#59: The First Prints Online

I’ve sold prints before.

But this week felt different.

This was the first time I’ve sold prints online — not in person, not through conversation or context, but through the work standing on its own.

And that changes things.

Without the Conversation

Selling work in person has always had a certain immediacy to it. There’s a conversation, a shared moment, a sense of presence around the piece.

Online, that disappears.

The work has to speak for itself. The image, the description, the way it’s presented — that’s all there is. There’s no explanation, no context beyond what’s already been given.

That’s what made this feel like a different step.

Letting the Work Stand Alone

The print itself is of Castle Hill — a subject that feels familiar and constant. Turning it into a limited edition was something I’d been thinking about for a while, but there’s always a degree of uncertainty when you put something out into the world like that.

You don’t really know how it will be received.

Until it is.

One thing that felt particularly important throughout this process was the quality of the print itself. I wanted it to reflect the same care and attention as the original work — from the archival giclée printing to the weight and texture of the paper. Each print is produced in-house, then hand signed, numbered, and packaged carefully before being sent out. It’s not just about reproducing an image, but about creating something that feels considered and lasting.

The Process of Sending It Out

Signing and numbering the print, packaging it, preparing it to leave the studio — those small actions carry a bit more weight when you know it’s going somewhere you won’t see.

There’s a distance to it.

But also a kind of clarity.

The work exists independently now. It’s been chosen, purchased, and sent out into a space that isn’t mine.

A Different Kind of Step

It’s easy to overlook moments like this because they seem small.

But it represents something slightly bigger.

A shift from sharing work to releasing it.

Moving Forward

There are still prints available, still work to be done, still ideas developing in the studio.

But this week has changed the way I think about it, even slightly.

The work doesn’t just stay here.

It can stand on its own.

.M.

Be real.

Make art.

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