This is one of those posts that has been on my list to write for a while now. But something else always came up. I think I have an important perspective and it’s one not commonly voiced. So bare with me today as I talk about some non artsy stuff. A Little...
Why I’m Making Molds Several months ago I took a class from fellow sculptor Emily Coleman on silicone mold making. I chose to explore this process as I was toying with the idea of creating an art miniature line – which I ended up following through on. It...
A Budding Relationship This year marked the inaugural year of Veterans in Craft week at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft. In partnership with Frontline Arts, they brought more than 40 Veterans from across the country to a workshop/creative retreat for a week...
So Far… So up until now, I’ve talked a lot about the plans for my handicap accessible build and broke down the financial impact as well as my plans in blogs PART 1 and PART 2. I’ve done this for a variety of reasons. I wanted to be completely open...
Last month (about 2 weeks ago) the hubby and I drove down to Andover, MA for the Run for Our Troops 5K. Participating in the 5K was part of the “package” of receiving my handcycle. Through a series of snafu’s and miscommunication, I actually...
In my previous blog, I broke down the basic costs and the reasons for why getting my handicap accessible studio built is SOO important. The universe is at work however…as earlier this week I received a message about how ineffective MY message was. The person...
I think I’ve mentioned this before… but my husband is pretty amazing. He’s my partner in life, in crime, and in business. He is my business adviser, basically (we joke that his helping my business means he’s finally putting his business...
For a while now, on just about every social media feed I have – including this blog – I have mentioned my handicap accessible studio. It is my BIG GOAL at the moment and I admittedly have blinders on. It is what I am working towards because I firmly...
If you follow any of my other social media outlets, you’ve seen me posting an awful lot about Patreon recently. I feel like there’s a lot of folks who don’t know what the platform is and even more artists/creatives that don’t know how to...
The Myth Over the last several years – starting when I decided to take my sculpting seriously – I’ve joined countless art groups and business groups in an effort to learn as much as possible. I’ve also invested in many classes taught by...
What IS affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is a fancy of way of saying that you earn money for the products you refer others to. According to the dictionary, it is “a marketing arrangement by which an online retailer pays a commission to an...
Sculpting the Indian War Elephant WAAAAY back in September 2017 (it’s February 2018 at the time I’m writing this..) I was soo excited to start the next animal in my Animals of War series. It was going to be an animal I had not yet sculpted – an...
