Today, I was reading a blog entry by Rick Sheffren, Leverage: Maximize your income in minimum time. It reminded me of the potential leverage of past accomplishments. As artists, we don’t make our resumes (CVs) a priority. We participate in swaps, group shows, and see our works published in zines and magazines… and all we [...]

Success in art… what does it mean?  If you want to reach your goals as an artist, it’s important to know what ‘success’ means to you, personally. For many people, success is about earning a living with art… and only art.  For others, it’s fame.  Yet others want to achieve a certain level of expertise [...]

Art fairs and art shows can be great or totally boring. What makes the difference? You do. Many artists don’t like to hear that, but it’s true. When I was a Guest at Dragon*Con 2007, I visited the”Walk of Fame” to see a few friends and buy some autographed photos. One of the busiest booths [...]

A free Cafe Press shop is one of the easiest ways to build an extra income online. With a few images and half an hour, you can be making money by the time you go to bed tonight. You may want to print out this series of articles, to follow as you set up your [...]

The first and most important rule is… Ask how to get started at the places where you’d like to teach. It’s that simple. Just visit, call or email the people who might hire you to teach. Other than that, anything that I say reflects only my experiences and opinions. The one and only opinion that [...]