It's 4am on a Sunday morning. I'm sitting on my sofa, laptop at the ready, and as I look up, I see the many canvases I've painted and now display on my own wall. It's been awhile since I put paint to canvas, got away from it to focus on other things, and although I'm not compelled to jump into that form of art at the moment, it does make me think about the work I'm doing right now. Like many of you, I am an artist. Graphic communication has been my bread and butter for nearly two decades, but I dabble in many forms of artistic expression (macrame withholding). However, aside from a little Photoshop work here and there, I haven't really expressed myself visually on Fresh Rag, at least not to the extent I am capable. This needs to change. I love to write, whether its blog posts, or ebooks, or random bits of prose and poetry (not really) that will likely never see the light of day; putting fingers to the keyboard in a creative way makes me happy. I'm talking about writing, people, … [Read more...]

Folks, I'll be testing out a new theme here this weekend, so if you happen to be on the site and things look a bit wonky, you'll know why. I'll talk more about the details later, but basically Thesis Theme sucks now, it's impossible for a neophyte like me to use correctly, and the Genesis framework is much to simple to avoid anymore. Please ignore the dust, it's only temporary. Soon the site will be even more awesome. … [Read more...]

Remember this day, for it will be yours for all time! I've talked about my intention to offer my media and marketing know-how to artists, designers and other creative entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level, but I hadn't officially launched that service. That changes today. Actually, it changed yesterday, but you get the point. So now I am 100% available for you and your business. What exactly does that mean? How about we call it coaching and consulting for anyone that feels stuck in their business and have no idea how to get past the stuckiness. Yeah, I just made up a word, so what? I'm a business owner now, I can do that shit! See how that works? You have a business, and you make your rules, but forces around you are telling you that you can't change the way things have been done. You can't be successful because others are already in that success space and there's not enough room. That's a load of crap, and I'm here to offer you a shovel … [Read more...]