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The gathering phase and finding your own way
Read more: The gathering phase and finding your own wayAs a teacher, I get nervous when other artists and makers want to follow my exact business strategy. It’s not because I feel it’s proprietary in any way. (If I did, I wouldn’t be teaching it.) Rather, it’s because I have a multifaceted business that varies, sometimes based on necessity and sometimes based on mood….
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Is a university still the best place to teach art? And is it still the best place to learn art?
Read more: Is a university still the best place to teach art? And is it still the best place to learn art?When I was getting my MFA, I figured I was going to do one of two things – either become a university professor or start my own business. And I was fortunate enough, upon graduating, to get a one year position as a Visiting Assistant Professor. And I always say that the most important thing…
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the old art world model might be dead, but that’s ok
Read more: the old art world model might be dead, but that’s okA couple of weeks ago, I shared a video to my IGTV talking about a book that I had started and had to abandon halfway through. Watch the video below for my full take on the problems with The Death of the Artist and why I’m more than ready for a new model for the…
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Recent reads on creativity, productivity, capitalism, and the body
Read more: Recent reads on creativity, productivity, capitalism, and the bodyBack in March, as the pandemic started and the world went into lock-down, I had grand ambitions for all the reading I was going to do this year. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go to plan. It turns out that months of social isolation and uncertainty made my brain pretty mushy, which made reading feel almost…
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Why do I talk about mugs so much? Or, how to get inside the mind of a passionate art collector.
Read more: Why do I talk about mugs so much? Or, how to get inside the mind of a passionate art collector.Someone pointed out to me recently that I talk about mugs a lot. It’s a fair assessment. I mention them in blog posts. I talk about them in IGTV videos. I take pictures of myself holding them. I used an image of one for my new class, Sell Without Shame. Apparently I have a thing…