A month of SOSA has gone by and I feel my motivation slipping. The month has been productive I feel and perhaps I am simply taking a mental break. While the summer is beautiful and days slip into each other, I have got to stay focused. I have produced approximately 5 large painting in the "nostalgic" style that I am happy with. I participated in First Thursday which was successful and sold 10 small block prints there. Being at First Thursday also gave me some exposure and I am almost out of business cards. I was given great feedback and it was inspiring to see everyone "ohh and ahh" over my paintings. I even made a few online sales after the fact. I am excited to continue being "out there". I honestly think that is my favorite part of this whole thing.
In between SOSA, I have been doing about 8 hours a week of Producer work for one of the agencies in town. It has been good working with the team and I like the diversion from art studio. As usual, the clients we work with are difficult, but overall the project is easy to manage. I am happy to have made the connections and we will see where this contract leads. There has been discussions of building business and taking on more project work. They foresee needing someone to lead a group of project managers. I believe they are testing me out for this future role....
