Five--Only Five-- big old hairy Art goals for 2008!
1. Mount a group show of erotic art in Midcoast Maine. Is the midcoast ready? Is Maine ready?
I doubt it, but I want to do it anyway. I have some established and very accomplished artists telling me about their "secret" body of work they can't show. Those are the people I want.
2. Establish a studio routine so that I am working almost every day. I have a lot of pieces I want to make, and a couple of series I want to finish. But the important part is just work my way into the Zone, consistently. Because the work will tell me what to do. Something wonderful I can't imagine while typing a blog post will emerge when I am in the Zone.
3. Set up the business side of my art with Quick Books, a database, a newsletter with enthusiastic subscribers, and professional help (not a shrink! a bookkeeper and office helper!)
4. Launch and maintain the new art blog Loving Art. Create a vibrant network of artists by linking to and writing about other artists with blogs and websites. Especially blogging artists.
5. Find a gallery or similar representation for my artwork that will put it in front of my audience, and work to sell it for me!
If anyone has any brain storming ideas or resources to share, comment away! I'd love your input.
Great list of Art Goals! I am trying to get my act together with some of the very things you mentioned here. I have four commissions I'm working on now, so I best enjoy THIS moment in time, eh?
Posted by:eileen (the dream) | January 19, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Carla,
Well, you've got one enthusiastic newsletter subscriber in me. And if I ever get back to work full-time and have some disposable income I have a couple of your pieces I covet. I actually have a few pieces of erotic art in my house.
Great goals and I know you'll have a wonderfully successful year!
Posted by:Angela | January 20, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Thank you, Eileen and Angela for your support. It will be fun to have you two along for the ride this year. The art is just part of what's going on around here!
Posted by:Carla Sanders | January 20, 2008 at 07:18 PM
Carla - check out the collaborative show I'm working on with artist friend Heather Bartlett - we want to do a show in So Md which may be about as ready for it as you make Maine sound. You're right - there's a lot of work out there that doesn't get out and about - I have several torsos myself (which are in the gallery at this blog: http://bodypolitics.allzah.com)
Posted by:tammyv | February 07, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Carla - check out the collaborative show I'm working on with artist friend Heather Bartlett - we want to do a show in So Md which may be about as ready for it as you make Maine sound. You're right - there's a lot of work out there that doesn't get out and about - I have several torsos myself (which are in the gallery at this blog: http://bodypolitics.allzah.com)
Posted by:tammyv | February 07, 2008 at 05:25 PM