It makes sense that the very first items in my BRAND NEW ETSY SHOP (eek!) would be images from my trip to Marfa, Texas. Marfa is an unlikely spot for all of the amazing art and quirky coolness that's there. It's a little bit of a hidden gem. Those who have experienced it know that there's gold there but for most it's been kept secret. I've been hiding out too for a while but that's over now!

Today was a great day. It started with encouraging words from a friend and ended with the first batch of my artwork photographed and a new Etsy shop opened. It's amazing what you can do when you're motivated!

It all feels pretty shaky though. While photographing my collages today, I was stressing about the idea of selling them and what to charge and so on all the way down to how do I ship them and what to write about on the blog? I had all of these same growing pains years ago when I opened my photography business and it was awkward and painful back then. Part of me is wondering why in the world I am putting myself through it again!?

Essentially, I decided to start slow. I'm going to be offering up on Etsy select groups of prints (my favorite images). Each week or two I will add something new. I have plans for note cards, prints of my collage work and even some original art. Deciding what to start with on Etsy was really challenging especially since it was the very first items. I feel nervous now about pressing the save button on this blog entry and making it official. I'm seriously encouraged, though, by all of your comments, tweets and Facebook posts. From the very bottom of my nervous heart, THANK YOU!

(the image at the top of this post was photographed in Marfa, Tx. and is one of the prints available now at my shop!)