I didn't really do too much yesterday. I fell asleep early on in the morning and slept all through-out the day and well into the night. I haven't been sleeping like that lately. I've only tried to get minimal amounts of sleep to be able to get in multiple projects. It enjoy keeping myself busy, especially with things I enjoy doing. I do get side-tracked though if I try to over multi-task. Today I'm going to try to maintain some single project productivity.
I need to focus on this application just a tad bit more than anything else. I need to have it mailed out by Monday or else I'm cut off from the deadline. I think I need to just sit here for a couple of hours and put together my demo. If I get that out of the way, then there is not much else to do except finish a few more questions up and go to CVS for the pictures. I will have to do the picture bit on Saturday, it will be the best time I can do it. So off to setting up the perfect demo...............
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
My days always start late
I didn't think I was going to get up today and do anything. Sunday I was suppose to post my new pendant and do laundry and work on my application and I did none of those. I instead just slept and slept then ate and then slept some more until about 12 in the afternoon today. I forced myself up to let the dog out, but then went back to laying down until about 2 when I forced myself into doing laundry. I've fully picked myself up now and been starting to again work on things:
My pendant was posted tonight finally! You can check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/71021270/stunning-snowflake-obsidian-pendant-with. I'm definately proud of this one. I feel like I just keep getting better with each and every piece that I make. I've already picked the stone for my next project and will be starting on that as soon as I feel like I'm caught up on one other thing that I have to have finished by this weekend. I've decided to try to do something more for my customers too and that's to add an information packet with the pendant that they are buying. It will give them information about the stone they are wearing, just so if anyone asks about it. It's also good to know the power that one of those stones holds and especially how it can benefit you. I've also given people the option of getting 20% off if they follow me on any of my sites such as facebook, twitter or tumblr. I just remembered that I need to take pictures and post some of the feather pendants. That might just have to wait til the end of the week.
That application is the thing I want to finish. I need to start putting my demo together over the next couple of days and put my tracklist down on the application and for the copy of the cd. I still need to go to CVS for a passport type picture and to print out another picture of myself that needs to be sent in with the application. I'm ALMOST finished with it, my main focus should be the last couple of questions on the application and demo demo demo. I need to also call my buddy up and ask him a few questions about everything, just to make sure I've got all my eggs in my basket.
In other news I've decided that I might expand my shop into other things such as knit headbands. I love them, especially love making them. There are tons of shops on etsy that people have handspun some awesome yarn. The color choices and all that are just great to pick from and it can help promote those shops when I link the buyer I used the yarn from. That's definately something I need to take on. I want to also this week get my pictures done for my buisness cards. I NEED to do that. My step mom keeps asking me about it to give to her clients. Well, I guess I have a list of things I need to start to write down and do. On another note I can't wait to go to this art showing. It's on both Friday and Saturday downtown @ 1429 Fletcher Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46203. It's called Voer Art. The show is called "Immortals" and on every first Friday they have a showing. Indianapolis always has art gallery openings the first Friday of every month. So if you're ever around and not busy and lets not forget in the city, go downtown for some beautiful local art!
Wow, this is gonna be a week.
My pendant was posted tonight finally! You can check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/71021270/stunning-snowflake-obsidian-pendant-with. I'm definately proud of this one. I feel like I just keep getting better with each and every piece that I make. I've already picked the stone for my next project and will be starting on that as soon as I feel like I'm caught up on one other thing that I have to have finished by this weekend. I've decided to try to do something more for my customers too and that's to add an information packet with the pendant that they are buying. It will give them information about the stone they are wearing, just so if anyone asks about it. It's also good to know the power that one of those stones holds and especially how it can benefit you. I've also given people the option of getting 20% off if they follow me on any of my sites such as facebook, twitter or tumblr. I just remembered that I need to take pictures and post some of the feather pendants. That might just have to wait til the end of the week.
That application is the thing I want to finish. I need to start putting my demo together over the next couple of days and put my tracklist down on the application and for the copy of the cd. I still need to go to CVS for a passport type picture and to print out another picture of myself that needs to be sent in with the application. I'm ALMOST finished with it, my main focus should be the last couple of questions on the application and demo demo demo. I need to also call my buddy up and ask him a few questions about everything, just to make sure I've got all my eggs in my basket.
