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Jana Botkin's Blog

Posting 5 days a week about the realities of earning a living as an artist in Tulare County, California's fly-over country.

Is It Worth It?

The first “It” being tech; the second”It” being all the trouble. But this question could apply to many parts of life, and so that this post doesn’t become endlessly hopeless
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November

Only one more of these calendar pencil drawings is left to show you this year. I didn’t make a calendar for 2027. There are many freebies available, and lots of
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We Interrupt Our Regular Scheduling. . .

. . . for this quick post of instruction and explanation. As I am learning how to make my reconstructed website function again, I am also learning how to look
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Nine New Things Learned in October

It was a month of learning things that I wish weren’t necessary to know (# 3, 4, 5, 9) 1.About “influencers” —these are people who produce nothing but garner a
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What Does An Artist Actually Do?

Today’s post is a look at some of the tasks that occupy my working hours. First, Trail Guy and I went for a walk. I was surprised to see wisteria
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Situation, Moola, Plan

The Situation My blogging friend Elisabeth recommended a terrific helper for my blog troubles, mainly the subscription failure situation. Here is what she discovered (and repaired): The dealio that sends
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