A podcast for artists that provides Business Solutions. We discuss all aspects of being an artist - the good, bad, and the ugly. The goal of each podcast is to provide solutions so artists can focus on creativity.
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie chat about: “Goals: If the plan doesn't work, change the plan not the goal.” We'd love to hear what worked for you. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Podcast Key Talking Points New year, new goals. What we've been working on Holding specific goals, ex. selling a specific number of paintings per month, being consistent with social media, updating your website, assessing where you are and where you want to be.. Writing out your goals focusing on consistency, intentions, and routine Finding a rhythm through categorizing and streamlining both physical and digital processes Fun Task- clean up digital art files Helpful Definition: PLR- Private Label Rights is basically a license you can buy (the ''rights'' to something, if you will) so that you're permitted to republish, reproduce or repurpose content as your own and as you see fit -Google Discussing customizable video reel and story templates and editing Work smarter not harder Boujee bohemian?? Fun rabbit hole Pretty feeds High maintenance vs. high expectations Mind shift (previously don't suck) Breaking down to specifics (baby steps), logistics, ex. tagging your yourself, website Helpful branding tips We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://stephanieweaverartist.com/ Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
We had some technical difficulties this week and we didn't want to leave you hanging! So we hope you enjoy this episode from the archives where we chat with Jess Miller and get tips for Instagram! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Jess made her Instagram account in 2020 as a result of losing her job during the pandemic and started taking Skillshare classes to get a creative outlet. Grew her Instagram from 0 to 92k since 2020. Curate your feed. Treat your Instagram like a Portfolio. Use Keywords, including your name and what you do when you name yourself and your bio. How does Jess work in Collections: Colors are consistent because of Jess's style. Directors like to see collections. Share your process, you don't have to show your face. You don't have to dance. When filming - just re-draw an aspect. By Shop Canvas Co Check out the Trends using Planoly and Later.com Use Mockups to show how the designs would look on products. such as Creative Market, Creatsy, FreePik, Canva, and Placeit.net. Print-on-demand providers also do a good job of creating mockups. Participate in drawing challenges. Host your own drawing challenge. If Content is King, then Engagement is queen! - tell the story behind the art. Be Authentic. We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Companies and resources mentioned: Skillshare - fabulous place to learn new skills. American Greeting Company Logan Elliot - The Flammible Entrepreneur The Kernference ShopCanvas.co - for filming using your camera SocialBee - social media scheduler Planoly.com - great to see trends Later.com - great to see trends Creative Market - mockups Creatsy - mockups Placeit.net - mockups FreePik- mockups Canva - mockups Contrado - leather print on demand For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Jess Miller, be sure to go to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessmillerdraws/ Skillshare classes Website: jessmillerdraws.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
We are back after winter break and kicking this year off with a discussion about Patreon for Artists and for our podcast. Do you have a Patreon? Tell us about your Patreon and what you are doing and we may give you a shoutout and share your info! We'd love to hear from you, email us at hello@artistssoar.com or DM us on Instagram at @artistssoarpodcast If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Stephanie was doing the research: how to fill the gap between being small and the large artists/podcasters to gain income? The threshold of when to get a Patreon, again, falls to the numbers: you need a lot of fans/followers before it is worth the time and money to do a Patreon. 2-3% will convert from one platform to the next. So focus on the 1st platform before moving onto another. The marketing of the Patreon and providing value on Patreon is the equivalent effort to other marketing avenues. Until, add a donation button to your website, or add a donation button to your newsletter. Do you have a Patreon? Tell us about your Patreon and what you are doing and we may give you a shoutout and share your info! We'd love to hear from you, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ and rachelbelleart.com Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
We are bringing you the best of and most listened to episode while we are vacationing during the holidays. We'll be back with you before you know it! Until then, enjoy this episode where we chat with Cat Coquillette about her journey from a graphic designer to a nomadic, licensed artist. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points What was the #1 thing you wish you would've known? Not hold myself back due to limiting beliefs or imposter syndrome. What was your background before you become a digital nomad? Cat graduated with a dual major and went to work at a local branding/graphic design agency. Where was the shift to travel and create? Cat took baby steps to start her travels and slowly developed a network of other digital nomads. What kind of safety concerns did you have or precautions did you take? It was a concern in the beginning, but the thoughts are always worse than what actually happens. Take the same precautions you'd take here in the States. Google the place you are going along with the word "scams". What are some tips to overcome your fears and imposter syndrome? Don't self-label yourself. Take baby steps - like sharing what you are confident about or taking a small trip with a friend(s). As you do it more, you get more comfortable. What were some of the baby steps you took to get picked up for licensing? Society6 is one of the industry leaders for Print on Demand. Identify the metrics for success, like money, and the brand power that Society6 has with the search engines. By saturating Society6 with her work, she is easily found by brands. What strategy would you recommend to artists now that Society6 is oversaturated? Try many and see what will work, then focus on the one that works for you. Consider the audience that the Print On Demand site focuses on. Review the top-selling designs to see if your artwork. What are some recommended Print on Demand locations you recommend? See below for the resources Brand new class - draw animal silhouettes in procreate. The most popular skillshare class is Procreate for Beginners. Blooms and Shrooms is the most popular class in 2022. Do you have any art licensing classes? Check out the resources below! Lots of fabulous resources. We'd love to hear from you, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: Cat's Creative Business Bundle: Cat's supply recommendations: Cat's Procreate bundle: Subscribe to Cat's newsletter: Free month of Skillshare link: Cat's weekly artist challenge The Beginner's Guide to Art Licensing with Print on Demand: https://catcoq.com/blog/art-licensing-with-print-on-demand Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
