Goals are terrifying. They come with looming pressure to stay in line with whatever it is you have yourself convinced you'll achieve. This year, one of our tasks is to make and maintain a S.M.A.R.T. goal for the academy, and for ourselves. Of course, I'm terrible at maintaining goals, plus I'm pretty sure this is graded so I might just be doomed. Nevertheless, I'll try this, because it could seriously benefit me as an artist.
Now, originally, my VAM goal was to, "Try new things with my art." However, it seemed the goal I chose was far too general to be clearly achieved, so I changed it up. The goal I've chosen is to improve how I present my art online. I plan to achieve this by working on this here website half an hour at home each week for six months, in order to have a website that can accurately represent me as an artist. This means regularly uploading new work, improving the aesthetic of the website, and making more blog posts. When logging into Weebly to begin editing, I will have in mind a picture of what I want my image as an artist to look like. I want to be filling my gallery with my most proud work that I believe I've put my best effort to, and that best represents who I am as an artist. I'll know I've met this goal when my website is at its cleanest, most organized state, and filled with at least fifty pieces of my best artwork and photographs. I deeply hope as I continue to work on achieving this goal, that my presentation and professionalism as an artist will improve. As for a personal goal... nope. Nope, nope, nope. When told I had to make a personal goal, my first thought was to get more sleep, but I strongly believe there is no perceivable universe where I can consistently get eight hours of sleep. I began to think I just couldn't make a goal for myself that would actually be achievable. However, as I was working on my Redbubble shop I thought: this. This. Currently, I am not employed in a job with a consistent income; but I do sell art. Thus far, I have sold a shirt and a sticker, making a total of $3.29. As a teen who wants to buy more art supplies than she likely needs, this is what I want to change. And so, my goal is to have forty (from twenty-seven) designs in my shop, and thirty (from six) posts on my promotion Instagram page, by March. To achieve this, I will try to have a new design in my shop for every other week and will post at least once or twice a week promoting my products on my Instagram. Following these habits, I may even be able to surpass my personal goals. From these goals, I hope I will be able to improve my designs and products and learn more about what will help me make sales on the site. Ultimately, I know my academy and personal goals will teach me a lot about professionalism in art, and my style and message as an artist. Despite the overwhelming fear the word, "goal," strikes into my heart, I am excited to see where my attempts to meet these goals will take me.
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AuthorLeah is an eighteen-year-old aspiring Canadian artist who enjoys drawing, painting, and photography. |