I just made a new account on Minds.com. There isn't much to it right now, but hopefully that will change. This is just one step towards expanding my online presence. Right now I got the Etsy store, the monetized blog on Blogger.com, Facebook, Twitter, Deviant Art, and Instagram. In the near future, I want to have both a monetized Youtube channel as well being monetized on Minds.
To visit me on Minds.com, click on this link.
https://www.minds.com/JEart
To join Minds.com, click on this link.
https://www.minds.com/register;referrer=JEart
Here are also the links to everything else I mentioned here.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/jonerich.smith
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Jon_Erich
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jon_erich_1985/
Deviant Art
http://jon-erich.deviantart.com
Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jonerich
That's all for right now. I hope to have Part 2 of the May Progress Report up in a few days.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
2017 Progress Report: May-Part 1
The first half of May was probably my busiest work period throughout the year. The show was right around the corner and there was still so much left to do. Some of the work couldn't be ready in time for the show, but most of it was. After the show, the second half of May was much more calm. Serious work wouldn't resume again until early June.
Even though most of the work was done in early May, so many pictures were taken that just like the April Reports, May will also need to be divided into more than one post. There are a lot of pictures here to look at. Take a look at all of them, ask questions or leave comments and share. Thank you.
Even though most of the work was done in early May, so many pictures were taken that just like the April Reports, May will also need to be divided into more than one post. There are a lot of pictures here to look at. Take a look at all of them, ask questions or leave comments and share. Thank you.
 |
| 5/1/17: The second layer of pumice gel is done. |
 |
| 5/2/17: The pit firings are done. They turned out darker than I was hoping they would, but there's still a lot going on here. They're still interesting, so I won't redo them. I like them the way they are. |
 |
| 5/2/17: The first layer of pumice gel has been applied. I'm really liking how this piece is turning out so far. |
 |
| 5/2/17: I attempted the first layer of pumice gel, but I ran out of the stuff which really sucks. This was not the time to run low on supplies. I immediately ordered more. |
 |
| 5/2/17: I decided to used Fiber Paste as the texture for this piece. Even though most of the piece is covered with it, I'm still going to need to apply more of it later. |
 |
| 5/2/17: I did polishing work on this. It looks much better. |
 |
| 5/2/17: I did polishing work on this. It looks much better. |
 |
| 5/2/17: I did polishing work on this. It looks much better. |
 |
| 5/3/17: I glued on some foam board to give me a flat space for a name label. |
 |
| 5/3/17: I glued on some foam board to give me a flat space for a name label. |
 |
| 5/3/17: I glued on some foam board to give me a flat space for a name label. |
 |
| 5/3/17: I glued on some foam board to give me a flat space for a name label. |
 |
| 5/3/17: I finally managed to get some more drawing done on this piece. I should have had this finished a while ago. |
 |
| Molding Paste has finally been applied to the back of this piece, though it will need more. |
 |
| 5/5/17: The second layer of Pumice Gel has been applied. |
 |
| 5/5/17: The second layer is done. |
 |
| 5/5/17: I made a name label. |
 |
| 5/5/17: Some touching up was done around the name label. |
 |
| 5/5/17: Some touching up was done around the name label. |
 |
| 5/5/17: Some touching up was done around the name label. |
 |
| 5/6/17: More touching up was done, this time with the pumice gel. I did this in order to give the piece a better sense of consistency. |
 |
| 5/6/17: More touching up was done, this time with the pumice gel. I did this in order to give the piece a better sense of consistency. |
 |
| 5/6/17: The second layer is done. |
 |
| 5/6/17: The first layer is finally done. |
 |
| 5/6/17: More Fiber Paste work was done. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: A name label was finally put in place. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using light molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using light molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using light molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using light molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using molding paste. |
 |
| 5/6/17: Touch up work was done around the name label using molding paste. |
Sunday, July 16, 2017
The Weekly Report: 7/9-7/15
Quite a few things happened this week. I continued organizing my button inventory, something that is going painfully slow. With my ceramics, I did some burnishing, a saggar firing, and constructed three new pieces. I also managed to sell a button on Etsy, something that doesn't happen quite enough. Next week may not be quite as busy as this week, but who knows.
7/11: Most of what I achieved during this week happened on this day. Someone bought a button from me on Etsy. I created the shipping label and prepared everything. The button was shipped roughly 12 hours after the order took place. After I took care of the button order (but long before I went to the post office), I took sometime to organize my button inventory. I'm getting closer to completing the first step, which is getting everything in the correct sized baggies, then doing the proper number of pressings for everything that I currently have prints for. Step 2, which I'll get into some other time will take much longer. After arriving at the college, I took several ceramic pieces I made and had them fired at a low temperature. At least two of the pieces are meant to be saggar pieces for the next day. I also did some burnishing work on one piece that is further behind than the others.
7/12: On this day, I made preparations for the saggar firing and then completed the saggar firing. Both pieces turned out great. While waiting for the firing to get done, I prepared three more ceramic pieces that I made with the intention of selling in the future. The basic construction is done, though the burnishing probably won't be done for another 2 weeks.
That's pretty much it. Unfortunately, I only spent 2 days out of the week doing anything that was worth mentioning. Still, it was a lot within that short period of time. I'll hopefully have more to share soon. If you liked this post, feel free to comment or share. Thanks.
7/11: Most of what I achieved during this week happened on this day. Someone bought a button from me on Etsy. I created the shipping label and prepared everything. The button was shipped roughly 12 hours after the order took place. After I took care of the button order (but long before I went to the post office), I took sometime to organize my button inventory. I'm getting closer to completing the first step, which is getting everything in the correct sized baggies, then doing the proper number of pressings for everything that I currently have prints for. Step 2, which I'll get into some other time will take much longer. After arriving at the college, I took several ceramic pieces I made and had them fired at a low temperature. At least two of the pieces are meant to be saggar pieces for the next day. I also did some burnishing work on one piece that is further behind than the others.
7/12: On this day, I made preparations for the saggar firing and then completed the saggar firing. Both pieces turned out great. While waiting for the firing to get done, I prepared three more ceramic pieces that I made with the intention of selling in the future. The basic construction is done, though the burnishing probably won't be done for another 2 weeks.
That's pretty much it. Unfortunately, I only spent 2 days out of the week doing anything that was worth mentioning. Still, it was a lot within that short period of time. I'll hopefully have more to share soon. If you liked this post, feel free to comment or share. Thanks.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)