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 [...]

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Tuesday’s Business

With a second year of blogging now underway, I decided to start a weekly post about business. Specifically, running a small business as a self-employed artist. Perhaps I’ll share some information that is new to you, perhaps I’ll put a different spin on information that may be familiar to you. Either way, [...]

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London: Day Four-The Finale

We made plans to visit London several months ago.  And the primary reason for visiting was to see the First Emperor exhibit at the British Museum.  I reasoned that it was less expensive to visit London than having to get new visas for China, travel 25 hours, plus more time traveling from Beijing to the original [...]

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London Calling

London Calling
Yeah, I was there too
An’ you know what they said
Well some of it was true!
London Calling
At the top of the dial
After all this, won’t you give me a smile? 
-The Clash
We leave for London on Thursday.  We will be visiting the British Museum to take in the First Emperor: China’s Terra Cotta Army Exhibit. The Terra Cotta [...]

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Flylady

Ah March, when thoughts turn to daffodils and tulips; when the herons return to the rookery and raise their babies; when you look at the pile of magazines you’ve collected over the winter, the dust bunnies breeding under the furniture, and the stack of winter clothes ready for donation and you think:
TIME FOR SPRING CLEANING!
Okay, [...]

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More Insights and POV on Synergy

A number of artists are blogging about their experience at Synergy.
In an attempt to capture the enthusiasm as we end this week, I thought you might enjoy reading other’s viewpoints and impressions and seeing different pictures, so here we go:
Cynthia Blanton
Susan Lumoto on Polymer Clay Notes
Cynthia Tinapple on Polymer Clay Daily
Judy Dunn
Karen on Art and [...]

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Synergy Review Day Three-Design

On Saturday, our last day at Synergy, I woke up with a cold;  a scratchy throat and irritated sinuses.  Oh Yipee!  On the way to the convention center we detoured to Walgreens for Zicam, cough drops, and water.
The third and final day of Synergy focused on design, with a special emphasis on personal style.
My morning session was [...]

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Synergy Review Day Two-Business

When I travel, I never know what to expect when it comes to the quality of a hotel bed.  Some are very soft; others rather hard.  The beds at the Tremont Plaza were a pleasant surprise, in my opinion; comfortably soft and supportive, lots of pillows, and a big, fluffy duvet.
So on Friday I awoke [...]

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Synergy Review Day One-Craftsmanship

Karen and I flew down to Baltimore on Wednesday.  I surprised myself at being able to pack everything into one carry-on bag.

After settling into our hotel room, we ventured over to the Baltimore Convention Center to check-in, get our “welcome” packet, and catch-up with a few people from our local guilds.  Dinner that night was at [...]

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On to Synergy

The rest of my week will be spent in Baltimore at the National Polymer Clay Guild’s Synergy conference.  Over 200 people from all over the world are coming to this conference.
The conference is divided into three parts: craftsmanship, business, and design.  Seminar topics each day will focus on these areas.  I am taking seminars with [...]

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