Becoming a businesswoman
The Climacterica postcard set © Chris RaymondClick on the image to see the front and back of each postcard
I have had my Climacterica postcard set printed and offered for sale at bigcartel for a couple of weeks. Every sale gives me a thrill and a great sense of affirmation, naturally. It’s much different than feeling satisfaction from nailing a design for a client, because in that case, my work is done to please someone else and solve someone else’s communication problem. Personal work, by contrast, is done strictly to my own desires, esthetic values, and vision.
Now that I’ve made my first sales, I have started thinking like a business woman: keeping track of customers, setting prices, finding the most economical packaging, and of course, thinking about spin-off products.
It’s a whole new world!








November 12th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Congratulations! The cards look great. My two favorite cards are “In Climacterica, it is not uncommon to see women wandering around, muttering to themselves” and “In Climacterica, 100% of the population is female.”
November 13th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I love the cards, too! I know you feel so validated (especially after THE WEEK.)
November 13th, 2009 at 10:31 am
No kidding, Suzanne! When you can rise above THAT atmosphere…
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:23 am
Chris,
Love the cards. You are a true artist.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:37 am
Thanks for the kind words! I framed the postcards and entered them into a juried exhibit, Reve(a)ling Feminist Art, at George Mason U. I am just today going to the opening reception.