Hello Everyone. Sorry it's been so quiet around here lately. But that's all about to change.
It's that time of the year...
2014 was a pretty whirlwind year for me. I made so many changes. I took some pretty scary steps this year, but looking back, I feel pretty good about them . Here's a bit of a look back in my year.
It's that time of the year...
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| My both at the SFEtsy Indie Holiday Emporium 2014 |
- I managed to have two solo art shows. One at a vintage clothing store, The Mysterious Rack, and at Farley's cafe. It was really amazing to create such a huge amount of new work. I've put some of the new portraits here in my Etsy shop if you would like to check them out. I will be adding more original work soon.
- I had my best art fair ever this November. Thanks so much SFEtsy! I'm still learning about the art fair world but am less scared of it now.
- As some of you know, I started working 3 days a week at New Bohemia Signs. It's been a pretty interesting adjustment from working for myself for 4 years. But man, it was something I really needed.
- I was really excited to receive a mentioned on this blog post about my custom portraits. Thanks Cool Moms!
- First off, redo my artist website!Well, I will confirm that I working on it! I'm building a brand new one from scratch and pretty excited about it. It is time to take myself much more serious as an professional artist and illustrator.
- Get back to writing more on the blog...ooops.
- Get involved with more artist groups. I love being one of the leaders in SFEtsy, and plan on getting more involved. I've also joined the Academy of Handmade.
- Getting published. Getting my work out there in the real world. Etsy has been great, but I have to keep reminding myself that it is a small world there, and I need to expand.
- Adding more work to my shop...weekly.
- Finally finish the book I've been working on the last couple of years. Get it published (we are self publishing)...printed...and make it real.
- Get into more galleries and shops. Bonus: To get into larger art galleries beyond where I am now.
- Learn how to hand lettering!
- Find some kind of healthy exersise that I enjoy. The last month or so my health has not been the best. (Mostly just a string of really bad colds). Being sick really reminded me that I need to find ways to take care of myself and stay strong.
- Read more books and turn off the internet more.