What’s all-in for you might not mean all-in for another. Maybe you can still be all-in with your art without having to rely on it for income.
Category: Marketing
You could sell that
Do we really need to sell whatever it is we’re good at?
Guarding your ideas is a terrible idea
If all you’ve got is one idea, then you’re always at risk. The best way to protect your ideas is to have so many that no one can catch you.
Is it better to be a chameleon or a peacock?
There are two types of illustrators: Chameleons and Peacocks. A chameleon is not instantly recognisable by their work alone. They are regularly playing with mediums, styles, and materials. Trying on new looks. They adapt, whole-heartedly, to the text or environment that they’re given. Their range varies widely. Ann James and Bruce Whatley are good examples… Continue reading Is it better to be a chameleon or a peacock?
Making magic behind closed doors
If the practice makes it into the performance, how will anyone be blown away by the magic?
It’s not you, it’s me
It’s easy to blame ‘them’ for not understanding. For not getting it. For not seeing the genius in your work. But what if they’re right?
Roald Dahl doesn’t have an Instagram account
Roald Dahl doesn’t have an Instagram account. He passed away in 1990. But there are over 300,000 posts tagged #roalddahl and the ‘official HQ account’ on Instagram has over 57,000 followers. Managing social media, along with all the other stuff I have to do in life, is hard. It’s a time-suck. The algorithms that drive… Continue reading Roald Dahl doesn’t have an Instagram account
Do I want to make a living from my art?
Everyone wonders whether I will ever make art ‘full-time’ but no one asks whether that’s even possible, and what I’m willing to change to make it happen.
What’s the ecological cost of spreading my idea?
A book costs us humans a lot – in time, energy and materials. Materials that may never degrade. So, is it time to ask, “Is this idea really worth it?”
Prove them wrong
Being the underdog might just be the thing you need to make the work you want to make.