Art for ALL !!!

For many years I thought of "Art" as some lofty, expensive, only for the rich, only produced by famous "Art-ist" types, something unattainable for most. A bit of a sad thought really. 😟

When I started playing with paint I refused to call myself an artist at all and it's still hard for me to believe that I've only been painting about 18 months.  Last week I sold my 5th painting and I suppose I shall have to relent on being called an artists, although most days I still don't feel like one. 😕 Yes, it is self-doubt and impostor syndrome I suppose, but in truth aside from the paintings I've sold almost 100 wire tree sculptures and at least 50 pieces of chainmaille in the last 4 years, so. . . I guess I just need to "own it".

So I've been thinking about an "Art for ALL" approach, lowering my prices and doing miniatures and trying to make "art" more accessible for those that don't have a mansion to hold a 12 foot painting or thousands of dollars to pay for frivolous things.  For those that want something special and unique not the same $20 print from which ever store that thousands of people already have, but something one of a kind and handmade but still affordable, still attainable. 

I know this is a crazy approach to art, it's a crazy approach to business, but I'm not in it for the money.  😇  I like making things and I like it when other people appreciate the things I make, it really is that simple.