https://journeyofimagination.bigcartel.com
If you’re on Patreon, check out a poll I just created to gauge interest on some ideas I have for a change to my benefit structures
Friends and Fans alike,
I’ve decided to combine my art creation with their accompanying poems on one print. Over the years, I’ve written some poems for my art but never really did anything with the poems themselves. If you have been following my social media, you can see the poems in videos featuring my art. If you haven’t, check them out on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chaotic_abstraction.
The prints are all 8x10 inches, with the poems on the left side and the artwork on the right side. There are 2 where the artwork is in landscape format. For those two, the artwork is on top and the poem at the bottom. I will have 8 different “art with poetry” prints available at the Virginia ComiCon and Balticon 59 print shop. Virginia ComiCon is on May 17 at the Richmond International Raceway. Balticon 59 is from May 23 through 26, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD. Come check out these new “art with poetry” prints.
Here are a few examples of my “art creation” with accompanying poetry videos:
“I Am Me”:
“Awaiting Dawn”:
“Beneath the Crying Moon”:
I’ve revamped my Big Cartel shop to do something I think is interesting to me and I hope will be interesting to you also. My Big Cartel shop, Journey Of Imagination, will feature only 5 artwork. The 5 artwork will be listed for a number of weeks. I have not settle on a permanent number of weeks yet but I’m going to say around 3 to 5 weeks. If the art is not sold, it will be rotated out for a new piece. That way, there is always something new to find on my shop.
The first items I will be listing are my mounted and glossed printed totems, because I already have the images created and available right away for listing. This way, my shop will not be in maintenance mode for a long period. I hate when that happens. If you are new to me or my totem art, they are simply prints of artwork originally created by me. The prints are printed on archival photo paper. Each print then is glossed and mounted on either black-glossed White Coasterboard backing (my original method) or MDF wood backing. Except for the printing, which is printed in the US by a US company, the rest of the work on the totems is done by me, the artist. The totem comes in a nice 4” gift box.
Meanwhile, I am working on one-of-a-kind smaller originals that will be featured on a rotating basis. At the end of the listing period for each piece, any unsold artwork will be rotated out and might be rotated back into the listing at a later date. So if you see something you like, don’t wait too long.
You can find my shop here: https://journeyofimagination.bigcartel.com
Hello friends,
This year starts off a bit rough for me. I was unable to get into a couple of conventions I participated in the past. Hope the rest of the year is better. My first convention appearance will be in May. First up is Virginia ComiCon at the Richmond International Raceway, on Saturday 17 May 2025. I will be at booth space H11, at the back of the hall. This is a small convention so you can see everything all in one day.
After that is BaltiCon 59, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD. This event is over 4 days during Memorial Day weekend, 23-26 May 2025. They have a vendor hall, an artist alley, and an art show with accompanying print shop. I will participate only in the art show and print shop. I will have a number of smaller originals in the art show. The artist Guest of Honor will be Stephanie Pui Mun Law. Come see her great artwork, as well as mine!
My art journey so far has had its ups and downs over the last 8 years. I’m starting to really see my artistic visions and have a better understanding of how I will move forward. One of the downsides of being an artist is having to market yourself. On the one hand, how else can art enthusiasts discover your art besides you publishing it relentlessly on various social media? On the other hand, at least for me, marketing your art on social media is such a huge and complicated task, from researching and understanding the platform’s algorithm to knowing your audience, to just name a few. This takes away from my time to create.
I want to mostly create art and share them with art enthusiasts who enjoy and share my vision of what my art represents, the story behind the artwork, and the emotion and insight the artwork can convey to the viewer.
I’ve decided to keep my social media postings limited to just Patreon (patreon.com/chaotic_abstraction), Blogger (journeyintoadream.blogspot.com) and YouTube (youtube.com/@chaotic_abstraction) for art videos. A lot of my Patreon articles are open to the public and can be viewed whether you have a Patreon account or not, or if you follow my page or not, with a few special posts for members only, at all levels of contribution. The members-only posts will mostly cover insights into my artistic journey, including what my art inspirations are, my artistic processes, and my art plans, but not limited to just those topics. The publicly posted Patreon articles are also posted on my Blogger page. My Instagram account will most likely be limited to promoting my Kickstarter campaign before it goes live each January. I believe this will allow me more time to create art and also concentrate on new projects for Patreon and YouTube. More to come of that subject so please stay tuned.
Lately I’ve consider posting on Bluesky. I want this account to emphasize how nature intertwine into my art. If you are on Bluesky, look me up under ChaoticAbstraction.
I hope you will join me on Patreon, whether as a free follower or at any of the contributing levels on my page. These contributions will help me to keep creating. Or you can just read the free articles as a non-Patreon account holder. I hope we can venture on this journey together.
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Here we are, less than 40 hours of my second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign to go. I’m very excited about the support so far. The lotus is such a beautiful and magnificent flower and so much fun to draw. I think I have found my calling. I love just drawing things. Being able to bring the photos I take to life through art is truly amazing. The ability to combine images and create something unique is quite exhilarating.
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
WOW! I cannot believe my second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign just got funded, in half a day. Your support is proof that I am moving in the right direction with my art and nature passion. Five originals are gone. Grab your favorite!
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Or just go to the Kickstarter page and search for “drawn from nature lotus”
Always a pleasure to get your support,
Dominique
Hello Everyone,
My second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign just launched.
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Or just go to the Kickstarter page and search for “drawn from nature lotus”
Always a pleasure to get your support,
Dominique
