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Chris seeks balance both in his work and life. Alyson wanted to know what the pursuit of balance looks like to him.

Alyson talks with Ashley about how she sells more work by connecting with groups linked to a specific location.

Sema has a well defined set of procedures for anyone who wants to commission one of her pet portraits. Alyson walks through all of the steps with her on this episode.

Basement Apartment Decor

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Jeanne shares how she grew her art business organically on Instagram--in a way that is fun for her and allows her to connect with more people.

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Lisa attributes all of her success as an artist to keeping up her blog since 2005. Episode #66

In just a few years, Sean VanderVliet has created a brand and a buzz around his functional pottery. A number of Denver’s finest restaurants commission Sean for their signature dinnerware. Among the business lessons Sean shares in episode 31 of the Art Biz Podcast is that not everyone is a customer. LISTEN NOW >>>

What do you do if you're a passionate feminist artist and want to celebrate such an auspicious occasion as the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women's right to vote in the U.S.? You GO BIG! Marilyn Artus tells us about the concept and logistics behind Her Flag in episode 30 of the Art Biz Podcast. LISTEN NOW >>> Road Trip Projects, Women In American History, Women Right To Vote, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Feminist Artist, Sojourner Truth, Epic Journey, Artist Art

Road Trip Projects

Women In American History

What do you do if you're a passionate feminist artist and want to celebrate such an auspicious occasion as the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women's right to vote in the U.S.? You GO BIG! Marilyn Artus tells us about the concept and logistics behind Her Flag in episode 30 of the Art Biz Podcast. LISTEN NOW >>>

Don't keep a journal to satisfy my utter fascination with artists' journals. Keep one for yourself. Write things down in order to remember and reflect. And keep writing because it contributes to your art marketing. In episode 51 of the Art Biz Podcast, Cynthia Morris and I talk about a framework for journaling, what types of journals we like, the value of writing by hand, and how to use prompts. LISTEN NOW >>> The Time Is Now, Have Time, Are You The One, Mulberry Wine, Sea Flowers, Julia Cameron, Types Of Journals, Writing Coach, Leather Journal Cover

Leather Journal Cover

Don't keep a journal to satisfy my utter fascination with artists' journals. Keep one for yourself. Write things down in order to remember and reflect. And keep writing because it contributes to your art marketing. In episode 51 of the Art Biz Podcast, Cynthia Morris and I talk about a framework for journaling, what types of journals we like, the value of writing by hand, and how to use prompts. LISTEN NOW >>>

We will all grieve about something at one point or another. It's an emotion we share. In episode 52 of the Art Biz Podcast, I talk with Jan Heaton about how she worked through, and is still working through, 11 years of grief. (painting here ©Jan Heaton) LISTEN NOW >>> Anonymous Gifts, Moving To Boston, Wayne State University, Dealing With Grief, Fairs And Festivals, Abstract Watercolor Art, Lose Something

Anonymous Gifts

Moving To Boston

Wayne State University

Dealing With Grief

Fairs And Festivals

Abstract Watercolor Art

Lose Something

We will all grieve about something at one point or another. It's an emotion we share. In episode 52 of the Art Biz Podcast, I talk with Jan Heaton about how she worked through, and is still working through, 11 years of grief. (painting here ©Jan Heaton) LISTEN NOW >>>

I want to talk about a document you can revisit (or perhaps face for the first time) that gives you power (control) over how your art is perceived: your artist statement. When you want to become part of the critical discourse—to have others consider your work for venues, grants, residencies, and articles—you can't neglect writing your artist statement. Painting featured ©Nancy Bass. LISTEN NOW >>> Art Biz Podcast episode 50 Visual Branding, Painted Features, Guidelines, Oil On Canvas, How Are You Feeling, Illustration

I want to talk about a document you can revisit (or perhaps face for the first time) that gives you power (control) over how your art is perceived: your artist statement. When you want to become part of the critical discourse—to have others consider your work for venues, grants, residencies, and articles—you can't neglect writing your artist statement. Painting featured ©Nancy Bass. LISTEN NOW >>> Art Biz Podcast episode 50

Most people who know they're going to move delay the hard part of getting rid of things until packing time. Not Daryl Johnson. She made a year-long plan to alleviate much of the stress by recycling, donating, gifting, and selling many of her possessions—a little at a time. She shares her process in episode 49 of the Art Biz Podcast >>> LISTEN NOW Great Paintings, Business Building, Alleviate, Daryl, Johnson, Episode

Most people who know they're going to move delay the hard part of getting rid of things until packing time. Not Daryl Johnson. She made a year-long plan to alleviate much of the stress by recycling, donating, gifting, and selling many of her possessions—a little at a time. She shares her process in episode 49 of the Art Biz Podcast >>> LISTEN NOW

Before you can even begin to think about business at a time like this, you might need to come to grips with an existential question: Why make art at all? Why make it now? If you’ve ever questioned the reason for making art, you’re not alone. There are at least 5 reasons why you should continue making art at this moment. LISTEN NOW >>> Art Biz Podcast episode 48

Email is terrific. It’s fast, inexpensive, and connects to other online resources. But along with email comes a few headaches—primarily, and I don’t have to tell you this, too much of it. It might be worth trying a different tactic—to revisit a strategy for sending real mail that lands in a real mailbox. Photo here: Margaret Bremner's cards. LISTEN NOW >>> Art Biz Podcast episode 47 Make Email, Handwritten Notes, Business Resources, Online Resources, Artist Trading Cards, Activities To Do, Watercolor Cards

