Artists’ Guide to Documenting and Archiving Your Work
Most artists spend years — sometimes decades — building a body of work. Then they leave almost no record of it. Here is what the…
What Happens When You Stop Hiding Your Story as an Artist
There’s a moment in many art careers that doesn’t get talked about enough. Not when you begin. Not when you succeed. But when you decide…
What It Really Takes to Sell Art Online
Have you noticed how casually people talk about selling art online? Post it! Share it! Link it! And somehow… success just appears and money rolls…
The Three Pillars of a Sustainable Working Artist Life
I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a fulfilling life for a working artist, and I came up with three pillars. Tell me if…
What the World Needs Now
As our world seems to be spinning out of control we are looking around wildly for what we need; leadership, community, toilet paper… But what…
What Did Your Family Think?
Was ‘creativity’ a bad word in your family when you were growing up? Or was it a badge of honor? What did you do with…
There was only one thing to do. We broke in.
At the extraordinary James Turrell exhibition at Pace London, I felt as if I was falling back in time. I’ve shared so many conversations with…
The Wisdom of Great Artists
I am a lucky girl. I’ve spent my career surrounded by great artists, photographers, writers and poets. People whose names are known and works celebrated,…
How Moments Lead to Creative Breakthroughs
This picture of me is not the most glamorous, yet it’s my favorite. Let me explain. All my life I’ve been terrified of sharks. Truly…
Meet Working Artist Jeannie Motherwell
Jeannie Motherwell is an artist whose career has seen a solid, multi-layered path within the art field, in spite of the fact that she spent…