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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Angels Unaware

After my Eight long years of having seizures and Epilepsy we had a woman's retreat at "my" church where I was the music minister. At the very beginning we all, mostly "strangers", all of the ladies held hands for Jesus to "take away my Epilepsy". Oh didn't they know? I didn't have Epilepsy, it had me. It was who I was.

Two weeks later at 103 pounds I was admitted into the Hospital neurology department for two weeks in Las Angeles.and it was decided that I didn't have Epilepsy after all but complicated migraines that presented themselves as seizures but were TIA's (mini strokes) and brain inflammation.

Here is the neat part ( I am now a Lupus advocate and my symble is butterflies) once home my church family gave me a beautiful stained glass of a butterfly symbolizing "new beginnings".

Oh ye of little faith.

Wednesday's Grace Notes

If you are a Christian, you are welcome here, Atheist, "Father Mother God", or just "hanging out" you are welcome here and we all can learn from each other, hanging out with "half baked Christians... no wait that's me! LOL, being a trained facilitator since I was 23... yes I have always been weird, so much healthier but Doctors and nurses are still calling me to "check in", turning a gossip into a "but bless her heart, let's pray for her" is still a gossip, if I'm going to do something, make it fun! and cleaning teams that work extra hours just to truly take care of me and to get down to the nitty gritty are really not gaining a great profit but they are making God's day.

Celebrate the day

I am so happy I can barely stand it!

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Asbellarts: Marketing 101

Asbellarts:Marketing 101. This course develops the 60/40% approach to selling your work and treating it as a business. It does not give you a free fish. It teaches YOU how to throw out your nets. The cost is from $20 t0 $100.00 per month. This is only for the artist that already has a body of work. Examples of our goals are "I'd Rather Be In My Studio", "the Artist Way", and "Talent Is Never Enough" . These are required readings for this very affordable course at your pace, NOT suggestions. I will not sell or represent your work. I am teaching YOU how to do that. What I legally can"t do for you I will send you to ones who can. If you are ready to commit I can"t wait to meet you.

Why am I doing this?

I have a life expectency of day to day. My doctors say that the only thing that is keeping me alive is my faith in God and awesome attitude. I am unclenching my fists and tossing out the candy as fast as I can.

Social Marketing 60/40% approach

Newsletter Ideas

New Business Websites and Blogs

Artist Reading Materials

Self Promotion

New Galleries

Art Bloggs, Twitter, Facebook... and that is only the tip of the iceburg

Art Associations

Finding An Supporting a Passion/Charity

Scheduling, Time Management and Organizing your Studio

I will teach you how to do most of this for free... really

I consider you all as my "new friends'.

Tuesday's Grace Notes

"I can't I can't... oh yes you can! Sometimes our setbacks teach us lessons more valuable than gold, Teaching early morning voice lessons w/out an ounce of make up then brazenly heading to Publix for the first time in weeks due to illness and being told that my "face just glowed", very sick in bed the next day to "pay" for it but sometimes when you have a chronic illness that's just part of the game....and worth every penny and wondering "can life get any better than this?

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Asbellarts Marketing 101

Hey performing artists! Need to find a gig? Get over your sweet self. Start small. Face book it, Youtube it, volunteer... if you're good soon you will be choosing which opportunities to decline from.

Sounds like good advice, huh?

That is unless you are a ceramic artist.

Don't waste your time

Invest in your career, not someone elses.

Asbellarts Marketing 101

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Asbellarts Marketing Tip

Today I recieved one more marketing client, sold a painting, and another new vioce student.

Good luck you say? Talent? No.... a lot of hard work and social marketing.

Want to play along on the cheap?

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Thursday's Grace Notes

Enjoying food again, waking up feeling strong and better so that so many people can stop worrying about me.. including myself, once I become stronger I can be stronger for others as well,, the fact that all of my students and clients end up eventually being my friends, opening my fridge and not hearing the song "Blinded by the light",happy crows and old dogs chasing squirrels, fun is always there to be had, we just have to remember to plug into it and Praising God that it is February and you and I are hear to enjoy it.

Celebrate the day!