As the year is coming to a close I’m in a mad rush to wrap up projects that I had wanted to complete. I suspect that there are others with an impending deadline of December 31st weighing on their shoulders, too. Perhaps like me, these are self-imposed deadlines. I am sure that there many of … Read more
What would you trade for attention? Would you trade it for the trust people have in you? What if these were people you didn’t know and would not see again, would you do it then? I think that if we are intellectually honest with ourselves, the conclusion would be that we all negotiate away trust … Read more
Like everyone else, I have a presence on several social media channels scattered across the interwebs. You can find my Artist accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, and some that I have already forgotten. I also have separate media channel accounts for Seismicmark. Then there are the accounts I manage for some of my … Read more
I don’t know if listening to podcasts is your thing, but it sure is mine. I listen to approximately forty-one podcast spread out across iTunes, Audible, and Stitcher. Some are three to five minutes and come out several times a day. Others are 20 minutes and publish four to five times a week. Others run … Read more
I’ve always believed that supporting brick & mortar stores is not only important but my duty as a member of the community. Especially during this time of year, I wanted to offer my patronage to those businesses trying to survive. I recognize that during this economy the business climate and cash reserves are lean or … Read more
If time were a train and you were on it, you would cover a lot of ground as you reach your destination. If you jump off our metaphorical train to walk instead and allow it to leave you behind, your intended destination will never be reached. Such is my daily struggle. I have a plan … Read more
About a year and a half ago I logged on to Zoom for the first time. It was fun to catch voyeuristic glimpses of friends and colleagues’ home/work lives. Most of them seemed more at ease with it than I. They could change backgrounds, share their screen, have custom profile pics, and invite new guests … Read more
Let me start by letting you know that my day job is that of a Visual Artist with an exhibition history going back to 1984. In pre-internet times it was a much more arduous effort to get the word out. My initial interest in Marketing and Advertising was rooted in the boosting of my art … Read more
I run about a dozen WordPress sites and whenever an update is available I sigh at the thought of all that could go wrong. Nine out of ten times everything is fine. And to the extent that there is a glitch, it is a minor inconvenience. I am a half empty glass kind of guy, … Read more
Fighting the Art World’s Ableism Whether it’s through the Vessel or the accessibility of galleries, by not sufficiently supporting the neurodiverse and disabled communities, the art world is inadvertently reinforcing the ableism that pervades American society… [Read More]