Contact

For basic MVP, I really just need to have a working contact/order form. The same component can be used to contact me for general inquiries, or to indicate interest in buying a painting. Still thinking this can be done via GMail, without need for back end.

Next steps:

  • implement serverless email creation
  • use for contact form
  • create modal order form, launch from clicking 'Buy Original' button on product detail

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