Transforming my art from a hobby into a business required a change in mind set. After many months of creating paintings, I had to find a way to move them through the studio and out the door so as to have room to experiment with new ideas. I am not a sales oriented person; I need something to motivate me to get out there and sell! I doanted to two meaningful causes in the past three years......feeding the hungry of the world and helping them to become self sufficient, Heifer, and a clean water project in Peru.
10% of my art sales in 2009 and 2010 went to Heifer. In in 2011, I wanted to donate to a worthy cause in Peru. I lived there as a child and wanted to be able to help through one of their local Rotary Clubs. John and I are devoted to Rotary and its many great causes, and we had a trip planned to return to my old stomping grounds of Ilo, Peru. I found the one last August....Lima Sunrise Rotary has a clean water project where they distribute water filters to homes in need....and there are many. I have photos on the Blog showing some of this. I wired them the antcipated 10% which was $1,000. I needed a few more sales but knew they would happen....and they did!!! Thank you to all my customers/art lovers this year that have made this happen !! Thank you ! Thank you! Thank you! In 2012, my focus is going to be not on sales but on growth as an artist. How this will impact sales and my ability to donate to another good cause is yet to be known. I still have plenty of time to decide what the cause will be and....how much I'll be able to give.
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