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Sunday Postcard Art: The Geisha’s Hat

Posted by venita on November 16th, 2008 filed in Beginnings, collage, mixed media

This is my first time posting to Sunday Postcard Art. I found the site several months ago, but just never could get it together. So I was bound and determined to post this weekend. And although it is late on Sunday, I am going to do it.

I loved the idea of a hat and [...]

Commissions - A Cellar Full of Noise

Posted by venita on June 17th, 2008 filed in Beginnings, Commissions, collage

This week is the big week!! James Judd and Son Vineyard starts bottling their two newest wines. They are a Tempranillo and a Cabernet Sauvignon. Why am I talking about this? Well last year during the Castro Street Fair, James (the son) and his partner stopped in my booth. They took a business card and left. [...]

Mixed Media Monday – Digital Collage

Posted by venita on June 15th, 2008 filed in Beginnings, Digital Collage, Mixed Media Monday, collage

Now that I have a blog, I want to participate in some “challenges.” So, with that said, I have been working this week to submit an image to Mixed Media Monday. I first discovered the site via an article in Artful Blogging by Somerset Studio Summer 2008 issue. There are several cool articles in their [...]

First Advertisment

Posted by venita on June 10th, 2008 filed in Beginnings, Starting Up an Art Business, collage

I just received an e-mail from Sarah Fishburn. They have advertising space in the July issue of Pasticcio. I am going to go for it. It drops in July and is a great time to advertise my new website. I think I may try to fit a note in about the Santa Fe show in [...]

Virtual Launch

Posted by venita on June 5th, 2008 filed in Beginnings

Today was the big day! My kind friend, Janet Morris, hosted a Virtual Launch party for me at work. Here’s how it worked. We did a virtual meeting and she invited friends and co-workers through out the US to attend at their local sites. So there were folks from Boise, California, Colorado, Vancouver, WA and [...]

Two Years

Posted by venita on June 4th, 2008 filed in Beginnings

This has been a two year journey. I realized last weekend that two years ago this month a business venture blew up in my face. And I was devastated and felt like a complete failure. It would take me six months to finally get back in control of my own destiny and to get focused [...]