We are bringing you the best of and most listened to episode while we are vacationing during the holidays. We'll be back with you before you know it! Until then, enjoy this episode where we chat about the big question: how to stop being a perfectionist in art. This is a topic that Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie struggle with - do you as well? In this art podcast Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about what they've discovered when they let go of perfectionism. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Show up and do, eventually the work will be what you want or what resonates with people. Make the mark - not everything is going to be a masterpiece. Letting go of perfection you suddenly become more interesting. Connection over perfection. Creation over perfection. Letting go of perfection is a process of evaluating what is important to you. Perfection is a dream, let it go. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie just chat about why and how Stephanie does marketing research before she starts an art project, a blog post etc., and the intention behind painting collections. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Some keyword research tools Stephanie uses: Sale Samurai, MerchInformer, Ubersuggest, (affiliate links). Research how other artists prepare for collections. Although not specifically stated: you can research other artists without comparing your art to their art - instead compare the processes. Remember who you are trying to marketing to. Talk about it in terms of how it can mean something to them, so they can relate to the piece. Not every piece has research ahead of time, sometimes it is just about the painting... Random topics: Grocery prices Email feature on Shopify We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie just chat about whether they use or view art as therapy. In Jules' case she didn't turn to art to help her healing. The point of the episode to say that it is ok to NOT turn to art for therapy - there is absolutely no right way to grieve or handle what is going on in your mind and body. Find your way. We'd love to hear what worked for you. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points During Julie's cancer treatments she didn't find art as an escape because of her art generally comes from a place of joy. Stephanie finds art as her way of expressing her views of the world. Some of the things you can do you don't have to publish. For those going through something, please talk with someone to process. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie chat about ways they are staying motivated with specific techniques and mindset that we and others have. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Sometimes a deadline is motivation - like Jule's advent calendar with coloring pages. check it out here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/day-02 Going to a group social painting can be motivating! Which is an artist date (taken from Artist Way,) Take on one thing at a time until it is a habit, then add another. It takes 45 days to make something into a habit (not 21 days). Set a timer - Pomodoro technique - to stay motivated using a timer to work on x for a certain amount of time. Stephanie uses Insight Timer App - Workplace - Get Into Focus - Length, then pick the time. Music can help motivate too! but be respectful of those around you. The people who succeed are the ones who don't give up. Know what you are doing matters. And proving people wrong. All "failures" are a learning pivot. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie talk about exhibitions and what Stephanie did to prepare for an upcoming exhibition (or didn't prepare) at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment and we get into our chatty selves. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Stephanie is having an exhibition at Lowe Mill from 11/22 - 2/3/2024. The original concept had evolved, as did I and thankfully Lowe Mill was accepting of this change. Stephanie's approach to a painting is more subconscious work so she isn't able to create specific pieces for a specific subject. Is that something you can do? We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie talk about why we went radio silent for 6 months and how we are restarting. Life forced us to think about and pray about life as our best friend Jules McCullough was diagnosed with cancer. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points How do you restart when you feel like you've lost your momentum. As we evolve, so does our art. Life is too short to do things that you hate. When you are forced to restart, it makes you stand still and observe to see a direction. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie talk about why we went radio silent for 6 months and how we are restarting. Life forced us to think about and pray about life as our best friend Jules McCullough was diagnosed with cancer. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Art isn't necessarily the subject of this episode, instead we focused on the ugly side of life that forced a pause. Here is a link to the video that explains what Julie went through in the "Mother of all surgeries" https://youtu.be/t9uVv6zPg3M?si=xa4amoHUDaPb-2KP We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, artists Rachel, Julie, and Stephanie talk about AI. There is a controversy between AI and Artists, but there is a great opportunity to use AI to help artists (really anybody) work smarter, not harder. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Stephanie has been using AI as a seed to generate an idea, but it needs your voice from there. AI is a great productivity tool. Stephanie uses/has used Jasper.ai to aid with blog posts, the AI feature in Canva for Press Release statements, grant statements, SocialBee for posts, and Tubebuddy to aid with SEO and Title generation. Check what you create in AI in plagiarism, Grammarly has a plagiarism checker. https://www.grammarly.com/plagiarism-checker Another podcast Ecommerce Alley by Josh Coffey has a great podcast to gain ideas for Facebook ads and how AI can aid your ad development. Stephanie even uses AI to aid with product descriptions on her shop artlovergifts.com. - And just released is Shopify now has AI capabilities for product descriptions. Regarding AI-generated art, there is nothing that can replace human imagination and an individual's voice. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
What does it mean to be a part-time vs. full-time artist? Is there a difference between an artist and a creative? Is there any such thing as a part-time artist? Listen in and engage with Artists Soar hosts, Stephanie, Rachel, and Julie - they even have a fabulous challenge for you at the end! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Just like we are always a mom, we are always an artist/creative/visual artist. But what balance? Stephanie, Julie, and Rachel firmly believe balance doesn't exist - it is a constant juggling act. Do the little things each and every day. You show up make your mark, and make another mark. We concluded that "Artist is a mindset" Here is your challenge with create a design/piece of art with "Artist is a mindset" and tag us with #ArtistsSoar or email at hello@artistssoar.com. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
The big question: how to stop being a perfectionist in art is one that Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie struggle with - do you as well? In this art podcast Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about what they've discovered when they let go of perfectionism. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Show up and do, eventually the work will be what you want or what resonates with people. Make the mark - not everything is going to be a masterpiece. Letting go of perfection you suddenly become more interesting. Connection over perfection. Creation over perfection. Letting go of perfection is a process of evaluating what is important to you. Perfection is a dream, let it go. We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with Susan Hensel who has been an artist for the last 50 years as a seasoned fiber artist who has seen a lot of changes for women! From being ignored by professors in the 1950s to now where women are still balancing the multiple roles that have vs. the ones they want. In this episode, we embrace all the wisdom from Susan Hensel in dealing with fractured times and staying motivated in a man's world. