Create & Inspire Podcast

Pointers to help artists sell their artwork more effectively online.

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“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar

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How to Take Great Photographs of Artwork
 

 creative people, we need a space to be creative and make things, and all the better if it’s a dedicated creative space and not the kitchen table. In this episode, we give you some unconventional space ideas to help you carve out ideas to help create your own dedicated space. We show you how any space, big or small can be transformed into an area all your own. 

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• My studio has a personality of its own. It can be a monstrous clutter from one end to the other or, at times, the very model of simplicity.  – Harley Brown 
• To have a sacred place is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room or a certain hour of the day or so, where you do not know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody or what they owe you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. – Joseph Campbell

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Laundry Room Studio
Art  Studio Spaces on Pinterest
Home/Art Studio Ideas Pinterest
Best Lighting for Art Studios & Work Spaces

 Visual Journaling (Art Journaling/Creative Journaling/Art Diary) has been around for years and is an activity that can help us be more creative, aid in working through issues or promote happiness by having a fun and expressing ourselves. Visual journaling is often rooted in art therapy to work through trauma, loss and as a tool for stress reduction, however, it can also be utilized to express joy, create a memory and/or memorialize something special. Creativity is cathartic.

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• “Art doesn’t have to be pretty. It has to be meaningful.” ~Duane Hanson 
• “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~G.B. Shaw 

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Psychology Today: 10 Visual Journaling Prompts
Strathmore Visual Journals

Grief and loss are things that Western society has not fit into its cultural idea of acceptability. Unlike other cultures, we find it very hard to accept the process of loss and rarely talk about death.

What to Say (and What Not to Say) to Someone Who’s Grieving
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/smarter-living/what-to-say-and-what-not-to-say-to-someone-whos-grieving.html

What Not to Say to Someone Who is Grieving | Kay Warren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQMh9j56r4

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with ithttps://www.ted.com/talks/nora_mcinerny_we_don_t_move_on_from_grief_we_move_forward_with_it

Be wary of living most of your life in the moment outside of the present because you will end up dwelling on things in the distant future and waste the only power you really have- the power of now.

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In Episode 35 I give you 6 tips to help you navigate Facebook's ever-changing Algorithm. These tips will help your posts have better visibility and connection with your audience.
 

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MyModern.Met
Canva
Think & Destroy Podcast

Social Media has become a platform for individuals to stand vehemently on their soapboxes and share their voices. I would like to share my thoughts - thank you in advance for reading. I don’t speak out much about social issues on this professional profile, however, I feel I have some things I would like to share. Maybe more understanding of the people around us, opening up discussions between people and agreeing to disagree would help us come to a more loving place where there are less division and more embracing

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The importance of business cards is often overlooked now that we rely so heavily on the digital age of communication and connecting. In this episode, I provide 3 reasons business cards are still important as well as providing 5 ways to improve your business card design.

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• “To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.” – George Kneller

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Why You Need A Professional Portfolio & Website
30 Unconventional Business Cards
Overnight Prints
Vista Print

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Titling is an important aspect of the creative process and we will give you a few reasons why you should consider a unique or creative title.

SHOW QUOTES

• “You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword ‘Blazing Blade’ and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn’t you rather have a sword called Sheepbiter or Chrysanthemum Cleaver or something else with imagination?” ― Christopher Paolini

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Have you shipped work to the gallery, and can’t seem to get them to send your work back? Has there been a lack in communication, no communication at all or have you been given the runaround? If so, in this episode we give you some ways to help you work with the gallery in getting your work back safe and sound. Sometimes it’s a simple miscommunication, or confusion about a contract however other times it can be a very difficult and upsetting situation.

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• “Charity never made poor, stealing never made rich and wealth never made wise” – English proverb

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Lost Art Registration
Legal Demand Letter