Art AandA #155 ~ The Merch Artists
The "Merch Artists" are the illustrators, designers, painters, cartoonists and artisans that are creating pop culture inspired art and merchandise for sale directly to the consumer. They have become...
View ArticleThe Reproduction Thing
The reproduction market is all about CREATING VALUE. It is the manipulation of product to produce the PERCEPTION OF VALUE.
View ArticleSuccessful “Collected Works” Books by Artists
Today's Feature Friday is a little different. I wanted to gather together some artists who have successfully self-published a printed collection of their work. There are a several different styles,...
View ArticleArtA&A #42 ~ Set Up Your Email List with Mailchimp
33 Days of Mailchimp ~ a home study step by step class on everything you need to build a loyal subscriber list of people who love what you do and want to hear from you.
View ArticleArt A&A #43 ~ Awesome Opt-ins With MailChimp
Awesome opt-ins with MailChimp. Today we create an opt-in form branded to your art business.
View ArticleArt A&A #44 ~ Embed & Spread Your Opt-in Form
Embed and spread your opt-in forms with MailChimp.
View ArticleArt A&A #47 ~ Create a Pop-Up Opt-in Form
Annoy everyone, be a skeezy pants marketer - how to make a pop-up opt-in form.
View ArticleKathryn Smythe Interview ~ Art A&A #158
I really enjoyed this interview. Kathryn is a maker, a doer and a go-getter. She's the kind of person who makes you believe in the possibility of all the things - AND lets you know that you're the only...
View ArticleRevenue Streams ~ Art A&A #63
Today's podcast outlines some of the possible revenue streams available to artists to keep our businesses viable and healthy, even during changes in the market and business models.
View ArticleMy Big Fat Fear ~ Soul First Sunday #1
This was a big deal for me. Big for my career. Big for business. Big for being seen. Yay for success and being seen and accepting yourself for who you are instead of waiting to be thin or pretty!
View Article[SFS #5] Shame
My life is far from bad - but I wanted to share how shame comes up for me in this life around body image.
View ArticleHave You Seen the Passionate Heart of Your Biz?
The 5 Objections to buying by Zig Ziglar... Art acts like a mirror to remind us of who we are, or who we want to be. Art is a mirror to remind us how we feel about an event, an idea, the world... or...
View ArticleAre you Sacrificing Truth for More Sales?
Your job when creating is to create without restriction. Create from the authentic clarity of your inner voice. The art world is breaking wide open. And it’s global. Don’t worry about where you...
View ArticleArt A&A #31 – Watercolour Travel Kits
This episode we share a bunch of watercolour travel kit options. Take your painting on the go - easy peasy!
View ArticleStephanie Graham ~ Feature Friday Artist
Stephanie is a photographer, videographer and storyteller, capturing and sharing conversation starters about the more difficult topics that need to be had today around the intersections of race, gender...
View ArticleKeep an eye on your organizational system.
I'm a visual learner and work better when I have visuals to support my activities. This is just as true for debt repayment and savings - so I created these tools to help me keep on track and stay...
View ArticleThink Forward with Your Art
In order to become more organized and productive in my art biz, I came up with a checklist of steps required after finishing an art piece.
View ArticleFind a system that works for you
I've realized that I create mess when something doesn't have a place to go. I like to have systems that work for me so I created a blog post template that I can print out and use to plan my posts and...
View ArticleMake it easy to for people to give you money
Make it easier for your supporters to give you money in as many different ways as possible.
View ArticleArt A&A #53 ~ Pen and Ink Nibs Demo
I tested out a bunch of old school nibs to give you an idea of the kinds of strokes they make.
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