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points The key is to stay flexible and look for opportunities to present your work and help others present their work. Artsy.net is an online platform for galleries to research and present artwork. During the pandemic, Susan began working with Artsy.net to help her small gallery show artists. Claim your space. Do a little something in the space of time that you have with people you trust. Find a way to create. Keep your art and yourself as a priority. "You are going to make a tremendous amount of trash." Give away the idea of perfection. "Creation over Perfection" Be open to reapproaching the creativity that feeds you. Voice can travel through media. WHEW! That was a lot of fabulous information!!! We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Susan susanhenselprojects.com Be sure to signup for her newsletter! Gallery: susanhenselgallery.com Instagram: @susan_hensel_multimedia_artist Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about the trends they notice when talking with successful artists and how encouraging it is to listen to these artists achieve the life they didn't know they wanted. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Successful artists: don't let others steal their joy. create and share because they authentically love it. have positive attitudes. create and share through the initial fear. they've found a way to maintain a positive and grounded mindset. Some ideas for a night-time routine to set themselves up for success the next day. WHEW! That was a lot of fabulous information!!! We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: Insight Timer - Julie listens nightly to end her day to set her up for a positive/relaxing day as part of her night-time routine. Lemon Balm Tea - Stephanie drinks to help with her anxiety as part of her night-time routine. Listen to all of the interviews on our Guest Spotify List. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with star Spoonflower seller, Carrie Cantwell who share with us her experiences on how to succeed on spoonflower. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Carrie is another lovely artist who took a leap of faith to leave a stable job to create something of her own. She discovered Spoonflower as a result of wanting material to cover her chairs! She loved the quality! She was buyer and became a contributor. Spoonflower is a great place to get your patterns seen and get found through the challenges. To help get found, research your tags to see what is doing well and why - all this is available on spoonflower. Evaluate what tag is selling. Spoonflower is how Peppermint Magazine found Carrie. The key is to create the work you want to create and use the same work to create different colorways. Learned how to master Photoshop and keyboard shortcuts to speed up the process. Carrie's class available on skillshare is fantastic to learn how to create a half-draw pattern in 15 minutes. It didn't start off that quickly, experience and looking for shortcuts is key to speed. Ordering proofs from spoonflower is a must to ensure your patterns are working seamlessly. This ensures integrity for the customer. To help keep down the cost for the proofs, Carrie will wait until she has 42 designs and then will create a cheater quilt/patchwork print. She'll use the patchwork quilt as gift wrap! What a great idea! Raspberry Creek is another fabric print-on-demand site. Benjamin Moore and Pantone have colors of the year to help you find the colorways for trends. WHEW! That was a lot of fabulous information!!! We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Carrie, be sure to go to: https://www.carriecantwell.com https://www.instagram.com/carriecantwellart https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoa3wtyAse-qCwcxDni9eUg https://skillshare.eqcm.net/3P47Qn Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this art podcast Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about what to do with old art supplies, artwork that you've collected, and more. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Sometimes we get drained, so we just chatted about what perked us up. Shout out to Pizzelle's Chocolate. How many art supplies do you keep? And when do you let them go? What do you do about artwork that you want to display? We'd love to hear from you, what are your thoughts on what we chatted about, Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with Jess Miller! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Jess made her Instagram account in 2020 as a result of losing her job during the pandemic and started taking Skillshare classes to get a creative outlet. Grew her Instagram from 0 to 92k since 2020. Curate your feed. Treat your Instagram like a Portfolio. Use Keywords, including your name and what you do when you name yourself and your bio. How does Jess work in Collections: Colors are consistent because of Jess's style. Directors like to see collections. Share your process, you don't have to show your face. You don't have to dance. When filming - just re-draw an aspect. By Shop Canvas Co Check out the Trends using Planoly and Later.com Use Mockups to show how the designs would look on products. such as Creative Market, Creatsy, FreePik, Canva, and Placeit.net. Print-on-demand providers also do a good job of creating mockups. Participate in drawing challenges. Host your own drawing challenge. If Content is King, then Engagement is queen! - tell the story behind the art. Be Authentic. We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Companies and resources mentioned: Skillshare - fabulous place to learn new skills. American Greeting Company Logan Elliot - The Flammible Entrepreneur The Kernference ShopCanvas.co - for filming using your camera SocialBee - social media scheduler Planoly.com - great to see trends Later.com - great to see trends Creative Market - mockups Creatsy - mockups Placeit.net - mockups FreePik- mockups Canva - mockups Contrado - leather print on demand For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Jess Miller, be sure to go to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessmillerdraws/ Skillshare classes Website: jessmillerdraws.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about the best books for artists that inspired their art or art business. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Lucia Heffernan - Fabulous animal artist with adorable naming conventions and amazing realistic oil paintings. Key Talking Points Note: the following is a list of books with an amazon affiliate link, so while this costs you nothing, if you choose a link to purchase a book we receive a commission from Amazon. We consider this a tip and thank you for valuable information. Our Top 3 Artist Books (if we had to just pick one) Artists Way by Julia Cameron Art, Money, Success by Maria Brophy Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came To America by Hugh Eakin But other artist books we LOVE War of Art by Steven Pressfield I'd Rather Be In The Studio by Alyson Stanfield The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict Launching Your Art Career by Alix Sloa Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey The Secret (book or movie) by Rhonda Byrne Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro Legal Roadmap for Your Creative Business by Kiffanie Stahle Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Mark Roskill The Art Collectors Daughter: A Stylish Historical Thriller by Derville Murphy We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
