Between 2019-2021, I blogged about the creative process and the business of being an artist. I did my best to cram-jam my posts filled with useful tools, tips and hacks and straight-up honesty from my own point of view.
My focus was figuring out how we can overcome our creative blocks, actually finish our projects and earn money from our art. I also shared the work of Black and Global Majority artists.
Take a look around or see the posts by categories: creative process, self-producing, artist life hacks, artist series. I hope you find something useful here.
Theatre animals, performers, creators of live performance I’m talking to YOU.
Do you feel frustrated because while you’ve got the artistic skills, ideas and desire to share your work with audiences and earn money for your art, you find yourself totally flummoxed as to how to make it happen?
Today I’m going to talk about the benefits of Self-Producing your work and offer you a few practical ideas to help you get started.
I’m a huge proponent of making your own opportunities and not waiting for gatekeepers to grant you permission to create. In industry terms, this DIY propensity has a name, Self-Producing.
Read MoreThis is the perfect time to ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT and shoot for the moon.
Why? Lockdown has obliterated much of the work artists had lined up. This is especially true for artists who specialise in live performance. Artists want to be engaged in making art. And many have more bandwidth and availability at the moment.
Let’s get right to it. Talking to your family, and strangers, about your work. Woof.
To help you through those crunchy encounters, I've got some tips and a handy mad-lib for you to download. My goal is to help you say something, feel good and move the conversation forward swiftly.
Read MoreIt’s December and we are well into the “Festive Season.” Besides all the mayhem that this time of year may or may not entail with your loved ones, it also brings with it various work-related obligations and anxieties.
Read MoreThis week we return to the financial literacy material I'm so hot on. Today I'm offering 3 straightforward actions that will improve your relationship with money and increase your wealth!
By seizing control of your moula on a daily basis you will gain the confidence to tackle bigger tasks like opening a business account or paying down credit card debt.
Read MoreA year ago, with the advent of my newsletter, I reluctantly and skeptically began taking myself more seriously as an entrepreneur.
In early 2020, I formed a Mastermind with two friends who run small business. Carlyn runs Tiny Ritual the Talia runs Primer.
Read MoreIf you’re an artist who creates your own projects and takes on the lion’s share of the tasks when it comes to raising the funds, writing the funding applications, promoting and sharing your projects with audiences…
… you’re like me. And admin is bane of your existence.
You know the sinking feeling that comes with putting it off. You’re familiar with the rage at losing days to its boring details. Oof.
To help you complete your necessary admin efficiently, so you can get on with your art, here are 8 tools I use regularly.
