Calendar Girl Blog: Reviewing the Future
I seem to like working in the one year time frame. Over the year's I've repeatedly found myself on projects that used a full year to cycle through from the inception to presentation stage. My Hillside Festival Artistic Director gig fell into this category. And Art Jam.
Of course, when the project is part of an 'annual' edition, the cycles can overlap a bit, but for the most part, there's a clear beginning, middle and end.
I'm nearing the end of the cycle for the 2006 calendar. Within about 6 weeks, my product, as I sometimes refer to it, will loose it's value. Such is the nature of the calendar beast. February sales are few.
This particular end period is my fifth with this project and it's weighing in much heavier than I'd like to admit.
As I morosely reported to a colleague today, "I'm dragging my ass to the finish line."
There are a million reasons. But specifically, the sales spike in October stayed in October. November has been flat. The boxes of calendars that fill one wall of my dining room are trickling out the door. I wanted...rather needed a flood of sales to lift my weary bones and propel me forward.
The start of another cycle looms and ignorance is no longer my friend.
Calendar Girl has claimed for awhile that she'd publish 10 annual editions. But given the push, push, pushing and the massive amount of time she spends volunteering, and the need she has to develop paid work, Calendar Girl may have to cut herself loose. Honest, but not cheery news.
Calendar Girl
Of course, when the project is part of an 'annual' edition, the cycles can overlap a bit, but for the most part, there's a clear beginning, middle and end.
I'm nearing the end of the cycle for the 2006 calendar. Within about 6 weeks, my product, as I sometimes refer to it, will loose it's value. Such is the nature of the calendar beast. February sales are few.
This particular end period is my fifth with this project and it's weighing in much heavier than I'd like to admit.
As I morosely reported to a colleague today, "I'm dragging my ass to the finish line."
There are a million reasons. But specifically, the sales spike in October stayed in October. November has been flat. The boxes of calendars that fill one wall of my dining room are trickling out the door. I wanted...rather needed a flood of sales to lift my weary bones and propel me forward.
The start of another cycle looms and ignorance is no longer my friend.
Calendar Girl has claimed for awhile that she'd publish 10 annual editions. But given the push, push, pushing and the massive amount of time she spends volunteering, and the need she has to develop paid work, Calendar Girl may have to cut herself loose. Honest, but not cheery news.
Calendar Girl
posted by Sue Richards at 11:20 AM
3 Comments:
Sue,
Please banish those evil thoughts from your mind. Your BoC calendar is one of a very few initiatives that can and has markedly improve people's lives. Indeed it can even save some lives. Besides, November is almost over, and December will surely bring more cheer to your heart, and to your bank account when shoppers start thinking about Christmas gifts.
Hang on until Thursday.
Pierre,
Better if shoppers think about Canada Post deadlines. That's part of the dilemma I face. Last minute shoppers and mail order don't work that well. And with so few retailers, I'm mostly it.
Thanks for the cheer though. Shall I get you some pompoms?
Calendar Girl
Sue,
Only you can know the right timing and you have to follow what is right for you.
I would hate to se BoC disappear having only just got to know it and not even have had a full year of it on my wall. It is a profoundly good piece of work.
As always, maybe there is another way to look at it. But I repeat, only you know your heart.
Best
Chris
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