I Am Exhausted

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I’ve been trying to find the right words to describe how I feel tonight after a long day. I am exhausted. I am so tired I could cry but I am too tired to cry. I woke up way too early. Nothing went as planned in the morning. However, I received a call for a private painting party I am anxiously looking forward to, and I had the help of my kids to load the part of the stuff. I must mention that we are moving in case you did not read the previous post. God sent a rescue angel to give me a ride back to my car (since I had to pick up the truck and leave my car behind) just in time so I could make it to the presentation I was providing today.

media tipsThe presentation on Online Media Tips for Artists went pretty well. I was speaking to a good group of ladies (surprise!) who were very happy with the talk we had. It was a great time. We also enjoyed great conversations after the presentation. It is great to get to know people and hear their stories. I really appreciate the invitation of Project Storefronts New Haven.

I came back home after the event to find that God sent me another angel to help me do more loading.  We are still a long way from done but we did a lot. I seriously need to rest because another long day awaits and we have to get it done. I would write more but I am honestly too tired to think.

Online Media for Artists

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March is going to be a very interesting month this year. The agenda for the month could look overwhelming. Our agenda looks crazy between work, basketball, moving, me turning 40 (just wanted to throw that there), sculpting and painting parties, workshops, presentations, and classes. Not to mention writing for the blog, reviewing the book, and working on my sculptures. Time management is a great thing.

Overwhelming and crazy are two words that could well describe online media for artists specially when it comes to social media platforms. “There are so many!” “It looks so complicated!” “They take so much time!” “I rather be creating than wasting time in front of the computer.” “I don’t want a slave of that.” Those are just a few answers I get when I talk to artists about online media. The fact is that social media is not complicated at all and it only takes time to set up, but after that it only takes as much time as you want it to take if used effectively. On the other hand, many artists don’t know how to use online media even if they wanted to.

I ask a few questions in order to establish an analysis or pre-assessment of the situation (I am an instructional designer and the analysis is one of my favorite areas of practice):

Do you have an email account?

How often do you check your emails?

What kind of phone do you have?

Sounds silly but those questions can provide more information about online aptitudes than you think. I could add some other questions regarding having an online presence but at this time think about those three questions. After the presentation in March I’m going to write a few postings regarding the subject and the experience at the event. I am sure that the discussion is going to be very interesting. I learn a lot from people’s questions. I am not the kind of teacher that tells people what to do and how to do things. I just help people making sense on their own and adapting the information I provide according to their own needs and goals. I don’t consider myself an expert at anything but being me. That I’m doing pretty well so far.