As a fairly new Pyrography Artist (and it’s taken me some time to call myself an artist) I’ve been searching for my “style”. Finding your Muse All artists have a unique way that they create their art. It takes time, however, to find that style and, as a result, every artist starts as a copycat …
Fellow Guild of Charlotte Artists (@guildofcharlotteartists) member Jill Melyssa (@jillmelyssa) had the opportunity to showcase her couture jewelry in The Sound of Fashion. She asked me to be her assistant and I was thrilled to have the opportunity. A Dream Not Realized Little known Zona fact: After doing a testimonial published in a print ad …
A famous quote is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” You can easily write this off as a platitude. We all know planning is important. How often do we fail to plan for our markets because life gets in the way, or there are too many last-minute …
Being in Charlotte we have been blessed that Hurricane Helene passed us and left our home and our community unharmed. Some of our neighbors to the west were not so lucky and there has been significant storm damage to their property as well as many lives lost. We have friends in Asheville, and they are …
This week’s blog post and Instagram posts are very personal to me. As an artist, social media is both a help and a hindrance. It is both time-consuming but mandatory in today’s market. The struggle many artists have is finding a balance between personal and professional. How much of yourself do you put on display …
In many pyrography circles laser is a four-letter word. I think you need to look at these like any other tool, not as the mortal enemy of the pyrographer, but as a tool that can be used in ways to assist your work. Sure, you’ll always have know-it-alls at your markets claiming that your beautiful, …
Being an artist can be an inherently independent endeavor. More often than not it is you, the tools of your trade, and a blank canvas. You can join guilds, collectives, and the like but when you are creating it is just you and your muse. At least that was what I thought. Getting to Know …
Every year when August comes around there is a sense of excitement around BZ FurFur Headquarters. It isn’t because the kids are going back to school or because the America’s Got Talent live shows are coming up. It’s because August in Charlotte means Charlotte Pride. For the uninitiated, Pride is an annual celebration of diversity …
This is part two of a series of blog posts. Part One can be found here. I spent years in retail selling other people’s products in big box stores and, to be honest, I was pretty good at it. Promoting the things other people create was “easy” for me. This was especially true if I …
It is natural to want to stick to things you know. As artists, we practice our craft over and over again, so much so that it becomes second nature. We become comfortable with techniques, ideas, practices – they become “muscle memory”. But also as artists, we need to be creative. Creativity can mean many things …
