Lessons
Day 1 Pre-Show
04:24 2Wood Thumb - Wooden Ties & Accessories
06:02 3Katy Kristin Designs - Children's Toys & Apparel
06:28 4Unpossible Cuts - Laser Cut Goods
06:09 5Dandy - Jewelry
07:51 6Beija Flor Naturals - Bath and Body
11:04 7Apparel and Fine Art
10:02 8Miso Handmade - Pet Supplies And Pet Gifts
10:41Tina Jett - Art/Illustration
12:00 10Pretty Fun Designs - Jewelry
08:51 11Mahoohoo - Apparel/Accessories
10:38 12Emma SanCartier/Odd Fauna - Illustrations/Toy Design
08:16 13Lazy Lotus - Accessories/Scarves/Earrings
07:07 14Debra Styer - Art & Illustration
08:10 15Nidhi Chinani - Illustrator/Giftware
07:36 16Noteify - Greeting Cards, Accessories, Houseware
09:31 17Day 1 Wrap-Up
01:19Lesson Info
Debra Styer - Art & Illustration
Hello, Deborah. Right. Okay. So, Deborah, please introduce yourself and tell us the name of your business. I am Debbie Star from Blue Hours Studio. Okay, hours video. What's the significance of that name? I think it started off is just kind of ah time to do a lot of work. And like when you're most vibrant, like the blue hour, that kind of I don't know the right word for it, but yeah, I think you something like Twilight's And are you a late night person? I am. Okay, So and I feel that as we're looking at at your beautiful art here, and this is sort of the modern take on a cameo. Know how I would you would describe it. So I'm looking at this kind of even the cast and the light that comes in it is that kind of blew our the time of day. Yes, I'm always been a little bit of a golf girls. I got the girl bad thing. OK, so that's how you describe it. Victorian God. Okay, great. So you're an illustrator, A painter? How are these? So these are all these prints, but the originals are all Ah water...
color. and quash my gosh. Wow. And then you ended up creating the cameo. Yeah, that happened, basically take the print and make it very tiny. And then it was like just figuring out the chemical process of making, like residents learning how to make a beauty, jewellery person and learning, you know, trying to find the right. I don't make the metal stuff, but okay. Trying to envision what you wanted to do and finding the right people and connections. And how did you find the person that makes your metal without a someone that you knew our company, they use through, etc. That thing I was just one of those things that just kind of falls into the right spot, You know, it's looking for a dark metal. So there was only a few places that had what I wanted. Okay? And then you just narrative down you Do you have ah, like a business relationship with them that, you know, you're in phone conversations or you just you know, I mean Kate via email or it was mostly just just email contact. I haven't made enough of them with that would be okay, constant thing, But I would like to learn to do more. So is this is a new line inside of what you already making? Yeah, pretty. Pretty much. And then, um, yeah, I just trying to, like, you know, like with a lot of people here just trying to find different ways to use your images and different price points and different. Like I want to do some cards next. Oh, like station. Like like a thank you card. Yeah, that's a great idea. So who is your ideal customer here? Um, you know, I think it to be like people love illustration, but I just think like people who connect to there's, like, a connection there between the characters and like like, these guys are It's all part of a Victorian dating service. Oh, my goodness. So they all have different, like a different characters and different, different different ages in the different occupations. So what is her story? So she actually is, like, from the East Coast, and she moved out here and her husband died, and she had to take care of her self. So she's actually a laundry maid. Wow. But what about him? Who is he? So he's he's, uh, So that's Lily. That is Seth. So Seth is kind of a kind of a rich kid, but he's getting into all the Dracula novels and all that kind of stuff. So he's a little bit of a book nerd. Um, but he wants to, you know, he's fantasized about becoming a vampire. Eso eso. Each one has a different different characters. And then over on this side, there's the Victorian orphans. They're like groundlings. So they all have stories to like. What you know, their little sad stories. Never the lot of Charles Dickens. A bunch of different characters. And it's just really fun. I mean, I think I wasn't an artist. I probably would have been like an English major or history made sure, So it all kind of works together, you know? You know, I don't know if this is something that you are exploring, but you certainly could right stories about this and really turn it into the storyline because we often talk about what our customers connect with and keeps coming up over and over again. It's the story. Yeah, and when you told me she's a laundry maid and she had to leave the East Coast. I mean, I'm immediately connected more, namely with the art, and it's just sets your imagination wild. It's funny. It's like it's almost like when I'm painting these. This almost like the story just kind of evolved, you know, it does involve Okay, so I also like how you finish it with some frames here. This is a really good way to give your customers and idea of what it might look in their home right, because often were at a a fairer show. And we just see this, but not in full example of what it would be like. And when I look at the frames that you've chosen, that also does communicate to your customers, right? Maybe they like someone that has more of that Victorian style or some of these servant Mellish edges. Do you find that? That's a theme. I think it was just kind of like your things you you find, and I think it it. That's why I actually matter these things that people can just like Papa Mint for aims. And, um, I think it yet just kind of, you know what's gonna look like in your house a little bit Do you ever run out of ideas? Now To Manny. You have too many. I have actually turn it. Uh, I'm working on a book with someone now and then, you know, just trying toe. Do more like I am starting to do. Ah, Author an author. Siri's right now. I said that? Yeah, you do. Maybe you will get get to live out that that dream of having that part of your life or your doing English. And it was just like I love history. So it's like you learned again. You can like with this stuff. It's like studying fashion. Victorian fashion. Do you wear your pieces every day or Yeah, mixing up. We mixed up, Have a couple that I wear Cool, cool. Anything that week should look forward, Teoh in the near future from you. And I think, um, just adding more things to this, but yeah, I think though the author Siris was going toe, I had some Edgar Allan Poe. But the salt? Yeah, Emily Dickinson over here, but yeah, I just just, you know, different, I think might be like, you know, a jazz Siri's or something to like, different, different eras. You know, what's your favorite thing about being an artist? I think just the fighting the stories. And, um, it's kind of kind of is in pat practice and like learning, you know, learning how much you can dio and challenging yourself. Um, I mean, I think my shop is only a couple of years old, so it's like just learning, um, like, meeting new people, I guess. You know, I joined etc. And it's like getting to meet all the people at CIA meeting different artists and all that stuff, though. Yes, that would be a fun favorite thing. Murmur. Sure. Getting into the community, I guess. Yeah. Okay, so tell us how we can find more about you. Air you online? I am online. So for the shop, it's blue, our studio etc. Also just blew our studio dot net new. That's my regular website where my portfolio is okay. And then you're on social media. I am Twitter. Just look up. Look up. Blew our studio. Um, and you will twitter, facebook and tabling