You might not think of what you make as art, but I do! Perhaps it’s my obsession with Ted Lasso (and the fact that I watched Brett Goldstein’s Emmy acceptance speech too many times), but I really wanted to title this post “You are a fucking artist.” (If you’re a Ted Lasso fan too, I …
Three years ago, I founded my online mentorship program, Artists and Profit Makers. But you might be surprised to know that wasn’t the original idea for the name. I originally toyed with calling the community High-End Handmade. But something about that name never quite rang true for me. Yes, it encapsulated the idea that I …
Read more “Why art and profit are at the core of everything I do.”
But it’s a process that’s essential for marketing and selling. One of my firm beliefs is that it’s so much easier to market and sell your work as an artist and maker if you truly love your work. I’m not talking about process here. I know many artists and makers love their process. They love …
Read more “Falling in love with your work is a continual process.”
A few weeks back, I made a video talking about why you should tell artists and makers that you can’t afford their work. (You can watch that video here.) Someone commented that on that video about an episode of the Art Juice podcast they had recently listened to with Seth Godin, and how many of …
The other day, I popped into Michael’s to look for something quickly, and was totally overwhelmed by the sheer amount of crap that people were buying. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been in a big box store since the pandemic started, and this most recent trip reminded me that …