Zencia - mixed media aspiring artist
I love art, and I love making things.
My Earrings:
I started making earrings in 2019. Mystery metal made my ears bleed. We bought hypoallergenic earrings, nope. So we bought silver earrings - half worked, the other half still didn't work. Then I learned about titanium and niobium. I could wear earrings again. They are so hard to find, so I made my own. And a lot more.
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I started at the craft fairs with dream catchers and a few titanium earrings. Now four years later I have over 300 styles of titanium earrings in stock and ready to ship.
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So if you have a metal allergy, try my titanium earrings.
My Art:
I draw every day. I mean EVERY DAY. It has taken 6 years, and this year (2023) I will start selling my drawings. (Okay I sold a few to friends already.) But this year my goal is to start selling art. I am excited - just let me draw first. Yes it is ready to list already but ... I am drawing now.
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My portfolio as of Jan 2023 is in need of major updating. That will start in February, for January I am focusing my free time on the titanium and niobium earrings.
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My Day to Day:
I go to school every day. I learn Kenpo Karate. I play the trumpet. I love horses so I take horse riding lessons (sorry I do not own a horse). I do art, and more art, and earrings.
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My History:
I have always loved art. In fact it was art that caused me to learn to read. I often told my father I am going to do art, I don't need to read. I came to my father and asked him with a book in hand how do I do this? My father turned to me, looked at the picture book, and said the instructions are right here. Just follow them. "I guess I have to learn to read", "Yup". I sat down and sounded out those instructions. I wanted to make it, so I learned to read
This is something I wrote for school in Grade 2 or 3. : In Kindergarten I started drawing stick people. When I was still in Kindergarten I watched ArtForKids and drawing unicorns and still drawing stick people. In 1st grade I was still drawing unicorns and drawing Mei Yu drawings.
My First Rack of Titanium Pearl Earrings - Aug 2020
My First Rack of Titanium Dangle Earrings - Aug 2020
My First Large Oil Painting with Lessons from Monica July 2022
Entirely my Own Design from Sketch to... I got to finish this...Almost done
My Horseback Riding Instructor - Margaret
Education
2023-2024
2020-2022
2019
2021-2022
2021-
2023-
Drawing, Watercolor with Sierra
Drawing, Watercolor and Oil Painting with Monica
Earring Lessons with Anne Smith
Crochet with Mama
Web Design with Papa
Video Design with Mama
Shop History:
I started on Etsy in 2020, my first sale was to Marcy of Los Angeles. Thank you! I started paying the city and the county and the IRS business taxes. (I mean I started my business called Zencia's Creations!) I also made polymer clay earrings and snakes.
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By 2021 I had a 170 listings on Etsy. Etsy became too expensive. So I stopped adding more. I still have 170 there. But I have to pay them for EVERY listing. I had outgrown them. They just don't send enough business my way. I started selling paracord key fobs too.
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In 2023 I turned 12, and I decided to go for it. I took my simple website and turned it into a store with Papa's help. We started a Facebook store, and Instagram store along with the website. Also we started a twitter account. I designed my own business card. I am making some customer information flyers, then I am going to advertise (maybe by February I can start to advertise my business). Have to make everything ready under the hood first.
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In November 2023 I made 17 greeting cards, 30 copies each. I took them to the craft fair on Dec 2 and it rained all day. I sold one greeting card that day. Then that month I sold 49 cards (and counting). On Dec 14 my cards were placed for the first time in a retail store on consignment. Someone I didn't even know was willing to help sell my artwork. Now I am learning all about barcodes.
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