Month: January 2015

More Art and Economic Thought

More Art and Economic Thought

  It is a rare bird these days who has not felt the economic shift since the collapse of 2008/2009.  Resources have grown a bit more scarce, and budgets a bit more tight.  To those who have been working a s full time artists before 

Have you ever thought about the economic impact of art?

Have you ever thought about the economic impact of art?

If you follow this blog you know that i love to read, and i am always trying to improve my insight into the business of Art.  Recently i read an amazing article that stunned me about the economic impact of Art on our economy.  But 

Piece by Peace

Piece by Peace

Last September we took a drive on a hot summer Saturday to visit a friend at an art fair in Seville, Ohio.  Located in Medina county, Seville is a quaint little touristy village is a large structure that might have once been either a hotel 

Calculating the cost of producing soap

Calculating the cost of producing soap

Soap – Hmm, what could be the cost of making soap?  We hear that alot when we are out and about at shows and art fairs.  And the truth is there is a formula that takes a number of things into factor.  Here are some 

Studio Dreaming

Studio Dreaming

2014 served to reinforce the need for us to source out a studio space APART from our home.  As the season became more busy our house began to fill up with boxes and cases and bags and supplies… The dining room relegated to a collection 

It just struck me….

It just struck me….

Each of us who carry a smart phone carry in one device what once made up a number of different things, systems, ways of handling information.  From the website designboom.com, a harvard innovation labs project was to show the impact of the rapidly advancing technology visually…. 

Readers are Leaders

Readers are Leaders

“Readers are leaders, Barb, so if you want to succeed, and even become a leader you need to develop a lifestyle of reading as much as you can, as frequently as you can.” This quote was one i heard frequently.  My parents advocated that i