In Memory of a Bug
In Memory of a Bug My recent drawing, “In Memory of a Bug,” was inspired by a car I owned many years ago. I still wonder what happened to it … I can’t remember what year I actually bought it, maybe 1970? I’ve never…
Bugs & Insects
A Hat for Honeybees
Before we move on from the recent blogs I’ve written on marketing and get back to creating art, I want to shamelessly promote our newest product – “a hat for honeybees” that’s now available through our web store. Our intent is to spotlight the…
On the Road to Marketing…
If you recall the May 28, 2017, post, in which I talked about the very real angst that artists suffer when they weigh Art vs. Commerce, you might remember that the decision to sell your stuff is just the first hurdle for an artist who…
Sheesh! Opening an online store is WORK!
OK – so now I know what the owner of a new store feels like on the first day of business – hopeful, anxious, exhausted … and thinking that maybe 8-5 isn’t so bad after all. Terror aside, we have “opened the doors” of…
Hive Relocation
For beekeepers in the northern hemisphere, summer is swarm season. In our household, we usually get 3 to 5 distress calls every summer from someone who has “lots of bees” in a tree, on a fence, or on the side of a house. Swarms…