A blog is an excellent tool for sharing your artwork, building a community, growing your art business , and strengthening your brand. However, a poorly done blog can be worse than no blog at all, says artist and cyber-savvy blogger Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. Register now for Building a Better Blog for Artists...
The business of how to sell art and promote yourself as an artist has gotten both easier and harder in the past few years. Easier, because there are so many ways for you to sell art online and make a name for yourself through blogs and social media. Harder, for all the same reasons. How do you know what...
What does your artist statement say about you? Oh, you don't have an artist statement? That says something right there. Jane Davila packs a wealth of information into this downloadable eBook. A lot of artists don't think they need an artist statement unless they have an art business or plan to...
Last month our town and the neighboring one held an open art studio tour. The stops included a watercolor artist, a woodworker, a mixed-media jewelry artist, a potter, and many others. Although we didn't make it to every stop on the tour, we were amazed at how much talent exists in our little burg...
Making these promotional postcards from a photo of artwork took some effort, but it was worth it. A couple of weeks ago my husband and I attended an art show opening featuring two of his graphite on paper art works. For Nick, this meant framing the works and delivering them to the venue a week prior...
This example, from The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos , uses texture, color, and in situ techniques to create a background for this 'think' sign. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But the right picture can be worth money in your pocket, too. The way you photograph your...
Selling your art can be quite difficult. But with guidance from Cloth Paper Scissors , you will be able to learn how to network your art, how to sell your art online, how to price your art, and much more!