In this episode, we chat about the Power of Saying No. We found that when you say no to what doesn't serve your "why", you'll experience an increase in energy and you'll protect your energy to enable you to drive toward your why! Join in on the conversation with Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie two other podcasters and artists: Jessica Libor from the Inspired Painter Podcast and Katrina Berg from the Candy Colored Studio If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points When you say no you are preserving your energy to work toward your why. Be intentional with what your why is and preserve your time toward what matters to you. And say no to what doesn't serve your why. Saying no is a way of creating boundaries. You don't want your excellence to suffer. When you spread yourself thin you aren't able to produce the level you want. Sometimes it is a hard choice. Jessica talks about How to increase your energy. trampolining - she listens to some great music and bounces for 15 minutes to gain a ton of energy. dancing - energizes Jessica for days. Rachel discovered that what feeds your soul feeds you energy. Jules loves to do headstands to get her blood flowing differently. Called Feetup. What questions should you consider when you need to decide yes or no? What does your body say? What is in your gut? Will this expand your experience? Take a minute "that's an interesting opportunity, let me get back to you in the morning". How much energy is the client going to zap from you? Do you need to add a PETA fee (pain in the 'A' fee :) ) Do you like the way the relationship is going? Set standards as to who you will take on as a client. Always say no to art scams. Those fabulous emails we all have seen "I can send you a check". "stormed onto your artwork"... Give it a timeline for what you'll focus on and evaluate it at the end of the timeframe. There may be some trial and error. Saying no to lowering your prices. Provide direction to your end-of-year sale/offers. As an artist, is our job to educate our collectors. We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Nathan, be sure to go to: https://artignition.com/ https://www.pinterest.com.au/artignition/ Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with SEO (search engine optimization) expert Nathan Hughes!. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Search happens in Pinterest, Google, Youtube, and even Etsy. Search Engine Optimization is the criteria within the content that tells Google or the other search engines that your article/product is relevant to the search. Google my business profile is a profile that a local business - great for brick-and-mortar or local search results. Which is local SEO. Keywords are what people search for. To find out what people are searching for, use tools like: hrefs, ubersuggest, or Google keyword search tool What is the best way to enable your images to be found when searching? Put the search keywords into the file name. Use Alt Tags to help Google crawl the images and serve up content that is better aligned with helping visually impaired individuals. Links back to your website is a great indicator to Google that this is valuable content and can help you rank higher in Google. For image optimization: make sure it is the size that is actually needed by the webpage. Tinypng.com can help you compress an image to help the image load faster. Canva will allow you to compress and alter the file pixel size before you download. 72dpi is the recommended image size for web pages. Imagify is a Wordpress plugin and is available on their webside. Use PNG if you flat colors or hardline images. Paid vs. Organic SEO Paid ads are bidding against other people to be at the top of the page. That said, the ad still needs to be relevant to the search. If you do paid ads, you want to use high-search keywords. 301 Redirects - when you change a URL, you'll need to set up a redirect to the newer content or a relevant piece of content or the homepage. AKA SEO Link Juice. Some additional resources: Beginner's Guide To SEO - MOZ.com Advanced SEO - Diggity Marketing - The Affiliate Lab Advanced SEO - Authority Hacker - Affiliate SEO Three things to do right away for artists' search engine optimization: 1. Be clear on your goals and who you want to target. 2. Determine what your target audience is searching for. 3. Consider the buyer's intent when defining keywords: are they just investigating buying options, or informational? 4. With the informational content, get them onto their email list. 5. Investigate who else is writing content with that keyword and what they are saying in their article. Look at the headings, this is what Google also looks at. 6. Tools to help determine the SEO Keywords: SurferSEO. WHEW! That was a lot of fabulous information!!! We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For more information from Nathan, be sure to go to: https://artignition.com/ https://www.pinterest.com.au/artignition/ Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie answer your questions about art and art business in their inspired way. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Ali Kay - she creates gorgeous vibrant paintings! https://alikaystudio.com/ Key Talking Points Check out Rachel's new artist shop!! Show her some LOVE!!! https://rachelbelleart.com/ Listener question: What can Denise do to move towards the style she would like? Search for these challenges in Instagram: DTIYS (Draw this in your style challenges) June in Bloom Jules is having a spring challenge so follow Jules at juliemstudios so you'll be the first to know. Sign up for Cat Coquillette for her weekly challenge. Courses like Matt's Portfolio Bootcamp Make Art That Sells Skillshare classes to practice drawing Challenge yourself to try different styles, different color palettes, mediums Tom Froese. The style class - a four-hour class to help you find your style. Paint it twice, the first time with the reference image and the second time without the reference image. Switch to your non-dominate hand. Use a big brush with a limited palette. Turn on different types of music or a podcast to see what happens with your style. Listener Question: I would like to have some real-life artist friends to chat with to like you; what would you recommend I do to meet people like you? Special Note: it takes some time to find the group that you mesh well with who are like-minded/like-hearted. Find a local artist community/league. Find some groups on Facebook that might resonate with you and make a connection. Make a connection within a class or retreat. Make connections by directly interacting with someone on social media, authentically. Networking groups like BNI. Look into local stores that have creatives who sell products and reach out to them. We'd love to hear from you, what questions do you have for us three girls with the gift for gab? Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Art Pricing Calculator - the calculator is available to Art Business Program Members. The book will be released in June at the latest. You can pre-order yours now at artpricingcalculator.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about art pricing and how the old ways are no longer serving today's artists. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Remington Robinson - he does these amazing miniature paintings in Altoid Tins! http://www.remingtonrobinson.com/ Key Talking Points The book artpricingcalculator.com to get on the waitlist to get the Art Pricing Secrets: Ethically Price Your Artwork. The Formula That Works. There are two types of artists: a hobbyist and a professional. A hobbyist mentality is different from a professional one. Hobbyists want to get paid for the piece, the professional wants a profit to live off of. Art is a skill set that is worked at and should be compensated. Show the process to get your collectors involved so they know the value the artist puts into the piece. Stephanie talks about how the square-inch model is failing today's artists. 50% of your work is just creating your artwork, if you don't do the remaining 50% of work to do the promotion. We'd love to hear from you, what have you learned about pricing your artwork where do you stand on pricing your artwork, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Art Pricing Calculator - the calculator is available to Art Business Program Members. The book will be released in June at the latest. You can pre-order yours now at artpricingcalculator.