Month: February 2015

Artists as community

Artists as community

One of the best things about our life as artists is time spent with other artists.  Unlike corporate America, the art community as a general rule is a supportive community, with a great willingness to share knowledge, experience, and collaboration when needed.  We have done 

Cleveland Bazaar Valentines Event

Cleveland Bazaar Valentines Event

Join us at Lakewood Masonic Auditorium for the Cleveland Bazaar Valentines Event this Saturday, February 7th  from 10am – 4pm.  Lakewood Masonic Auditorium is located at 15300 Detroit Avenue in downtown Lakewood.  (its only a couple blocks from all the great restaurants in downtown Lakewood 

Who is your customer?

Who is your customer?

Having an art business requires knowing who your customers are. In this quick post we explore several questions to help you determine who is attracted to and buying your goods, and how to build a customer development strategy.

Why free is not always a good thing

Why free is not always a good thing

I am learning a lot of things in this process of building a business and the learning curve is sometimes challenging. But one of the first real lessons is that free is not always free, or for that matter free is not always worth your 

Focus on Ingredients: Tea Tree Oil

Focus on Ingredients: Tea Tree Oil

Have you ever heard of Tea Tree Oil?  I first became aware of it appearing in shampoos several years ago. I did not know very much about it so I joined my husband in doing some amazing research to learn about this substance, how it