Hey everybody! Sorry to keep spamming my journal with business stuff so much =P Lately it seems that is honestly all I've been up to, we've been swamped.
Thank you SO much for all of your kind words (and pre-orders!) for my new book!! I'll try to write back to everybody as soon as I can - I'm a little overwhelmed by all of your questions & good cheer! =)
We're going out of town for a brief respite though, so hopefully after we get back things will settle down a little. I've got so many projects going on right now, my head is spinning, and Matt is going half-crazy - lol! Definitely need a little R&R - we skipped our wedding anniversary while we were visiting family last month, so we're going to make up for it with a little getaway shortly.
I have a new Valentine's Day themed painting (my best yet!), a bunch of new #01 Limited Edition Canvas prints up for auction, and also a "head's up" with some important ordering information about my brief upcoming absence.
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So - as I said - I'm going to be out of town, leaving this weekend, returning on February 2nd. For those of you who have placed orders or have won eBay auctions and have not paid for them yet - if I receive payment before Noon Central Time this Friday January 25th, I will ship your orders before I leave! Otherwise - no hurry - send payment or place website orders at your leisure, I'll just ship all that when I get back after February 2nd. If anybody has any time-sensitive orders that would require express shipping, etc. - please let me know asap. You may notice that my 900+ eBay store items have "disappeared"! Of course - no worries - they have NOT really disappeared, they are merely on pause while I'm out of town, to avoid any delays or confusion since I won't be home to ship out orders until I get back home. All of my listings will magically "re-appear" when I get home! FEEL FREE to bid though on these new auctions below - I will be back home in plenty of time to ship these out, hehe - so these auctions are in no way affected by my absence - no delays whatsoever!
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All righty - the new big original painting is called "Valentine Masquerade" - in plenty of time for Valentine's Day, too! This beautiful fairy is dressed for a Valentine's Day masquerade ball with her fancy costume and red mask. Tiny heart details are hidden throughout her clothing & wings. It really is a striking painting - acrylics on a sheet of 16"x20" canvas. She is starting at a penny, with no reserve for a ten-day auction ending on the evening of Saturday, February 2nd at 6:00PM Central Time.
Next up are the Lt. Ed. Hand-Embellished CANVAS Prints - one you have NEVER seen before - "Hawaiian Volcano Fairy" - she was a privately commissioned custom painting, but the client was happy to let me offer prints to the public of her, so since the original is sold - this is the next best thing!. Also several of my other newer paintings are now available as these #01 prints of each edition, hand accented with acrylic paints on a canvas sheet. All are starting at a penny with no reserve for ten-day auctions ending on the evening of Saturday, February 2nd between 6:15-7:45 PM Central Time.
Again - feel free to bid on the above auctions as usual - they will not in any way be affected by my being out of town =) Also - hehe - feel free to PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK! "Jasmine Becket-Griffith: Portfolio Volume I" is available HERE. Since it ships in March - it DEFINITELY won't be affected by my being out of town!
And oh yes, I have a couple of new CAMEO necklaces HERE
And if anybody has any questions regarding orders or shipping times for existing orders - feel free to email me. All orders paid for before noon on Friday will be shipped out before I leave, all others paid or placed after that - those will ship after I get back home. Thank you all so much!
I am SOOOO excited! After three years of waiting, I finally now have a brand new SOLO ART BOOK! It is called "Jasmine Becket-Griffith: Portfolio Volume I", and it is stunning. I have been bursting at the seams to tell all of you, but had to wait a long time until everything was completed. I have my own artist copy from the publishers, and it is gorgeous. And guess what - it is available NOW for pre-order on my website! I strongly, strongly, strongly suggest that if you are interested in purchasing this book, that you do pre-order it as soon as possible. That way you will be guaranteed to have your copy reserved, and you won't be one of the unfortunate last-minute customers who have to wait half a year or more on the second back-order (like last time, eek!). Pre-ordering means that you will have your copy shipped in late March - not long from now at all!
Photos, lots more information about "Portfolio One" & pre-ordering is already up here on my website :
A glossy portfolio-style picture book, this is a very personal book to me - basically I have selected over sixty of the paintings that mean a lot to me, and I think are my best (as the artist). All are reproduced beautifully and in full colour. It is 64 full colour pages, a perfect book for fans of my art, or fans of the gothic/fantasy/fairy art genre in general. It is basically a gallery-style book consisting nearly solely of large, stunning images. Almost like buying over 60 fine art prints, all together in one book!
