tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post368298815615341346..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Are You Ready for Your Retrospective?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-39288373157060790482011-11-30T19:44:32.416-05:002011-11-30T19:44:32.416-05:00And thanks to everyone else for adding to the disc...And thanks to everyone else for adding to the discussion. Much appreciated.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-58788790175737332012011-11-30T19:43:50.848-05:002011-11-30T19:43:50.848-05:00Note to anonymous: I'm not posting your negati...Note to anonymous: I'm not posting your negative comment because it's anonymous. Identify yourself, put yourself out there the way I do, and I'll give you a forum for your opinion. But I will not sustain drive-bys. They're boorish and, more to the point, cowardly.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-46911083070234842562011-11-23T07:33:06.038-05:002011-11-23T07:33:06.038-05:00When I finished grad school in printmaking, I took...When I finished grad school in printmaking, I took all my prints except for 3 editions, tore them up and used them as mulch in my garden. The garden looked great that year and I felt lighter, less encumbered. Every few years I move and use that as an opportunity to discard works. I keep the ones I like and the ones which make me uncomfortable. Maybe all of you arrived fully hatched, but I'm Mery Lynnhttp://mlmccorkle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-42760594201841045662011-11-21T20:25:38.012-05:002011-11-21T20:25:38.012-05:00I use a program called Art Tracker. It's grea...I use a program called Art Tracker. It's greatly helped me to keep track of which piece is in which gallery/location and which painting is sold with buyer info, etc. It's not perfect but it has really made my life a lot easier in the studio.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045970275098281692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-11814510741184480742011-11-21T17:58:21.343-05:002011-11-21T17:58:21.343-05:00I have used both Flick and GYST. They are both art...I have used both Flick and GYST. They are both artwork databases which can catalog all of your work and you can divide it into exhibitions etc. GYST seems better if you are doing large installations, grant writing and proposals. Flick is great for inventory and record keeping of individual files. <br /><br />I've seen a few digital scanning places on the internet who will scan slides at Ruth Hillerhttp://www.ruthhiller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-20573718780364765352011-11-21T17:50:43.996-05:002011-11-21T17:50:43.996-05:00I have slides of my old work, prior to 2000 and si...I have slides of my old work, prior to 2000 and since 2000 digital images on DVD and my hard drive plus a paper inventory of my pieces with titles, and collectors and an exhibition record with provenance. I try to keep in touch with my collectors via snail mail & email.Donna Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-33652542827088044122011-11-21T14:38:26.535-05:002011-11-21T14:38:26.535-05:00I have tried to organize my early art work, review...I have tried to organize my early art work, reviews, catalogs, slides, but its hard to keep up with it, I'd rather take the time and make art. However,I do have a file cabinet of slides, originals and copies, and have scanned a selection and made digital images. But I'd have to quit my day job to really put it all in order. For one thing, I'm a collector, so I have some slides and skahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477283549206516708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-50530090276919155652011-11-21T11:34:35.618-05:002011-11-21T11:34:35.618-05:00I have a digital inventory of all the slides I hav...I have a digital inventory of all the slides I have ever taken, all the work I still have from art school etc. I began this inventory with an assistant in 2003 after my old system of record keeping of what had sold and what was available broke down. It took more than five years to scan old slides and photograph work that had no slides and make the entries. I push my dealers to get the names and Susan Schwalbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570986627500479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-11602154416470776852011-11-21T11:10:45.845-05:002011-11-21T11:10:45.845-05:00About a decade ago I had digital files made of old...About a decade ago I had digital files made of old slides, mostly from the 80s. I was surprised how washed out they were. Not true at all. But maybe digitalization is better now.<br /><br />One thing I question is having so much of the art school painting to begin with. Every artist is different, but what I was once so attached to, I no longer am. I am one of those students who was pulled by Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.com