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Managing Expectations
I keep track of all my product, projects, commissions, goals, and creative aspirations in a daily planner. Managing expectations has not gotten much easier for me over the past 2 years...
Managing Expectations
I keep track of all my product, projects, commissions, goals, and creative aspirations in a daily planner. Managing expectations has not gotten much easier for me over the past 2 years...

Christmas Selling Season
The Christmas selling season is upon us. It is a frenzy of spending money to make one day of the year count. I find the consumerism of Christmas troublesome. My...
Christmas Selling Season
The Christmas selling season is upon us. It is a frenzy of spending money to make one day of the year count. I find the consumerism of Christmas troublesome. My...

Maximizing Your Creative Potential
I always thought if I could find a way to support myself creatively I would be happy. Having started a creative business, I am torn between handwoven upholstery and tapestry...
Maximizing Your Creative Potential
I always thought if I could find a way to support myself creatively I would be happy. Having started a creative business, I am torn between handwoven upholstery and tapestry...

Asking artists for donations
In a world where artists already take cuts on works sold in galleries, I have never felt comfortable donating my work for benefits or fundraisers. The reward of getting your...
Asking artists for donations
In a world where artists already take cuts on works sold in galleries, I have never felt comfortable donating my work for benefits or fundraisers. The reward of getting your...

Is weaving man or woman's job?
We think and talk about making textiles traditionally being a woman's job. Traditional textiles conjure images of pioneer women knitting, embroidery, sewing, and mending at night. Then, I think about...
Is weaving man or woman's job?
We think and talk about making textiles traditionally being a woman's job. Traditional textiles conjure images of pioneer women knitting, embroidery, sewing, and mending at night. Then, I think about...

Finding the masculine and feminine in weaving
I did a lesson in high school art class where we had to determine if an object or shape was best described as ping or pong. We had to explain...
Finding the masculine and feminine in weaving
I did a lesson in high school art class where we had to determine if an object or shape was best described as ping or pong. We had to explain...