{"id":1250,"date":"2017-01-11T18:44:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T23:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dodreamon.com\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2017-01-11T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T23:46:07","slug":"queen-dreamer-interview-w-ashley-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dodreamon.com\/blog\/queen-dreamer-interview-w-ashley-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"*~*Queen Dreamer Interview w\/ Ashley Anderson*~*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queen Dreamer<\/p>\n

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A woman who knows who she is has morals and values, works hard in every aspect of her life.<\/p>\n

A woman who loves passionately, openly, and wholeheartedly, because she knows love is the most powerful force in the world.<\/p>\n

A woman who embraces the true essence of her being\u2026her truth\u2026 her greatness\u2026 her flaws. She is free\u2026she is bold\u2026she is unapologetically herself. She knows she\u2019s royalty and acts as such!<\/p>\n

She acknowledges, respects, and empowers other Queens. She knows anything is possible, as long as, she believes in herself and trusts her royal journey that she has all the power within her to manifest the life she deserves.<\/p>\n

She understands that to fully live one must be grateful for everything! Every life lesson, the good and the bad, because everything she\u2019s been through perfectly molded her into the woman she is today.<\/p>\n

She knows you must live with a purpose and she has the courage and strength that no matter what life brings her way she will always follow her dreams!\"qd\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Xoxoxo,<\/p>\n

Yours Truly Thee\u2019 One and Only,<\/p>\n

Chonita Nicole<\/p>\n

Daughter of The King, Mother to Maddi, Queen Dreamer, Queenpreneuer, Believer, Daughter, Sister, Friend<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Chat w\/Ashley<\/p>\n

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  1. What is your profession? Artist\/Calligrapher<\/li>\n
  2. What does a typical day in your life consist of? On a weekday, the day job from 6-3, relaxing for a bit then working on Marlee Ash for the rest of the evening. Don\u2019t tell anyone but from 6-3 I try to stay as active as possible on social media to keep some sort of presence and interaction going. Also, keeping track of orders (I\u2019m so forgetful) and doing my best to meet deadlines. On weekends it\u2019s more social media and painting!<\/li>\n
  3. How did you become an entrepreneur? I\u2019ve worked desk jobs for almost a decade and I realized that it was pretty unfulfilling for me. I wanted something more and I wanted to have fun with my career and sitting at a desk wasn\u2019t it. I was also tired of taking so many hours of my day and using it to keep someone else\u2019s dream alive. What about my talents and my dreams? That\u2019s how Marlee Ash cam to be.<\/li>\n
  4. Why do you work in that line of business, what made you decide that\u2019s what you wanted to do? When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up as a youngster, I always replied \u201cAn art teacher or a lawyer!\u201d I\u2019m not sure where a lawyer came from but as far as art goes I would draw pretty much anything as a kid. I would also ignore my lessons in class and write the alphabet over and over again. It came natural. When I picked up art again a little over a year ago I dabbled in abstract and realized I really enjoyed uplifting quotes and phrases, so I combined the two and voila!<\/li>\n
  5. What do you enjoy most about what you do? The creative process. Having an idea in my head and holding it in my hand as a finished product is so fulfilling.<\/li>\n
  6. What do you least enjoy? How much my day job takes away from Marlee Ash. Also keeping up with deadlines. Things can go wrong such as difficulty getting the words down as perfectly as possible or varnish not drying correctly and this pushes that deadline back.<\/li>\n
  7. If you would give a young Queen Dreamer or King Dreamer any 3 pieces of advice what would you give them? Don\u2019t waste your time worrying about those who aren\u2019t supporting you. They may not like what you have to offer or it may be jealousy, but who cares? It\u2019s totally fine! Focus on those who do support you and more supportive people will come. 2. It\u2019s okay to screw up, it happens. 3. Do it scared.<\/li>\n
  8. What\u2019s some advice you wish someone had given you prior to starting your business? The advice that I needed was more so technique based. What paint to use, things like that.<\/li>\n
  9. How do you market your company? My personal Facebook page and Instagram.<\/li>\n
  10. Do you have a mentor or someone you go to for advice? If so who and how have they assisted you thus far? I do not. I\u2019m not against it but I\u2019ve been following different blogs here and there so far.<\/li>\n
  11. Do you have a company website, any social media, how can someone get in contact with you? I\u2019m working on my website now! Follow me on Instagram @marleeashfineart.<\/li>\n
  12. What was one of the hardest decisions you had to make in regards to your business? Deciding to redo and entire piece. I\u2019m talking a 20×30 piece with a bible verse on it. It was all done after taking forever to finish (personal changes and moving across the country back home) I went to varnish and it was a blotchy mess. Lesson learned. I tried to cover the blotchy areas but I had to admit that it was lost cause and sanding down and starting over was my best bet.<\/li>\n
  13. Just for fun, what\u2019s the strangest thing that has happened to you running your business? People not understanding how this art thing works. Asking for landscapes and drawings of animals. Things that are not featured on my Instagram or Facebook at all. Each artist has their specialty and I stay within that range.<\/li>\n
  14. When people think about you and your company what would you like for them to think; what do you want your Legacy to be? When people think of Marlee Ash I want them to know that I did my best and put a lot of work into it. It may look like a simple piece of artwork but it takes time. This is a handmade business. This isn\u2019t done on a computer where I make the perfect measurements and everything is flawless. With a handmade product you will get \u201cflaws\u201d and that\u2019s the beauty of a handmade product.<\/li>\n
  15. What\u2019s your ultimate goal for your brand? To be featured on stationary, greeting cards, housewares and office decor around the world.<\/li>\n
  16. I\u2019m sure you have read my definition of a Queen Dreamer what do you think of when you hear *Queen Dreamer*? A Queen Dreamer is a doer. She\u2019s gotten beyond the point of this just being an idea in her head but she\u2019s taken the steps to make it a reality. Whether she\u2019s super confident about it or scared out of her mind she\u2019s making it happen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    COMMENT AND SHARE WITH OTHER DREAMERS!<\/p>\n

    XOXOXO YOURS TRULY,<\/p>\n

    THEE\u2019 ONE & ONLY,<\/p>\n

    CHONITA NICOLE<\/p>\n

    SENDING PEACE, LOVE & POSITIVITY YOUR WAY!\"img_5183\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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