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Comment on Handmade Porcelain Dishes by Gleena by asya

asya — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:19:38 +0000

Thank you so much, keep in touch! All best, Asya.

Comment on Handmade Porcelain Dishes by Gleena by Tricia

Tricia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:02:18 +0000

Hey Asya! No worries at all, really. I was writing the post last night and thinking that “earthenware” was the incorrect term for it but I could not put my finger on it just yet. Thank you so much for stopping by and correcting it. Your work is absolutely gorgeous and I want to make sure it’s represented well. I’ll change it right now for you.

Cheers!

Comment on Handmade Porcelain Dishes by Gleena by asya

asya — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:07:11 +0000

Hi! Thank you so much for writing about me, you have a very lovely blog. I just wanted to mention that my work is not technically “earthenware”, that label is reserved for terracotta low-fire ceramics. My pieces are made out of porcelain and are high-fired. I very much appreciate you writing about me, and I hope you are not offended by the correction. All best, Asya.

Comment on Video: Creative Freelancer Conference Breakfast Roundtable – Growing Your Team, When is the Time? by Carla Rose Fisher

Carla Rose Fisher — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:36:51 +0000

What a great idea, Tricia! Thanks so much for posting this video. It’s great to see freelance professionals like myself discussing the innards of the business, especially when it comes to subcontracting and collaboration issues like accountability and time suckage. You should make your worksheet available to those of us who could only “attend” via this video download. Thanks again for asking the smart questions!

Comment on When Did Your Super Woman or Super Man Costume Get Too Tight? by Video from my Creative Freelancer Conference Breakfast Roundtable: Growing Your Team, When is the Time? » papercut

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:58:01 +0000

[...] the right time to start collaborating with others? I covered the subject matter in a previous post, When Did Your Super Woman or Super Man Costume Get Too Tight? The core issue we covered was trying to understand when it’s best partner up with others in order [...]

Comment on Homemade Garlic & Thyme Croutons by Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:58:44 +0000

OMG, bless your hear for suggesting duck fat. I’ve never used it before as a cooking oil, but gosh darn it, now I’m going to try it.

Comment on Homemade Garlic & Thyme Croutons by jenn

jenn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:41:21 +0000

also duck fat would work if you didn’t have bacon grease on hand. just sayin’.

Comment on When Did Your Super Woman or Super Man Costume Get Too Tight? by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:22:04 +0000

Tricia,
Thanks so much for the shoutout. I’m honestly humbled. It was a pleasure working with you!

I think collaboration is very important. I, too, have always had the jack-of-all-trades mentality; people ask me how to do a lot of varied things and I know how to do a lot of varied things well. But a few months ago, I also had a project where I realized I didn’t have the coding skills to pull it off and had to hire a friend. He wound up costing me a lot of $$$, but I was at the point that a) the thing needed to get done and b) I would rather lose money than sanity/sleep because the former is recoverable!

I’ve always had a collaborative spirit and think it also helps foster some good karma in the design community. I’ve been on both sides of the coin and found it helped my business a million fold. I get to work with all kinds of people and sharpen certain skills. And there are repeat customers. And honestly, if it weren’t for collaborative projects, there are times that I would have no cash. It’s a win-win all around.

I’m not saying you should solely rely on being a subcontractor or subcontract everything out — I do get a lot of jobs where I handle things beginning to end — but do know that asking for help is not a weakness.

Comment on What On Earth Am I Worrying About? by What On Earth Am I Worrying About? (repost)

What On Earth Am I Worrying About? (repost) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:11:09 +0000

[...] entry was originally posted on my business’ design blog. I thought it would good post it here as well so people can see even my mental process of [...]

Comment on What On Earth Am I Worrying About? by Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:52:42 +0000

@Dani, you’re so very welcome for the shout out. Your help has been enormous during this process. We need to sit and dish about how good DrupalCon was. I’m considering attending next year depending on when it is (next year is all thesis for me. ack!).

@Jenn, it can be really tough to get back on the tech wagon, but taking classes will definitely help you out. You don’t have to go all out balls to wall PHP/JSON/YOMOMMA, but at least keepign up with HTML 5/CSS 3 will do wonders and then you pass all the other work over to collaborators. You’re in SF, right? There are tons of art schools that teach continuing ed web design courses. Or heck..you can just come to NYC for the summer and take a class. HINT. HINT. Heh!