It’s been very foggy here in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s the same with my goals.  Often, as I described last year, I focus on changing habits rather than setting goals. That meshed nicely with Kesha Bruce’s Ten Easy Steps: make more art!

But maybe it’s time for some actual goals. Every source I read, from Kesha Bruce to Alyson Stanfield, says I should be clear on what I want, and slowly, the fog is clearing. The fact is, I did have some goals all along.

• Have a body of work. Building up themes each year has paid off.
• Break even. It’s been 10 years, and there have been profits reported on my taxes, people! Profits, I tell you! Not many, and not much, but still. I watch expenses, and learn as I go.
• Get into a gallery. I’m very happy with my artEAST association! Their commitment to art for the community shines in everything they do.
• Get into some shows. My resume is growing!

I do love just working on art every day, and I’m very grateful to the supportive folks that have noticed and helped me achieve that bullet list. Now that I have a few years of digital collage under my belt, I see some more goals emerging. It does help to remember that goals change, both in focus and time frame. So I’m going to throw these out there, to see what they look like. Nothing like visualizing to have goals materialize!

• Sell digital pieces on my own site.
• Have pieces in corporate collections.
• Work larger.
• Produce more hands-on work.
• Find another gallery that is a fit for my work.

Hmmm. Well… gulp! Those look big when I write them down. What else should an emerging artist be doing? I would love to hear your thoughts.