I am the Kat that Walks By Itself

In the continuing saga of my print-on-demand adventures, my eyes have turned to Printful. These guys are different in that they only provide the print-on-demand back-end, you have to set up the e-commerce front-end yourself. The disadvantage, obviously, is that you have to set up the e-commerce front-end yourself. The advantage is that you are able to set up the e-commerce front-end yourself -- which means that you know who your customers are. Which I have realised is truly an advantage, because interacting with humans is part of why I want to create. I know at this point, that it isn't going to be a viable business for me. But I'm (unofficially) retired, therefore I don't have to run my own business. Yet I have been caught up in the delusion that I'm supposed to, and it has caused me a huge amount of distress.

No more! This is NOT a business! I am NOT going to market myself! I am NOT going to chase the elusive and invisible Market! (I am not going to post my products on Pinterest.) I am NOT going to do what I "ought" to do! Just what I want to do.

And what I want to do is to give my friends (and followers) the opportunity to buy (prints of) my art. If they want to. And also enable myself to get stuff with my art on it. That's all.

So, yes, there's going to be a WooCommerce site set up by me in the future. Not yet, that's a problem for Future!Me to deal with.

I have deleted my Threadless shop. The RedBubble shop is still there for the moment. I am still undecided on whether I will delete it once the alternative is set up, because there are a few things which you can get on Redbubble which you can't get on Printful.

But in the meantime, I've signed up with Printful and am testing their interface.

( First hurdle )

( All of the Art, some of the Products )

( A Perfect Fit For Prints )

( What Was That Measurement Again? )

( Options For Less Awkward )

( What Things Do I Intend to Offer? )

( The Shipping Conundrum )

So what are your thoughts? Are there things I haven't thought of? Are there things you would want that I haven't mentioned? Are you confused? Did you get annoyed that this is such a long entry? (No, I don't really want to know that.)

Gas giant spinning in space. I like making planets.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP.

Prints: Planet Rho

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You, too, can chop down a forest if you keep at it long enough. Fourth in my Encouragements series.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Persistence

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Hope is a candle against the dark.

Second in my "Encouragements" series. Again, the barely-visible writing in the background. I am Quite Pleased with this one.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Rekindling Hope

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Stars peek out of the sky as the sun sets behind a noble tree.

I like making sunsets, they are pretty.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Sunset 7

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A spiral of spirals in bronze on blue. It is called "Fibonacci's Dream" because of the spirals, of course.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Fibonacci's Dream

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A red sun setting in a dark sky, silhouetting a leaning tree.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Sunset 6

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Furious winds hurl debris at terrifying speed; it is a hurricane.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP.

This is another one I made in January.

Prints: Hurricane

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Gas giant planet spinning in space. Another planet. I like making planets. This was made last month. You may or may not have noticed that I'm going through the Greek alphabet for my planet names.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP.

Prints: Planet Omicron

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Trip the light fantastic in top-hat and tails with music swirling around.

Fluid art. Digital art edited in GIMP. Using public-domain/royalty-free images.

Prints: Dancing Party

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