Make Art That Sells, Home Decor 2022, The Beginning

Week One of the Make Art That Sells Home Decor class!

This was an attempt at creating metal products with a focus on birds. I created a cockatoo with a gem for an eye as a brass lamp base + a laced lampshade (OR maybe a frosted glass lampshade). I also have a painted blue metal bird wall hanging. The bird sculpture can also be on TOP of the ring as a towel holder.

What do you think of these ideas?

Home Decor Plus course with MakeArtThatSells.com

Another course completed for MakeArtThatSells.com with Lilla Rogers and Margo Tantau: Home Decor Plus!

I’ve taken many classes with Lilla over the years, and once again, her style of teaching makes what might seem impossible (creating an entire collection in just a couple of weeks!) into something doable. By breaking creative tasks into bits, Lilla helps me work through an assignment incrementally, piece by piece, before my mind can get ahead of itself and feel stymied. Her courses really keep things moving.

I drew various icons based on our prompt and trend board first…

Some of the icons I drew for the initial prompt. Copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm

And I drew more icons and played around with color…

More drawings and color tests for makeartthatsells.com course, Home Decor Plus. Art copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm

I layered these drawings on various product templates and ultimately submitted this page with a blue texture on white ceramic. I called this collection “Peacock Mashup”.

“Peacock Mashup” collection in textured blue by Kendra Shedenhelm for the makeartthatsells.com course, Home Decor Plus. Art copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm

All of this art is available for further viewing on my agent’s website as well, at wains-world.com. Please reach out with any questions!

Thanks again to Lilla and Margo for another wonderful and helpful class!