The Brand of You
Who are You? by: Angela Cross Brand (verb) – To mark indelibly. Think of branding as a stamp, by which people will be able to recognize you. Branding is a process of clarifying who you are as an...
View ArticleStare, Share, Steal, and be Willing to Look Stupid
How can I create more art? How do I become a better artist? How can I get more people to see my work? What the $#!@ is a “Skinny Artist”? These are the kind of questions that people ask me all the...
View ArticleThe Great Artist Statement Hoax
Artists statements, what do they really mean? by: Andrew MacDonald Whether you love them or hate them, artist statements seem to be a fixture of the visual art world. So in order to help you make...
View ArticleDon’t Break the Chain!
Practice, practice, blah, blah, blah…. Okay we get it. By now we’ve all heard the great secret of success is that you have to sit down and practice more. Then again if we did everything we are...
View ArticleWhen Life Gets in the Way of Art
In a perfect world, I would have a little writing bungalow nestled in the trees like Neil Gaiman (and 1/50 of his talent) In a perfect world I would never have to stay up late or get up insanely...
View ArticleHow to Take Charge of your Creative Goals
Taking Control of your Creative Life by: Michaela Cristallo You’re showing up to the studio every day, you’re making art and you feel like you’re on the right track, but do you ever wonder if you’re...
View ArticleWhat Are You Afraid Of?
So what scares the crap out of you? People always tell me they can’t think of anything to write about on their blog. For me the problem has never been coming up with ideas, but instead it has always...
View ArticleBecoming an Archaeologist of Joy
When you change one thing, one habit, your whole life changes. Patterns renew and re-chemicalize to meet the new habit Becoming an Archaeologist of Joy by: Niya Christine In November 2012, in a...
View ArticleWhy Creative Artists are Paying the Price
Who Pays Who? by: Andrew MacDonald When I started out in the arts and craft world over twenty years ago, I don’t think the idea of “artist’s application fees” had been invented. As far as I...
View ArticleSome Is Better Than None
We have an expression around our house that we tend to use on everything from solving tricky Algebra problems, to practicing instruments, to eating icky green vegetables — and that is the saying “Some...
View ArticleFor the Love of the Game
Amateur Art Amateur artists have gotten a bad rap. There seems to be a growing rift in the creative world between “professional” and “amateur” artists, writers, musicians, etc… and I’ll be the first...
View ArticleA Simple Act of Courage (it’s not what you think)
The Courage to be Imperfect If you’ve read anything I’ve written in the past for this site, it will probably come as no surprise to you that I often misuse (some say abuse) the English language. So I...
View ArticleToo much of a good thing
Where do I even start? Have you ever had one of those days where you felt completely overwhelmed because you had too many ideas swimming around inside your head and you just didn’t know where to begin?...
View ArticleCreate or Quit?
Time to create or cut bait? Have you ever been in the middle of a project only to discover that you have completely lost your enthusiasm for it and now it seems you’re just going through the motions?...
View ArticleEvicting the Annoying Roommate (inside my head)
Why I stopped talking to myself Back when we first met, we all seemed to get along okay. He was always kind of chatty but it didn’t really bother me because it was usually nice to have a familiar voice...
View Article3 Ages of an Artist
Whether you are a writer, a painter, or any other type of creative artist you know that your life and your art are constantly evolving. Like any other journey this one has a beginning, a middle, and an...
View Article5 Podcasts to Spark Your Creative Soul
Creative Inspiration to Go by: Rebekah Nemethy If you’re anything like me, you love to learn new things and may wish you had more time to do it. No matter how busy your schedule is, I bet there are...
View Article3 Words that Will Change Your Life
Most of us don’t need any more goals or things to add to our to-do list. What we need is a way to focus our mind and cultivate our creative soul… I was exhausted. Most days my head would hit the pillow...
View Article7 Lies We Tell Ourselves About Creativity
Why do we believe we aren’t good enough to create our art? Maybe it’s because we keep telling ourselves the same stupid lies over and over again… It’s time to stop screwing around. Let’s face it, we...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Creative Criticism
Listening to people criticize our creative work is never easy, but it’s going to happen. So how do we take a punch in the ego and then get back to work? The creative writing teacher from hell In...
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