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about why they have different websites and multiple URLs for their art and art business(s). If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Jaanika Talts - from Dublin, Ireland, an acrylic abstract artist https://www.instagram.com/jaanikatalts/ Key Talking Points A different who and/ or different why then have a separate website. But if the audience and/or purpose is the same then keep one website. You can have multiple URLs that will lead the user back to one website. URLs help lead patrons to certain segments of Stephanie's brand. Sometimes the functionality the website provider provides dictates whether you'll need multiple website providers. Example: shopify handles taxes for goods, while Kajabi handles subscription-based fees for a membership program. Before you determine what you need, you first need to define your purpose behind the site: portfolio, teaching, selling etc. Steps: Determine Why you want a website? How do you want it to function which includes: Who is it designed for? Where do you want them to go? What do you want them to do? We'd love to hear from you, what different product offerings or income streams you have, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about what steps they take to define their goals (BTW Stephanie and Jules have managed multi-million dollar projects and continue to use these skillsets to manage their art businesses). If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Tahlia Stanton, is a fabulous mixed-media artist! https://tahliastanton.com/ Key Talking Points Julie and Stephanie look at goals as a long-term vision, with smaller steps that will take us to meet our long-term vision. We use SMART goal framework to define our goals and use clickup and a coach to hold us accountable (resources below). Say no to the things that don't drive you toward your goals. Finding a balance between Financial, Spiritual, Physical, Family, and entrepreneurial is a constant balance and sometimes you are simply going to have to focus on one aspect of that spoke of the wheel of balance. Give yourself whitespace and grace to avoid burnout. Multiply what you think the task should take by 4 (if you think it should take 1 hour, make it 4 hours). Ask yourself every time, will this task serve my goal? We'd love to hear from you, what do you do to create SMART goals and what your goals are, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist SMART Goal Worksheet ClickUp - Fabulous project management and task list tool. Planning Mindfully For Creatives - Class available within the Art Business Program. JMA Planner - fabulous planner to document your goals, daily and weekly tasks and more. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with Cat Coquillette about her journey from a graphic designer to a nomadic, licensed artist. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points What was the #1 thing you wish you would've known? Not hold myself back due to limiting beliefs or imposter syndrome. What was your background before you become a digital nomad? Cat graduated with a dual major and went to work at a local branding/graphic design agency. Where was the shift to travel and create? Cat took baby steps to start her travels and slowly developed a network of other digital nomads. What kind of safety concerns did you have or precautions did you take? It was a concern in the beginning, but the thoughts are always worse than what actually happens. Take the same precautions you'd take here in the States. Google the place you are going along with the word "scams". What are some tips to overcome your fears and imposter syndrome? Don't self-label yourself. Take baby steps - like sharing what you are confident about or taking a small trip with a friend(s). As you do it more, you get more comfortable. What were some of the baby steps you took to get picked up for licensing? Society6 is one of the industry leaders for Print on Demand. Identify the metrics for success, like money, and the brand power that Society6 has with the search engines. By saturating Society6 with her work, she is easily found by brands. What strategy would you recommend to artists now that Society6 is oversaturated? Try many and see what will work, then focus on the one that works for you. Consider the audience that the Print On Demand site focuses on. Review the top-selling designs to see if your artwork. What are some recommended Print on Demand locations you recommend? See below for the resources Brand new class - draw animal silhouettes in procreate. The most popular skillshare class is Procreate for Beginners. Blooms and Shrooms is the most popular class in 2022. Do you have any art licensing classes? Check out the resources below! Lots of fabulous resources. We'd love to hear from you, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: Cat's Creative Business Bundle: Cat's supply recommendations: Cat's Procreate bundle: Subscribe to Cat's newsletter: Free month of Skillshare link: Cat's weekly artist challenge The Beginner's Guide to Art Licensing with Print on Demand: https://catcoq.com/blog/art-licensing-with-print-on-demand Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat what they do when the get stuck or in a slump. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points What are the reasons you get stuck? Journal about why you think you are stuck. Stephanie relays her reasons why she gets stuck. Get unstuck ideas: try a different medium just start painting, try digitally drawing/painting chuck what no longer serves you try creating thumbnails, put down blocks of color take a class where the direction is provided try something new! ask someone /consult with someone you trust. We'd love to hear from you, what do you do to get out of a slump or unstuck, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Kathy Robinson - Athena Wellness ClickUp - Fabulous project management and task list tool. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about the importance of a good title for your artwork. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight One Lane Studios - a colorful animal artist! Key Talking Points The name helps tell the story of the artwork. Get your audience involved in naming the piece. Find a way for the viewer to connect with the piece. Should you let the buyer name the piece? May be an engagement incentive to get connected and gain collectors. Commercial art vs. fine art naming considerations. We'd love to hear from you, what do you do to name your pieces or get your buyers engaged with your artwork, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist ClickUp - Fabulous project management and task list tool. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about small purchases that we can offer to make a big difference in your art and art business. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Polly Kimm Art : https://pollykimmart.com/ Key Talking Points Print a drawing on watercolor paper for makes and takes. Evaluate what your audience is looking for and create a product for that. Gift card holders Recipe card print with your artwork. Cheat sheets. Offer the digital file to print their own card to save on printing (card printing is so expensive). Create a QR code to purchase and print at home. Take a grouping of small cards and frame them to show what it would look like if they purchased those cards. Create a $100 and less, $50 and less, or $20 and less wall or bins. Create a flip book/lookbook to show what it would look like Create a flip book/lookbook for the TV to flip through!!! We'd love to hear from you, what do you sell that is expensive for your customer to purchase, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about whether they are the type to dive right in or read the directions (or a combo of the two) and how that helps or hurts their art/art business. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Sophia Riley Instagram: sophiariley.studio Key Talking Points We chat a LOT about when we need a manual. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Gimp - you need the manual...and videos. (some of them are just waaaayyyy to long.) Julie and Rachel go off on Stephanie for getting rid of Adobe Photoshop...(spoiler alert - Stephanie got it back a month later). Julie has a skillshare class on Removing the Background. We'd love to hear do you dive right in or read the manual, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Julie's Skillshare class to Remove the Background. