goals

SO- a group of artist/business women (though men could join if they wanted to...) and I have been meeting once a month to talk about business and art and how to do them together. Our topic for next meeting is our goals for our business. it's a hard one, for me anyway...I know some people go into a business with a "business plan" which I'm sure is a good idea, but my plan was just to stay home, send my art out, and make some money doing it.... Well, I guess I should be happy because that is what I have done so far, but I would like to make it (my business) bigger, and make a bit more money at it (health insurance would be nice, and so would savings!) so I am coming up with new goals for my business and my art. 1. To buy a printing press- don't know what kind (old letterpress with a motor), but it's time I gave my body a rest and joined the 18th century (haha). 2. Find someone to silkscreen my fabrics for a reasonable price! 3. Find a small, local seamstress shop to sew new, fun things at a reasonable price! ( i like to sew, but not dozens of multiples.) 4. Be more of "the designer" than "the manufacturer". I love to carve blockprints and sew the first of something, but that is enough, let the manufacturing pros handle the manufacturing. 5. Expand my line- pillows and other homewares, wrapping paper, notebooks etc. more bags- I love bags 6. Work on more of my bigger pieces- have gallery shows again. 7. More promotion. Anyway, that is it for now, if anyone has any ideas on these goals of mine, feel free to chime in!! oh- I just included the picture so it wouldn't be all words-

Greatly Missed!

We were in Portland last weekend and had our car broken into (not the Volvo- the toyota pickup- maybe easy to break into??). They took the stereo- no big loss really- and is there really a market for that? But these are the things I will miss and have not quite gotten over being stolen (the bastards can rot in hell!- in the nicest possible way of course-haha)

Happy Holidays everyone!

a little glimpse into our house this christmas. a paper star light, my little mushroom on our tree and one of my favorite objects... the foxes holding a candle- notice their little jackets. Hope you have a wonderful holiday! I was thinking of a title for this posting like "put the sol back in solstice" or maybe "put the ice back in solstice".... but I just settled for the good ol' "happy holidays" figuring that would cover it all!

a spare moment?

okay, here I am in a spare moment- ha, ha just when I think it will slow down it doesn't - so this is a stolen moment! I am currently printing cards for an Anthropologie order!! I really love Anthropologie, and probably have every catalog they have mailed me for the past 4 years- sounds crazy eh? but they are soooo beautiful! I can't really afford their clothes... but I love to look nonetheless- anyway my uniform for working here in the studio is overalls! how about this--- if you have a "uniform" for work, whether official or not send me a picture- This is a picture of the cards slated for Anthro. (oh and they have to be sent out by xmas eve day!!)- nothing like a little pressure to liven things up!)