Fabric: Brand Duralee

Taking charge of your art business isnt only about bookkeeping, inventorying the work, and promoting your art effectively. Taking charge of your art business is about assuming 100% responsibility for your actions-- all of your actions, especially in your studio. We all want to increase our productivity and creativity, and Dawn Williams Boyd has mastered doing exactly that by planning ahead. Dawn makes figurative textile paintings that reveal stories--not always pretty ones--about life ...

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Ambitious artists hire me because they want more recognition for their art and support as they get their art out of the studio and into the world. I strung together these words during a small group discussion at a conference. One of my clientshappened to be sitting next to me and flinched at the word choice: ambitious. (You should have seen her face!) [caption id=attachment_22807 align=aligncenter width=650] �Geri deGruy, Equanimity. Fiber on quilt backing and batting, 26.25 x 30.25 inc...

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I teach setting goals for artists. Its the first lesson in the Art Biz Accelerator. I encourage all of my artist-clients to articulate their goals because they have to know what they want to achieve before I can support them. And, yet, I know there is something far more important, and more difficult, than setting goals: Doing the work. We just survived a year in which we lost control of so much in our lives and businesses. We lost control of whether a venue would be open for a show or wheth...

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Balance is the holy grail of every entrepreneurial artists quest. What does a balanced artists life look like And what happens when you actually achieve balance As much as I love the idea of being whisked away by my latest all-consuming project, I also know what it feels like to be out of balance. I much prefer being in charge of my time and my life, and thats why I loved this conversation with Chris Maynard. In this episode I talked with Chris about finding balance in life as well as in ...

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I dont believe in making art for a market. I believe in making art from your *soul* and then finding the right audience for it. But sometimes we are lucky enough to make the art we want, then tweak it just a bit so we can broaden our audience. My guest for this episode of the Art Biz Podcast has found a way to do just that. Ashley Lucas (aka Lady Lucas) is an artist whose work features smartly dressed animals and other sweet anthropomorphic characters. She has illustrated numerous childrens...

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By now you may have picked up on the fact that I am a sucker for a reliable system. My signature program is called the Art Career Success System for a reason. Systems work.They provide you with a framework that, once in place, you can return to repeatedly and update to match where you are at any given moment in your art business. I love figuring out systems, maybe even more than I love following them, because systems are always there to support my progress.And my guest for this episode of th...

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So many artists have benefited from Instagram. This isnt news. It comes up frequently in my interviews, and its so ubiquitous that I havent been able to pinpoint a specific lesson to devote an entire episode to. Until now. Jeanne Rosier Smiths success on Instagram wasnt random. She made a conscious decision to focus on using Instagram to grow her following and expand her art business, and it has paid off. As youll hear, she has been focused and deliberate in her use of the platform, while al...

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