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Portrait of an 8 year old artist

The 8-Year Old Artist’s Message

By Crista | March 19, 2023

It was Day 16 of my crowd-funding campaign and I had only cried in public once. Twice. Online crowd-funding is…

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Do You Hate Social Media?

By Crista | January 28, 2023

Do you hate social media? Do you hate self-promotion? Do you hate the competitiveness? The vacuous echo? The soul-sucking amount…

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Tattoo portrait of Crista Cloutier

The Best New Year’s Resolution for Artists

By Crista | January 4, 2023

I don’t know about you, the last years have taught me some important lessons. These lessons marked my soul so…

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Does Your Art Suck?

By Crista | December 13, 2022

Has anyone ever told you that your creative work sucks? If not, just wait. It’ll happen. And when it does,…

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neon light saying believe

Who Believes in You?

By Crista | December 12, 2022

All artists have dreams, wishes and goals. It doesn’t matter whether we keep our light hidden and never share our aspirations…

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Photo of a sculpture that says fine art

Who’s Your Art Hero?

By Crista | November 28, 2022

I like a hero as much as the next girl, maybe more. Probably more. But my heroes aren’t action stars,…

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printmaking studio

The Artist Who Couldn’t Be Tamed

By Crista | November 25, 2022

Artist Luis Jimenez died tragically in an accident in June of 2006. At the studio where I worked, Luis was…

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Dancing With Haters

By Crista | November 20, 2022

Artists often confide to me that they’re afraid to put themselves “out there.” Afraid of what other people will think.…

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Crista Cloutier at Scottsdale Arts Festival

How To Share Your Creative Gifts

By Crista | November 16, 2022

I once dragged a film crew to the Scottsdale Arts Festival. The cameras followed me as I collected wisdom from…

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