Artist's Showcase Photo Requirements

As a artist and member of Beader's Showcase you enjoy the privilege of having your completed artistic work showcased in our slideshow on the home page.

In addition, we also feature on the home page the profile photo, if it is a personal photo of the artist, of the most recent artist to have their work showcased.

If you want to be seen, being showcased is a BIG thing.

This is a privilege we take seriously, as should you.

Our showcase is all about you as an artist sharing your art with others.

We review every photo submitted to see if it can be showcased. If we particularly like a piece but it needs a little correcting to be suitable we will contact you.

But you can get into the showcase by simply  -

• checking it fits our requirements
• and then submitting it.

1. The submission must first satisfy all of our General Photo Requirements.
2. The piece must be your own finished work. You must have designed and made the piece. Of course, it can contain sourced components, but the overall composition must be your own.
3. It can be any unique artistic piece you have created. This means that lampworkers and other component makers can submit their work, as long as it is a unique artistic piece.
4. The photo must be in focus and clear enough for people to see the detail.
5. Your work must have a Title. See the Titles for Your Artistic Work notes below.
6. You must include a Description that comes from your heart. To help you we have a list of questions you can follow, as if this is an interview.  See Your Description notes below.
7. If you want your profile photo to be featured on the home page it needs to be a photo of you personally, not of your artistic work.

A name for your piece should generate an emotional connection with the viewer.

Include the title of the piece only. There is no need to include a word like 'Necklace' in a title if it is obvious the piece is a necklace.

• Beaded Bracelet
• Necklace and Bracelet
• Green and Red Necklace
• Silver Chain Bracelet

• Jasper Dreams
• Stuck in Georgia
• Blue Oceans
• Cosmo's Moon
• Indian Summer
• Electric Purple

Your description should be informative and interesting, but must come from your heart as an artist.

Here are a few questions that should cover most of what readers are interested in. Follow these are you will be good.

Please tell us what inspired the piece and how it influenced the final design?

This question is the most important. Readers really do want to know about you and what makes you tick as an artist.

Of the three questions this one is the most important and we are looking for a lengthy answer, rather than a brief one. We don't mean a short book, just enough to engage the reader.

Give this some thought.

What materials did you use in the piece?

You could simply list the materials, but explaining a little about your reasons for selecting these materials would be appreciated.

For our aspiring artists, can you explain the techniques used?

If the techniques are very basic then cover them briefly, but add more information about any technique that offered challenges.

The key to remember is it needs to come from your heart as an artist.

Submit Your Artistic Work