I got accepted into the Lynnwood Library show! I’m so excited! I’m also a little blown away (is that possible? It really seems a contradiction in terms) that I’ve entered three times (2007, 2008, 2010) and was accepted all three. I wanted to enter in 2009, but I was, sadly, too busy buying a house [...]
Posts under ‘Frustration’
Studio time that’s NOT fun
I spent the morning taking photos of my jewelry– I’ll be selling that later on when I have more pieces. I discovered that I really don’t like photographing my own work. I love my camera, I love getting a great nature shot or interesting scene, and I love editing photos I’ve taken. But staging, lighting, [...]
Thought for the day
I used to have a lot of time on my hands; now I have too many hands on my time.
I don’t art, therefore I am not . . . am I?
Can I call myself an artist when I haven’t created anything artistic in over a year? Does a website count? What about marketing materials I made at my day job? Does that count? I think of myself as an artist. I always have new ideas. I don’t carry a sketch book. I bought new materials [...]
How to become a tattoo artist
Well, I learned something today, and, frankly, it makes me kind of nervous. Did you know there are virtually no actual tattoo training schools? Apparently, the most common way to become a tattoo artist is to apprentice another artist/studio. In other words, on-the-job training. To me, that’s a little scary. After all, tattooing is a [...]
