I've been thinking about my art goals and dreams for 2008, and I've decided to keep it simple. I've broken it down into short-term goals and long-term goals, with the long-term obviously extending beyond this year:

Short-term Goals:

1) Build up my portfolio.
Looking over my current body of work, I realize that I really want to branch out. Some of my best sellers are my two fairy cats, so I'm going to add more cats. As a matter of fact, I want to add more wildlife in general. I also want to experiement with some deeper, more meaningful subjects that relfect my spirituality. And more full-body pieces to help me reach one of my long-term goals of licensing for figurines.

2) Make friends and network.
One of the things I truly enjoy is getting to know the minds behind the creativity I love so much. Through this forum and others, I now have a way to get to know my fellow artists on a more personal level, and this jazzes me to no end. The few I've already had the pleasure to meet are wonderful people, which just goes to show me creative people truly rock.:)

3) Build a new website.
Due to health issues last year, I had to give up my website. I just couldn't maintain it, and I could not afford to pay anyone big bucks to keep it up for me. This year, I'm taking things in healthy steps: once I build my portfolio to my satisfaction, I will hone a new site to showcase it. In the meantime, I have my Etsy store for business (and soon CafePress, Zazzle and Ebay) and my various art galleries, but soon CatspawArt will have a home of its own.

Long-term Goals:

1) Licensing for figurines.
I don't know what it is, but I'm nuts about figurines. For me, the crown-jewel in my career would be to see my work cast in resin. This is the driving force behind the full-length body pieces I've currently finished, and those sketches that are in my drawing tablet.

2) Fairy Armwarmers.
Most of my fairies have armwarmers, either basic striped or something entirely original. I love armwarmers, but the only ones I've seen for sale are a generic, striped, one size fits all (riiiiight). I would love to design and market armwarmers for faes of all body types, thin or fluffy. I can imagine them sold at Ren fests, fairy conventions, etc. The main problem, however, is that I'm not a textile artist, so I don't know the practicality of transfering art to fabric. That said, one day I want to see (and wear!) some of my art armwarmers, in particular from "Feeling Girly", the piece which inspired the idea in the first place.

3) Licensing Deals
'Nuff said, I suppose. This is the general goal of most of us, so it's needs little explination.

Well, that sums it up for now. These goals are very general, but at the same time they are specific. I'm much more focused now than I was a year ago, and like any business the art world needs to be approached in steps. These steps makes my inner-organizer much happier, and I can relax knowing these things will happen in the order they are meant to happen.:)