For the past few weeks, I have been working on my marketing plan, trying to figure out who I want to market my art to, and how I want to do it. It's a slow process, and a task I have been putting off for ...
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As Twitter gains popularity, there have been suggestions that artists should embrace it as a way of promoting themselves. But I've decided that it doesn't make sense for me.
When I first heard of Twitter, I thought it might be an interesting way to give people ...
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Kevin Kelly's article 1000 True Fans has been buzzing around the internet these past couple days. In it, he describes how he believes how "anyone producing works of art" can make a living if they find 1,000 dedicated fans of their work:
"Instead of trying ...
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So, I just learned that I didn't make the cut for yet another competition I entered. Sigh. So annoying. So hard not to get frustrated. But the stats of this show just to go prove my point about how futile these competitions are as ...
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By now, all artists have heard the advice that to be successful, we need to have a blog. It's now a classic bit of advice that get handed out to artists at every conference and workshop we attend. And while there's a grain of truth ...
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I have just released seven new ketubah designs for my store Modern Ketubah. I usually try to create one or two new designs each winter, but this ...
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John Scalzi, writer and blogger extraordinaire, posted some excellent financial advice geared towards new writers. So often people who give business advice artists come across as condescending or (worse) uninformed. (Did I ever tell you about the time I was in a business workshop ...
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I usually use the slow winter months as a chance to send my art into juried shows and competitions. I used to send my work out quite a bit, but I've found that I've gotten more and more selective. It could be that I'm just ...
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Making art is a long and involved process, even in photography. People are often surprised at how much work I put into each photograph! You might think it just takes a click of the shutter, but that's just the beginning. Each of my photographs represents ...
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I'm on a bit of a roll. After successfully setting up my Etsy store, I decided to create galleries on two other sites I respect: Boundless Gallery and Trunkt. There are ...
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