[Business Report] Day 3 gathering information

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I gathered information for a local artist Jenn Garrett today at work. And I found several things of importance when gathering a person’s information through the internet.

1. From the person’s website, her bio is on the website, searching for her name using Google, which is a common choice for everybody

2. The thing I learned is that you have to learn how to put the information together in a reasonable and logic order

3. came up with questions that might be interested to ask

Remember, always be organized.

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. Enrique Jardiel Poncela quotes (Spanish writer, 1901-1952)

Keep going!

—Momo Jin

[Business Report] Talking to Rick Beardsley

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I went to Artisans’ Guild Gallery (AGG) today and luckily got a chance to talk to Rick Beardsley, one of the founder of AGG. He has been here for 45 years. He talked about how their committee vote to approve an artist to join their group. AGG is founded first to gather artists to decrease their costs in selling their art pieces.

Some of the artists eventually broke out with them to set up their own studios and some stuck with them and keep contributing to the gallery. I saw a bunch of interesting art pieces there and bought three greeting cards designed by Mandy. I first ran into Abe the wood artist and he recommended several artists that I could talk to. They are:

1. Pete Senesac jewelry
2. Anne Seraphine painting
3. Anne Gilroy painting
4. Harriet Huss painting
5. Candace McCaffery quilting
6. Sandra Matasick jewelry
7. Kana Handel painting
8. Eleanor Blair painting

As they told me, every artist likes to talk about their arts. Dick said probably sometime I could bring him a copy of Business Report.

I came up with some questions to ask about the artists in the AGG:

1. How they decide to join the group and what the process of it?
2. Do they sell art pieces at their studios also? What percentage of their arts has been contributed to the gallery?
3. How they cooperate with the gallery?
4. Do they use other agent? Do they contact other sources to promote their work?

According to Dick, artists in AGG only need to contribute 4 hours per month. They take shifts. Around holidays like Christmas, they have about 8 hours. Still, they get plenty of time to do the art.

Finish today’s work then, hoping for a better tomorrow.

—Momo Jin

[Business Report] Day 2: keep learning

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“There is no stupid question in journalism.” My supervisor Chris said to me today. There isn’t any time for me to get used to the environment and to the people. I have to adapt myself to the working status and prove that I am a qualified reporter.

Always find what to do instead of waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Everybody is busy doing their own tasks, you have to find your job. Doing some researches or finding some relevant materials are all good choices.

Speak louder with confidence. But that comes from being well-prepared. My colleagues are probably the nicest people in the world. They all love their jobs and treat me with patience. It’s truly being a pleasure working with them.

I have listed several artists I would like to interview today. I am planning to go down to the Artisans’ Guild Gallery tomorrow to find out what stories are lying there.

Looking back on Day 1, I watched how Scott, my boss, arrange the assignments and decide on advertising strategies. It’s hard to be a leader in a team. I have a lot to learn.

So, wish me luck then!

—Momo Jin