Women Shining Magazine Women Shining Fall 2018 | Page 20

Seeing The Art
I did learn a couple of things: hire an assistant
(you cannot be everywhere at the event). I have now created over 200 works of art. I
currently only own 25 in my home gallery.
The other thing I learned is to not undercharge
because of the fear of not being hired. I was
undervaluing my work, which is what so many
artists do with their creations. Is there a Women in Business Group that
meets to network and support each other?
How do you handle negative feedback?
I believe that most people experience criticism
in one form or another at sometime in their life.
Sometimes it seems to follow us throughout our
life, especially if we do not learn ways to deal
with negativity.
Artists are always being compared. With
comments like;
‘She is a good painter, but she
can’t paint as good as...’
What is your response when people say
things like that?
I say nothing, I am hurt, however. I take that hurt
and pour the energy into my work and create a
painting that sells within hours at times.
My way of saying ‘I will show you.’ I guess the
criticism has motivated me to work harder.
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There is nothing in the area. We do not have the
business networking, nor do we have the social
networking support for people living with cancer
and so many other struggles in life.
One of the things that prevents people
gathering is the fact that many local people are
very private people.
They do not feel comfortable talking to or
looking for help outside their family unit.
How do you market yourself?
I created my Facebook Page and I am almost up
to 1000 members within a year or so, which is
good considering the physical location of where
I live and work.
I am constantly marketing myself, I am pushing
a lot - I sometimes think it is too much online
and it needs to be more in person. That is
something I am working on.
What is the next step for your art?
I would like to have a place to display my art
so that I can move some of it out of my home.
Truthfully, I would also like to focus more of my
art on my own style.