Amy Bauer's Art

Category: Thoughts

  • How talking to a coach made an impact in the first email exchange and choosing the right one for you

    A post on Linkedin with a challenge question gave me the idea to write about this topic. It read, Ten lessons learned in the process of evolving from Corporate Katie to Entrepreneur Katie (who writes online). At the end of it Katie wrote, ‘Challenge : If you had to write something and publish it in…

  • Studio Tour

    October 15 & 16, 2022 Richard Hecht and I decided to be part of the Long Beach Open Studio Tour. We’ve been going to it, visiting artists all over Long Beach since 2018. It enabled us to learn more about the sections of Long Beach plus meet many artists living here. So we prepped! I…

  • Going backwards to go forwards

    The podcast I was listening to finished in 15 minutes instead of 30. I continued to eat my lunch and pondered what to listen to next. I searched through recommended podcasts. Nothing was enticing me. I remembered a podcast someone mentioned on Linkedin. Nah, I had listened to that already. Even though I am sure…

  • I skipped a week

    And that is okay. Writing this blog weekly was already a new habit I was working on cultivating. Skipping a week is going to be normal and okay. It does not mean I am not working on reaching my goals. It just means something more important came up. Or that I did not decide to…

  • Another Day ….NO!

    It may have started out as just another day. But I won’t let it stay that way. Unless it is a day of self care and rest. Although I do incorporate self care into every day of the week. A few minutes of exercise, early to bed, sitting around if necessary. The work day can…

  • A Little Book of Alliteration

    I illustrated a book! It is called A Little Book of Alliteration it is a children’s book for adults. That’s how we’ve been describing it. Text Art by Richard Hecht and illustrations by moi. Self-published via Blurb.com. Check it out and purchase your copy today! P.S. – any suggestions on other self-publishing sites? Ones you…

  • The price of books and other dilemmas

    Hard cover or soft cover? Tactile book or e-book? Online or in person? Bulk order or print by demand? Those are the easy questions. Or you think so till it comes time to price your book. How much to charge depends on how much the publisher is charging you. Then add on your profit, but…

  • Dream Job

    I was talking with a former co-worker. Ideal email chat, checking in on each other. She asked me what my dream job was. Usually I come up with something vague for this, but not this time. The question, the timing or something in the air made me ponder this question for a while. My true…

  • Clicking ‘leave’​ or Networking as an introvert

    Someone messaged me via LinkedIn. Nothing unusual there. I get a few generic messages trying to get me to apply to jobs or go back to school. A few ongoing conversations with people I know in real life. The job ones I am like …. is this a real person? Is this a real job?…

  • Dreameco Crafts

    Back on June 21, 2015 Dreameco Crafts was born. It was our first gig. My husband and I started a company. It made sense that what we were working jobs teaching for others. And as artists who focus is on recycling we had accumulated a large amount of what others would call trash destined for…