Maria Pezzano

making a living doing what I love

<p>Hi</p> <p>I am a late 40's married artist, happily living in this great, artist friendly city Guelph.</p> <p>For years I have been selling my work at indoorshows, outdoor shows, trade shows, galleries, house weekend shows, studio shows etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>I stopped doing outdoor shows when one rainy summer I had planned ahead to do all the outdoor shows. &nbsp;</p> <p>The past couple of years I have been greatly involved in my local community and in my art community. Isolating issues and in a positive way tried to find solutions to those issues.</p> <p>This has given me the opportunity to realize what I want most, &nbsp; to successfully achieve the next level of my career. Which involves incorporating my studio, boutique and eccommerce altogether in one easlily accessible location.</p> <p>Recently I discovered that my paintings lend themselves quite well to textile designs. I am expanding on that further by having these designs printed and with those textiles I am hiring seamstresses to create toss cushions, duvet cover sets etc.</p> <p>I have found a beautiful location so I had to act fast and secure the lease. &nbsp;I have been consulting with a financial advisor and we determined that I need &nbsp;$8000. for start up costs and then another $20,000 for a few bits of furniture, marketing, and as a safety net.&nbsp;</p>

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