January 2023

Professional Goals for 2023

On my desk, there is a stack of index cards. These past two months, I took an intentional break from creating Sensory Gated Art. During that time, I reflected back on the year, made progress towards my current children’s picture book deadline, and developed hard goals for my genre for 2023. Whenever a goal or idea came to fruition in my mind, I grabbed an index card, wrote “2023” on one side and the goal and strategy on the back. Each card representing a goal, I now have a stack filled with objectives. Now, you can sit back and watch to see if I accomplish these goals! Most of all, I hope you discover Sensory Gated Art as a benefit to your mind and world.

Goals and how they fit into my day-to-day life

Every day, I have a flow chart of priorities and I must start at the top and work my way down. Every day, it starts over. These priorities must be in this order or something won’t work. Self (healthy and functional), Family (husband and two phenomenal neurodivergent children), Purpose (helping others, creating).

Knowing those must happen daily and, in that order, I am comfortable with my intentions to head towards these index card goals. Ready?

Read all the way through to the end for the goal I am MOST excited about.

Tour and explore relationships and possibilities at the Charlotte Art League.

Choose to rent an exhibit space or not.

Meet 1 new friend in the Commercial Design industry that is cooler and smarter than me.

Name:

Host at least 1 private showing in my home gallery/Sensory Gated Art studio.

Invitation only - but invitees can bring their own guests.

Sell a $2,000+ piece

Make website more revenue-friendly and SEO-friendly.

Digitize a logo.

Sell a $1,000+ piece

Host a raffle for one piece - advertise it well and see how it goes.

A 7” x 9” w/ free shipping (based off current developing collection)

Meet 1 new friend in the Art retail world that is cooler and smarter than me.

Name:

Create promotional video for Why Does Mommy Say No?! with Producer Quinn Dexter

The message in the Why Does Mommy Say series may seem obvious but that is why these books are so important because these conversations aren’t necessarily happening between parent and child.

Sell a 2023 MEGA painting - the largest non-commissioned piece of the year.

Starting price tag $15,000+

Host a give-away drawing for a copy of Why Does Mommy Say No?!

To promote next book coming out this year, Why Does Mommy Say Wait?!

Post an opinion blog entry about commercial Sensory Room Art

Sensory rooms must reflect a filtered delivery of their environment. Sensory Friendly rooms are not baby nurseries. We must always assume INTELLIGENCE in users of sensory rooms; to not do so, would be UNINTELLIGENT.

Create duo bundles of monotone solid color paintings. Roll out and market in January.

$250.00 for each bundle. Sell 4 or more bundles.

Sell a $5,000+ piece.

And the goal I am most looking forward to in 2023…

Develop and create a brand-new collection of Sensory Gated Art paintings targeting anxiety AND depression by utilizing PLANTS for my inspiration.

Have a question or idea? Want to commission or collect a piece? I LOVE EMAILS. Any time, email me at AHH.AmericanArtist@gmail.com