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Hi I'm Jules, an independent illustrator and ceramicist and welcome to my art blog! LINKS: julianmiholics.com Ko-fi tip jar contact email: julianmiholics@gmail(dot)com Tattoo Tickets Redbubble Miholics Shop (originals and merch for sale!) Jonathon Bancroft Snell-Gallery (more of my ceramics available for purcahse , Canadian and International shipping available!) FAQ

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Another teeny tiny sphinx from a while back (sold)! 😺

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thanks for the feedback on some more trinket dish ideas! starting with my best friend horseshoe crab and making a clay cutout stencil with anatomical refs ^^

I can't not make them double sided lol so they will be above the standard $40cad pricing!

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got some slabs rolled out and started making the forms 🫡

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some ceramic trinket dishes from a while back in April, these are all sold! :)

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Are all the pieces you post here already sold before posting, or do they simply sell so fast that someone's already bought them by the time I see the post?

Sold before posting, it's stuff already sold from my online store (I make a heads up post with the restock date with some inventory photos beforehand) and some of it is stuff sold from in person markets! :)

If anything is available for sale I'll be sure to let people know!

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Celebrating myself turning 3 decades old today by posting some ceramic grub earrings (grearrings) - sold!

I have some grub effigies from a while back posted on here too! :)

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One more post for today because I have a ton of backfill of unposted work to get through - sona drawing for my friend, his blood type is Dr Pepper 🥤

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thanks for the feedback on some more trinket dish ideas! starting with my best friend horseshoe crab and making a clay cutout stencil with anatomical refs ^^

I can't not make them double sided lol so they will be above the standard $40cad pricing!

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🏵️ Ceramic hummingbird hawk-moth sculpture 🏵️

Cone 5.5 stoneware, underglaze, glaze, nichrome wire, china paint, gold filled chain (SOLD)!

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Will you be doing a restock of the small & medium ceramicist united tank tops as the weather gets warmer? Asking for a me 👁️ Love your art and am excited to get a chance at your critter trinket dishes if you make em again too, they are so lovely!

If there's definite interest from roughly 40 people across social media to meet the minimum order amount I'll definitely be asking the screen printers I go to if they can do more of the sold out tanks and t-shirt sizes / restock low inventory counts!

I also really wanna make some single colour print totes with them so I was thinking of making a design soon so I can place both orders at once ^^

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Hello! Am I correct to assume all the little critter trinket dishes have been sold out already? I'd be sad to hear that they are, but it's good to know they're all going home :) thanks!

They're all sold out, yes, but I'll certainly be making more! It's a fun project that isn't overly demanding and easy to ship so I'm planning to make plenty more in lots of varieties of critters. :)

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is the black bull looking back still available? i need to figure out if i need to duck out of work tomorrow to try my luck 🥲

Yes that one is still available, and all those dishes are $40cad!

I've been having a great time making them so I'll certainly be whipping up more batches - 15 pieces at a time or so, and creating more stencils for marking the clay before cutting the forms out. So there's gonna be options in the future if you might not be able to purchase that one :)

Speaking of making more critter dishes, are there any certain animals, real or mythical that people would want to see?

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Some ceramic trinket dishes from last month!

These are slightly curved inwards to help contain items from teabags to jewellery. :)

I have unsold work from my last market so the remainder of these dishes will be available via my online store along with plenty of other functional and sculptural wares, 3pm est tomorrow!

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hello! huge admirer of your art. i have a few questions for you, i hope it's alright! 1. i checked the faq and i know you said it was ok to make art of your characters, but i have a more specific q - would it be okay to make a wooden sculpture/study of your pigeon griffin? it would be for personal use only/i would never sell it, and if i post it to socmed (assuming you're ok with it), i would credit you! 2. how do you take the photos of your sculptures? i'd assume a photo light box for your smaller works (though correct me if i'm wrong!) but you have some larger pieces, and i'm curious as to how you get such nice and even lighting!

3. no pressure to answer, but i'm curious about how you managed to get a relationship with a local gallery - did you reach out to them or did they find you via your school, an art show etc?

4. would you be willing to talk about how you decide on pricing work off-anon or point me towards any resources? i'm also located in the toronto/gta area, and honestly it's so hard to price craft/hand-made things (going on etsy is no help either as there are so many "handmade" things that are actually dropshipped)

Thanks so much!!

and omg a wooden sculpt sounds so cool, absolutely go ahead and feel free to post it once completed if you would like!!

I do own a collapsible/transportable lightbox at 25x30" / 63x70cm (unfortunately the only larger and affordable type I could find without blowing my budget and settled on was via harmazon basics) thankfully it fits lots of work in it, I have had some days where it just wasn't cutting it for size and/or glare I couldn't diffuse for example (with a sheet of thick cardstock and sometimes a volunteer to hold it) etc. so taking a white backdrop outside on a slightly overcast day to avoid heavy shadows and glare helps a lot. Some plug in lamps on extension cords have been added to that setup too before 😅 but hey it works!

As for galleries the first one I was associated with visited my high school art program's year end show I was part of and next time I visited them they asked if I wanted to sell and exhibit there. Keeping my eye on open exhibition calls and turning up to local events and following social media pages of other places and artists who do a lot of event organization really did help a lot. Once I got more settled in and had more events under my belt and listed on my CV (I always have that up on my website if people doing invitational events wanted a background) I started expanding out of my city and Canada! :) So definitely make connections and keep tabs, even vending gigs have helped expand my possibilities of exhibits after talking to people who showed up!

Definitely feel free to drop me a message off anon regarding pricing, I'm happy to give some tips!

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🌟 Fling Forward a Light 🌟

This ceramic sculpture is for the UPwithART fundraiser supporting Unity Project London and Museum London in Ontario. :)

You can view all the work in person from April 17th-25th. This piece is up for auction to support those in the city experiencing the housing and homelessness crisis.

Link to site here

Link to bidding on my artwork here

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All set up for the market this weekend! Come on over you know you want to 🫵

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I'll be vending at my ceramic guild's spring market this weekend and have a bunch of functional and decorative wares! Come see what me and my guildies have been up to 😊

📍 TVDSB Building

1250 Dundas Street, London, Ontario

🚧 Detour 🚧 TVDSB Building access only available through Oakland Ave & Florence St. due to construction. Follow the Potters Market signs!

April 18th 9:30-5:30 -- April 19th 9:30-4:30