tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post6557952727121038309..comments2023-08-02T17:57:19.159-07:00Comments on Bead Mavens: Inside the MavensMikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-88211938612366726052010-11-04T04:07:48.462-07:002010-11-04T04:07:48.462-07:00I will work for a pittance if its something I trul...I will work for a pittance if its something I truly love doing, but I'd rather be paid well for my time!Lesley FWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247438565652841445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-38992693203499321942010-11-03T08:12:26.469-07:002010-11-03T08:12:26.469-07:00Great post! I sometimes tell customers when they a...Great post! I sometimes tell customers when they ask why is it so expensive? It's "only beads", that it isn't only beads. It's 5 years of art school, many hours of practice, a whole studio of implements needed to create the item, and a working knowledge of what's in style combined with a sense of what will always be in style. Keep up your awesome work, Mikki!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040849763705013023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-61644672581392911652010-11-02T18:50:26.467-07:002010-11-02T18:50:26.467-07:00Great post Mikki. I suffer from self doubt, especi...Great post Mikki. I suffer from self doubt, especially where my beading is concerned and only just posted an article on my blog about my issues in this department as a beader... be sure to check it out if you have the time :)<br /><br />http://releasesbyrufydoof.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-think-that-switch-has-just-been.html<br /><br />What I have realised lately is that no matter how experienced one is... we always have something to learn. My little mantra at the moment is "focus on how far you have come... not how far you have to go".<br /><br />Karyn <br />AustraliaKaryn https://www.blogger.com/profile/00373451148501881597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-35029907498922164292010-11-02T11:13:10.815-07:002010-11-02T11:13:10.815-07:00Great post! As a constant self-doubter, I was shoc...Great post! As a constant self-doubter, I was shocked to realize just how much time I've been beading - but yet, there is so much more to learn - I wish I had seven lifetimes to do it in.Cynthia Newcomer Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644821559839047113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-13004063250297058142010-11-02T07:59:56.852-07:002010-11-02T07:59:56.852-07:00Very thought provoking post Mikki, I think a lot o...Very thought provoking post Mikki, I think a lot of people mistake an artist's need for reassurance with an inflated ego - the two can look the same, but I think there are a lot less egos, and a lot more underloved artists out there than you would expect!peter sewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062917877868212850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1605560048689879708.post-63997506159637592302010-11-02T07:36:02.047-07:002010-11-02T07:36:02.047-07:00A wonderful and insightful post, Mikki - and so tr...A wonderful and insightful post, Mikki - and so true!!!! I love that you added in that we learn from our students, and that you have done more than you think you have - I bet that's true of every one of the beaders out there!!!!NEDbeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112578445978978385noreply@blogger.com