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with guest Visual Creative Business Coach, Logan Elliot, about ways to use Instagram to grow your following and the latest trends. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Like any social media platform, the algorithms change so Logan discusses ways to handle this. With Instagram just releasing subscription functionality, is that the next 'big' thing? (subscriptions are similar to Patreon). What is the marketing strategy for an individual business owner? And where does Instagram fit with your marketing strategy? How Instagram business owners can use Direct Messaging to gain relationships with patrons. The work happens AFTER you post the image/video. Definition of Cold, Warm, and Hot audiences as it relates to Instagram. We'd love to hear what got you completely distracted, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flammable_entrepreneur/ Website: https://www.flammableentrepreneur.com/ Logan is Giving Away 5 Freebie Coaching Calls - fill out this survey for a chance to get one of these slots: https://forms.gle/zwJtrTXMccD8LFGy8 Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about ways that they shift their focus or address the things they should do versus the things they want to do. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Neville Simpson Professional Photographer visit his work at nevillesimpson.com portrait hsvandbeyond.com. Key Talking Points Ways to make the 'shoulds' that you have to do less painful: Set aside time to address them specifically via block planning. Do the things you should do first thing to get it out of the way "Eat the Frog" Plan things based on your level of mental capacity - when you are at your peak. Rachel thinks in terms of habits. By getting the 'shoulds' out of the way you have something to look forward to. We'd love to hear what got you completely distracted, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Book: Atomic Habits Instagram handles: @jessicaswift @rosemarybrushes @logitech @Wacom SurferSEO https://surferseo.com/ RankIQ https://rankiq.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about: how rejection can make you better and ways to handle rejection If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Julie has changed her mindset to realize that you have to get a ton of 'Nos" before you get a yes. Recognize when you are experiencing imposter syndrome. You have to take the gut punch of rejection and keep going. Turn the negative into a positive. You have to have a failure rate, and take the shots. Evaluate and talk with other artists to see what is working for others. Have some friends mill about in your booth to pique interest. Do not be on your phone! Consider giving a survey to find out what the audience or email subscriber wants. Test different ways of doing things (A/B testing). Mindset is the #1 thing to watch. #2 Figure out how to turn it into a positive Consider having a document that you can actually write what you want to say to get it out of the way (never share) Create a "Fabulous File" to put all of the positive things people have said about your work. Write down what hurt you and burn the note. We'd love to hear what you do to handle rejection, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Hotjar - a software that helps you see what people are doing for your A/B testing on your website. Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about the shiny new objects that has totally distracted them from actual art business work. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Jessica Swift - Instagram: JessicaSwift - Julie has been a follower of Jessica for 10 years! Key Talking Points Rachel's new shiny object is Rosemary Brushes! We all love their watercolor brushes and oil painting brushes. Stephanie's new shiny object is a Wacom because Julie gave a Lunch and Learn to the Positive Painters and because of watching Julie, Stephanie went out and bought one. Stephanie and Julie got the same mouse to alleviate the wrist and shoulder pain Logitech Lift. Do these shiny objects distract us or enhance what we are doing? Yes and no. Software is another shiny object that we are easily distracted by. We chat about SurferSEO similar to RankIQ Quiz for the software that you use - https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artists-soar-software We'd love to hear what got you completely distracted, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist Instagram handles: @jessicaswift @rosemarybrushes @logitech @Wacom SurferSEO https://surferseo.com/ RankIQ https://rankiq.com Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat about the art supply they are addicted to. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Laurie Anne Art - Instagram - soft and relaxing landscape oil paintings. Key Talking Points Rachel and Stephanie are addicted to oil paint colors and are collecting them all: Sennelier, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Gamblin, and Williamsburg. Julie's addicted to watercolor paints and playing with the colors! She loves Sennelier and Winsor Newton Professional. The Ocean Paper watercolor paints and Rosemary Brushes. We'd love to hear what your favorite art supply is, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: For the Art Business Checklist go to: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/art-business-checklist @theoceanpaper for absolutely gorgeous watercolor colors. laurieanneart BlickArtMaterials Sennelier Michael Harding OldHolland Gamblin Williamsburg Rosemary Brushes Jessica Swift has an amazing studio Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie chat with Katrina Berg about email lists: why you need an email list benefits of having an email list what to put in your emails how to start your list If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key Talking Points Ideas for your newsletters: Communicate what pieces will be available and for what price before the show. Teach them about the process Share your why and who you are Segment the email list by things like: Collectors, Podcast, Classes etc. Benefits Developing a relationship that may result in sales Gain repeat customers Frequency Goal is to show up at least 1x per month or 1x per week. What to include in the emails Only 3 topics As many links back to your website as possible (and test the links) Keep it personal Invite them to respond. How to grow your email list Find emails from past buyers and ask people to be added to your list Giveaway to collect email addresses (and serve the ones that stay) On your website: Add to announcement bar Add to the product page Add to your blog page etc. Actionable Items decide your priorities (you might have to give up something to focus on your email list) - my priorities are my collectors, email list & podcast sign up for 3 artist emails go through past sales, emails, and repeat collectors, & get your list set up make a timing goal (once a week, month, quarterly etc.) - put it in your calendar have an ongoing list of topics you want to cover (events, process, why, materials, etc.) promote your email list each week (social, in person, on yr website, in person, etc.) We'd love to hear how you gain people on your email list, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! For More Information and Fabulous Resources: Check out katrinaberg.com Join Katrina's Email List to See How It is Done!: https://katrinaberg.com/pages/email-list Katrina's mini-course on email list marketing: https://katrinaberg.com/collections/mini-courses-art-biz-help-for-artists-creatives/products/mini-course-email-list-marketing And of course! Check out Katrina's amazing Podcast, CANDYcolored studio podcast: https://katrinaberg.com/pages/podcast Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie get on the lighter side of things to call each other out on what they hoard. What do you collect? If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Jess Miller Draws - Digital Artist https://jessmillerdraws.com Key talking points: Julie has hundreds of notebooks, and pens and recently started collecting watercolor pallets. Rachel has mugs. Mugs have lots of uses: add cotton balls, q-tips, and make candles. Stephanie hoards her own artwork and old ideas in paper and digital format. We'd love to hear to drive people to drive traffic to your website, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook Mohawk Notebook Moleskin Sharpies Mildliner pens and highlights Our Websites and Shops Are you an avid reader? Then sign up for Rachel's newsletter here: https://bubblybibbly.com/ Love illustrations and bright colors? Then sign up for Jule's newsletter here: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ Want to learn how to paint, or be part of a growing and active community? Or just love painting? Then sign up for Stephanie's newsletter here: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/artist-newsletter Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss what they do to market their artwork, and services and drive traffic to their web page. