Applying for grants can be a tedious process but is worth exploring as part of your ongoing artist’s strategy. If you’ve never applied for one before or have applied for a couple here and there and gotten rejected, these guidelines are for you. No grant application can stand in place of your work. Be sure […]
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Studio Class Anniversary
I’m celebrating my first year (plus a month) of teaching in my online Studio class. I’m grateful for the students who show up every week, work hard and provide support for each other and good conversation. My goal is to challenge them (and believe me I do) to help them understand that if you break […]
Developing Content for Sarracenia Gallery – what exactly that means
Working as writer and content developer also means being a strategist. All of the regular day to day gallery operations demand some form of writing – emails, press releases, website content, editorial work. These are a pleasure to write but the fun comes in when some creative work is in order – for instance coming […]
Working with Hip Hop Artist Tamara Shavon
I just finished up a writing assignment working with hip hop artist Tamara Shavon, who found me through a hashtag. One of the things I enjoy most about writing for clients is that I get to meet interesting people. Creative and enterprising since childhood, Tamara embodies her messages of positivity and hope through leading by […]
Getting in at the ground level – new virtual gallery!
A lot of my jobs come from my network. I’ve been working with artist Jarrett T. Camp for a couple of years now. Because he’s dyslexic, writing is extremely difficult for him. We’ve developed all of the items he needs for submissions, like his bio and artist statement, done a few grants, and created descriptions […]
Zoom Course Creation Strategies
Recently a long-time friend who I met years ago through the blogosphere asked me if I would teach a Zoom pastel class. She wanted to learn to use color the way that I did and she had a friend or two who would also be interested and would I also create a Facebook Group and […]
Faith Rumm’s Mountain Trail Adventures, Living the Dream
Mariposa, California artist Faith Rumm is always on the go. Inspired by the John Muir Trail since early childhood, Faith has incorporated this passion in every endeavor she’s pursued throughout her entire life. Because she does so many things, Faith contacted me about her website to help rein it in. We spent some time analyzing […]
Patricia Beltran, Living with Art
There’s something about that Florida sunshine that seems to imbue artists there with a particular vibrant energy and I love seeing all of Wetson, Florida-based artist Patricia Beltran’s posts on social media because they radiate such joy. Patricia says of this work: ‘Tomorrow’ represents the infinity possibilities of a new day can give us, new […]