Thomas Mann Workshop

The Friday before last I attended Day One of the Thomas Mann workshop, 

"Design for Survival: Entrepreneurial Thinking and Tactics for Artists."

Although I have been running a business for over 25 years I never quite

understood how had the confidence to apply business thinking to my artwork.

Listening to him speak and explain the thought processes behind building

 a working budget and managing your "brand" I must

admit that I came away with a confident set of ideas and goals that 

I can now apply to my work.

Day two we were supposed to bring in our own work,

along with artist statement, press release, etc for discussion.

I learned from a friend who was able to attend that she and others

walked away with a sense of confidence in their work and 

a suggested direction for their efforts.

I'm sorry the flu took me away from the second day

but I do think I learned quite a lot even just on day one.

Thanks to all who wished me well during my bout with the flu.

I'm finally feeling better.