In taking the time to take some stock in my life and see what was working, what was not and what my next steps should be, two things happened:

1. I stopped producing art videos completely, at least for now. I realized that since art was not my main thrust in life, it didn’t need to have the priority I was giving it, and my family deserved more of my time. Seriously, it was a lot of pressure to come up with new ideas and to take the 2-4 hours once or twice a week not only to film but to edit and produce the videos. The art channel is still live on YouTube and new material will go up again someday. When a fellow artist on Facebook mentioned that she was disappointed that she only had 570 subscribers after three weeks, and I had 57 subscribers after 5 months, it wasn’t hard for me to realize that what I’ve been doing in a saturated market wasn’t working. So, I’ve directed my attention to a new idea …
2. My new venture being, Get Online! Web Design. I’ve been getting requests to build websites and I’ve done a bunch of web pages over on ShopPetrolia,ca, so I figured I’d branch out from under The Publishing Shop with a business that actually sounds like it does websites, lol! You can see the new website here! I’m still doing publishing and editing, but I wanted a business name that actually had something to do with web design. Got the master’s business license and we are open for business!

I know I talk a lot about balance and following your dreams, and I try to walk the talk. Sometimes dreams and expectations change, and you need to be able to roll with it. As much as I love creating art, I prefer to do it when I’m especially inspired as opposed to, I have to do it because I need to make a video. But web design is especially fun for me because it uses both side of this balanced brain, the logic and the creative, to make something practical and attractive!

So, that’s what I’ve been up to! If you need a website or hosting, hit me up!

Have a beautiful day!