Business of making art

about the business of being an artist

Twitter and artists

June 25, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 95  :  10 Comments   
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 ... Read More

finding your true fans

March 06, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 483  :  11 Comments   
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 ... Read More

Juried shows: a follow-up

March 06, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 371  :  2 Comments   
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 ... Read More

Artists need blogs!

February 26, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 496  :  12 Comments   
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 ... Read More

New ketubah designs from my nature photography

February 13, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 640  :  5 Comments   
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 ... Read More

Good financial advice for artists

February 11, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 499  :  4 Comments   
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 ... Read More

what being a juror taught me about juried shows

February 02, 2008  :  Business of making art   :  Views 594  :  14 Comments   
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 ... Read More

Selling prints of my works-in-progress

December 06, 2007  :  Business of making art   :  Views 619  :  7 Comments   
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 ... Read More

and also boundless and trunkt

July 15, 2007  :  Business of making art   :  Views 772  :  2 Comments   
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 ... Read More

now with added etsy

July 09, 2007  :  Business of making art   :  Views 1160  :  7 Comments   
After thinking about the different art markets for a while, and asking a lot of people for advice, I finally decided to open a shop on Etsy. I'll be selling small, affordable open edition prints of my most popular photography. At first I ... Read More

 
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