Art is Our Drug of Choice
Do you have a mentor? An Elder Artist who encourages you and shares words of wisdom? I do. My friend Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is a…
How To Respond To Negative Feedback
Every creative person I know has certain things in common. We crave feedback. We want our work to be seen and we desperately want to know…
Meet Working Artist Karen Jilly
Rewind to the Great Recession of 2008. Galleries closed. Art dealers moved on. Curators chased other professions. Karen Jilly, a mid-career artist who unlocks beauty…
Meet Artist Wayne Brungard
Wayne Brungard is a self-taught metal artist and experienced fabricator. He creates bold custom art that defines space. However Wayne’s journey to becoming a sculptor,…
The Magic Formula For Success
I was taking a week-long Deep Writing workshop with the extraordinary creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel. I’ve been writing for a long time now, so…
Use Your Creative Voice to Master Your Art Career
I was recently interviewed on the Passionate Painter Podcast about how to use your creative voice to build your art business. I shared a lot…
How To Be An Artist
I often get asked how to work as an artist by people who feel stuck in their lives. They feel a sense of creativity and…
The Universe Gives you What You Need
I travelled the world, only to find myself back where I began 7 years ago. It’s been 7 years since that day someone made the…
The Value of Art
As much as our culture marginalizes art and artists, as much as it dismisses our efforts, and scorns our value to society, our culture also…
College Art Students Ask These Questions
Say what you will about young people today. this generation makes my heart sing for the future of the planet. Over the course of my…