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Artist Spotlight Julie Noles - Pet Portrait Artists https://www.julienoles.com/ Featured Artist On Positive Painters Key talking points: Using tools to help better your chances of getting found in Google that focus on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). RankIQ UberSuggest Create long, helpful blog posts that people can download. Stephanie and Julie use SocialBee to spread the word about their websites. Rachel uses Facebook Ads. She's also tried Google Ads. Stephanie also uses Facebook and Pinterest Ads. We'd love to hear to drive people to drive traffic to your website, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. Artist Gifts And Apparel - artlovergifts.com RanqIQ - aids with article writing for Search Engine Optimization. Ubersuggest - aids with keyword research and competitor research. SocialBee - for scheduling blog posts on social media. SocialBee resources. Youtube.com/artfurpaws Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss the importance of retreats and traveling and the impact they have had on their work. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss a terrible experience where Julie was locked out of her Adobe Profile because a hacker got into her account and changed her password. The lack of customer support from Adobe led to a number of discoveries we discuss. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: DO NOT KEEP YOUR FILES ONLY ON THE CLOUD. Save your images in 3 different places: Backup to hard drive (like an SSD Portable) Another hard drive in a separate location And a cloud-based backup service. Save PSD files as TIFs. Save Illustrator files as EPS files. Enable 2 Factor Authentication for all of your cloud-based systems. We'd love to hear about your experiences with terrible customer service and what you learned from the situation, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. 10 Tips to Keep Your Electronic Files Organized SSD Portable Adobe's 2-Factor Authentication. Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss the importance of retreats and traveling and the impact they have had on their work. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com NEW Artist To Watch Jodi Nuttal is a fabulous pastel artist. Go To Her:Instagram to see her fabulous work! Key talking points: Find what works for you to network. You have to reach out rather than waiting on someone to contact you. BNI - Business Networking International is a program we have tried and found success in, but it is not necessarily comfortable for Introverts. Are we struggling even more with networking because of the pandemic? If you want to experience growth, you will have to grow yourself and extend into what you are not comfortable with. Get good friends to bail you out if you get stuck with someone who won't stop talking. Think about ways to get out of the conversation. We'd love to hear about your experiences in networking and what works for you, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. Lilla Rogers Bookcamp Audra King Straight to Ale Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie have a very special guest with them, Audra King from She Loves Her Biz to chat with us about how to find the fun in your creative business again!! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: Don't follow the 'shoulds'. And what are some ways to focus on what's important to you and not the 'shoulds'. Omit the noise: perhaps take a break from Instagram or other social media. To find the fun: the first thing to consider is what you want and then balance your schedule around that. For Finding the fun in Marketing Audra recommends Brit Kolo's resource called "Marketing for your Personality Type". Julie hates Networking who is an INTJ. So it is great to find things that DON'T work and then work towards what would work based on her personality. Stephanie is an ENTJ - does a weekly artisan market show where she paints and talks about the paintings and pets. And while she's there collects email addresses to continue the relationship. She doesn't have joy in Instagram but does in Facebook. Rachel enjoys Facebook Group because of the interactions and Google Ads where there are no interactions. For the negative comments, be above and beyond by providing the information or a link to the answer that was previously provided. How to make sales fun? The key question is: Does the energy you are putting in equal the compensation you receive? Learn more about Audra here: Website: She Loves Her Biz Instagram: She Loves Her Biz Facebook: She Loves Her Biz Email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Follow the Fun Workshops She Loves Her Biz Blueprint - design a creative business strategy Brit Kolo has a resource called "Marketing for your Personality Type" Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.artinthestudio.com Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie answer listener questions. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com NEW Artist To Watch Katrina Berg is fabulous an oil painter and podcaster the CANDYcolored studio podcast Go To :https://katrinaberg.com/ Key talking points: Question: what is the biggest challenge you have faced while becoming an artist? Question: Do we work in themes? Question: What is your favorite time to create? We'd love to hear of retreats you've been on or know about, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned SocialBee - social media management Visibility Vixon Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. Art Business Program Positive Painters - Tech Talk is a session where we talk about tech things. Coffee & Create is a session where we get together and just create. Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss the importance of retreats and traveling and the impact they have had on their work. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com NEW Artist To Watch Amy Brown is a fabulous surface pattern designer. Go To : A Brown House. abrownhouse.com Key talking points: Benefits of going on a retreat: Retreats are a great way to connect with different artists and gain one-on-one time. Get out of your comfort zone. Get to know other people. Enables you to focus on yourself. Recommendations: Budget and plan for the retreat. Look for retreats that have a small number of people. Check out Uptrek.com Invest in yourself. We'd love to hear of retreats you've been on or know about, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Art Business Checklist and Video Guide- make your lives easier as you define your art business. Uptrek - a great website to see art retreats. Logan Elliot - is a business coach for graphic designers. Cat Coquillette - surface pattern designer, licensed artist, and watercolor instructor. Other artists Julie got to meet at a retreat: Eve Staats Anjana Amy Erin Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss different revenue streams. