Block-printed Aprons

When it comes to the handmade goods you see on the internet and at shows and festivals, did you ever wonder how the artist developed that item from an idea into a product you can purchase? The path is often less than direct, but most people who make things have the incentive of sharing what they’ve made with people who would enjoy it.

Over on Portraits of Animals Marketplace, I tell the story of developing just these aprons, with a modicum of success! Two good aprons for sale, four to use as “product testing”.

Still, I got my feet wet, one of my favorite activities literally and metaphorically, and now I know what direction I want to take with the blank aprons, ink and the hand-painting.

Read the article and see the photos of my mistakes! Oops, no such thing as a mistake in this business…