Join professional artist and art business author DeDe Sorensen Wednesdays at 1PM eastern on Blockhead Radio Live for "Outside the Frame", the show that provides you with practical business advice to help you maximize your sales potential. This hour-long program is devoted to addressing those matters Outside the frame that affect the sale of what's Inside the frame. "Outside the Frame" premieres Wednesday, April 29 at 1PM on Blockhead Radio Live
Listeners have the option to tune in only to listen like old-fashioned radio or they can login to the chat for an exciting interactive experience. Blockhead Radio is a 24/7 live streaming Internet radio station located at Blockhead Radio Site that features indie music and talk shows about artisans, family, and life in a kid-friendly environment.
In order to interact, listeners need register for a chat login prior to the show. Registration is free and information required (name, email address, etc.) remain private.
As much as I try to avoid doing it, it happens every year at this time and this year is no exception. It seems that new career opportunities sprout in the spring along with the early flowers and buds on the trees. The other arrival in spring are home school evaluations and this being the senior year for my last child to be homeschooled we are doing triple the amount of paperwork in preparation for his graduation. When my daughter graduated in 2003, I was busy preparing for a large solo show that required around 70 paintings – I had paintings all over the house in various stacks to either be framed or packaged for delivery to the gallery. Squeezing in houseguests among the paintings for the ceremony was indeed a challenge in our rather small home. When my son graduated in 2006, I was off to Menlo Park, CA for the Sunset Celebration 2006 art show with about 15 works in tow and a robust two-day demonstration and performance painting schedule. Believe it or not, each child graduated with honors and the ceremonies went off without a hitch. But each time, I swore to myself that I would never do it again! I’d keep my calendar free until after graduation. Guess what? Oops, I did it again!
A Little Bit of My History – Outside the Frame
I’m not sure how many of you know the many hats I have worn and continue to wear in addition to my Artist’s beret. I assume that a good number of you know that I am also a published author and arts columnist as the subject has come up from time to time in this blog. However, I bet you were not aware that I’ve worked as an arts publicist with numerous arts organizations on a freelance basis in addition to serving as Public Relations & Marketing Director for the Internet-based arts co-op, Slantville and as Gallery Publicist and Publicity Committee Chairperson for the Hanover Area Arts Guild, Inc. Gallery where I later served on gallery’s Board of Directors. I was also a member of the faculty and panelist for the Visual Arts and the Law Conference (CLE Int’l) as well as conducted my own artist seminars called “Outside the Frame” on the business, sale and marketing of art. I also taught fine art for a number of years through classes at the gallery and by private lessons in my home studio. Additionally, I have been an art coach and business mentor for many visual artists and artisans – emerging and established alike – providing practical business advice on a variety of matters. Throughout my career, I’ve become quite adept at pulling off a quick change of hats when necessary or, as in recent years, being quite comfortable wearing a number of hats at once. Which is why I am extremely happy to be trading in some of my smaller hats (speaker, teacher, art coach and business mentor) for one roomier model (radio show host) with “Outside the Frame” the show devoted to addressing those matters outside the frame that affect the sale of what’s inside the frame. Premiers on Wednesday, April 29 at 1PM on Blockhead Radio Live
DeDe Sorensen's On the Air! DeDe will be appearing on BHR Ruthie's Artisan Spotlight Talk Show. Tune into Blockhead Radio Live on Thursday, April 16, 2009 @ 9PM EST. Listeners have the option to tune in only to listen like old-fashioned radio or they can login to the chat for an exciting interactive experience. Blockhead Radio is a 24/7 live streaming Internet radio station located at Blockhead Radio Site that features indie music and talk shows about artisans, family, and life in a kid-friendly environment.
In order to interact, listeners need register for a chat login prior to the show. Registration is free and information required (name, email address, etc.) remain private.
I have several new products available for purchase. The images used on these products are from my two new series of works, "Kaleidoscope Series" and "Butterfly Series", that are traditional-digital works in that they are digital works created from parts of works created in a traditional manner. In this case utilizing my drip and pour abstract works. The resulting digital creation is a one-of-a-kind as the patterns of the digital works are randomly selected from various areas on the traditional work and cannot be recreated.
Greeting Cards and Shirts are sold here:
Fine Art Prints of these works are also available:
As always, I welcome your comments. Happy Spring!! :) DeDe
