Something Unique Studios: And so it begins

And So it begins......

Why do I think the world needs another blog or my opinion on anything?

Because I have years and years of experience.

I have owned art and craft retail stores, mass produced and wholesaled my art work, published "How to Paint "books, taught art locally, nationally and internationally, licensed my art work, sold at farmers markets and wholesale gift markets, had sales reps and been a sales rep. I have owned my own studio and gallery and worked for museums, gardens and galleries and loved it all.

Here I am, 35 years into the business of arts and crafts
and I am no longer a spring chicken and quite frankly,
I hate to take what I know about anything to the great beyond
instead of sharing it with anyone who might benefit.

You see- this is my nature.

I don't see it as a compulsion, (I'm not obsessing, I'm not obsessing, I'm not obsessing.....)
I see it as a very strong aspect of my personality.
I hate to waste ANYTHING.
It doesn't matter if it's mine or of someone else. Doesn't matter to me if it's time or money or an idea. Most especially I don't like to see great talent go to waste because someone doesn't really know how truly wonderful they or perhaps their ideas are. Maybe they just don't know how to get from where they are to where they want to be creatively.

If I can spark creative enthusiasm in even one person, including and perhaps most especially, a very, very, young person, it would give my heart great joy and my life a meaningful purpose.

My intention in sharing this blog is that it will be filled with tips and techniques, pictures and philosophies, short cuts, long cuts and wood cuts all aimed at the purpose of lighting a fire under those closet dreamers who have not fulfilled their potential in the art of being creative, in whatever form that takes.

Why now?

Well....if we are going to be good friends, (and I know we are), I'm gonna have to tell ya the truth (cause I just don't have the smarts or energy to make up or remember a lie).

I have been away from my passion of painting professionally for a few years and I am proud to say

DecoArt is about to publish a series of my hand painted tea towels using their So Soft Paints very soon. I don't have a website (and really don't want one)

and my ETSY shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/susbyme

isn't back open yet, so I am hoping that I can put enough pressure on myself via YOU GUYS, to get done the confounding confetti of complicated computer crap needed in the business world today.

WHAT? I know, right?

WHAT I will be providing here instead of rambling in ways sure to embarrass my children or boring the eyeballs off y'all, will be meaty meaningful, practical art and business tips and techniques that will help you reach your creative goals (fancy for: show you how to paint and make cool stuff) while showing you how to afford your art addiction (fancy for: making and saving you some real money selling your art and giving away secrets on where and how to get cool supplies cheap).

I am a visual learner, meaning- I like pictures and videos instead of reading and reading and having to guess what people REALLY were trying to say so I will be including lots of how to videos and photos. Hey, let's see if I can really do that!!