People don’t care what you did, they care why you did it
“People don’t care what you did, they care why you did it.” This is a marketing tip, not something to live your life by. So just in case you do care, I’ll explain why I wrote my book, ART-WRITE. I was working as a writer/developer for an educational media company and the project grant came […]
Does it feel awkward to promote your own art?
Artists, are you approaching the necessity of self-promotion with resentment, wishing for an agent or a gallery to take care of all of this annoying marketing/selling/writing stuff? Some artists think self-promotion is intrinsically icky. They can grasp the benefits of self-promotion, but they just don’t want to get involved. You may have to set aside […]
Gravid
My current state of mind can best be described as gravid. Gravid adj. Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically. My first book, ART-WRITE from Luminare Press, launches on February 1st. All the pieces are in motion; the website, the FB page, the final finally final proofed copy, my new Twitter account, the […]
Why I Love Peter Schjeldahl
Peter Schjeldahl is the art critic for the New Yorker. I have no idea how to pronounce his last name. I love him because: He writes prose like a poet. He finds profound things to say about profound things. He reviews the best art exhibits and his writing takes me along with him. He makes […]