Author Archives: Sara

Out of the Office 9/12-18

By Sara | Published: September 7, 2010
Hi Folks- I’m in need of some fall-colored inspiration so am heading out Sept 12-18. If you need anything ahead of time, please shoot me a line. Thanks!
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Illustrations and Design for Interpretive Sign

By Sara | Published: September 7, 2010
I recently completed a super fun project where I was able to integrate my science illustration background with marketing and design in an interpretive sign. I was approached by the Truckee River Watershed Council to create an interpretive sign for their restoration project at Perazzo Meadows in the California Sierras. They provided some aerial photos, [...]
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Marketing Workshop Canceled

By Sara | Published: September 6, 2010
Sorry folks: Laura Guntren and I have decided to postpone our upcoming marketing workshop until a later date. If you are still interested in upcoming marketing workshops or ideas, please sign up for my newsletter and to receive blog feeds through my sidebar.
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New website: Eve’s Garden Design

By Sara | Published: September 6, 2010
Landscape architect, Eve Werner, recently had me create a content management website for her new venture: Eve’s Garden Design. Eve and I are long time art buddies, but she also has an amazing knack for landscape design. It was fun to help her create a new face for her new endeavor. Along with creating the basic [...]
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Attracting New Customers Workshop Series

By Sara | Published: August 7, 2010
Attracting New Customers:
 A Workshop Series on How to Successfully Market Your Business Dates: 3 Thursdays: September 30, October 7 and 14th Time: 6:30-8:30 PM Location: Tentatively the TDPRD Community Building, TBD Myself and Laura Guntren (Business Development and Marketing Coach) are offering a 3-part workshop series for entrepreneurs. This series is designed to give small business owners/entrepreneurs the [...]
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Sara’s newest design portfolio images

By Sara | Published: July 18, 2010
I recently updated my graphic and web design portfolio to include some of my most recently completed projects from the Spring. Among them are logos, business cards, postcards, rack cards, icons, ads, hang tags, and numerous websites. Take a peek.
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Humane Society shirt design and testimonial

By Sara | Published: July 16, 2010
I adopted my late malamute, Dakota, from the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe (HSTT). So when the HSTT asked me to help design them some newshirts, I just had to do it as a way to give back to the place that helped me find my late, furry friend. They allowed me entire artistic freedom, [...]
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Facebook competition rules

By Sara | Published: July 12, 2010
Facebook is a great way to market your business. However, Facebook has cracked down on how people are using it to run competitions. Belly Beyond’s blog has a quick run down of the do’s and don’ts of running such promotions, with the main rule being: You cannot make the entry of a competition dependent [...]
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Sell your art through Facebook

By Sara | Published: July 12, 2010
As an artist with other jobs, it’s challenging for me to keep a plentiful inventory of art prints, let alone keep that stock in numerous locations. That’s when I found Fine Art America, an online retailer and printer of artist reproductions. Fine Art America has a venue for you to upload your high quality images [...]
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