Karen Spies, Treasurer
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Karen Spies has a background in philosophy, shamanism, entrepreneurship, visual
arts, investing strategies and visual art. A mental contortionist, she takes her
intuitive psychologically based approach to art and applies those same skills to
the world of cash flow statements and net worth graphs. |
The fringe is a very important development in our culture. It is uncensored and
approved or rejected by word of mouth reviews. In this day of standardized entertainment
it speaks to peoples? real interests and passions.
On a more personal level, artists get support to start thinking like business people.
They have an interactive community that supports moving forward in the business
of the arts. The beginners can utilize the forum to move forward rapidly while minimizing
the discomfort of the learning curve.
Artists are very driven people, enflamed by philosophies and ideas. Too often their
labor of love is so much based in love that fiscal compensation is seen as a betrayal.
This perception works against the artist, trapping them in a place where the work
they are so driven to produce is undervalued and therefore downgraded to a hobby.
Fringe provides a space like no other where the beginner can have a bolt of inspiration
seeing an old pro do what society as a whole has told them is im-probable if not
im-possible. Here, they can touch the possibilities.
