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Fan Mail Friday

Episode 028
Renee from Aspen Colorado writes in and that she recently saw a wonderful art documentary on Alexander Calder. She loves our podcast, She asks me what artistic movies are my favorite and if I have any and if I would share those?

Thank you Renee for this for sharing this and I love this question! I have seen that Alexander Calder biography a number of years ago and it is truly spectacular I am a fan of his work and have been inspired by his talents as well. Well the answer to the question is a big giant yes, yes I do get inspired by biographies, documentaries, and films that feature artists and their journey through their life is an artist. Whether the movie is fiction, factual, inspirational or biographical I always learn something from these individuals that have pave the way for other artists in history.

I am also inspired by production companies like Pixar, Disney, Lucas films etc. because those stories and journeys, trials triumphs and failures have all resulted in a unique art form that everyone of all ages can truly appreciate.

There are a handful of films that I have found that feature artists and the story of their life and their work that has inspired me in one way shape or form.

Alrighty... in not in any particular order I'm going to start off with films that just come right to my mind that I have really enjoyed, These are films about the artist themselves or representation of an artist:

1.) The Girl with the Pearl Earring

2.) Frida the story of Frida Kahlo

3.) The Thomas Crown Affair

4.) Pollick about Jackson Pollock

5.) Bigeyes about Margaret Keane

6.) Basquiat

7.) Midnight in Paris,

8.) Women in Gold (not Women in Red as I said in the podcast)

.... and there are probably another 25 or so movies I could talk about....

Then there some movies that were off the beaten path that I'm not sure sure if they were big box office hits, but these are ones that come to mind and definitely worth a watch:

1.) Art School Confidential

2.) Chocolat

3.) June Bug

4.) The Best Offer

Now I know perhaps some of you will be writing to me saying "what about this movie and what about that movie", I try to answer all these questions as fresh as they come in and as swiftly and spontaneous as I can. I want to be able to answer these questions so that they are as organic as possible unless it's something I truly have to research this is the format of this Fan Mail Friday is to address questions as they would as a spontaneous response based on if we were sitting around the table talking. If I have more time this week I will certainly delve into other movies, but I just wanted to address some that off the top of my head I have seen, I have been inspired by them most of them I would say I've watched more than 3 or 4 times .... and if I'm channel surfing and I see one of these movies or other artistic movies I will stop and watch it no matter what seeing the movie is in. Ha ha!

Then there are the biographies, there are far too many biographies that I could mention right now that are awesome, I believe if you check on YouTube or even Google most famous artist you will find a biography or a show or movie that talks about that artis

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Today’s Fan mail Friday question is from Cara from Ft Lauderale. She writes "Hi Sonya, I'm just getting started with my art business and I want to start applying to exhibits and shows. I don't know the first thing about writing a bio and would like to know what else do I need to put in there and what to include."

Excellent question from Cara, thank you so much for writing and asking. Believe it or not a lot of people write a bio and have no idea what to put in there so they either put two less information or far too much information.

Of course through my art career I have written have had several versions of my bio written and it certainly has evolved. What you need to really focus on is what are The essentials.

1), Influencers. Tell the reader who you are and what drives you as an artist.

2) Accomplishments, if you have exhibited in an exhibition or a group showing at a gallery or in an open studios format.

3) Public or published works note those as well, shout it out to the world!

4) Awards. if you have won awards for any your work, write it down and tell the story. People want to know what types of award you have been involved with, if you're a watercolor artist and have one something from your local watercolor Society or special group interest of ceramics and received an award for

5) Specific collector base. if you cater to a specific collector base, you can mention that as well. The point is to let folks know that you're out there in the community.

Your artist bio is a growing document if you have a website this is great because you can change your bio up pretty easily. If you are going to print this to include with other documentation that you provide to your collectors or handout it shows realize that it will evolve and change and for you may want to consider smaller print runs so that you can keep your bio current.

Don’t forget to add your contact info, studio address (if applicable) website, phone number and social networking links.

I am so glad that Cara asked this question, I do get this question asked often but certainly wanted to address this valued question here on the podcast so that others can benefit from it as well.

My Fan Mail Friday episodes are here every Friday to help benefit you as an artist and get your weekend started. Maybe you have projects coming up or an exhibit that you're going to be in and need an extra boost of confidence to have you Rock it for your exhibit!

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Ep. 126: Self Care for the Busy Entrepreneur or Savvy Business Person
We are such busy business owners, we need to take the time for self care... listen up to easy ways to take care of yourself!

As you know as an entrepreneur and business person we are the busiest people that we know! Today on episode 126 of the Rockstar Mentor podcast, I am going to talk to you about my go to list on how I take care of myself with a few easy techniques and processes that keep me sane. What keep me grounded and reminders that in order for me to take care of everyone else I need to take care of myself.

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Episode 116: Preparing for Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday and Cyber Monday

As we are embarking on Thanksgiving day I want to extend prayers and sympathies to all of the folks in the recent California fires who have lost homes, businesses, family members, friends and more.

I feel thankful for my health my family and friends and encourage you to be appreciative of what you have and to extend your better self to assist others in hard times.
Today’s episode I will focus on how you prepare yourself for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. These are hectic times that we’re living in right now, the month of November has passed us by and it’s almost finished so remember to breathe, wear comfortable shoes and get ready to rock ‘n’ roll with your business!
Are you starting to feel the hustle and bustle from this upcoming holiday season and you're freaking out just a little bit. We'll don't worry. We're all freaking out right now because November has crept in and is almost over today on the rock star mentor podcast. Going to be talking about some announcements and just a little pep talk on how to survive this Thanksgiving Day, weekend, black Friday, small business Saturday and upcoming cyber Monday. So let's do this.

We have been very busy here at the studio with my production of my 2018 Limited Edition Holiday ornament that I create and produce only 175 reach year. This years ornament focuses on “Peace on Earth” heart design and is a really beautiful whimsical heart, my hand lettering and encouraging words within the ornament. To view this year‘s ornament, please view them on my website:
Sonya Paz 2018 Limited Edition Ornament

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Ep. 125: Your web presence...What do you do when social media gets a GLITCH?
When Social Media is down - don't let your business suffer in the process

This is a replay of Episode 093 from a April pf 2018, because of the recent Facebook and Instagram outage on March 13th, this episode is more important than ever. ENJOY!
Your business website needs to be YOUR domain, take control and be better prepared to promote you and your business!
Being smart and savvy with your web presence is critical for the long term value of your business. This episode is really valuable so you have have the ultimate voice and to make the best decisions for your website and the messages you want to relate. Be careful allowing social media platforms to control what you can say, what you can post and how to can manage your business. Do you want these big names in social media to know everything about your business and are your best interests at heart, are the things they are telling you true, are the ads you are investing in really being targeted to your paid audience.
With the ongoing changes of social media, your web presence can be compromised and can possibly get shut down or suspended at any time (with little or no notice). You should always have your own website that you manage, have your social media presence as a back up. Listen up as today I tackle these issues and offer great productive suggestions.

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