A Feast for the Eyes: Food in Art
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving – surrounded by people you love and filled with yummy food. Here’s a no-calorie feast just for your eyes. Please share your gratitudes in a comment or even a link to your own eye feasts.
Single-Tasking Is The Answer for Improved Productivity
Would you like to get more done in less time? Then quit multitasking! Multitasking is working on diverse tasks simultaneously and, usually, doing them all half-heartedly: driving and talking on the phone; attending a webinar and responding to email; or writing a blog post and texting. Research shows that only about 2.5% of college students can multitask effectively. Two point five percent! ©2011 Corrina Sephora, Hull Trilogy (dtl). Mixed media. Studies now show that multitasking is a myth.
Let It Go: Delegating Responsibility
I learned a long time ago that if I was going to build my business to be more profitable, I was going to have to trust others.
I have read plenty of books over the years about how to build a successful business. In the early days, one thing stood out that I knew was a struggle for me: Get reliable help.
How I Screwed Up My Pitch and What You Can Learn From My Colossal Error
Tomorrow is the final day of this year’s Art Biz Makeover event, and I have scheduled a special session on pitching your art that includes a panel of art world folks who are pitched to by artists all of the time. As I was preparing for this event, I approached someone that I wanted to sit on this panel of art experts. I broke all of my rules for pitching ideas to people and couldn’t
Schedule a Scary and Extraordinary Art Project
It’s scary to step up – to think bigger about what you’re capable of. There’s very little motivation in the daily grind: check Facebook, post to Instagram, send a newsletter, write a blog post, work in studio. If you’re not careful, you’ll continue to go through the motions of life without doing something extraordinary for your art and for yourself. Give yourself a challenge that motivates you to get out of bed and into the
What Your Art Business Will Cost You
When you own your own business, it’s important to look at expenses as well as income in order to remain profitable. I looked into various (not all – not even education or supplies and materials!) expenses for artists and thought it might be interesting to share the results. Feel free to add to our completely unscientific list in a comment. Studio Space These numbers are based on responses I received through Twitter and Facebook. (sf
