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Kristi Beisecker is a graphic designer, photographer, printmaker and alternative scientist whose interested in making images through two contrasting elements. She is also a blogger in lifestyle, travel, wellness and health, art and design, beauty and fashion.

New Client: Style for Bliss

I recently had the opportunity to present my portfolio and proposal for a social-enterprise brand based in Marlborough, MA. They are part of the UN and help train women with marketable skills in jewelry design to change their lives. Our proposal was to conceptualize a package design concept for their jewelry brand – Style for Bliss. When I got the invitation to present my portfolio, I was stoked as their work is right up K Glyphics’ alley. I spent a few minutes researching jewelry packaging and drove quickly down to Michael’s to purchase some packaging supplies to put together a few prototypes – and it definitely paid off!

The creative director of Style for Bliss and I spoke for 2 hours about their work, my work and the proposal. The over all the presentation went way better than I anticipated as that is always a good thing. As the CD and I got talking and sharing our ideas she ended up really liking my portfolio and proposal and said I was her favorite :).

I am happy to announce that my proposal was accepted for their Packaging Designer position! My role will be to develop and design a package for their jewelry that communicates their brand through design and materials. I am excited to take on this endeavor as it is something entirely new to my skill set and for K Glyphics. But there is a lot of growth and opportunities from this.

Summer Exhibitions

Boston Public Library – Boston, MA
July 26th – November 1st, 2015, Bluebells, Flowers and Pine Needles will be apart of Boston 2050: High Water exhibition..
Rocky Neck Art Colony – Gloucester, MA
July 2nd – July 26th, 2015, Kelp and Pine Needles will be at Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, MA for the Paint, Printed, Folded and Torn show.
Post Office Gallery – North Truro, MA
July 19th – July 31th, 2015, Bluebells will be at the Post Office Gallery in North Truro, MA for the “Faces” show.

Sigh…

So the two major orders that came through ended up to be scammers. Thanks to my former boss who was willing to help process one but I ended up not needing to. I also allowed myself to ask for clarity on where I stood with him and he cut ties with me.

Very sad day. Necessary, but it was for the best. I will always look back on my connection with him with fondness even if he doesn’t want me as a friend.

Time to heal.

Can’t Sleep

Can’t sleep tonight! I’ve been anxious with a few business projects lately. The shanty has come to a close and I made almost $600! Pretty good for a first time… I’ve had roughly 5 transactions a day and learned a lot about my future customers and my work in general. One of the other artists gave me an idea to try that I might explore in August. This month has been crazy wrapping up the shanty and getting ready for my three shows. This week/weekend I am preparing for the Boston Public Library show and next week I will be dropping off my work in Truro for another show and this weekend is the reception at the exhibit in Gloucester which started on the 2nd. In the middle of all this I had two large orders come through that I can’t say much about – yet – as I’m still in the process of sealing them. One is close to being closed and the other I am waiting on the contract for.

Hyarts, MA – Hyarts Shanty Week!

People are buying! I’m so excited. Tuesday and Wednesday have been the best days. I think Thursday is going to be a harder day to sell, so far it’s been pretty slow. I’m hoping this weekend will make up for it. There’s been a lot of interest and I’ve been handing out my rack cards and have gotten a few online orders. One person asked for my online shop. So that’s great. One person was really interested in buying Pine Needles #2 and he may come back later. He happened to work in Wellesley! I’m happy with how this week is going so far. Trying different things with my products and see where it goes. It’s just lovely sitting here by the water on the harbor. πŸ™‚ And I get internet access! So I can get caught up on all my marketing and internet work. πŸ™‚

Bethlehem, NH

photoLast Week I went to Bethlehem, NH to pick up 3 pieces of artwork from The Bees Knees show. I wish I was in the country so I could’ve attended the reception because it sounded pretty cool. They had a honey tasting and the President of the Bee association came to the reception. The center tried to sell a piece to a well known photographer in the area because he was impressed with the work but it didn’t go through. πŸ™ Anyway, I chatted with one of the members there and took pics of the gallery because they invited me to do a solo show next September! I’m excited for it and will probably make a weekend out of it. This ride was the prettiest ride ever to pick up artwork… a drive through the green mountains in June with the flowers blooming and fields of color… September should provide lots of foliage and inspiration for the show. πŸ™‚