Between 2019-2021, I blogged about the creative process and the business of being an artist. I did my best to cram-jam my posts filled with useful tools, tips and hacks and straight-up honesty from my own point of view.
My focus was figuring out how we can overcome our creative blocks, actually finish our projects and earn money from our art. I also shared the work of Black and Global Majority artists.
Take a look around or see the posts by categories: creative process, self-producing, artist life hacks, artist series. I hope you find something useful here.
Today I’m going to talk about the benefits of Self-Producing your work and offer you a few practical ideas to help you get started.
I’m a huge proponent of making your own opportunities and not waiting for gatekeepers to grant you permission to create. In industry terms, this DIY propensity has a name, Self-Producing.
Read MoreIn lieu of being able to build relationships out there IRL, I’ve been meditating on how best to use our current situation to your advantage. I’ve written before about reaching out to your dream collaborators.
Today I want to focus on another method of building your professional contacts in the face of a global pandemic.
That is to FOCUS ON YOUR PEERS.
Read MoreIt’s December and we are well into the “Festive Season.” Besides all the mayhem that this time of year may or may not entail with your loved ones, it also brings with it various work-related obligations and anxieties.
Read MoreA year ago, with the advent of my newsletter, I reluctantly and skeptically began taking myself more seriously as an entrepreneur.
In early 2020, I formed a Mastermind with two friends who run small business. Carlyn runs Tiny Ritual the Talia runs Primer.
Read MoreThis week I'm digging into the idea that YOUR ART IS A BUSINESS.
… Gross, I know. It gave me the creeps for a long time. I didn't want my creative expression corrupted by capitalism!
However, after years of panic and anxiety about money, I now wish I'd accepted this idea, rather than run from it, early in my career.
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