Comments on: Which artists are using blogs?

By: Marianne Hornbuckle

Marianne Hornbuckle — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:07:15 +0000

Alyson -For only 3 weeks, I have subscribed to and been avidly reading your blogs and e-mail alerts, sometimes losing my way in the maze and always enjoying it. I have had a blog for over a year – it’s informal and personal and mostly about the process of an art life. For me, whether anyone reads it or not is less important than collecting my thoughts and writing about something that inspires me.
Just a note on postcards – I show at outdoor shows (abstracts and bronze sculpture), no giclees or prints, only originals (monotypes are my “low” end) and design postcards with name on front of course, (used to be for gallery shows) so I can print out personal contact info on shipping labels (3 1/3 x 4),covering the dated info, and reuse them as handouts for potential customers – many prefer them to a business card (have that as well). I have been using GotPrint for a long time now – cheaper than MP, looks great and great service. -check them out!
Marianne Hornbuckle, Santa Fe

By: Cynthia Padilla

Cynthia Padilla — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 17:15:24 +0000

Thanks Alyson I now have the suggested Feedblitz RSS feed. It was a miserable two days figuring it out and then getting it to show up in my blog. Mission accompli.

By: Alyson B. Stanfield

Alyson B. Stanfield — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:57:26 +0000

Cynthia, You need an RSS feed and also to try Feedblitz: http://www.feedblitz.com That’s what I use (see my column at left).

By: Cynthia Padilla

Cynthia Padilla — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:47:08 +0000

I have been inspired to begin a blog. Its purpose is to list my workshops and exhibits across the country as I confirm them. Now how does one set up some form of an EASY subscribe feature? I have hit a wall, as I have no tech skills and html code, I fear, will throw everything off that I have managed to thus far, sucessfully post. I have come so far but my eyes have glazed over at this point. There must be something easy out there??? Cynthia Padilla http://artinstructor.blogspot.com/

By: Karen Jacobs

Karen Jacobs — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:16:14 +0000

I began my blog last Oct with a goal to reclaim my realistic oil skills (lost to years of abstraction) so hense the title, KJ – 100 Objects. That quickly fell to the wayside as I discovered the world of art blogs… offering so much more than the conversational art mail lists I had been used to for many years. This is like a library where I can pick and choose my authors, read and respond… and most importantly, record my own career, past, present and goals yet unfinished. I’m lovin’ it! KJ

By: Robin Anderson

Robin Anderson — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:54:30 +0000

Alyson- Ron and I have had sales leads come our way not just from our main web site, but through our blogs. Most of the feedback I have received indicates that the readers of our blogs like the informal and casual nature of the posts. We use our main web site, our blogs and a quarterly ezine newsletter to reach out art patrons. Thank you for listing Ron’s blog at http://www.ronandersonstudio.blogspot.com

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:21:10 +0000

Thank you Alyson, I’m trying to overcome the winter gray’s and will be making lemonade from these lemons of blah skies that are uninspiring for a plein air artist. One thing they do, do is make thankful when the sun does shine! All the best to you always! Rebecca

By: gabrielle swain

gabrielle swain — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:19:32 +0000

Alyson, you might be interested in checking out my blog. I am chronicaling my coaching with Eric Maisel….and have encouraged all to contact you for the market side of our work.

By: Lisa Vollrath

Lisa Vollrath — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:28:53 +0000

I’ve been spending this week moving my entire web site into blogging software (in my case, WordPress), because it just makes sense to take advantage of things like a database-driven structure, the ability to let viewers comment on articles, and all the various feeds that hook up to the site without any additional work on my part. I’m still doing exactly what I did with the site before, but now the software running the site is working for me 24/7.

By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:11:11 +0000

How exciting to see my painting in your blog on blogs, thank you! My left brain spends a lot of time out to lunch while my right brain parties and makes art. Even though I have an art blog, it is usually Nature that gets me grounded enough to write in it.