Disclaimer: I am not a computer programmer or web designer...
However...
I managed to revise the look of http://www.krystalbooth.com
Thank goodness, I live to tell.
Seriously, I did not realize that in order to be an artist in the 21st Century, one needs to be a website developer, print specialist, media guru, brilliant record keeper, accountant, branding agent...
The list goes on, I'm sure, but I just haven't realized it yet. I have to admit that when I went to the CAA Workshop last weekend, I felt horrible for a few of the older artists who were extremely intimidated by anything having to do with computers. I could identify. The intimidation is not a generational thing. I did not have internet access in my home until this past February. I used the Gateway computer that my parents purchased in 1995 throughout my college career to type my papers, and saved them onto floppy disks. I would get laughed at by my friends as I took the floppy disk on campus to print them out. "I haven't seen one of those in forever! Let me see it! hahaha!" As if it was a ancient relic. My PARENTS even laughed when they realized that I was still using that well built monster they gave me all those years ago.
The thought of websites, blogs, and even social media like facebook were intimidating. Overwhelming. I realized that I had a lot to learn and accomplish if I ever stood the chance of being able to share my art with the world via web.
I have come a long way, baby, and still learning. I'm not going to even try to pretend that I understand all that goes into websites, blogs, and social media networks. I just experiment until I get it right, afterall my computer is not going to explode if I site something wrong. There is no big red button. THANK YOU COMPUTER DESIGNERS for no red button.
Now, enough of this computer stuff- need to get back to the studio! I have paintings to begin and finish in a last push towards the show!
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