My Goals for the Month
ACEO #5 ©2008 2.5"x3.5"
This card was inspired by Markings #12
Staying Focused
Tomorrow is the start of ABP - Alyson Stanfield’s Artist Breakthrough Program. When I originally signed up for this class I had no plans on putting my house on the market and had big plans for getting a lot done for my art business.
I thought about not doing the class then decided it was perfect timing. What better way to not lose focus on my art, during a rather hectic time in my life, than to have a group of people holding me accountable.
I’ve scaled back my goals for the 28 day program from my original plan and I’m confident I can complete my new goals, as long as I stayed focused. I’m still several weeks away from getting my house on the market and one of my #1 goals for that process is for it to be effortless and fun. Making sure I’m still thinking about my art will definitely help along those lines.
My ABP Goals
My specific goals for the next 28 days:
- I work 5 or more hours a week in my studio making art.
- I complete the rewrite of my website and blog and go live with them by May 12, 2008.
- I update my resume to include jurors for all juried shows.
- I create a complete resume for my personal use with every show in my career listed. This list also includes a list of which pieces were included in each of these shows.
- I design a portfolio package to send to galleries (the package does not have to be complete but I identify all the parts and the format of the package)
- I start a list of potential galleries to contact for representation. The list has 30 or more galleries listed.
ACEO #5
The Artist Card shown above is one of the 3 new Art Cards/ACEOs I sold through my online newsletter a few weeks ago. With my studio being a bit in disarray over the next few weeks (I’m going to be replacing the carpet before I put the house on the market) it is very likely I’ll be making some more ACEOs over the next month - small quick projects might feel just right.
This week I’m planning on blogging about what I learned with the newsletter as I promised. I got a bit distracted last week with the house stuff but after a weekend of doing house stuff I’m back and focusing on art.
ACEO stands for “art cards, editions and originals”. Originally known as ATC, Artist Trading Card, and are traded between artists. When sold to the public they are referred to as ACEOs. The primary rule for an ACEO or ATC is they be 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ - the size of a trading card. They are created in many different mediums and are collectible, trade able and affordable art for everyone.
Posted by Lisa in: Goals
Tagged: ABP, ACEOs, goals, Moving
PaMdora said,
April 14, 2008 @ 6:16 am
Good idea about adding the jurors’ names to shows Lisa. I noticed Eleanor McCain http://www.eleanormccain.net/ does that and it looks good. But then I love her work and her website. It’s the one that makes me want to get rid of all my busy backgrounds, lol.
Good luck on the house stuff, it can be kind of fun to improve houses and buildings too, because you feel a real sense of accomplishment as stuff starts shaping up.
Alyson B. Stanfield said,
April 14, 2008 @ 3:02 pm
Wow! What a list! I’ll change this on the ABP blog.
jennifer said,
April 14, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
I know it can be hard sometimes to do it all especially when maintaining a blog.
Lisa Call said,
April 15, 2008 @ 10:10 pm
I agree Pam - the sense of accomplishment when the closet if finally empty of the junk is awesome. I’ve seen several artists that include jurors on their resume and it feels like the right thing to do.