Tell me a Story

[ellenmillion]

Well, my money news just got worse after yesterday evening, so I'm in pretty desperate times, here. I have agreed to go get a job (yeah, full-time) soon, if I cannot get something else to work. That doesn't mean I'm giving up on the business, but I will have to cut it back.

But, I'm trying something else today, and we'll see how that goes.

Tell me a Story.

These commissions usually *start* at $150, so this is a heck of a deal. It's a project I've been toying with for a while anyway, I love doing this kind of art, and I think this will be fun. Please take a look, and if you're interested in this kind of custom art from me, this may be a golden opportunity!

If that's not your cup of tea, consider visiting my Portrait Adoption page and adopting a character, or commission your own piece.

I also have a number of originals and limited editions available through my own site - I debated putting some up on eBay, but honestly, what a pain. If you see something you'd like that is just out of your pricerange, let me know your best offer and I'll cut you a deal without going through a middleman.

Please, help keep me in business! You can't believe the blow to my pride that this is (vain creature that I am), having to ask like this. And do believe me when I say EMG is still doing okay - I paid out more than $20,000 to artists and doubled sales for the third year running in 2006, so I can't consider that it's *failed* - it's just not able to make my ends meet right now... (EMG money is held separately, I don't just dip into it as I need!) not with this recent string of luck. I took the slow and steady method of growth, which isn't going to put me on the cover of the Economist this decade, but I still think it'll be a long-term success and I'm not entirely dismal about it just 'cause it's not able to pay me bunches yet. I'm busy paying other people with it.

I'm also not quite too proud to ask you to pass this on if you know anyone else who may be interested!

Comments

[hippiechic567.livejournal.com]

Best of luck Ellen. I hope things improve for you soon. Your Tell Me a Story link is not working.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I fixed it! :)

[redrevvy.livejournal.com]

Ouch Ellen!
I've been wanting to place (or get my boss to place) a wholesale order with you sometime this year. Would now be a good time for you? ;) If so I'll go pull some strings.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

This'd be an awfully good time! *much gratitude!*

[redrevvy.livejournal.com]

;) Okay just wanna make sure you don't get toooo bogged down with stuff I'll get started with mapping out a wholesale order. :D :D :D

[jenelycam.livejournal.com]

Good luck sweetie!!! *HUGS*

[elizas-art.livejournal.com]

Drat Ellen I wish I could help! Things were going really well for me and then the bottom dropped out of the barrel, so now when you need this I have nothing to give! I'm sorry. :( Hopefully things will pick up and then I'll buy a place into your book!

Good luck with it.

[pixiewildflower.livejournal.com]

*hugs tight* I hope all works out!

[valdary.livejournal.com]

Hope you get lots of commisions Ellen,

If you lived near me I'd advise you to try a reed bed, I know a few "green" folk who'd help dig one out, but I don't suppose your climate would support it, or at least it would stop growing and choke up in the winter? probably be as much work and expense if it did work but here is a link to a few publications

http://www.cat.org.uk/shopping/searchx.tmpl?subdir=shopping&init=1&selected=Water%20Supply%20%26%20Sanitation&reinit=1

[celticwren.livejournal.com]

Ellen, I just sent you an e-mail to something that might be of interest to you.

Hang in there!

[flasher.livejournal.com]

By the end of the week I'll have this month's budget solidified enough to request something.

[celticwren.livejournal.com]

Actually I still have that EMG credit, but I don't know if that would help you or hinder you, I guess once I spend it it'll be out of the EMG account and into your personal one. Now I have to go find something of yours to spend it on. :)

[watergazer.livejournal.com]

I have been meaning to conact you since I got my contract expiration notice in my email box. I wanted to let you know you can keep all the art active and keep the artist prodfit-taking from it. I really don't mind. If you need me to sign a new contract, let me know.