New Shop Banner!

Yesterday, I decided to switch out my Etsy avatar and shop banner. The blue knotting in my avatar has been sold for awhile, so I thought with the warm weather and spring coming on, why not put a new face on my shop?

This is the new banner that I created. I decided to use close-ups and to go for a light feel to match the types of items I make.



And just for fun, here is the progression of banners that I have used, from beginning to end.

The name "C Line Creations" comes from the fact that my "studio" (read: apartment) is right off of the (C) subway line in Brooklyn. I wanted to incorporate the subway into my banner in some way, so this was the first version, using the subway symbol C.



Then I decided that the black background was too heavy for my types of products, so I decided to create a white banner. I still used the photo of my tiger painting, and incorporated a picture of a subway entrance to the left.



After realizing that the subway entrance was being commonly mistaken for a chair, I decided to revamp the banner to include more item photos. I also added faint railroad tracks behind the wording to stay with the subway/train theme.



And then finally, yesterday I decided that I didn't really need to continue depicting the subway theme in my shop appearance, since the C symbol just doesn't really go with my Chinese arts in any way. It's enough that I explain the connection in my profile. So I decided on the close-ups, and went for a light, airy feel that I will post one more time to make the progression complete...