Iowa Artisans Gallery

By: scottys Mood: happy Date: 06/23/2008 16:14:58 Music: None

Came back from a wonderful vacation in Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia.  Got the mail and found a check for two more of my pastels that sold at Iowa Artisans.  This now makes for 12 pastels that have sold in less than a year.  This has never happened to me - ever.  But I've worked harder than ever this year too.  Then I went on the Iowa Artisans Gallery website and was pleasantly surprised to see that they have added me to their artists list that they represent in the gallery.  I've been there now since November and on a trial basis.  And I've looked at their artist listing just wishing that my name could be there - and now it is.  I feel like I've graduated and its so validating.  I've got more work to do and I'm so glad to be off from school now for the next month or so.  I've worked so hard on the marketing stuff and framing and matting that I haven't actually produced much lately so I've got to get back to work.  Its always a struggle at first - like sweeping away the cobwebs - but it eventually comes back and then I'm in the "zone"  which will be great.