And also a reminder that I will be at MegaCon - March 7th- 9th in Orlando so please come out and visit with me if you can - I'll have TONS of great art & stuff, and will be doing LIVE painting "in person". I will be bringing a LIMITED number of "Portfolio One" books to sell at MegaCon as well, so those who come to see me can buy a book there a few weeks before everybody else, hehe! - for more info CLICK HERE!
Thank you all so much, I hope you love the book as much as I do!
Just a quick update to let you know that I have a new painting tonight, "Night Jewel" and also I listed a few cameo necklaces (as usual though they are going fast!).
"Night Jewel" is a 12"x16" original painting (acrylic on a sheet of cotton canvas) - darkly beautiful fairy with jewels reflecting blue in the night. She has stunning wings and an even more stunning dress! . She is up for sale on eBay - a FIVE day auction starting at ONE PENNY with no reserve - ending on the afternoon/evening of Wednesday, January 23rd at 5:34PM Central Time and you can see her below - click on the sneak preview picture to see the whole painting:
Things have been SO BUSY around here lately, it's nuts. Good though =)
It's raining a little outside, but around 80 degrees. It is so dark in here though - it's been really dark outside all day. I didn't wake up until 8:00am today (as opposed to my usual 7:00am), because the sun wasn't shining on me. Weird.
Let me see.... art stuff.... I have a bunch of new cameo pendant necklaces (grab one if you can!), some new ACEO cards, and "Dress of Storms" prints are on sale this week.
First off, the cameos! Since these are hand-made items, I am selling them through my etsy shop! Etsy is an online marketplace that features only handcrafted items, from the artists themselves. Not unlike eBay, but easier to buy things from and it does not use a "bidding/auction" system - you just buy what you want, immediately, and it is yours - no waiting around. Just like eBay, you can pay with Paypal, credit card, check or money order. It is very easy, hassle free, and of course free to sign up - in order to buy the cameo pendants you'll just have to do a quick register here
Or just go to http://strangeling.etsy.com and click on the "Art Cameo Pendants" section link near the top of the page.
Actually, you might want to "bookmark" or "favourite place" that link above - that is where I will periodically put up new cameos when I get a chance to make some more!
Next up - the new ACEOS! I have a great bunch of them this week, there are some real gems here. For more info about ACEO cards, how I make them & what they are (basically tiny hand embellished one of a kind canvas prints, trading card sized and highly collectable), consult the individual auction descriptions - they are each one of a kind and are awesome! All are starting at a penny, with no reserve for seven-day auctions ending on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:00PM - 8:45PM Central Time. To see them all together visit the ACEO section of my store here:
Finally - "Dress of Storms" (a lot of you have been asking about this one!) is one of this week's SALE Prints. Only $9.99 for the smaller prints, $20 for the bigger prints. She translates beautifully into print form, truly lovely!
To see my currently available original paintings, just visit my Original Paintings section of my store here!
Enjoy! Be on the lookout for new original paintings soon, too! =) Also, in the next couple of weeks I should have some phenomenally good news for some of you who have been bugging me for the past few years ;) More on that later.
I have a new painting tonight, "Sleeping With Spiderwebs", as well as open edition sale prints of my TRIPTYCH paintings (Absinthe and Alchemy Angel) now available, as well as a reminder that my 25% OFF EVERYTHING in my eBay store is still running until midnight tomorrow night! Also, I listed a few cameo necklaces (as usual though they are going fast!).
"Sleeping with Spiderwebs" is a 12"x16" original painting (acrylic on a sheet of cotton canvas) - a beautiful, very delicate painting of a sleeping angelic creature surrounded by spiderwebs. It's a quietly lovely piece, I'm very proud of her. She is up for sale on eBay - a seven day auction starting at ONE PENNY with no reserve - ending on the evening of Monday, January 21st at 5:14 PM CENTRAL TIME and you can see her here, just click on the sneak preview picture to see the whole painting:
I also have "Absinthe," and "Alchemy Angel," (my two "triptych/altarpiece" style paintings) available as prints! They were oddly sized & shaped original paintings, so it took me a little while to find out the way to best offer them as prints, but they really look great.
To see them all together visit the SALE section of my store HERE!
And just a reminder - my WHOLE ENTIRE EBAY STORE is currently 25% off, from now until tomorrow (Tuesday) night at midnight! Even framed original paintings & canvas prints, all of it! Click below to see:
