“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” ~ Alexander Pope Being afraid to make mistakes can keep us locked in a state of inaction. Worrying about a typo, incorrect grammar, or improper punctuation can prevent us from ever exploring our voice or taking any chances to step beyond our routine. So what is better? Never …
Want to paint your own shirt or make your own Day of the Dead shirt? Here’s an art life hack that I learned from a job I had where I had to paint t-shirts: Here’s what you will need: t-shirt fabric paint in a squeezable bottle with a fine tip (choose either flat or puffy …
It all started back in 1996 when I was waaaaay into surfing. Being the determined Aries that I am, I was president of the Association of Women Surfers (AWS), a non-profit organization of over 170 female surfers as part of WISA (Women’s International Surfing Association). (Oh, and did I mention I was 19 at the …
Perfectionists strive not only to make things perfect in their life, but also for those around them. For perfectionists, a mistake feels like a death-sentence because it feels like everything that they’ve worked for has failed. “How do you know this?” you ask. Well, let’s just say that I’m something of a recovering perfectionist. I …
Did you know that you cannot just grab photos from the web and use them anywhere? Each photo or image has a creator and copyright owner. Simply using a photo without buying a license or getting permission can cost you (and believe me, with the ease of finding out who is using what illegally with …
Lane Jones, marketing consultant and owner of Fresh Take on Content, comments that “It’s amazing how by just taking ordinary words… and putting them on a background makes the difference between a post that barely gets noticed and one that gets liked, shared, retweeted or reposted.” In an article by Debra Eckerling, she reiterates how …
I have been an artist my entire life. But, I have only made a portion of my money through my art. I mainly have created art for myself and my amusement since I could hold a crayon. I started by doodling, then painting t-shirts when I was younger, then submitting little clip art drawings to …
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It’s incredible how just one funny image can get your name seen and heard around the internet. I’ve been blessed with having many people share many of my comics and in turn, the comics (and my name) are going viral. Look at these numbers I received for just 1 comic last month: (yes, you read …
Did you know that in 2012 Google made 665 changes to how it ranks searches? And earlier this month Google redesigned how they displayed search results? Silly Google! Google is regularly making big changes and with the frequency of changes, it is only announcing the largest changes. I personally saw a difference in their latest …