tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post113348092414589982..comments2012-05-10T01:26:41.915+03:00Comments on The Colour Box: the mini portfolio storyMayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404548364385361377noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133765085238300112005-12-05T08:44:00.000+02:002005-12-05T08:44:00.000+02:00Maya- the 'I'll put you on file' letters aren't al...Maya- the 'I'll put you on file' letters aren't always a fob off- I got my first editorial commission over a year after they 'put me on file'. At least they've seen your work and you can now bombard them with updates every few weeks to keep on top of their pile! :o)lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10536365544252432239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133714024569586932005-12-04T18:33:00.000+02:002005-12-04T18:33:00.000+02:00No hand written ones I'm afraid tlc! :( Just the c...No hand written ones I'm afraid tlc! :( Just the cold emails...<BR/><BR/>Michelle thank you for your post! It is great you are teaching and painting! Sounds like a wonderful fullfilling combination!Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404548364385361377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133576936850585332005-12-03T04:28:00.000+02:002005-12-03T04:28:00.000+02:00Your work is beautiful, the response from the publ...Your work is beautiful, the response from the publishing industry really has nothing to do with your talent. I've a lovely pile of rejection letters also. It's amazing how the occasional job can keep you coming back for more punishment. I'm a bit cynical about freelance illustration, partly because I'm not a very patient person when it comes to my art. I work very hard and with passion, waiting around for months to finally be sent the lovely letters that say "We like your work and will put you on file." just wasn't enough, especially when being "on file" results in little or no work. Now I teach and paint (LOVING BOTH!), my audience is local and the feedback fairly immediate. Maybe someday I'll come back to illustration... or not. On the other hand I truly believe if you are following your passion and the work that you do energizes you then good things will happen.<BR/><BR/>Goodness, that was long winded!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663899291867137812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133565509089706542005-12-03T01:18:00.000+02:002005-12-03T01:18:00.000+02:00Nice rejection letters are better than the quicky ...Nice rejection letters are better than the quicky 'form' rejections! Do you get handwritten ones? Or anything handwritten on them at all? I can't tell you how many rejections I've gotten.tlchanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259427561396960607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133548234245095832005-12-02T20:30:00.000+02:002005-12-02T20:30:00.000+02:00;)Hanging on with hands, feet, teeth, hell I'll ev...;)<BR/><BR/>Hanging on with hands, feet, teeth, hell I'll even tie my hair on the bloody rope if I have too...lolMayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404548364385361377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133545395615856642005-12-02T19:43:00.000+02:002005-12-02T19:43:00.000+02:00Idiots. If I saw ANY of your work I'd want to buy ...Idiots. <BR/><BR/>If I saw ANY of your work I'd want to buy it. Hang on in there Maya! The elephants are divine.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133535829213915372005-12-02T17:03:00.000+02:002005-12-02T17:03:00.000+02:00Thanks Lorna and Tlc! :)I am asking father christm...Thanks Lorna and Tlc! :)<BR/><BR/>I am asking father christmas for a good book comission this year...<BR/><BR/>sulk...I just got yet another polite rejection letter...sulk...<BR/>very nice work...blah, blah...don't have anything at the moment suitable for you...blah blah...will keep you on file...blah!<BR/><BR/>The worrying thing is that I am getting use to them...lolMayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404548364385361377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133533094404142512005-12-02T16:18:00.000+02:002005-12-02T16:18:00.000+02:00Wooohoooooo!!!!!!!!!They are gorgeous and I especi...Wooohoooooo!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>They are gorgeous and I especially love the 'portfolio minimus'.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get lots of work because if the world were filled with your paintings then it would be jolly nice to run around in.<BR/><BR/>:o)lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10536365544252432239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17808396.post-1133506776144092482005-12-02T08:59:00.000+02:002005-12-02T08:59:00.000+02:00I like them both. (Maybe you can use the landscap...I like them both. (Maybe you can use the landscape as the *back* cover! :-)<BR/><BR/>I love assembling hand-made promotional stuff - but it does take forever. I try to limit myself now to just a few time-consuming mailings a year. The others must be more simple.tlchanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259427561396960607noreply@blogger.com