As some of you may know, I’ve had dual careers for the past three years: artist and human resources consultant. I’d been happy doing both, working with my consulting clients a few days per week, and spending the rest of my time working on my art. My consulting work paid the bills (and I genuinely […]
This is what four weeks’ worth of printing looks like. I just have 30 more pieces to print, and then this will all go to my manufacturer. Lots of changes are going on around here. A few things became very clear in February, and I realized that some of the plans I had made just
Registering (or aligning) prints can be nerve-wracking work at first. It’s simpler on paper, with its hard edges and low cost. But when you work with fabric, which is so much more elastic and expensive, the stakes are higher. But soon you fall into a groove. Registering and printing become almost Zen-like. There’s something calming
Recently, I’ve received a couple of inquiries from people in their twenties asking for advice on becoming a working artist. Each inquiry seems to imply that there’s a secret to success that those of us who are trying to make it as working artists know (but are hiding from everyone else). To quote one of
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