Patreon is now live click here to check it out!
So what is Patreon?
“On Patreon, you can let your fans become active participants in the work they love by offering them a monthly membership. You give them access to exclusive content, community, and insight into your creative process. In exchange, you get the freedom to do your best work, and the stability you need to build an independent creative career.”
As someone who wants to purse art full time as a means of paying for my education and supporting myself in general, Patreon is the perfect avenue to do so.
My shop Brass Bumble is a way for me to sell my art under a unified brand. However recently I have decided to make some changes as a grow closer to self employment. Brass bumble will remain open and running but I will be releasing things in a collections style. This means that the art I do day to day will no longer be sold on there. Some things that are coming are: Protect our parks collection, bugs are important collection (working title), and endangered wildlife collection.
My patrons will get access to things that aren’t shown on any social media. From photography and videography tips, to monthly website/photo/portfolio critiques (more info on this later), to a community of people who love art and or love to create with all types of mediums. In addition some tiers also receive monthly mail with stickers, prints, or postcards. (scroll down to see a complete outline of all that will be included in the various tiers!) All in all the goal of Patreon is to allow creatives a way to do what they love: create. So it makes sense that this will become the new place I share my other forms of fine art!
Most of my followers are either people I know or people who found me through TikTok. Regardless of if you fall into either of these categories, most people are primarily familiar with my Pottery. However that is just one of the many mediums I enjoy working with! Most of these other forms i have yet to create lots of finished pieces. This is largely due to my lack of free time (which will change once I’m able to go full time 👀) but none the less the following is a list of mediums that I either love to do or want to get better at. Photography, pottery, print making, screen printing, collage, painting, videography, illustration, book binding and sculpture.
So here is somewhat of a comprehensive list of perks my patrons will get:
Discord server access! This is where cool stuff will happen, from talking about plants, to showing others your latest creations :)
Access to seconds sale. Seconds are pieces that aren’t 100% perfect. Still functional or pretty, they wont go to waste! Everything will be marked down accordingly.
Shop discount! Pretty self explanatory, you’ll get 15% off anything any everything in the shop. This does not apply to commissions!
Exclusive Patreon only content. From polls, to videos you’ll get access to the true behind the scenes on my business!
Early access to the shop updates. Going to try and move to having the only early access to my shop updates be for my patrons but until then you’ll get access before the email list :0)
Mostly downloadable wallpapers. Could be a photo I took recently (or not so recently) could be a drawing! I’ll try and make versions for both your computer and phone for those how want the variety.
MONTHLY STICKER CLUB!! Super excited for this one! Hoping to make exclusive stickers that wont be available in my shop that update.
Monthly print!! Also pumped for this! Kinda similar to the downloadable wall papers might be a drawing, might be a photo.
Things I’m hoping to have soon.
Monthly originals! Every month you get an original piece of art. This would be just drawings, maybe a block print but would be around 5” by 7”.
Monthly pottery? I’ll make you something every month, you decide!
Im so excited (and nervous!!!!) to take this massive step. I know its going to require a massive learning curve but I know I’m up for the challenge! I might start a youtube channel if their is enough interest too.