Swimming upstream; I maintain against the grain – Greg Graffin, Bad Religion In art, you don’t always need to follow what other people are doing. Sure, when you start out, it is good to try and replicate others’ styles and techniques to get better at your craft. After years of following others, there comes a …
Contrary to what you may think most successful artists do not wake up one day and suddenly find themselves with flourishing careers. Gaining the respect and notoriety that comes with being an artist doesn’t simply happen. It takes time, effort, and patience. Starting my business I would not have considered myself an artist (although I …
This is the sixth and final part of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. If you want to go back and read from the beginning, start here. After all the work that goes into your art, the last thing you want is to ruin your piece by not properly protecting it. When …
This is part five of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 6 in the coming week, so be sure to keep coming back. We’ll be discussing in great detail some of the topics highlighted in last week’s post. If you want to go back and read from …
This is part four of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 5 – 6 in the coming weeks, so be sure to keep coming back. We’ll discuss in great detail some of the topics highlighted in the first week’s post. If you want to go back and …
This is part three of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 4 – 6 in the coming weeks, so be sure to keep coming back. We’ll be discussing in great detail some of the topics highlighted in last week’s post. If you want to go back and …
This is part two of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 3 – 6 in the coming weeks so be sure to keep coming back as we’ll be talking in great detail about some of the topic highlighted in last weeks post. If you want to go …
This is part one of a series of blog posts on Planning the Art. We will be posting parts 2 – 5 in the coming weeks so be sure to keep coming back as we’ll be talking in great detail about some of the topic highlighted in this weeks post. “Great things are done by …
As an artist, it is important to try to reach as many potential customers as possible. Your online presence must extend as far as possible in order to be successful. Consider that for every hundred or so people who see your products in a search result, on a marketplace, or in their social media feed …
As an artist and a small business owner you may find it hard to grow your business online. Between the competition, trying to predict the search algorithms, and the fees associated with online marketplaces you might wonder if there is a way to grow your business locally. People love to support local artists, there are …
