Art Face Off

So, I got inspired by the Question of the Day - it was a question about what would my life would be like if I did something scary every day. I thought about it for a while, and pretty soon I found myself at a little website I heard about called ArtFaceOff. The next thing you know I had registered for a free account, and uploaded a number of pictures.

Here's the link to my page: Shirley Gibson at ArtFaceOff. Go check it out. If you like what you see, vote for me. If you decide to put your own artwork up, leave a comment with a link, and I'll go see your portfolio.

Blogging the Art

I have read in a number of different places, that blogging is a good way to promote what you do. And so, not being one to do anything in moderation, I created a number of blogs. I use Blogger as my blogging platform because it's free, it's easy, and there are a lot of simple ways to tweak the templates to make them unique. If I had the time to make a gagillion blogs, I might try also the wordpress and typepad free blogging services.

For the mandala art, I created Mandala Madness. - blog about mandalas. I wanted something that would attract mandala lovers. It has poetry, quotes, visiting mandalas, interesting tidbits of information about mandalas of all kinds, and of course - my mandalas. It does take some time to put the daily posts together, but I think it's shaping up nicely.

I also joined Zaadz. It's a social networking site for people interested in spiritual concepts, and changing the world, and seemed like a really good place to make friends and share the mandalas and the abstract art. I've got a page for a photo album, and also a blog. The Middle of the Night Art is a little dark for that site, and I'm thinking that maybe it might be better suited for My Space, or Deviant Art.

The other blogs that I have created do not directly "promote" my art, but do offer links to Green Dolphin Studio, the Cafe Press store, and to the other sites that do. Here's a list of the blogs I am currently keeping up with:

• Way Cool Quotes
• Way Cool Pictures
• More Cool Pictures
• Question of the Day
• Prosperity Project
• My Work at Home Job

And here are the ones I have fallen dreadfully behind on:

• Loving Ganesh
• Prayer Request Hotline
• Gypsy Magic