Changes, ongoing.
In my last blog on Wordpress, I posted:
It’s been a while since I last posted. There has been so many changes, some good and one not so good.
Let’s get the not so good change out of the way so we can focus on positive things! I lost my full time job as a graphic designer. The company I was working for is a recreations and vacations company – thus depedent on discretionary spending. And with the way the economy was going, discretionary spending is often the first to be cut back. Hence, layoffs.
However, for each door that closes, a new one opens, so I am now an independent contractor, which will allow me to make some money from design projects. No project too small, and willing to work withing budget, so if you need, or know of someone who needs some graphic design or web design job done, contact me.
And yet another door opens – I have relocated from Vancouver to a small town called Wells, BC, for the summer, and possibly beyond. This means more time and more opportunity to paint. Still lifes, landscapes,, especially landscapes, and all the time to improve and experiment with my painting.
Right now is my opportunity to focus as a full time painter as well, get better at my craft, and build up the series I’ve started a year ago and still continuing – the Willow River, one of the main rivers here in Wells/Barkerville area.
I will be posting more often now, musing on art-making, what’s going on in the art world, and miscellany.
So I lied. I didn't post often as I thought I would. I got tied up with the 2009/10 Whistler Winter Vacation Guide, then I signed up for Employment Canada (EI)'s Self-Employment program, where I developed a business plan for running a creative studio here in Wells. Primarily graphic design, although I hope to do some web design, along with my artmaking. I would like to develop more illustrations and commercial art works for licensing, and so on. And I will also provide some framing services, having taking over my mother's framing equipment.
With the new business comes new responsibilities, such as creating a work/meeting space. Thus the garage project. We've so far painted the garage, put up insulation inside the garage, and am waiting to add on the ceiling. Once the ceiling is done, then I can arrange the interior, have it set up as a frame display center, meeting place, and painting studio. It has been a long and frustrating summer in this regard, but i hope to have everything done by October 11th, which will be the official opening day for the studio.
Here's to my new adventure - Cartier&Bailey Creative Studio!
