LIFE NTERTWINED

I have to eat, right? Yesterday, I chose to eat at a wonderful Japanese restaurant over eating at a pizzeria or one of the most popular fast food chains. We know the ones in which I speak. I just simply was not into a fast chow-down last night. I wanted an establishment that was going to wow the socks off my eyes; some dim lighting with the appearance or the illusion of a fine dining atmosphere. Okay (smile), it was a Japanese/Chinese establishment and it was not illusion; I was seated at a C- shaped dining table with a glossy red wood grain. The table was adorned with  nice champagne glasses and silver place mats, really simple but elegant. This restaurant was called Jacky's Galaxy and Sushi Bar . In an earlier time, I would never have considered a ChinJap restaurant a luxurious venture. However, with it's newly designed location in North Providence, RI, it gives a foodie like me a run for my my money. Times are changing. While munching on my dinner, I couldn't help bu...

Blogging about Blogging Advice! Geesh! By Catherine Ratliff   Rose by Jayden Ratliff Yes, we have a million bloggers giving advice about how to sell your art, where to sell your art, to whom to sell your art, and the mistakes you make when marketing your art.   The information I stumbled across while reading random blogs, as an artist, is extremely helpful.   It’s true that no one person is absolutely correct when speaking on the subject of selling your artwork on a blog. Marketing experience is helpful.   So, I will give props to the experts who have more experience than most people from sitting in a marketing class while obtaining their degrees or just everyday strategizing to sell their work.   I don’t believe that you will get the bulk of your sales via blogging.   However, it can pull some traffic onto your websites. This point is a common statement made on advice blogs. I was perusing through some blogs about how to sell your w...