12.18.2010

Happy Holidays to one and All!

A Christmas post is a good of time as any to get back into blogging. So, hello to all my blogging friends and wishing you guys a very Happy Holiday and Wonderful, productive New Year!

In my view over the last 3 months that I've been away, I sort of took care of my New Years resolution and few months early. Taking time away from blogging and writing was a good thing for me and my family. From October to December I've had more time to focus on my kids, my responsibilities as a instructor and studio artists as well as not feeling the pressure to have one more thing on my plate. The time that I have been away from my blog has allowed me to think about a new format ( lack of a better word) for this great outlet we use to connect and educate folks about what we do in the ceramic world. While I've been away I've spent alot of time on my Facebook Fan page. It has worked well for me in connecting with other potters and selling my work and keeping everyone up to date on what I'm working on in the studio. It is amazing to me what a powerful tool the Internet is these days for folks like myself who are self employed and trying to market their project to a wide audience.

So...for those folks who are familiar with my blog, in the new year I plan on taking a more professional approach to my blogging and perhaps not posting as much. I have missed my blog but have really enjoyed the time away to just think about how I've used my blog in the past to purge my thoughts and how I would like to use it to inform the public more about what I am working on and not so much what my family is up to. I'm sure I'll still post a few shots of the kids and there will be an occasional moan and groan about how busy I am but hopefully you'll find a more "refined" blog of my thoughts and weekly or monthly posts about my pots.

Its nice to be back. Hope Everyone is enjoying some rest this week. I look forward to chatching up a bit with everyone!
Jen

8 comments:

Judi Tavill said...

Yay. Welcome back! I miss you. So there.

Mr. Young said...

Welcome back! I, for one, have missed your posts. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Tracey Broome said...

Sooooo great to see you back, I have really missed your posts and I still enjoy the family stuff and the moans and groans! I get what you are saying though, I keep thinking I should do that and then I go off on something that has annoyed me.Maybe one day I'll grow up! Good to have you back.

Jen Mecca said...

Thanks guys...I needed a little break so I think I'll be all fresh and new this coming year!!

Anonymous said...

Welcome back, Jennamec!

Quietly Otaku said...

Nice to see you making a comeback for the new year! Hope you have a great christmas :)

FetishGhost said...

I'm happy to hear you are back, I missed seeing what you have moving through the studio... congratulations on the Ceramics Monthly article too!

Jen Mecca said...

I'm catching up on everyone's blog while I recover from the flu. Thanks for the shout outs about the artical everyone!
Jen