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    Inside A Small Business: So What Do You DO All Day?
    melissahelene
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Inside A Small Business: So What Do You DO All Day?

    One of the questions that I get all the time from family, friends, and clients, is ‘what do you DO all day’? Most people have no idea what it looks like to be a full-time professional artist (I didn’t when I decided to be one either), so today I thought I’d give you a glimpse into my creative small business…it won’t look like anyone else’s but it will give you a pretty good idea of what it takes to run a business as an artist. My day-to-day looks very different depending on t
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    An Inside Look at Art Festivals: What You Know and What You Don’t
    melissahelene
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    An Inside Look at Art Festivals: What You Know and What You Don’t

    There are many questions I get regularly about my work as a professional scratchboard artist, including what the heck scratchboard is, how long it takes to complete a piece, where I show my work, and how commissioning a custom pet portrait works. One part of my business that people don’t typically ask questions about until I bring it up is art festivals and how they work. Once I start explaining it, the questions and the surprised looks come rushing out, so I thought I would
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    2017 | A Leap of Faith | Personal Post
    melissahelene
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    2017 | A Leap of Faith | Personal Post

    Happy 2017 everyone! This year is really BIG for me...in mid September of last year, among a lot of change in my personal life, I realized something - that I wanted to take the plunge and move to working full-time for myself. I had no real plan (I'd figure that out), but what I did have was an overwhelming amount of encouragement from my fellow artists and a support system in my family ('framily', I'm looking at you too - you know friends who are family :) ) that never wave
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    melissahelene
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Outdoor Art Festivals | A Community of Creative People

    I've been a bit behind with my blog posts, but with two big art shows to prepare for, I thought it best to focus on the artwork and catch up on the writing later. Two weekends ago, I was in Appleton, WI at their annual Art at the Park event. It was my very first outdoor art festival and, man, did I learn a lot. I was incredibly nervous in the days coming up to the event because I had no idea what to expect or if I was truly prepared. Fortunately, my dad came along to help
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