Did you just find out that you are able to participate in an art show that you didn’t think you would be able to? Forgot to sign up for an art show but still want to attend? Even though shows may fill up when they send out the initial forms, they will always have people [...]

Blue Cleveland by lakeerieartists Browse more Lakeerieartists Mousepads I am quite in love with Zazzle as a place to promote yourself as an artist. It is fun site to use, fairly user friendly, and all you have to do is upload your images, and you can create all kinds of print-to-order products to sell. You [...]

We have all heard the old adage, “location, location, location,” but like many expressions, the basic concept is a good one. When we are choosing places to sell our work, we need to choose a location that has the demographic that can afford what we are selling AND can appreciate what we are selling. If [...]

One of the least expensive and most successful places that I sell my work is at our local farmers market which is every Saturday from 8 am to 12 noon about 10 minutes from my house. It is a market that sells local and organic foods, and showcases local artisans. You don’t need a fancy [...]

Spring makes me think of florals, and I believe it is time that I got back to painting.  Winter is so much like a hibernation due to the extreme cold, and isolation but today it is really a spring day with the sun out, and warm enough that you don’t need a coat. This year [...]

  Most working artists think a lot about their materials, and any equipment that they use to make their art, ie. kilns, pottery wheels, or other machinery, but not so much when it comes to their booth equipment, transportation equipment, or other equipment that is not art related. If that is true about you, you [...]

I am a working artist, making a living at creating and selling art. This is a new blog that is going to be focused on helping artists find ways to make a living on and offline. Most artists are not trained as business people, and that makes it difficult to understand the ins and outs [...]

See the NEW Flip Ultra! Click Here I have been investigating doing how-to videos to add online to my website, and other sites to help explain to artists or hobbyists how to do things. But I didn’t have a video camera to take the videos. I am somewhat technologically impaired so I need something that [...]

Today is one of those days that I just don’t feel like working. I think it is because I am tired, work is work, and it is a rainy day. I just feel like curling up with a good book and something cozy. And that would be all well and good if I didn’t want [...]

It is only a few months away from the holiday shopping season, and I believe that this year, people will start shopping earlier than they usually do. Last year, the economic crisis was felt by people not spending as much as they normally did. The news about the economy really hit home in the fall [...]