Week of March 30
Verde by CarrieGoller
Announcements:
1) We will be sending out an email survey soon regarding how / when/ where to conduct the next team meeting. BEE on the lookout for the email! (sorry….couldn’t resist the pun)
2) Encaustic art deadlines: If you have not yet checked out our RESOURCES section with calls for art, you’re missing out on some great opportunities! A few of the show deadlines are fast approaching!
3) Beeswax products: Just a quick shout out to all the members of our team who are NOT encaustic artists, but who work with beeswax directly in their craft or artform. If you have not yet checked out some of the podcasts highlighting some of these wonderful additions to our BEE team, go through the February posts to tune into the podcasts!
4) Our Etsy-forum: you can find this week’s thread here.
Week of March 23
Voice by Kbean
Announcements:
1) New BEE team co-leader: As you may know, our team is growing! In order to accommodate for the growing needs of our team, Kathryn Dart (or “Kbean“) has decided to join as a co-leader!! She’ll be in charge of taking care of new members, the forum and helping to brainstorm ways of making the team better. Check out her work and be sure to say a big THANK YOU for all the time she’s volunteering to help our team remain pure AWESOMENESS!
2) The Encaustic forum: We have had many people sign up to contribute to the forum on our site! If you’ve signed up and received a confirmation email, you may begin contributing. We suggest checking it 1-2 times a week, and by all means – post as many questions, comments or blurbs about your process, your art, supplies, etc as you want! The forum will only be as good as we make it – so go for it! To sign in, or to sign up (if you do not have a username and password yet), go to the forum page of our site.
Our Etsy-forum: you can find this week’s thread here.
3) The Buzz: We have had a positive respond to Feb’s podcasts. We’re new at making podcasts, but since we are a global team, have found them to be a fun way to connect with members all over the world! We are now planning our schedule for the upcoming months. We’d like the podcast series to be called THE BUZZ, and work in conjunction with a small written overview and some images on our team site. Our goal is to highlight one member every two weeks, purely to show off what our members are up to and to hopefully bring in more sales! If you have any ideas for topics, questions, etc that you’d like to hear discussed during the podcasts, please email Shannon at writeshans [at] gmail [dot] com.
4) Team Meeting: It’s been awhile since we’ve had our last team meeting. Since we are a global team, we’d like as much input from members all over as possible. Therefore, a survey (via email) will be helpful in finding out what time is most conducive to a well-attended meeting. COMING SOON to your email inbox!
Week of March 16
Country Blues by Susannajarian
Announcements:
1) Volunteers: This team is comprised of several key volunteers that devote a few hours of their time each week or per month to help the team run smoothly. They work with me (Shannon) to help make everything from the graphics to the team membership up to date. If you have some time and are passionate about helping out, let me know! You can email me anytime: writeshans [at] gmail.com or convo me in my etsy store: newbyart.
2) The Encaustic forum: To contribute, go directly to the “forum” page on our site, log in and contribute away! If you do not have a username and password yet, sign up on the encaustic forum page of our site.
Our Etsy-forum: you can find this week’s thread here.
Week of March 9
The Stroll by Leililaloo
Announcements:
1) Website changes: In an effort to make the website cleaner and easier to navigate, some things are being changed around. There are fewer categories, but most of the same information can still be found on the site.
2) The Encaustic forum: To contribute, go directly to the “encaustic forum” page on our site, log in and contribute away! If you do not have a username and password yet, sign up on the encaustic forum page of our site.
Our Etsy-forum: you can find this week’s thread here.
Great Feb sale, BEES!
Florida Koi by DawnKormanArt
Announcements:
1) Our February sale was a success! Thanks to all participating members for making it such a great sale. Instructions on how to send in your donations are in our weekly email.
2) The Encaustic forum is going strong on our bee team website. To contribute, go directly to the “encaustic forum” page on our site, log in and contribute away! If you do not have a username and password yet, sign up on the encaustic forum page of our site.
Our Etsy-forum is also up and running again. You can find this week’s thread here.
3) Podcasts! We’re going to take a month-long break from the podcasts, but starting in early April, we’ll have more! Any suggestions for topics / people we should highlight? Shoot them my way: writeshans [@] gmail [dot] com
