Ms. Afrika Abney - Consultant Branding Blog

"Checking your email regularly is essential for maintaining professionalism and upholding your reputation. Promptly responding to emails demonstrates your commitment to communication and professionalism. It also helps in building trust and credibility with your colleagues, clients, and business partners." As a consultant, I have provided email marketing as one of my services for many of my past clients. If you wish to secure your service, you must reply back to the email.  It is no longer the past and if you are just now checking emails regarding past events, please refrain. 

  Ihave been evaluating my own art more frequently since June 3, 2024.  When I have evaluating my own art, I always ask myself questions because afterall, I know what is my best art and I know what art will sell because I have sold some of my art in the past.  Some of the questions that I have asked myself are below: Why do you think I included these elements? What do you think am I trying to convey? For example, in 2022, I created numerous abstract collages on canvas and some of them I recently have thrown away because the colors were too overpowering or the end result after all of the materials dried appeared darker than usual.  I have thrown away the clothes shown in the above photos as paint stained the materials and was not able to come out of the clothing. I do not like wearing aprons. I usually wear regular clothes. 

  When I was working at the Phillips Collection, I exhibited Kuumba Suras/The Figures of Africa in 2000. •"James McLaugin Memorial Staff Show." Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. 2000 GALLERY ASSISTANT .  Phillips Collection. 2000.  Responsible for monitoring and keeping artwork safe during gallery hours.   I participated in the  James McLaugin Memorial Staff Show which took place at the Phillips Collection in 2000. This was an interesting opportunity for me because I not only participated in the art exhibit, but was also a staff member at the Phillips in 2000. "For more than 25 years, The Phillips Collection has held a staff show to feature the works of artists employed at the museum. In 1984, the staff show was endowed by the family of James McLaughlin, an accomplished still-life painter who worked at the museum for 50 years. In 1932, McLaughlin began his association with Duncan Phillips as a student at the Phillips Gallery Art School. Until his death in 1982, McLaug

    "Video branding is a marketing tool that allows a brand to communicate its identity and values through short videos.  Videos can help make a brand more memorable to its target audience and establish a unique identity.  Videos can help viewers connect emotionally with a brand's story and inspire them to take action." I have been using videos to brand myself and my work as a consultant for several years.   In 2023, I created many abstract paintings. The below video features some of the abstract paintings that I created.  youtube.com/@msafrikaabney vimeo.com/msafrikaabney