In other news I've decided that I might expand my shop into other things such as knit headbands. I love them, especially love making them. There are tons of shops on etsy that people have handspun some awesome yarn. The color choices and all that are just great to pick from and it can help promote those shops when I link the buyer I used the yarn from. That's definately something I need to take on. I want to also this week get my pictures done for my buisness cards. I NEED to do that. My step mom keeps asking me about it to give to her clients. Well, I guess I have a list of things I need to start to write down and do. On another note I can't wait to go to this art showing. It's on both Friday and Saturday downtown @ 1429 Fletcher Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46203. It's called Voer Art. The show is called "Immortals" and on every first Friday they have a showing. Indianapolis always has art gallery openings the first Friday of every month. So if you're ever around and not busy and lets not forget in the city, go downtown for some beautiful local art!
Wow, this is gonna be a week.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
I guess it had to start at some point.
I knew at some point there was going to come the time that I would need to start a blog. I guess this is the perfect time. I am in a position where I am trying to tackle multiple aspects of my life that I didn't really get too much of an opprotunity to play with in the past couple of years. Now I have the freedom to be able to deal with everything I love to do. I can also do it all at once, not just one thing at a time over a period of time and then on to the next thing for another period of time. Here are some of the things I'm doing at the moment:
I've been working on filling out an application for the Red Bull Music Academy, in which if I get picked I will gain the opprotunity to collaborate musically with 29 other people. My friend said with everything going on in my life that this is not something I should pass up. So as of 2 days ago I am still going through this 17 page application to then later putting together a demo to be sent in with it. I only have until April 3rd to get this done, it needs to be post-dated by the 4th.
I am also currently trying to post new pendant in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/people/SurroundingElements. I just finished a pendant that I will be putting up for sale later today. Note my post about that on tumblr: http://surroundingelements.tumblr.com/post/4130505804/snowflakeobsidian. I am in the groove of making new pieces and also posting some other feather pendants on there to give my customers a little bit of choice. I need to start using my flickr account to post pictures of works in progress which I'm going to take pictures of when I start on my next piece. I want to be able to connect with people when it comes to my work process. I also at some point hope to create tutorials that can help future wire wrappers get started and moving into what could become another awesome creator.
With everything else already pumping I figure I might as well get back into my other artist aspect that I enjoy. I have drawn a little bit here and there, but not enough to really satisfy my needs. I'm at a point that I would like to start a group where a few people and I give one another ideas that force us into the drawing process. For instance one day one person makes up a theme and picks and animal and we have to draw and or paint things in relation to those subjects. I could really use a group like that now. I found out that a couple buddies of mine host an art showing on the first Fridays art showings downtown that I could potentially be given a showing at. I would need to step up my game and get some art rolling first though.
Hula hooping has not been regularly done for the past couple of days. Actually I haven't done it for a week. With my brain trying to settle down and get ready for job hunting and taking on all these other activities that I've listed above, it's been put on a back burner. I will pick it back up again once the weather goes back to warm. I think that is mostly why I haven't hooped.
Well, I think that should be it for my first post. Wow, that was refreshing. I think I'm going to enjoy blogging.
I've been working on filling out an application for the Red Bull Music Academy, in which if I get picked I will gain the opprotunity to collaborate musically with 29 other people. My friend said with everything going on in my life that this is not something I should pass up. So as of 2 days ago I am still going through this 17 page application to then later putting together a demo to be sent in with it. I only have until April 3rd to get this done, it needs to be post-dated by the 4th.
I am also currently trying to post new pendant in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/people/SurroundingElements. I just finished a pendant that I will be putting up for sale later today. Note my post about that on tumblr: http://surroundingelements.tumblr.com/post/4130505804/snowflakeobsidian. I am in the groove of making new pieces and also posting some other feather pendants on there to give my customers a little bit of choice. I need to start using my flickr account to post pictures of works in progress which I'm going to take pictures of when I start on my next piece. I want to be able to connect with people when it comes to my work process. I also at some point hope to create tutorials that can help future wire wrappers get started and moving into what could become another awesome creator.
With everything else already pumping I figure I might as well get back into my other artist aspect that I enjoy. I have drawn a little bit here and there, but not enough to really satisfy my needs. I'm at a point that I would like to start a group where a few people and I give one another ideas that force us into the drawing process. For instance one day one person makes up a theme and picks and animal and we have to draw and or paint things in relation to those subjects. I could really use a group like that now. I found out that a couple buddies of mine host an art showing on the first Fridays art showings downtown that I could potentially be given a showing at. I would need to step up my game and get some art rolling first though.
Hula hooping has not been regularly done for the past couple of days. Actually I haven't done it for a week. With my brain trying to settle down and get ready for job hunting and taking on all these other activities that I've listed above, it's been put on a back burner. I will pick it back up again once the weather goes back to warm. I think that is mostly why I haven't hooped.
Well, I think that should be it for my first post. Wow, that was refreshing. I think I'm going to enjoy blogging.
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