Curious Mondays Archives

Have You Lost Friendships Because You Are An Artist? (Curious Monday)

Living the life as an artist is hard enough, but it’s made harder when those we’re close to don’t support us.

We need people around us who can support us emotionally – people who believe in our message to the world. It really stinks when friends and family don’t believe in our goals.

Have you lost friendships because people couldn’t support your life as an artist?

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How Do You Motivate Yourself to Finish a Project? (Curious Monday)

We all have projects that are part of our lives for longer than originally intended. The more we avoid them, the more monstrous they become.

Procrastination is in charge.

Today’s question …

How do you motivate yourself to finish up a project that has been hanging around the studio too long?

How to you face a project that you committed to, but no longer have any interest in?

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What Is Your Morning Routine? (Curious Monday)

If you ever doubted that routines are important for doing strong creative work, read Twyla Tharp’s book, The Creative Habit.

What is your morning routine?

What do you do each morning without thinking? What do you wish you would be able to do in the mornings?

Do you rise and shine early? Or are you a late starter?

Respond on this first Curious Monday post.

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When You’re Worried About Being Too Commercial in Your Art Career

I’ve asked about what it means to be “too commercial” before, but this article in Hyperallergic had me thinking about it again.
It discusses a limited-edition $2,500 book by Annie Leibovitz for Taschen and the Wu-Tang Clan’s plan to sell access to a pricey album for 1-time-only listening.

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Does the Nosedive in Facebook Reach Affect How You Market Your Art?

Have you noticed? Facebook has dramatically reduced the number of people who are organically seeing the posts on your business page. The reach of your posts has probably gone down 50% or more since October of 2013. This means that even though someone has liked your page, they probably won’t see what you share unless you pony up and pay for promoted posts and ads.

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Evaluating Your Art Instructors

Artists often go out of their way to learn new techniques from well-established instructors. You might drive a long distance, hop on a plane, or invest a good chunk of change. Today’s deep thought comes from a reader who thinks you probably have something to say about these classes.

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In the Service of Society < Deep Thought

Artists have to be the servant to society. – Marina Abramovic. Discuss.

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In the Service of Society < Deep Thought

Artists have to be the servant to society. – Marina Abramovic. Discuss.

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You Are Not Your Art

One of my coaching mentors used to say that she couldn’t separate business coaching from personal coaching. “It’s all personal,” she would say.
If you read enough business motivation, you will come across attempts to help coach you through rejection and criticism with some form of the following. . . . “You are not your business.” . . .

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Art You Don’t Like

Sometimes we grow out of art that isn’t our own. Our tastes change.
Or we were gifted a piece by a generous artists, but it’s not really “us” or it doesn’t fit in our home or with our aesthetic.

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