The Create! Podcast

From Dream to Published: Kristy Gordon on Writing, Publishing, and Inspiring Artists


Listen Later

Kristy returns to Art and Cocktails to share the inspiring story behind writing and publishing her book. We talk about the dream that began in childhood, the process of bringing it to life, and the milestones that followed. These include holding the finished copy in her hands, receiving an endorsement from Jerry Saltz, and seeing her work translated into Taiwanese. Kristy also addresses the myths that hold artists back from writing, why you do not have to identify as a “real writer” to publish a book, and how to navigate both traditional and self-publishing while keeping your vision intact.

She shares details about her upcoming Essential Publishing Bootcamp with Frannie, a live two-day workshop that helps artists and creatives turn their book ideas into reality. Participants will learn about the different publishing paths, receive a step-by-step workflow for bringing a book to life, and review examples of real winning pitches that secured book deals. Whether you are interested in traditional publishing, indie presses, or self-publishing on Amazon, this workshop will provide the tools to make it happen.

Kristy Gordon is a Canadian-born artist based in New York City whose paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Uris Center, the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, and the National Academy Museum in New York City. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and earned her MFA from the New York Academy of Art, where she now teaches. Her work appears in more than 600 collections worldwide and has been featured in Vogue, Hyperallergic, and Fine Art Connoisseur. She is represented by Garvey|Simon, Blumka Contemporary, and Grenning Gallery.

Learn more about Kristy’s Essential Publishing Bootcamp and sign up at https://www.down2art.com/Write-Your-book.

Create! Magazine is now accepting submissions for our upcoming issue. Apply to the current call for art at https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art.

Publish your own art catalog: https://www.createmagazine.co/art-catalog

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Create! PodcastBy Ekaterina Popova

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

250 ratings


More shows like The Create! Podcast

View all
Design Matters with Debbie Millman by Design Matters Media

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

1,230 Listeners

Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood by Antrese Wood

Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood

870 Listeners

Creative Pep Talk by Andy J. Pizza

Creative Pep Talk

1,995 Listeners

10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,765 Listeners

The Week in Art by The Art Newspaper

The Week in Art

209 Listeners

3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast by SVSlearn.com

3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

727 Listeners

EXPANDED Podcast by To Be Magnetic™ by To Be Magnetic™

EXPANDED Podcast by To Be Magnetic™

3,300 Listeners

I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists by Erika b Hess

I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists

227 Listeners

The Great Women Artists by Katy Hessel

The Great Women Artists

527 Listeners

Learn to Paint Podcast by Learn to Paint Podcast

Learn to Paint Podcast

291 Listeners

The Art Angle by Artnet News

The Art Angle

354 Listeners

The Good Ship Illustration by The Good Ship Illustration

The Good Ship Illustration

57 Listeners

Windowsill Chats by Margo Tantau

Windowsill Chats

335 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

We Can Do Hard Things

41,482 Listeners

Art + Audience by Stacie Bloomfield

Art + Audience

189 Listeners