We discuss: the benefits of passion projects, building a community, how being a parent changes you perspective on your work, portfolio reviews, virtual portfolio reviews, relationships with galleries, selling unique photo works,

We discussed: the need to challenge artists failures are great learning experiences the importance of the process information is power the modern day tribe different types of art collectors

We discussed: Active listening, Jim Stone is actually at University of New Mexico, I was wrong, art education, bardering, print trades, what an artistic director does, less bureaucracy and being able to act fast, the light kiss of a print,

We discussed: being a twin defining an Icon how to write an icon symbolism in iconography icons should never be signed by the artist can modern icons be created Hagiography price your art so that you feel good about losing the...

We discussed: the importance of depth in artwork what attracts him to a work of art how to create a cohesive collection Art has stored value angst driven art part of the depth of artwork comes with age and wisdom

While sitting around a fire we discussed: - balance of fine art versus commercial arts - being in a small town - the pressure of being a fine artist - choosing to not be an artist in New York City - the choice to be a commercial artist

We discuss: - why she makes paint - Brand Ambassadors - running a business with a special needs child - how to choose what colors to produce - being a boutique paint - creating custom colors - how to name new colors

We discuss: the power of your name, architects are problem solvers; artists are problem makers, the difficulty of translating art conversations to applications, bureaucracy, etc, artist residencies and networking, speculative projects,

We discussed: Exhibition and program timelines, writing grants, artist fees for exhibitions, issues with grant applications and reporting, why here and why now, how to write grant applications, how to present art in a pandemic -   -

We discuss: Corporate sponsorships of museums, her love of archives, How she choses work to purchase, the importance of building relationships between artists and collectors, her definition of emerging artists, finding new artist during covid,