by Carrie | Art Marketing, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
A lot of art marketing advice tells artists to have a singular style or approach to their art because this can help build trust and maintain collectors. Yet, this advice can feel really limiting as an artist. Thankfully, there is another way to develop your...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
There is a safety I feel in my studio. I am sheltered from the world, living in a bubble where only me and my artwork exist. I can create, I don’t have to share if I don’t want to, and I can be present and ever mindful of my moment: painting, drawing, creating. I...
by Carrie Brummer | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
There are two camps of creatives when it comes to refining an artwork: the over-workers and the under-workers. Over-workers are typically perfectionists seeking their ever elusive “perfect.” They persist with a creation until they actively destroy the lovely,...
by Carrie Brummer | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
We are scared to create. Fear evolved to help us stay physically safe. Thanks to our ancestors heeding their fears, we are alive today. Yet, how many people today really need that fear in their lives? Yes, there is violence. There are reasons to fear for our safety,...
by Carrie Brummer | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
Margaret was dying for a chance to showcase her quilts. Deep down she knew they were some of her best work, but she kept finding a whole bunch of nothing when she looked for art competitions. Textile competitions seemed to be on the wane. On a day when she almost had...
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