I spoke with artist and client Kay Kiria just last week to catch up on things and while it’s been a stretch since we last spoke we picked up as if it had been just yesterday. What I love about working with artists is seeing how each both harnesses and unleashes (if that makes sense) […]
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The Best Compliments are Referrals – The Karma Exchange
I love networking in its purest form – meeting people and sharing. I love when I can connect two people whether it’s match-making for a doggy play date, referring people to my favorite framer, or passing along a job opportunity I’ve heard about. It feels good and it’s just good karma. When I celebrated my […]
Timing is Everything – Organize your Day
I read a productivity study a few years back that said that the optimal brain time for most people is 8:30 a.m., which unfortunately is also the same time that most people are commuting. Not everybody is a morning person, nor is everyone a commuter, but the important takeaway here is to determining what times […]
Teach!
There’s an old adage that says that those who can’t do teach. That’s a huge lie. Part of being an artist of any kind comes with a certain responsibility to share what you know and help other creatives learn new things. Whether you’re planning to develop an online course through sites like Udemy or YouTube, […]
Keeping up with LA Artist Jarrett Camp – and keeping up with moving forward
It’s been quiet on blog, but I’ve been keeping busy. I’ve been working with L.A. based artist Jarrett Camp and trying to keep up with how fast his mind works. Lately we’ve applied for a few grants and projects, came up with an email campaign for his upcoming exhibition in Monrovia, CA (postponed by the […]
On Writing – by the experts: read between the lines
Storytelling is a fantastic way to get your story out there – especially when it comes to writing about your life as an artist, your influences and inspirations and how you think and feel. Whether you’re using your story as content on your website, a preface for a self published art book, submissions or developing […]
Active and Passive in your art writing – when to use which
I’m trying to make this post as clear as possible without getting bogged down in the grammarly details. Typically you should use the active voice as much as possible when you’re writing. Here’s an example: Active: I created this painting in my studio. Passive: This painting was created by me in my studio. See […]
On Tone – striking the balance with your art communications
Back in October of 2018, I wrote that your writing should be a means to get your information across clearly and concisely and that it’s not meant to be a conversation. This was in refrerence to unneeded phraseology that can bog your message down. Things like, “Needless to say”, that you might use […]