In the spring and in the fall, when it isn’t hot, I am struck by the beauty and charm of where I get to work. When my studio was new here at home, I participated in a studio tour. Many guests asked if my husband built the studio. My answer was, “No, he already has […]
A Day Without the Internet
Last week was a rough one for tech. My blog croaked, which led me to realize that my entire website was AWOL. This led to many phone calls, and a large expenditure. Then, when I had things working again, thanks to Rowland, Mario, Eva, and Ken Joe Sam (Really? No, really??), we had a day […]
Sometimes I am a Non-Profit Company
Things Artists Have to Figure Out
What is an Art Administrator?
I’m not sure what an art administrator is, but that is what I seem to be about once a week, or sometimes once every two weeks. Look at this list of tasks: Package up a painting to send, find the receipt book, see if a deposit was made, update the receipt, make a self-addressed stamped […]
Better to Laugh Than to Cry
Recently, Trail Guy was in my studio and took the 2018 calendar off the wall so we could do some planning. The 2019 was hanging behind it and fell on the floor. He said, “Hey, you have a typo in your calendar!” How can that be?? I used a template from the printer for the […]
Business Decisions Are Hard Without A Crystal Ball
Maybe they are hard with one too. I’ve been getting the message from several sources that my prices are too low. My subject matter is Tulare County, and most of my customers are here. Because we are poor, fat, undereducated, breathing bad air, and accustomed to frugality, I price my art work accordingly. Common art marketing […]
Art and the economy
First published January 2009 Have you noticed how often the phrase “with the state of the economy” is getting used these days? Tiresome to hear the repetition of whatever phrase the media and culture latches onto. . . sigh. Anyway, here are a few thoughts about art in “these current economic times” (another worn out […]