The connections I have
made are incredible as well. I have been amazed at how small the world
is and how many people I was connected to without knowing. Makes me
smile to know I can share histories with those people and laugh at the
funny things in life... I have been successful in business as a result
of those connections. I knew that connections would matter a lot when I
started out in this venture but I did not know just how many
connections I would discover I already had.
I am in a
stage of transition now. I am not just an out-of-work art teacher using
my skills and love of all things art to pass the time, make a few
things to see if they will sell. I am no longer just testing the waters
at craft and vendor shows. I have joined a group of artists called
Art-A-Holics and that has definitely opened the possiblities of what I
can do with my jewelry and art. I have so many things open to me and I
choose where I go next. That transition is a hard one.....
I
can transition to soooo many things and making decisions gets a bit
trickier when the options expand. But I am not stressing about these
decisions. I make one at a time. I take time to weigh the options and
leave as many doors as possible open. I don't think it will ever be
easy and that is part of the attraction to what I do - making art. I
love a good challenge and I love to see where I can take myself with the
help of connections and hard work!!!
I am in 3 stores now.
July 2010 I was not aware this was even a possibility. I just hoped to
sell a few things, get noticed, have my friends and family like what I
did enough to give it as gifts and wear it from time to time. The
feedback constantly keeps me on my toes and I am sooooo open to new
ideas, moreso than normal. So many more transitions are coming and that
is great in my eyes. Change means growth for me!!!
Thank
you for all you, reader, have done to help me get to this stage of
transition and thank you , reader, in advance for your continued
support! You don't have to buy anything from me ever to be supportive.
Looking at my work, telling me what you thingk and recommending my
creations to others is so supportive! It is so important for me to take
time in all my transitioning to say I appreciate you and all that I
have been given along the way. Here's to more transitions!
