Self Promotion

So I have been trying to come up with some different ways of promoting myself....

1. Join an online gallery
2. Get my work into a shop
3. Loiter around street corners ready to pounce on passers by to tell them about my work. 
4. Write a blog. 
5. Create a facebook promotion where people can get some Laura Hol Art cards for free.
6. Do a craft fair or two.

So far I have done none of these things. 

Oh wait, I have started a blog although as I haven't actually mentioned that I have my own website I don't think the promoting myself aspect of it is going well......here is the link

I almost had success with idea 1 by joining New Blood Art unfortunately my work was rejected as you need to be able to spell BSc in Architectural Studies as A.R.T.  D.E.G.R.E.E. The rejection note was very complimentary, hinting that I was talented and if I got an art degree to get back in touch. So good, but not really.   

Idea 3 seems to be more trouble than it is worth as I seem to be attracting the wrong type of attention - stillettos were a bad idea. I did think I could go the whole hog and become infamous by wearing the dress on the left (thank you Stevie Famulari) .......all publicity is good publicity after all!

So anyway, my Struggling Artist to do list is getting very long, especially as I have a 90cm x 90cm commission in the pipeline..... (and I never seem to tick anything off of it!).