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I finally have a Facebook page!

After a whole lot of prodding and convincing – I have created a Facebook page for my artwork.  So, no more procrastinating!  I have always had a few toes in the social media bathwater, time to jump all the way in! Please head over and “like” my page if you would like to keep tabs …

Artist Time Management and Outsourcing!

Manage your art business like any other business. CEO’s don’t do their accounting. They don’t do their websites. They sometimes don’t even answer their own phone. The point isn’t to be a lazy jerk- but consider seeking assistance for things you are terrible at! Why waste hours on a photo shoot for your items if …

Networking Skills for Artists

Networking skills. Those words scare the crap out of me, but over and over again the presenters emphasized the need to network. I think it’s a matter of what works for your comfort level. Of course face to face is going to be the most effective option, but there is something to be said for …

Art & Business – Article Series Introduction!

I recently attended a great conference at UW Madison about the marriage of art and business. Here I will attempt to consolidate as much information I learned as possible. I paid for (well my boyfriend’s mom paid for…) the conference but am sharing this knowledge for free because I believe we owe each other assistance …

UW – Arts Enterprise January Symposium

I’m so excited – I can’t even stand it! This weekend I am heading up to Univ. of Wisconsin for the Arts Enterprise January Symposium. A weekend packed with awesomeness! Classes and lectures by professional artists, professors, business experts….and seriously…all this for 50$? UW, you’re my new best friend. My schedule for the weekend is …

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Artist SellingTool – Item Price Calculator

Ok- I am a creative, an artist, a hippie love child if you will (well not really my parents aren’t that old). So things like sdmgks’ing MICROSOFT EXCEL make me crazy- I see all those little boxes and numbers and my brain short circuits and goes, “pshh yea no.” But surprisingly I have learned a …

Busy Week!

Back from a week of slacking off on my blog here I am! It’s been a busy week, and as my boyfriend pointed out, we’ve had some social event every single night this week! It’s all good since I spent the weeks around the holidays being a complete hermit. So what to celebrate? Last September …