Christmas – Amanda Milke

Pretty Packages

November 5, 2013 by Amanda, posted in 2013 Artwork, Abstract, acrylic, Art, art discussions, art supplies, canada, Christmas, commission, creative, Etsy Shop, events, female artist, For Sale, Home Studio, Jewelry, Life, My Creations, Pregnancy

I’ve been mostly off the grid lately creating jewelry for several upcoming Christmas craft sales

November 16th “Something Special Craft & Gift Sale” 10am – 4pm at the Fort Saskatchewan Legion in Fort Sask., AB
November 23rd “Christmas in the Country” 10am – 4pm at the St. Michael Rec Center in St. Michael, AB
November 30th “Christmas Marketplace” from 12pm- 7pm at the Dow Centennial Center in Fort Saskatchewan, AB

and

working on branding my home Art & Jewelry Biz which can be a fine blend of fun and daunting, especially when you are a one woman show (who is pregnant and juggling a toddler lol)

But it’s all been coming along pretty well, I just despise all the initial start-up costs, (some day I will get ahead *Lord willing*)

I’ve never really been one for branding, probably because I like to dabble too much and hate the pretensions that can go with a marketed image but I do understand the power of advertising.

So I started working on all the paraphernalia that is required to make a business really pop, the packaging & displays!

And what better way to do that than through COLOUR!

I tried to keep things simple but bright.

All my displays are black because it makes the perfect backdrop for all the colors I use.

And I didn’t want to be tied down to the stereotypical paintbrush icon so instead I used a color spectrum and a black splash of paint with my initials as my logo, simple yet bright and isn’t too constraining to be tied down to.

I’m pretty happy with it.

Now go shop lol Hurry Christmas will be quickly upon us and I have some great items for gifts & stocking stuffers 🙂

Cheers,

Amanda

Christmas Vacation

December 22, 2008 by Amanda, posted in Art

Since I haven’t been posting much lately I figure I’ll just say I’m on Christmas Vacation
and will be back online sometime before 2009.
My Etsy site will still be running throughout the holidays so if you are looking
to purchase some art to break in 2009 you can visit it at http://www.themilkeway.etsy.com

Merry Christmas and I’ll be back in a couple of weeks!
Amanda

Snow & Yuki

December 13, 2008 by Amanda, posted in Art

So I was out shopping the other day picking up stocking stuffers for the hubby and came across this little guy. His body wasn’t as colorful as the other fish so one passerby deemed him ugly and choose another brighter fish instead. I have a soft spot for the underdog or underfish in this case so I had to take him home where he’d be fully appreciated. By the time I had completed all my purchases and carefully bundled up the fish for transport it was a freaking blizzard outside. With blowing snow and fish and parcels in hand I hurried home. I decided I’d call him Yuki (Japanese for snow) it seemed only fitting. Now you might be asking why is she blogging about her fish when she normally blogs about art? Well, I had to share the God-made beauty of Yuki’s colors. He really is a beautiful work of art!

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