Fabric - trim-embellishments

So much of what is happening right now is beyond your control. You cant control how many people get sick. You cant control how fast the virus spreads. You cant control what our leaders do (though you can vote and I strongly urge you to do that). But you can control how you react. Its critical for your well being that you pay attention to what is in your control. This is going to make you feel much more optimistic about the future, and give you fuel to carry on. For the foreseeable future, Im...

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Back in 2016 I sat down with Cynthia Morris to discuss an affliction many of our artist-clients suffer from: Impatience. Especially around making money. This was the first episode of what became the Art Biz Podcast. I originally started noticing this almost desperate desire for artists to make fast money at the height of the recession. Artists lost day jobs and, while they were excited to be able to focus on their art, they needed income to start rolling in much more quickly than was reaso...

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Want more help selling your art You have a sales force right under your nose: Your collectors. The people who loved your art enough to buy it and live with it are your biggest fans, and are probably itching to share your art with their friends, families, and colleagues. Make it easy for them! Your first step to turning collectors into an art-selling brigade is to stay in touch with them. Sending newsletters, personal emails , postcards, and holiday and birthday cards keeps your name i...

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In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In front of all the guests. Most of the artists I know and love would have (1) laughed out loud thinking, Obviously she jests, or (2) run the other way. Fast. Not Jennie. She accepted the challenge and rose to the occasion. More interestingly, she found she really liked it. Jennie, who was single at the time (read: freer), enjoyed traveling and painting at we...

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In the spring of 2018, Cathy Read took my Magnetic You course. Now this class isnt for the faint of heart because it involves a lot of writing. And, if youre like most of my clients, you really would prefer to get by without more writing. We work on your artist statement, bio, about page, stories about your art, and your branding. All of your hard work leads to a cohesive presentation that makes you more attractive to buyers, curators, and collectors. One of the most important lessons in Mag...

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One of the tenets I abide by can be abbreviated as A.B.E. Always Be Evolving . Evolution, by definition, is something that happens over time. Its usually not the result of a big bang! You have to allow it to happen. And thats a process Ive learned to give into. So I began thinking about what I really wanted for my students and coaching clients and what I want for myself. This last part is very important because if Im not happy in my business, my team isnt happy and my clients arent happy be...

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When I was a kid I used to hole up in my room to draw--dreaming of being an artist. One of the books I worked from was titled something like How to Draw Wildlife. The drawing I remember making most vividly was a charging lion. But I was just copying from a book. Learning anatomy and how to depict movement convincingly by building lines and shapes on top of one another. I cant imagine the opportunity to sketch African wildlife in their habitat. Thats what Alison Nicholls does. Once a year, ...

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