More often than ever, I find myself encouraging young people interested in the arts to stay with their passion and in the process, stay true to themselves. I also talk to alot of parents of young people interested in the arts, and hear them express some level of angst and fear, I think, about their [...]
I hear it all the time from my self-proclaimed “non-artsy” friends: “Deb, you gotta admit - a life in the arts is really ‘hard.’ You wouldn’t want your kid to have a hard life like that.” To which I counter, “Well maybe, but a life in the arts you love isn’t as [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
As an artist, you probably get the fundamental value of continuous improvement as a means to keep your creative processes fresh. But if you’re working the management side, are you as tuned in as you should be to keeping yourself on the ‘new’ side of the desk?
I recently had the pleasure of [...]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I loved this free software from Website Grader that helps you get a quick (though not exhaustive) look at how well optimized your site is. All you do is plug the URL for your blog or website into the site, and you get an easy-to-read review of the best and worst areas of your site. [...]