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com NEW Artist To Watch Anjana Mistry - Anjanamistry.com A gouache artist! Fabulous detail and color! Key talking points: Focus on what you enjoy in terms of revenue streams. Sell online - lots of options! Shopify, Etsy, Facebook shop, NFTs, Art Storefronts etc. check out stephanieweaverartist.com/blog and search on revenue streams Plan and try things BEFORE you select a website to determine what kind you want. Here is a worksheet to help you. Recognize what will work for you. Commissions - they aren't for everyone, but some love it! Grants Teach - skillshare is what Julie is using Print on Demand - Redbubble, Society6, Etsy, Zazzle. Sale of originals - getting into galleries, museums, or online. We'd love to hear what do you do to make money, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Artist Checklist for your Art Business for the Free Guide Art Pricing Calculator Blog Articles and videos about Revenue Streams Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Do you have family support - does family support help - do you have a network of people to chat with - Importance of community? What to do if you don't? Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss how they get support and the value of support -whether it is from family or others. Do you have family support - does family support help - do you have a network of people to chat with - Importance of community. What to do if you don't. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com NEW Artist To Watch Elizabeth lzthcreative.com. A watercolor artist who is inspired by nature. Key talking points: We do have support but it doesn't always feel that way. Since COVID the spouses have gotten to see what is in an art business - and 'coloring', 'painting' doesn't appear like work. Community is super important to break down to, support, or bounce ideas with. With a community, you have to be vulnerable so people can help. Voice what you need. Search for groups on Facebook, local art leagues, and local art museum. If you don't have time here is what we recommend: Recognize that it is a season and it will change Identify ways to save time (order groceries) We'd love to hear what do you to get support, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Artist Gifts and Apparel Shop Online Artist Community check out Positive Painters for Support Shoutouts to: Rosemary & Co for their amazing paintbrushes Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss whether they create prints or not for art shows If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: Find out the demographic of the people who would attend to determine if you need prints (low-cost items) or originals. We now do Print On Demand Prints are made for local stores Define your purpose for attending the show BEFORE you decide whether to have prints made. Some of the shows are to get your name out. Reach out to people who have done the show to see their experience. Consider a QR code to have prints ordered with Print On Demand. We'd love to hear what do you do to prepare for art shows, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Artist Checklist for your Art Business for the Free Guide Art Pricing Calculator Juliemstudios.com for the Advent Calendar Shoutouts to: Alabama Goods, Brooke Albrecht, Jim Solomon, Woodtech, Art Storefronts, Art Marketing Podcast Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss procrastination and what they do and don't do - perhaps this will resonate with you (I rhymed there :) ! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: Stephanie: her personality requires her to be doing something all the time, but she does find she procrastinates on painting because of potential interruptions Jule: if she is the one setting the deadlines, she'll easily push it off. But if she owes it to someone, she'll stay on task. This is where I coach or accountability can help you not push off the deadlines that move you forward. Rachel's procrastination comes from going down rabbit holes, and squirrel moments. Draw out the 4 quadrants to determine what is important and urgent to meet the goals (Urgent-Important, Urgent - Not important, Not Urgent - Important, Not Urgent - Not important) Advice: Flip the narrative - make a goal of nos instead of yeses. Take the shots like Michael Jordan. Advice: Take imperfect actions. Advice: If you are really struggling moving forward find a coach that will hold you accountable, who specializes in your niche, and who is not a friend, who can be objective. We'd love to hear what do you do to overcome procrastination, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Artist Checklist for your Art Business for the Free Guide Art Pricing Calculator RanqIQ - a great tool to help create valuable blog posts. Millionaire Blogger Podcast John Middick "The Sharpened Artist" Podcast What's in a name Artists Soar Episode Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss what inspired their style of artwork and we found out what it boils down too! If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: CandyColored Studio podcast with Katrina Berg Positive Painter Apparel and Artist Gifts The style evolves with time and what we found is based on personality and your feelings. If you WANT to go towards something else keep pushing yourself towards moving in that direction. You know you're an artist when you begin describing the sky with paint colors. We'd love to hear what inspired the style of your artwork, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Artist Checklist for your Art Business for the Free Guide Shopify Lite (update 2022, when Kajabi provided the information Shopify had a $9 version, now what Shopify has done is you can get the first 3 months for $1, then the remainder of the 12 months it will be $29 - which equals out to $9/month) Jim Solomon (a professional photographer friend). Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss why women do not talk about important things in their lives with each other, like health, hormones, fears, and the stages we go through ...we all go through it, but we all seem to think we are alone. If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: check out The Inspired Painter with Jessica Libor podcast that prompted this discussion. Episode 85. do we put pain on our artwork, or do we edit to what is acceptable or on brand. art is therapy to release some of the painful thoughts. "Keep Moving Forward" Find a safe place for you to share what is really bothering you. Having your truth spoken is healing. Say your truth with kindness. Talk with your doctor. You've got one life - be true to you. We'd love to hear what advice you think women in the arts don't talk, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
Jules, Rachel, and Stephanie discuss what advice would they give their younger selves, and perhaps even their daughters? If you have a question you'd like us to discuss feel free to email us at hello@artistssoar.com Key talking points: Everything is going to be alright Follow your gut, your heart, intuition We had different views of college :) "The best is yet to come" Enjoy where you are at, this isn't where you are going to end up. As an artist, what would you have told yourself 10 years ago? Practice, practice, practice Don't be afraid to get good brushes and good paint and try more of everything. Try new things, you may discover you like something better than what you've been doing. You don't have to take what you love and monetize it. Be you. We'd love to hear what advice you'd give your younger self, or have you gotten a piece of advice that you love, email us at hello@artistssoar.com Rise with us! On Artists Soar! Resources Mentioned Shoutout to Rosemary and Company - their brushes are amazing! Our Websites and Shops Stephanie: https://www.stephanieweaverartist.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/artfurpaws Julie: https://www.juliemstudios.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/peacockblueart Rachel: https://bubblybibbly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBStudioShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/mothersrecipes Got a Listener Question? Email us at: hello@artistssoar.com
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