| Focus: |
Getting Unstuck, Life Transitions, Marketing, Middle aged women in transitio, Visual Artists, Writer |
| Business Name: |
Quinn Creative |
| Location: |
Northern VA,Virginia. United States |
| E-mail: |
QuinnCreative@yahoo.com |
| Phone: |
703-307-2106 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.QuinnCreative.com |
| Philosophy: |
People get stuck, feel bad about their work, repeat mistakes from the past. But people are also creative, resourceful and whole and can create the life they really want. It takes work, and it doesn’t happen in a week. There are a million reasons to say 'no' to a creative life--and only one good reason to say 'yes'--it's the only way to feel completely alive. |
| Methods of Working: |
Phone, in person, via e-mail. |
| Specializations: |
1. Women in transition--from an office job to a life in art; how to start your own business; how to be happy after you retire; re-inventing yourself.
2. People who are disappointed in their life choices--work, family, relationships— develop perspective and create new choices.
3. Artists--writers, painters, photographers, potters, jewelers, and other fine crafters--who are stuck in their work, not getting ahead, not happy with the quality of their work can work deeper and more effectively.
4. I help artists market their work by teaching basic concepts and helping the artist develop a marketing strategy and plan. My specialty is artists who sell their work at retail and wholesale shows, through galleries, or any artists who needs to market and advertise his/her work to the public.
Training: 15 years of doing art shows; 8 years of helping artists sell themselves and their work; formal Life and Creativity Coaching training, 3 years of coaching. Interested in Academics? BA in biology and English; MA in folklore. |
| Individual Services: |
I work with people over the phone, or in combination with e-mails. That allows you to get coached at home or at work, in bad weather, when you are on vacation. Coaching is about you and your work. I ask powerful questions for you to think about. Depending on what works for you, we create exercises on defining your values, getting a new perspective, visualizing help, harnessing the power of your dreams. I don’t give advice and you don’t give excuses. It’s hard work but you only have one life, build one you enjoy. |
| Workshops: |
Seminars, brown-bag lunches, or team coaching in :
Finding your Creative Spark
Selling Yourself (and Your Work) as an Artist
Problem Solving for Leadership [Combines creative and analytical thinking and individual group and team exercises.]
Art Show 101—for people who want to do shows, but haven’t
Dream Journals—starting and keeping one and making it useful for you.
Sleep Thinking—don’t waste your brain at night. Visualizing Yourself to a Creative Life |
| Talks: |
I speak to clubs, organizations and at corporate retreats on a variety of creative and goal-directed topics that reflect the need to the organization. Here are some recent titles:
How to Sell Yourself (and Your Work) as an Artist
Creativity is not a Toy, it's a Tool [Harnessing creative energies in individuals; building a creative team]
I Hate Keeping a Journal (Bring Your Last Bad Start)
Art Show 101 [Choosing, attending and doing well at your first show]
Why Communicating Doesn't Work [Creating good communications through speaking, e-mails, and talking to others.]
Bad News—How to Break It, Take It, and Survive It
[How to deliver bad news; how to get through a confrontation; how to get through bad news at work or at home without panicking.]
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| Classes: |
· Giving Powerful Presentations
· Writing for the Web (Beginning and Advanced)
· Bad News: Breaking It, Taking It, Surviving It
· Business E-mails that Get Read
· Problem Solving for Leadership
· Selling Your Work (and Yourself) as an Artist
· Playing With a Full Deck--make and use creativity cards that help you come up with ideas, choose the right one, and develop it for your audience. Creativity Seminar: a seminar with various components —visualization, dream and experience journals, getting a new perspective, making ‘creativity cards,’ sleep thinking. |
| Retreats: |
QuinnCreative doesn’t offer retreats but I do speak at them and create sessions appropriate to the retreat theme.
Seminars, speaking fees, and classes are priced individually. Please contact me at Quinn@QuinnCreative.com to discuss objective, content, length of seminar, retreat or class, and materials. |
| Training and Experience: |
I believe in lifelong learning. After a BA (in biology and English) and an MA (in folklore), I continued to take classes in fields I needed and enjoyed: writing, papermaking, book creation, paper marbling, graphic design, jewelry design and fabrication, leadership, creative management, software programs, information design—anything that fed the mind and heart. In 2001 I returned to school, this time to become a Life Coach. I completed the training courses through The Coaches Institute, then followed up with a 16-week course taught by Eric Maisel on Creativity Coaching. |
| Publications: |
· Somerset Studio Magazine: Business of Art column
· Crafts Business Magazine: Business of art and creativity-related articles and columns. Imagination Works: QuinnCreative's on-line creativity newsletter. See the current month's article on my website. (Archived articles also available) |
| Pricing: |
We work together three times in a calendar month for one hour each time. $250 per month includes reasonable, unlimited emails and short phone check-ins. For those who prefer a one-hour coaching with no monthly commitment, it's $90 a session. All coaching is pre-paid.
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| Availability: |
I am currently taking new clients for Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Early morning and evening coaching slots have a four-week waiting list. Seminars and classes can be scheduled six weeks in advance. |
| Additional Comments: |
There are a lot of reasons to put off coaching. There is only one reason to start-- to live the life you want. |
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