tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post2297567070888525872..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: The MentorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-77109902585429585682012-11-02T23:14:08.549-04:002012-11-02T23:14:08.549-04:00I've been lucky to have some really wonderful ...I've been lucky to have some really wonderful teachers in my time, one of which went from teacher to mentor to very close friend. I find her advice invaluable and really attribute a lot of my awkening as a professional artist to her. I think it's very important to realize that a mentorship goes both ways. It's important to give as much as you take. I've been also fortunate enough Krista Svalbonasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-75751991929284647522012-10-30T21:02:50.324-04:002012-10-30T21:02:50.324-04:00I’ve been having a hard time writing a comment on ...I’ve been having a hard time writing a comment on this post because I am immensely grateful to you for having mentored me, Joanne, both directly and through the annual encaustic conferences that you organize.<br /> <br />Six years ago I began attending the encaustic conferences, beginning with the very first one and attending all of them since. I was very green initially but your selection of Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-85423787732604511172012-10-30T17:00:07.632-04:002012-10-30T17:00:07.632-04:00Sometimes mentorship comes from very unexpected pl...Sometimes mentorship comes from very unexpected places. Recently I had a piece of my work on display at MOCA of Jacksonville in a UNF faculty annual exhibit. I got an email from someone I dont know who was intrigued by my painting and wanted to know more about it. She made some commentary about how looking at the piece made her feel. It was a very sensitive comment that went to the very heart ofKate P. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462454681795313276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-3429879343101952742012-10-30T06:45:36.387-04:002012-10-30T06:45:36.387-04:00The art world becomes an ugly place when you look ...The art world becomes an ugly place when you look at it through the lens of entitlement and competition, where everyone is trying to get to the 'next level', often by stepping on the very people who have helped them rise. Sometimes it seems like this practice is actually promoted as a tactic for success. But the art world is a beautiful place when you look at it through the lens of Laura Moriartyhttp://www.lauramoriarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-53867782538908024602012-10-29T20:16:08.023-04:002012-10-29T20:16:08.023-04:00I lived in NYC in the late eighties and decided to...I lived in NYC in the late eighties and decided to quit my design career. I lived in Soho, which at that time was the center of the art world. Since I didn't have a degree in fine art, I thought that rather than go to school and get a masters, I would find an artist to assist. I sent out letters to a lot of artists who are now famous and most of them met me for coffee! I ended up getting a ruth hillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272283137923045723noreply@blogger.com