To Aikya on COLI art

[Guest guest]

Aikya wrote:

 

Circle of Love Inside is writing to at least two women who are in need

and they do artwork. I need good solid financing and business advice

about how to deal with the inmates in a microcredit way and how to

create a vusiness that ca make money for them by seling their artwork

on note cards and calendars.

 

 

 

Dear Aikya ~ this is wonderful, if we can think of a way to implement it.

This way, at least these two women would be able to obtain money for some of

their needs through the fruits of their own labor. What first comes to mind for

me is this: set up a COLI Art Website (I don't know how to do this, but

perhaps your graphics friend who is doing the presentation stations for the

tour

could help).

 

Then have the women send you their artwork if they can. It could be

digitally photographed and/or scanned to be uploaded to the website. Of course,

someone would have to take the responsibility for also getting these images onto

cards, which could be sold individually, or in sets. (Again, sorry to burden

your graphics friend, but perhaps he could help with this also.) You could also

sell the images as matted or framed prints, for a higher price. You would

show the product and note the price (for card or print, and of course, include

the size of the print), and perhaps set up paypal for people to purchase

directly from the site. If that is not possible, you could just have an order

form somewhere on the website with an address to mail to. People could mail in

the money for what they want (and be sure to include the cost of printing the

images on cards, buying the envelopes and the shipping and handling in the

cost), and then the "product could be sent out."

 

Another possibility if this could get off the ground is that those of us who

are artists might also be interested in contributing images, so long as

there is no cost to us except emailing the image to whoever is maintaining the

website, with all proceeds going to COLI. Just an extra thought to consider.

I'd sure buy a card of your beautiful yantra image.

 

Great idea! Blessings ~ Linda

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Aikya wrote:

 

Linda, the website idea could be part of what we're doing but just

part. I wouldn't ask Maheshi in New York to do all that work for

us. We have people here who have the expertise.

 

 

 

Dear Aikya ~ So ... how and where would you sell the art? Would it just be

during tours?

I'm glad Swami Dayamrita liked the idea. Jai Ma ~ Linda