New people - please introduce yourselves ...

[artistjillian]

New people - please introduce yourselves ... Welcome. Hope you enjoy being part of this group, and take time to look around. Ask questions, post photos in the albums and show your listings in the appropriate threads. Check out the announcements for how to post photos in threads, and other details. Thank you for joining the other terrific ATC/ACEO artists, collectors, creators and enthusiasts. Enjoy! Have Fun! Read the 'helpful links' thread. You may also like to join in on the off-ebay forums at ACEOenthusiasts dot com, as we are not sure if eBay groups are closing or not - it could be a possibility in May of 2009. You are most welcome there. IMPORTANT TO FIND YOUR WAY BACK HERE: Top right of your ebay page, click on 'Community'. Then on 'Groups'. Sign in. And you should find this group listed under your groups, so that you can come back in. OR ... bookmark the 'welcome' page on your computer. OR ... easiest of all ... Use the URL ... http://groups.ebay.com Log In (left), and click on the group name. -- Edited by artistjillian at 12/09/2008 4:40 PM PST

[artistjillian]

Hi Sierra, too! ... and anyone else I might have missed. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me!

[carolynnz1957]

Hi... I'm carolynn and appreciate the invitation from Jillian to join this group.... i have recently discovered ACEOs and think they are quite a lot of fun! I have just started listing, but i have been fortunate enough to sell some of my first attempts. So far, they are all whimsical, fantasy, snowmen, which is an extention from my tole painting days. I've moved on from acrylics since discovering watercolors. I love painting realism as well, and focus on raptors, sea creatures, botanicals. So, that's all boring news! ( = I'm very happy to be here! It will be great meeting you all!

[art-by-darla-h]

Welcome to the group -- Darlene

[amyluxfineart]

Hi everyone, thank you for the invite, ive not been on ebay in quite a while, i used to sell just odds n ends but this time i thought id toss a couple of my ATCs up and see what happened. it wasnt until i was listing them that i knew there was even a special category for them lol - i started making ATCs when we began exchanging them in a yahoo group im in. i didnt even know there were ebay groups lol cant garentee how often im likely to get in here to post, i always seem to have more to do than time to do it in lol - but im glad to be here thanks again Amy

[artistjillian]

Great to have you here Amy. Welcome! -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me!

[larissa5331]

Hi, everybody! I'm sorry for my question in this topic but I'm not sure which one is better for it. What do you think about copy your own ACEO ? I saw one person who mades two cards simultaneity so they are both original. Is this correct? Do you have to write about it on the back side of these cards? And what about your own copy of your own card, is it acceptable? Thank you in advance. -- Edited by larissa5331 at 10/19/2007 8:44 PM

[artistjillian]

It depends what this person did. Was it an exact copy, same medium, same colors? No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't copy my own work - I wouldn't want to, anyway - boring! I hate to suggest it, but also there are those that are frauds, passing off prints as 'original' art - sometimes embellishing them, by adding pencil, varnishing or sealing them. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me!

[larissa5331]

Yes, I agree with you. Also agree that to made copy of your own art it will be not the same exactly. But rare I have some passion of drawing(especially eyes) and it's my great pleasure to repeat it. Your note about media and color is very interesting idea. I would like to try it maybe sometimes it's interesting too. Also about made two artwork simultaneity. I was worked in one company of oil miniature and there was many different big orders for the same design so every artist had to do 3 or 5 artwork together. This way is more easy than made copy after time. Because you have passion and pleasure to do it first time. You give your energies, your interest and inspiration fully only first time. For copy(second time) you have to put energy too and for this if you don't have it - nothig to put. imho.

[artistjillian]

Yes, I can't do it. I know of one artist offering the same image over and over again. I nearly bought one about 2 years ago, and was startled when I got a 'second chance' offer almost straight away when I was overbid, at what I had considered a low price for an 'original'. I checked back on feedback, and the same image (as well as others) had been sold, and resold. I know the amount of work put into original art and the price was just too low for me to even think that these could be anything other than prints, despite the listings saying otherwise. This artist saying that they often did the same 'popular' works again. 20+ times???? You're right. I just couldn't even copy one time, let alone more, and not for a few dollars, but maybe for a million HAHAHAHHA! -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me!

[oicurn2it2]

Hi Everyone! My name is Lori and I'm a mom to 3 boys and a packrat of all things vintage. I've been a mixed media artist for a few years now but an artist all my life. Thanks for the invitation! Be sure to stop by my blog and say hello! yall have a great weekend!

[artistjillian]

Hiya Lori. WELCOME I love 'vintage', and mixed media is great! Great to have you here. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me!

[readingsully]

Welcome everyone. Hope to get to know all of you soon. -- Carole

[art-by-darla-h]

Jillian I think I know which artist you are talking about and I almost bought one from the same artist and got a second chance and did the same as you checked feedback and the thing that bothers me about it is they are advertising as original but being prints and the feedback at least last time I checked is mostly positive. That is curious I have never given negative feedback but I think if I had won that and gotten a print I might have given negative even though the price was not that high it still is not right -- Darlene

[angela11h]

Hi I'm Angie. I am a painter/mixed media artist and started making ACEOs around a year ago, have also just started to collect a few for myself (it's addictive!) I used to list quite a lot on ebay, but am only doing so occasionally at the moment due to other commitments. Thanks for the invitation to join the group - looking forward to getting to know you all and looking at all the wonderful new art!

[artistjillian]

Darlene, Yes, you probably do know. I'm not trying to point fingers. But we do need to be aware. What I hate, is when prints are passed off as originals. Even if they are manipulated or 'embellished' prints. At any one time there are several 'artists' doing this. I usually can name them. At one stage one person was getting quite high prices, until people started leaving appropriate feedback. I've seen people leave positive feedback, but the comment was negative. Unfortunately, unless you really read all feedback, you don't realise that the artist is a fraud. I can name at least 4 currently listing. *sigh* -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider N/A - ask me! -- Edited by artistjillian at 10/21/2007 6:37 AM