Why be an artist? This is a fundamental question whose answer ultimately defines our creativity. The most honest and successful musicians will find their answers by looking inside themselves. The beauty of this question is that there are no wrong answers. Do we musicians wish to perform for the world?...

Back on November 1st, 2006, I launched ETA. It is hard to believe I have been blogging now for three years! Shall we celebrate with a virtual party? Take a sip of something bubbly, steaming or thirst quenching and lets flip through some memories together. And as for the cake, you can have the first...

Ok, So we have extended the deadline for the ETA Competition to December 31st, 2009, Midnight. BUT WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR????? There is now almost 1000 of you reading this blog daily and only ONE of you, so far, is brave enough to share what is in your heart? Don’t you want FREE help and national...

I finally allowed myself to devote all of my attention to making art after a 26-year career in nursing. My evolution as an artist has been as excruciating as watching a butterfly attempt to struggle out of a cocoon, especially since the “left brain” skills required in nursing are the antithesis...

When visiting www.votasmeets.com, you’ll find my artistic statement detailing why I made the collection, Aorta Transformata. I wholeheartedly invite you to visit, as it describes why I made the art that depicts the journey of the healing heart in vividly raw, yet beautifully human emotion. Everything...

Written by Stan Pope I’m pleased to enter this contest; I feel something like this to find talent based on the quality of the artist, as opposed to how young or cute they are, is really needed in these times. In my case I wish to have your group consider this. I personally know of no other Artist...

Tough Times, High Hopes Written By: Christopher M. Simondet Decisions are made every day for better and for worse. Throughout my life I have seen decisions that others have made and I have learned from them. I realized that every decision made has a ripple. The size of that ripple depends on the decision...

Dream Share written by Rita Milios Share a Book…Share a Dream Like most artists, I suspect, I have a unique relationship with the “offspring” produced through my creative endeavors (in my case, books). Each one is an expression of the deepest part of me and each brings forth into the world by its...

The Evolution of One Entrepreneurial Artist written by Amy Wachspress © 2009 Amy Wachspress I have been a writer for as long as I can remember. I spent years trying to get a publisher to discover me, until the day that I got wise. I researched self-publication and the world of independent publishing...

My Life, My Passion, My Dream written by Tamera Bourne When I first read The Diary of Anne Frank I knew I wanted to write. I was eleven. I started keeping a diary and have not stopped. Her raw honesty about her growing pains gave me comfort in my own struggles. My thinking, at the time, was I could...

To build a brand- an entrepreneurial identity that reflects the products and services you provide (or will soon provide) – others need to believe in you. So how do you create this kind of emotionally positive connection to your audience? I came up with the ETA contest in hopes of helping you begin...

My wish for you, ON CHRISTMAS DAY, will be for you TOO, to keep the GRINCH at bay! But if by chance, you simply cannot, Band mighty together, as a great big Who-Ville lot! WWHHYY????? Smarty-Arty, I hear you say? BECAUSE, with all your JOY stirring together, the grinch who came to visit, just might...

Written by Eli Epstein Inside Out audiences realize that classical music can be a tremendous resource for understanding oneself and others. It’s food for our minds, hearts and souls. And yet classical music is intangible, mysterious, and undiscovered by most of the American population. It’s generally...

Written by Chuck DeWolfe My name is Chuck DeWolfe I am 42 and have been working for my self since I was 12. When I was 18 I left my parents house and traveled for 15 years. In that time I received a BS in Art therapy and an MFA in fine art, had over 100 art shows collaborated with over 30 other artists...

Contestant #2 Spiked Our Blog Stats using geurrilla marketing to promote his contest submission. Good job Dewey Chaffee getting the word out and drumming up support. Without a doubt, this contest offers you the potential to flex and test your marketing muscle. In addition to reader support we are looking...

Written by Brian Owens I was a bright kid in Detroit at a time when grant money for college was available. After four years of college I hired on with Chrysler Defense because I was broke and that’s where the money was. I was one of many engineers working to build a battle tank simulator to train...