I am a Kansas City based artist. I love to paint, inspire, hike, trail run, and be Supermom.You can find my artwork at www.StrokeofRed.com
Category Archives: art business
My Quarantine Project: Yoga Art Cards
It feels a little bit like the world has flipped upside down in the last few months. I thought I would share something positive that has come out of it for me. After a few weeks of quarantine I got … Continue reading
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Tagged sanskrit flash cards, yoga, yoga art, yoga card deck, yoga cards, yoga poses, yoga sequencing, yoga study tools, yogi artist
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So much, so little time
I have been trying to recover from the jet lag and play catch up from all of the excitement over the past 2 months. A few exciting things have happened. I am getting married! I have been spending so much … Continue reading
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Tagged art exhbit, art gallery, art residency, art show, artskc, ArtsKC Now Showing, bali, belize, bowlus fine arts center, scuba diving
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Best of 2018
Exciting news! I am happy to announce that I won Best of 2018 small business award through Overland Park. In particular, it was for my art classes and parties which advertise under Art Fun For Everyone. My Paint Your Pet … Continue reading
Full circle round
I was asked to hang my work and give an art talk at an office I worked at 11 years ago this week. It also happens to be my sons 10th birthday. The interesting part about all of this is … Continue reading
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Tagged art biz, art business, art fellowship, art residency, artist life, artist talk, professional artist
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6 Acceptance Letters
I have mentioned in past blog posts that I decided to start applying for things I didn’t have the nerve to apply before. I also applied for a lot of festivals I’ve never done, residencies that look interesting, and even … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance letter, art biz, art business, art exhibit, buttonwood art space, gallery show, juried art show, juried show, Kansas City, kansas city artist, kansas city irish fest, maker faire, overland park fall festival, paper birch landing, strawberry swing, union station
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From the studio to retail
Whenever someone buys a painting from me, I send along one of my art cards and write a thank you note inside. I love the way they look and the personalized touch. Then in the past year, I’ve become more … Continue reading
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Tagged art cards, blank greeting cards, blank notecards, fine art cards, greeting cards, notecards, retail
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When a vision becomes reality
Several years ago I had a vision. I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be cool to wear my own artwork’. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. I researched companies that could print my artwork onto fabric. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art as fashion, art dress, artist, creative life, custom dress, fashion, fine artist, surface design
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I collect people
Someone told me once that I “collect people”. She was referencing the fact that usually after she ends a job or moves onto a new chapter in her life, she rarely stays in touch with people from that period of … Continue reading
Just Be You
For years I’ve been curious about the New York Art Expo. I’ve wondered if it’s something I might want to do. There’s a lot of publicity around it. About 35,000 people attend in a weekend and people come from all … Continue reading
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