30 July 2010

The Life of an Up-&-Coming Designer

Hey Everybody! Hope you are all doing fantastically!!!

The opportunity spoken about in my last post came from the Small Business Development Center of my area. As you know, I have previously worked with them and attended a seminar hosted by the center. The center is hosting a Women in Business conference and would like me to be the designer to show my collection at the event!! This will be a great way to market Rehcy Vonne to local business owners and will also provide an amazing avenue for Creative Ambitions to network with potential sponsors for next year's show. Thank you so much K. for thinking of me!!!

However, as of yet, I have not 100% decided to sign on to do the show. I have a telephone appointment this afternoon to discuss the details. My drawbacks would mostly be in the financial arena, does the SBDC pay for the equipment, will I be expected to rent the platform, will I have to pay the vendor fees etc. Money is tight, tight!! One can not survive on a newborn clothing line alone! That baby takes care, and comfort, and never never stops crying for more!!! lol So the hunt for some supplemental income is on!!!

Daily Concern: I need to start going to bed earlier, and get my sleeping schedule back on track. Too many daylight hours waisted sleeping!

27 July 2010

**Unpreparedness, Eeeek!!!!**

So today I was contacted about a pretty awesome opportunity, problem is, I don't know if I will be able to be ready for it in time. That's what I get for procrastinating and not taking advantage of spare time. I do not have much information about the opportunity yet, but I will post it as soon as I find out more details.

In other news, I have been revamping my portfolio in order to apply for some design jobs. (I am in need of a little more in the financial department.) One bad thing and also good thing about being self-employed is that it is up to you how much you earn, no set salary, all depends on how hard you push yourself.

Also, met a beautiful model through an acquaintance. Yay!! I super love her face!!

Daily Concern: "If you want time, you must make it." quote by Charles Bixton

15 July 2010

Key (made-up) word- Mocketory :-P

Yes, it's been over a month since my last post. I know that is horrible, and I apologize for it. There is no excuse for this kind of behavior! lol From now on I am going to try and be better at posting more regularly.

Here's an update on everything I have been up to in the past few weeks...
*Went on vacation to Tennessee.
*Client work, and more client work.
*Had a client complain about a piece I did for them that I spent forever working on. Have to say, this was highly offending especially since I believe the piece turned out fabulously. However, that's what I get for taking on the job in the first place when my gut was telling me not too.
*Putting off working on anything Rehcy Vonne or Rehcy related because I will not do my other work if I start on next year's collection.
*Really focusing on my Spanish, working hard to be fluent by the year's end.
*Also studying Japanese!! Love love love it!!
*Trying to decide where I what city I want to take a job in. I seriously need something more stable and less annoying!! Hmmm, where to go...Miami, Atlanta, Bangkok, Beijing?
*Finally started searching out inspiration for next year's collection.
*Got the photo disk from the Rehcy Vonne shoot. Fail!! Since the disk only contained about 20 photos and half of the garments were not even on there!! Still need to contact the photographer about this. Putting it off...

And that's what I've been up too. I'll post again soon with updates, or well, random topics or something.

Lots of love...**smack**

KEY WORD used in a sentence: "Do not speak to me in such a mocketory manner!!"