The Game of Art:
Career Development & Presentation for Creators
Getting LuckyWhether you've been active in the marketplace for some time, or are just now ready to try your hand at selling your work, you've probably noticed that luck and chance have a pesky way of showing up as either helpers or detractors--no matter how "in-control" you'd like to be. While creators always act in concert with forces beyond their control, there is much to be gained from techniques and attitudes (both ancient and modern) which understand this relationship.
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Platforms Belong on Shoes, Right?I love this sentiment shared by the wise and witty writer, Dani Shapiro in Still Writing. Yet as she points out, if we want to engage with the marketplace, we'll need to build and maintain an online presence--along with protecting our studio time and tending to our families, health concerns, second jobs, and the like. Your presence can unfold organically over time as one element builds upon the next, or a major effort may be in order for an initial launch or a re-launch reflecting who you are today.
In our celebrity-oriented culture the pressure to curate the perfect image of yourself and your work on social media may leave you feeling overwhelmed, depressed or perhaps just bored. You may also feel like you could easily spend as much time posting to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook (and the like) as you could creating your work. Perhaps you're on the other end of the spectrum and have ignored these potentially beneficial outlets altogether for these very reasons. Let's talk about your goals, time limits, and of course, your work. Together we'll develop a "just right" approach that gets your work seen, but doesn't turn your life into a never-ending quest for "followers" and "likes"! |
Let's Strategize:
"The artist seeks the challenge, the difficult thing to do; for his[or her] basic approach to life is not of work but of play. . . . Life as art, and art as a game." -Joseph Campbell |
The Trickster in the Marketplace:
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You may also be interested in the online Game of Art/Soulful Strategies
course which includes three private sessions over three months. |