Are Angelfire and Geocities still a thing?..lol My data is a little outdated in this regard.
Check out Band.us Its a bit like yahoo groups but way better. its got a mobile app and a webportal. kinda like tumbler as well.
I checked out both Angelfire and Geocities, although Angelfire appears to be in service, Geocities is not.
I’ve included a link in the respective names for reference. I checked out Band. us to see if its something I might be able to use just for my images, but it does not appear to be something I can use.
Thanks for all the info though, appreciate the feedback.
@Lyn Wordpress is worth a look if you don’t need a storefront. They have both free and paid options, IIRC. They have a lot of pre-made templates you can use to build a site, or you can roll your own from scratch.
I’m no expert in it. I just looked at it briefly when I was tinkering with hosting my resume and writing samples.
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Thank you Moss, I totally forgot all about Wordpress. For some reason I keep thinking its a writer’s forum.
Appreciate the reminder. 
Currently I make art with wire. Mostly suncatchers but am planning on selling jewelry soon to. I have my art in a local store and will soon be doing craft fairs.
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I forgot to post some of my recent work. Now bare in mind these are components for other people to use in their jewelry designs.
They are a pure copper base with enamel and glass decorations.
And my Etsy Shop link
Nickaya
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WOW, You do stunning work!
Lyn, You should think about small scale for jewelry makers. There is a huge market out there, even if you only do some here and there. 
I love the textures on your pieces.
<3
Nickaya
lovely pieces. Good luck to you.
I went the festival and gallery route but eventually the downturn of the economy gutted the art market. The first thing people stop buying is art, not to mention cancelling any art classes. Shame too because so many children I taught were very talented.
But when the market is no longer supportive, the wisest thing to do is fold up and move on. I had to do this and although it was tough, I do not regret trying to continue until I was unable to support my art. I ended up taking a job with a bill printing company, from which I retired.
The best experience for me was selling everything I ever put up for sale in galleries and at festivals. I was fortunate enough that many customers were repeat customers and called me for more pieces. My sculptures sold very well as did my functional work. I only wish I had found this earlier in my life because I think I would have been able to establish myself. Hard to do that when all you have is 5 years which fell into the market bust. A lot of fellow artists ended up closing up shop and doing something else to survive on.
It was a sad day when I sold the last piece off the wall in my own gallery and had to close up. Now when I do get back into my art, it will only be as a hobby and the pleasure or making work in clay.
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@Lyn I do mine as a hobby, but do sell on Etsy so that my hobby can pay for itself Wicked ways these hobbies are!
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That is encouraging. Hopefully I shall be able to get back into clay near the end of this year if not this summer. Unfortunately, my health has not allowed me to work in clay yet. Rotator cuff and tendinitis in my arm is a major roadblock to using my hands as necessary in order to manipulate clay. So much of what I can do is restricted due to those issues, so I have to concentrate on getting better before I can embark on my clay art again.
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I play drums in a metal band (playing out about once a month) and I do some editing for my wife’s YouTube videos of her acrylic pour paintings. What else is there time for??? 
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A significant chunk of the art and jewelry I own came from buying from the artists at festivals (they’re a BIG thing in sunny CA). I really noticed a huge drop in the number of participating artists as the economy tanked, back when. I can only imagine how difficult it was for them (and you, Lynn).
Thank you all for sharing your work. It is amazing and beautiful. I’m terribly envious of your talents!
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Moss, when it comes to talent, you aren’t chump change. Your quilts are beautiful. And everyone’s projects are just awesome. I am not surprised in all of the other talents of gamers.
I’ve knitted in the past, but it’s just too tedious for a lefty, especially if your making anything with a decrease or increase (like, clothes). So, I switched to needlepoint. I’ve done some sort of stitching since I was little, but needlepoint has some teeth too it, which I like. The ‘teeth’ make you think (I actually have to read instructions all the way thru before I embark on a project), offers a lot of learning opportunities (I.e., mistakes where you have to rip a lot of stitches out and/or your hair), and make you financially responsible (make use of your freebie resources so you don’t go broke).
I know that all of you can relate. So, without further ado, I present my first piece. It’s a Texas themed piece taught in a class last August in Houston. The center is the yellow rose of Texas surrounded by a bed of bluebonnets. The crescents represent the conch shells at the coast, some of the stitches for space exploration, and so on.
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Geez that’s gorgeous. Lyn, I’m talking about the wall piece. I mean all of your stuff is amazing, but I have a huge bare wall in my house that needs some Lyn TLC. Please come do one in my house. 
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omg…wish you had been around when I finished that piece. As it happened, after final critic for graduation, I sold pieces of that wall piece to other students just to make some cash for my moving truck…lol
I don’t do large installations any more because I learned the hard way that they are extremely difficult to plan and schematic properly. You actually have to approach it like a puzzle so that all the pieces actually work well together to create a whole image. I numbered the back of each piece and noted which glaze was supposed to go where.
But tile work is fun as long as you don’t do more than 4-6 tiles per setup for a wall hanging, because each tile was 12"x 12" they had to be hung individually I had to account for the spacing to be incorporated into the piece.
When I get back into my clay, I’ll stick to bowls, cups & saucers, and teapots I think. And maybe a sculpture or two…but never the volume of work I used to do. That is back breaking.
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I really like your piece, Mid. Its beautiful. Reminds me of the Arabic work I studied and saw in the Museum in NYC. Gorgeous work.
Beautiful work Bokeh and Nickaya. I’ve tried wirework, jewelry making, even some metalsmithing, but I could never make any of it work to my satisfaction. Best to leave it to those, like y’all, who have the talent and creativity in spades, and I’ll just be the appreciated buyer. 
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Thank you all! I just started selling my work a year ago and have done pretty well. I has definitely paid for its self and then some so I can grow in my h art. I think I will do pretty well at craft fairs. I have not seen anyone around here that does what I do. Here is my facebook page if anyone wants to see future work Please list yours to if you have one. I love seeing all the creatives here!
https://www.facebook.com/lisaeikenberryartist/
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Love your pieces @Bokeh! Thank you for sharing the link to your work.
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