Email is terrific. It’s fast, inexpensive, and connects to other online resources. But along with email comes a few headaches—primarily, and I don’t have to tell you this, too much of it. It might be worth trying a different tactic—to revisit a strategy for sending real mail that lands in a real mailbox. Photo here: Margaret Bremner's cards. LISTEN NOW >>> Art Biz Podcast episode 47

So much of what is happening during Covid-19 is beyond your control. You can’t control how many people get sick. You can’t control how fast coronavirus spreads. You can’t control what our leaders do, but you can control how you react. It’s critical for your well being that you pay attention to what is in your control. This is going to make you feel much more optimistic about the future, and give you fuel to carry on. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 46 Cardboard Sculpture, New Words, Visual Artist, Kids House, Make You Feel

So much of what is happening during Covid-19 is beyond your control. You can’t control how many people get sick. You can’t control how fast coronavirus spreads. You can’t control what our leaders do, but you can control how you react. It’s critical for your well being that you pay attention to what is in your control. This is going to make you feel much more optimistic about the future, and give you fuel to carry on. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 46

I originally started noticing this almost desperate desire for artists to make fast money at the height of the recession. Artists lost day jobs and, while they were excited to be able to focus on their art, they needed income to start rolling in much more quickly than was reasonable. The hard truth is that your art career needs time to develop. An unbearable amount of time. Cynthia Morris and I discuss this topic in episode 45 of the Art Biz Podcast >>LISTEN NOW Art Careers, Professional Art, Hard Truth, Affliction, Fast Money, Desperate, Cynthia

I originally started noticing this almost desperate desire for artists to make fast money at the height of the recession. Artists lost day jobs and, while they were excited to be able to focus on their art, they needed income to start rolling in much more quickly than was reasonable. The hard truth is that your art career needs time to develop. An unbearable amount of time. Cynthia Morris and I discuss this topic in episode 45 of the Art Biz Podcast >>LISTEN NOW

In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In front of all the guests. Jennie rose to the challenge and found out she actually like it. She shares how she does it in episode 44 of the Art Biz Podcast >> LISTEN NOW George Bush Library, Emily Jeffords, Teach For America, Wedding Painting, Live Painting, Wooden Easel

In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In front of all the guests. Jennie rose to the challenge and found out she actually like it. She shares how she does it in episode 44 of the Art Biz Podcast >> LISTEN NOW

One of the most important lessons in Magnetic You involves meditating on your art. I insist that art speaks when you give it the time and space to tell you its story. Then you have to capture that story in a journaling process. Cathy Read wrote pages and pages about a new body of work. Then she got an idea from another lesson to leverage all of that writing she had done. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 43 London Architecture, Urban Architecture, Beautiful Architecture, Next London, London Art, The Shard London, Reading Art

London Architecture

Urban Architecture

Beautiful Architecture

One of the most important lessons in Magnetic You involves meditating on your art. I insist that art speaks when you give it the time and space to tell you its story. Then you have to capture that story in a journaling process. Cathy Read wrote pages and pages about a new body of work. Then she got an idea from another lesson to leverage all of that writing she had done. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 43

Wildlife Conservation

African Countries

Make A Donation

Once a year, Alison Nicholls leaves her home in New York and heads to South Africa to lead her Art Safaris for Africa Geographic. (They found her from her online posts back in 2010!) I know from experience that it's difficult enough to fill a workshop in your hometown or even a neighboring state. Alison’s Art Safaris are thousands of miles away and sell out months in advance. LISTEN NOW to how she does it >> Art Biz Podcast episode 41

She and I started talking about the idea of doing less (not more) in order to accomplish your goals, but it turned into a conversation about focusing more. Focusing on what matters. For Suzanne, that meant making a new body of work. Nothing is more important to your professionalism as an artist than a consistent studio practice. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 40 Focus On What Matters, To Focus, Mfa Programs, The Artist's Way, Morning Pages, Create Your Own Business, Abstract Portrait

Focus On What Matters

Create Your Own Business

Abstract Portrait

She and I started talking about the idea of doing less (not more) in order to accomplish your goals, but it turned into a conversation about focusing more. Focusing on what matters. For Suzanne, that meant making a new body of work. Nothing is more important to your professionalism as an artist than a consistent studio practice. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 40

How does marketing your art jive with such trends? If we're encouraged to shed the objects in our lives, who will buy your art? Designer and metalsmith Megan Auman has some insight that will make you feel better about making more art. What you do is critically important—it's the antidote to mass consumerism. Megan is also author of the Stuff Does Matter Manifesto. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 39 Minimalist Trend, Minimalist Lifestyle, Argentium Silver, Recycled Sterling Silver, Gorgeous Dresses, Pretty Dresses, Megan Auman, Cream Floral Dress, Who Will Buy

Minimalist Trend

Minimalist Lifestyle

Argentium Silver

Recycled Sterling Silver

How does marketing your art jive with such trends? If we're encouraged to shed the objects in our lives, who will buy your art? Designer and metalsmith Megan Auman has some insight that will make you feel better about making more art. What you do is critically important—it's the antidote to mass consumerism. Megan is also author of the Stuff Does Matter Manifesto. LISTEN NOW >> Art Biz Podcast episode 39