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What do you do when you don't feel creative? Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. Putting your pencil/brush/pastel to the surface can get you moving on to something greater.

Remember parents screaming, "Clean your Room" Sometimes amazing things come from chaos

Why should I take a workshop from someone when I think I am pretty good already? We can always be better.

Being a professional, the buck stops with you and sometimes it stops right on top and jumps up and down on you while it is there. It isn't up to the clients to save the day, you need to remember that they are there to see what you have, not pull you out from under the mess.

Being an artist doesn't mean you are doing nothing, it means you are probably working harder than most.

Being on the road with other artists, a 10x10 space isn't really that big and we can crowd each other. Respecting each other's boundaries can make the show more comfortable for everyone involved.

understanding that you can get in a professional's way and interfere with the end result is difficult to grasp. Stay with in your circle of concern, and let them handle what is in their circle. You hired them/ entered into a contract; trust them to do their job and get out of their way.

Circle of concern; their job is in their circle, your job is in your circle. We are independent contractors but we need to stay within our lines and not try to do the jobs that are the responsibility of others.

People will stand right outside your booth and look in like there is an invisible line. When you race a yellow light and enter the intersection before it turns red, police refer to it as crossing the plane Same as the entrance to your display. How do you get them to enter, or should you even try?

How do you learn to sell your art? It really is pretty simple, just talk about it.