Kasper thank you so much!!
Sparhawk thank you!!
Oh boy...James you said a mouth full, loved the "Joisey":biggrin: I will reply here to your questions, BUT you would be better off asking Keith aka creativewriting this question as well, hopefully he will see it.
I used to sell alot of my work when I lived in the USA mostly jewelry, pens at that time were not what I was "INTO". I sold tons of Eggs(made over 400 eggs,so when I find something i like I to do..I DO IT!) I have been published many times in magazines, newspapers and have had a few pieces of my work in the gallery section of books. Also, placed in a few contests(ok Keith, Rock star go for it).
the art/craft venues I have been to I have not seen any polymer clay work and I have never had a booth till I moved here and it was awful!! I cant answer that question honestly.
Next..the dreaded question...Polymer clay is huge,there are thousands of people that work with it, to reach my level(whatever that is) takes years, unless you are truly gifted) I do not consider myself a Rock Star and I do not know how many are as good as me as I see the ones that are better than me(low self esteem issue here). I "AM" known in the "Polymer Clay" circle as an amazing artist, I take HUGE pride in my work and go the extra mile, also I am approachable, have a great sense of humore and am honest. Dont know if i have answered your question.
Oh and there are alot of pc people out there doing pens, go on Etsy and do a search"polymer clay pens" and you can see some of the other work out there and you can be the judge as to how my work rates:biggrin:
I think the art I do to the pens is not a fad, its been sold in the pc world for over 10 years, maybe you just havent seen anyone as good as me(omg did i just say that??)
Let me know if I missed anything and you didnt upset me in the least..