Why the Supreme Court’s Goldsmith decision is actually good news for artists and independent creators.

I want to talk about the recent Supreme Court copyright case involving the photographer Lynn Goldsmith. You might have heard of it, especially if you run in more artistic circles, but you probably read all about it from the perspective of the work of its more famous plaintiff, Andy Warhol. In an opinion piece in …

The gathering phase and finding your own way

As a teacher, I get nervous when other artists and makers want to follow my exact business strategy. It’s not because I feel it’s proprietary in any way. (If I did, I wouldn’t be teaching it.) Rather, it’s because I have a multifaceted business that varies, sometimes based on necessity and sometimes based on mood. …

It’s not the art in museums that’s the most valuable.

The most essential art is the art we live with. I’ve spent most of my life believing that the most valuable art in the world lives in museums. On the surface, this isn’t a bad thing. I grew up going to museums, and I grew up with the understanding that art is valuable and worthy …