nurtured
Challenges we have faced and overcome with a little nurturing!
Online Teaching...
Kathy
2020 has been a year to move out of my comfort zone and into online teaching. I did create my first online class for Skillshare in 2019, and was comfortable with running in-person workshops. But with the cancellation of in-person events I was forced to look for alternatives. As 2020 comes to an end I'm please to say that I have taught several workshop via zoom, and have ironed out all the kinks. It wasn't an easy or comfortable transition for me, I had to push though the hurdles, and deal with frustrations but Im happy to head into the new year excited to expand my online offering of workshops to a community of art makers.
Are you hesitating teaching online? email me.
Ecommerce...
Laura
I'm happy to say that 2020 bought some things to celebrate. It's the first year that all four of us have fully functioning online shops on our website. It makes sharing and selling out work so much easier, especially during a year when online shopping became a necessity. We use the platforms weebly and squarespace.
Are you hesitating setting up an online shop? email me.
Creative Challenges...
Diana
I've participated in several online creative challenges recently where you commit to doing something creative each day. I have done 48 days, 30 days and I am currently in a 20 day creative challenge. As a retiree I spend a lot of my time in my studio so carving out creative time isn't the challenge for me that it might be for many people that participate. That said there is something about showing up, sharing what you are doing within the community that is exciting. These challenges have inspired several new series of small works, that have found there way into my new online shop!
Have you participated in any creative challenges? I would love to hear of your experiences email me.
Contracts: to have or not have...
Annie
Contracts: to have or not have...It seems every coaching blog, or art advisor out there recommends, having your own contract rather than rely on what you might or might not get from a gallery. That said galleries may not be that keen to use yours - and there still seems to be no standard practice on how to operate some still operate on a handshake, and verbal conversation, so where does that leave us... I consigned some work to a new gallery this month and decided to include some key terms and conditions of consignment within my consignment form and included a section for both artist and gallerist's signatures, in lieu of a separate contract. While it wasn't a formal contract the key points were set down in black and white. Some of which were specific to the gallery and some were terms that I felt were important, that were not specified in the gallery's policies. I feel fairly good about it and moving forward, I intend tweak these terms according to each consignment situation. I'll let you know how I get on.
I would love to hear of your experiences or practices around contracts. what do your contracts look like? email me.