Since finishing the mural and losing Sequoia Gifts & Souvenirs, there is much work to be done. It has come to my attention that I have really lost control of the location of some of my inventory! There are lists, but if they aren’t all updated regularly, they are useless. The scariest thing is that a piece could be sold somewhere, I don’t know about it, and someone else buys it off my website. That is not a desirable situation, and I know this from personal experience. (Do all lessons have to be learned the hard way??) In addition to finding the pieces on all my lists, it is important to find places to sell those pieces. They are more likely to be sold if they are seen by the public than if just hanging in my studio. On the other hand, someone could visit my studio and there would be nothing for them to see or buy! Like most of life, this is a balancing act and a guessing game. (oh for a crystal ball. . . but then I recall my Oh-So-Wise Grandmother saying “If you knew what was going to happen, you wouldn’t need faith!”) Further, I have to recall all those conversations during the mural when people said, “When you are finished. . .” and then follow up with phone calls! It is prudent for me to remember that until money exchanges hands, it is simply conversation, not a job. (Hard Lesson #31) Crescent Meadow – oil on wrapped canvas – 8×10″ – $85 available here:  https://www.cabinart.net/oils_new.shtml