Clarity will help you get things done. When you’re fuzzy about what needs to be done, you tend to procrastinate. When you procrastinate, you create a backlog of tasks and overwhelm sets in. Clearly define your tasks and identify only the next action for your task list. Lisa Pressman, Seeds of Thought. Encaustic on
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1) Be kind to everyone. Listen to people and learn to see the world through their eyes, even if you don’t agree. Be kind with your words–whether spoken or written. 2) Be professional in everything you do. Be present and aware of your actions.
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It’s frustrating when you email someone a couple of times and don’t hear back from them. But before you take it personally, consider the possibility that your email was never received. There are all kinds of spam filters and blockers out there just waiting to steal your message. If you don’t get a response from
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I'm preparing for three keynotes this spring and my goal is to get a grasp on how the economy is affecting average working artists. Almost all of the data we have from past recessions is from auction houses, which is a poor predictor of how recessions affect the majority of artists. Please help me to
Artists: How is the recession affecting you? Read
Recession, recession, recession! That’s all we’re hearing these days. Things are going to be tough for a while, but there’s still a silver lining in every situation if you look at all the angles. Carpe diem! For instance, now would be a terrific time to put together an exhibition proposal for your local museum or
A question from 2009 from an artist who didn’t have e-commerce capabilities and wanted to finalize a sale from South Africa.
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The question “How important is it to have dates on my art?” first arrived in my inbox from Catherine Arnold. Then, at my workshop in California last weekend, I got the same question. Must be others out there who want to know the answer so here it is. Dating your artwork is critical if you’re
Dating your art: How important is it? Read
Artists are telling me all the time that they wish they had someone else to promote and sell their work for them. Guess what? You can get other people to sell your art quickly and easily! All you have to do is create an affiliate program. An affiliate program is a system for referrals. Someone
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Some artists need help with their statements more than other artists. Deborah Paris recently contacted me about hers. Aside from the fact that it was conspicuously missing from her Web site, the statement was okay. It was probably doing a good job for her. I saw nothing there that needed major correcting. But I did
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I know a petition has been going around asking for President-elect Obama to give culture a cabinet-level position: Secretary of the Arts. NPR did a nice story on it this morning if you want to hear the pros and cons.I love the thought of giving the arts a more prominent profile, but I admit to
Do we need a Secretary of the Arts? Read
