Friday Finds

Recently I decided to make Fridays a non-production work day which may mean a little shopping and/or working on projects not related to the usual production work. Last week Friday I treated myself to some shopping at a couple local stores: Aquarius Sanctuary and Ink About It. Aquarius Sanctuary is a holistic, new thought store.  [...]

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Tuesday’s Business: Promoting Yourself

Now that you’ve put together some of the components of your business plan, you have to think about how you’re going to promote yourself if you are not doing so already. How else will you reach your target market? Yes, promoting yourself can be scary, especially for us artists who tend to be introverted. But [...]

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Quotable Monday

The self is made, not given. It is a creative and active process of attending a life that must be heard, shaped, seen, said aloud into the world; finally enacted and woven into the lives of others. -Barbara Myerhoff

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Lessons My Cats Have Taught Me

Start each day with a long stretch. Hold your head high when you enter a room. Look the challenge in the eye…then pounce. Sit in the sun every day you can. Snuggle. A daily “nutty” burns off excess energy. Running around in circles is no guarantee you’ll ever catch your tail. Naps are rejuvenating. Continue [...]

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Dreamkeeper and Wishmaker

In July I was invited to participate in Raining Art Dolls, an art doll exhibit hosted by wonderful art doll artist Patricia Anders. The Raining Art Dolls exhibit is being held at Ten Women Gallery in Venice, CA, September 1 to September 30. Twenty-nine artists will have art dolls in this exhibit. Three parameters anchor [...]

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Tuesday’s Business-Assessing Sales Opportunities

As you put together your business plan, you need to consider where you’re going to sell your work. What venues or markets you’ll target. Heck, even without a business plan, I’m sure this is something you’ll consider as you decide to sell your work. When determining where to show and sell your work, you need [...]

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Quotable Monday

How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard

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Is the Law of Attraction Crap?

Okay, maybe that is a bit terse, but after so many months of sharing thoughts on trying to live in the present moment, being positive, getting clear, and all that “woo-woo” stuff, I feel like kicking it all in the pants. And admit it; haven’t you wondered or wanted to do the same thing? To [...]

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Two Glasses of Wine Theory

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine theory… A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on his desk in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked [...]

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Tuesday’s Business-Know Your Customers/Collectors

Thus far in our discussion on writing a business plan, we’ve talked about several components: writing goals, defining your art, and knowing who your competition is. This week the focus is on describing and knowing who your customers and collectors are. As you put together your business plan, you need to think about who is [...]

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