Musings of an unhinged mind.
SUNNY SIDE UP
Hi Friends,
Coming home from a show that was less than monetarily successful is always a traumatic experience.......alright that's a little bit like it came from a drama queen. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm in this for the extreme long haul. So even though I have the usual artist's passionate ups and downs (sometimes by the minute), I'm also well acquainted with the realities of this business, and many times it doesn't follow "the plan".
So let me tell you what did happen at this show.
It was in the southern Oregon desert country in the small town of Burns. Now I knew I would like the people....they are as country raised as I was, and most country people share a common bond. Not to say I don't like city people....I do.....I clean up pretty well and know how to relate to most anyone no matter where I find them in the city.
Anyway, the people that came to see the show were great even though not spending a lot of money.
But the artists from the Burns area were in a class unto themselves. Imagine walking into a room full of friends that enclose you in a group hug, and that will give you some idea of what I experienced there.
The outcome of all this group hugging was a Scratchboard workshop opportunity for me to teach there and in a town about a 100 miles north. This amazing, enthusiastic group picked up the idea and ran with it.......the Burns workshop is almost filled already.......perhaps the John Day workshop will follow.
So was this show a disaster? A show is only a disaster if you allow it to be. Talk to people....make contacts....network with other artists........don't allow the opportunities to slip away.
I hope I can give back to them something that will be of use.
So, my advice is keep the sunny side up even when the smile seems a little forced at times.....it only takes a few seconds for that smile to become truly sincere once again.
More on this trip next week..........
Keep Coloring Outside the Lines,
Sandra
(p.s. To see details about the Scratchboard workshops, click "Workshops" to the right of this screen.
Coming home from a show that was less than monetarily successful is always a traumatic experience.......alright that's a little bit like it came from a drama queen. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm in this for the extreme long haul. So even though I have the usual artist's passionate ups and downs (sometimes by the minute), I'm also well acquainted with the realities of this business, and many times it doesn't follow "the plan".
So let me tell you what did happen at this show.
It was in the southern Oregon desert country in the small town of Burns. Now I knew I would like the people....they are as country raised as I was, and most country people share a common bond. Not to say I don't like city people....I do.....I clean up pretty well and know how to relate to most anyone no matter where I find them in the city.
Anyway, the people that came to see the show were great even though not spending a lot of money.
But the artists from the Burns area were in a class unto themselves. Imagine walking into a room full of friends that enclose you in a group hug, and that will give you some idea of what I experienced there.
The outcome of all this group hugging was a Scratchboard workshop opportunity for me to teach there and in a town about a 100 miles north. This amazing, enthusiastic group picked up the idea and ran with it.......the Burns workshop is almost filled already.......perhaps the John Day workshop will follow.
So was this show a disaster? A show is only a disaster if you allow it to be. Talk to people....make contacts....network with other artists........don't allow the opportunities to slip away.
I hope I can give back to them something that will be of use.
So, my advice is keep the sunny side up even when the smile seems a little forced at times.....it only takes a few seconds for that smile to become truly sincere once again.
More on this trip next week..........
Keep Coloring Outside the Lines,
Sandra
(p.s. To see details about the Scratchboard workshops, click "Workshops" to the right of this screen.
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