Well, would you believe it’s the end of the year already…!
2011 just flew, and I’m extremely lucky to say that it was one of my best, artistically speaking…! Every year I am reminded by Alyson B. Stanfield, (a great coach and mentor for artists) to do something that has become an end-of-the-year ritual:
To Celebrate My Accomplishments.
Why? Because it’s so easy to think of the things I didn’t get done..! And to write this list reminds me that I did more then I thought, it’s a great boost to end the year and look forward to the next one.
So, here they are…!
In 2011, I :
-created about 40 paintings,
-sold around 70 paintings,
-added close to 200 people to my mailing list,
-reached the 1000 fans on Facebook,
-gained over 300 new followers on Twitter,
-had a successful Solo Exhibition,
-took part in 6 group exhibitions,
-participated in 3 craft fairs to sell my jewellery,
-started to sell my Signed Ltd Edition prints,
-set up an online Etsy shop to sell my jewellery,
-took part (successfully!)in Art Fair 2011 in the RDS, Dublin,
-appeared in local and national newspapers,
-took an add for the first time in the “Irish Arts Review”,
-read a lot about Art licensing,
-made 2 art donations,
-gave 2 art workshops in a primary school for the first time,
-gave a one-day painting workshop for adults for the first time,
-taught 84 hours of art or craft classes for the Kerry Education Service
-appeared on National Television (with Nationwide),
-checked out the National Craft & Design Fair in Dublin,
-got my first exposure in the UK, just outside London,
-flew to London and went to the opening of the show in New Ashgate Gallery,
-took advantage of Twitter an awful lot more, and
-completed 4 commissions.
Well, that’s what comes to my mind at the time of writing…! Please feel free to share your accomplishments… It’s always good to get a pat on the back…!
Enjoy the celebrations, and I’ll talk to you next year… 😉
Amélie
