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Do It Afraid Tips for On-the-Spot Public Performances
Strappy Pink Heel Most of us creatives come to a point where we need to step away from the easel, desk, computer or kitchen and go out and talk to people. And it's a darn frightening proposition for...
View ArticleHow to Become an Artpreneur: Blending Art and Business
Not very many years ago a young woman started a business selling cookies. After discouragement from family and friends and multiple rejections by banks, she had finally persuaded one bank manager to...
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Fall Fun & Fabulous Friday Finds
Its been awhile since I've posted one of the FabulousFridayFinds. I thought it was due. It's November and there is a lot brewing online, offline and in life. Its Friday. And while I want to be...
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Shooting Flowers, Romping through Hills & Questions about Focus
In the world of digital everything, Google and YouTube bloggers, writers and anyone who calls themselves a content producer learns how to create stuff to read, headlines, outlines, lists and other...
View ArticleLearning Sales: A Key to Growth as an Artpreneur
I have a hard time asking for money. The extent of my money issues didn't resonate with me until I worked in a restaurant as a food runner. As a food runner, I brought the food to the tables (I didn't...
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Dim Sum Bars & Why Artpreneurs Shouldn’t Act on Every Great Idea
Knowing when to follow ideas comes down to knowing where one fits. I enjoyed my very first dim sum experience with my uncle early this month. He took me to Dynasty, a Chinese restaurant in Stockton...
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Marketing 101 for Artpreneurs: my Mixer Philosphy
I remember my first real dive into marketing. Sitting on a hard, plastic chair in the Sacramento Superior Court, I waded through several days of mail. As I sat for hours, I wondered if these hours...
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Make Your Own Wreath to fit Your Home: a DIY Tutorial
Today's post is by Lindsey Mandigo. Lindsey not only has an eye for decor, she can figure out how to make what she wants for way less than what one would pay at a decor store. I've admired...
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Perspective {thoughts from an ocean trip}
Can you see him up there? The climber is on the top of the rock- it was a BIG rock formation! Perspective. Where we sit in life determines what we see, what we do, how far we fly and ultimately....who...
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How to Keep a Holiday Journal (words are optional!)
from a recent trip to Avenue of the Giants, CA. My words could not describe the majesty of the trees We spend lots of time focusing on our art and how to create income from it. In the middle of our art...
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Christmas in the Kitchen
Last year I wrote and published my very first ebook: Christmas in the Kitchen: The Modern Girl's Guide to Surviving the Holidays: One Batch of Cookies at a Time. It was such a fun and rewarding...
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Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank
What? Christmas already? Being late can be a matter of perspective. If you feel like you've run out of time, here are several ways to spread Christmas cheer. There is still enough time for last minute...
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Post Christmas Roundup of Links
I'm always a bit of a drone on the day after Christmas. Maybe it's the excess sugar, maybe it's the fact that for a month so much energy goes into one day- the planning, the music, the food and the...
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2013 Best Books
I read a lot of books in different genres. These are the books that really rocked my world creatively. They left an impression. I would get up and walk around as I read them. Or I pulled out the...
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Could this be your difference maker in 2014?
Learning to pay attention and knowing what to pay attention to is a key discipline for leaders but one that rarely comes naturally to those of us who are barreling through life with our eyes fixed on a...
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Reflections on 2013
It's that time of year. Time to look back on the old and close the chapter on another year. Like others there are a lot of things I would have liked to have done better. There were also things I was...
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2014 Word of the Year
Trust firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing Synonyms: confidence, belief, faith, certainty, assurance, conviction, credence, reliable I was hoping for a more...
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When Dreams Don’t Come True
When I was young I had one dream. Well, two dreams. I dreamed about a lot of things but there were only two things that I set my heart (and thus my happiness) on with full intent. You know the kind of...
View ArticleMonsters, An Impromptu Writing Group & Transition
On the fly one of my brothers threw a creative writing event this past Saturday night. My brother is not a writer and with the exception of myself, there wasn't any other self-described writers in the...
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Feeling Frustrated and Alone in Your Transition?
I met Stephanie through 48 Days.net, a group forum where people who are serious about pursuing their goals and dreams meat in sub groups to encourage, help, and hold each other accountable. I love...
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