“Hey Crista, how do I develop originality and find my voice in the artwork?” one artist recently asked. “Do you have any tips?” I do! There are several things that artists can do to find their own voice and nurture it. In fact, these steps are included in the practice of most of the successful artists […]
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I was 17 years old and had never met a blind man before. Every day, he sat at the counter of the diner where I poured coffee. The first time we met, he pulled out paper and colored pencils and started to draw. “But you can’t see!” I blurted out. He just smiled. Blinded by disease
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Over the years, I’ve worked with hundreds of university art students. They always impress me; eager to learn, explore, and ready to change the world. But they’re also scared and unsure if the world will welcome them. Art students often ask the same questions… and what strikes me is how familiar these questions
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When I started out in the art world, artists were pretty limited in how they could sell their art. The internet wasn’t popular yet so if you wanted to get artwork into someone’s hands you had to either show it in a gallery, mail out a catalog, or do what I did which was get
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Artists who have a solid audience base most often see consistent sales and growth and new opportunities. But building a target audience is not easy! It’s an investment of time and energy to gather and nurture a large customer base. And artists have to go deeper than other entrepreneurs, creating emotional and aesthetic connections with
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Creating a business plan may seem like a monumental task. A lot of artists fear that it requires formal education and skills to draft a business plan. Au contraire! While a business plan can appear to be complicated and technical, a one-page program can be potent medicine for your art business. Why? Because it compels
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Last Monday we celebrated International Artists Day by meeting up LIVE in my Facebook Group. It was great to see so many artists there and sharing a toast with this beautiful online community. There, I used the opportunity to reflect about life as an artist and what it takes to actually move forward. Since
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As artists, we’re constantly questioning ourselves. And questions are good things, it’s important to ask questions. But are you asking the right ones? It’s easy to get caught up in questions such as: Am I good enough? Does anyone like my stuff? Do I have what it takes to succeed? Am I too old? (or
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So you’ve taken the jump and chosen to be an artist. Now what? Artists are always telling me what a struggle it is to succeed. They complain that the challenges can be overwhelming. I get it. I’ve been working in the world of Contemporary Art for a long time now. I know the realities.
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Jaune Quick–to–See Smith is an internationally renowned artist with a seriously impressive bio: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is one of the most acclaimed American Indian artists today. Reviewed in most art periodicals, Smith has had over 100 solo exhibits in the past 40 years and has done printmaking projects nationwide. She has lectured at more
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