork directly online through your personal No.1 Artist portfolio.
Keywords - about 20 words or phrases separated by a comma, that really define you portfolio. The keywords are things that relate or you feel would be searched to find your portfolio. Here are the No. 1 Artist keywords: artist,no.1 artist,new york,las angeles,chicago,denver,atlanta,portland,community,portfolio,online,exposure,free website,potential,painter,painting,drawer,drawing,sculpting,sculptor,fine art,modern,print,portrait,oil,canvas,graphic design
How to Update on your portfolio - Log Into your account
- Hover your mouse over Manage Portfolio -> Select the Title, Keyword & Description page
- Update the three fields. Do not worry if you have not entered something for one of the items, we use default values for you.
- When you are finished click the Save button and now sit back and relax. The search engines will be back soon to crawl your portfolio and hopefully help you get found quicker!
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| How to Price Your Art on No. 1 Artist |
| No. 1 Artist |
| 9/15/2006 |
The driving question behind any artist is - what is my artwork worth? Pricing artwork can sometimes be a difficult decision, but with a little thought it is possible to come up with a fair assessment of what your art is worth. A good way to develop pricing for your artwork is the same way that any business owner would determine the price of their product. The following questions will help you really think about how much time, effort and materials were used to create your artwork: - How much were materials? - paint, canvas, beads, clay , etc.
- How many hours did I spend?
- What is a fair hourly rate: $20, $50, $100?
Then simply plug in the answer here: Hours Spent x Hourly Rate + Materials = Cost For example if you painted a picture on a canvas that took 4 hours to paint and cost $25 in materials, with an average rate of $20 then you should charge: 4 x $20 + $25 = $105 Just remember as your work starts to sell and others begin to gain an interest in your work then you will be able to increase prices! But until then, keep them at a price that sells. Gook Luck. |
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