Students Work One of my favorite parts of teaching Working in a Series is at the end of the course, when we get to see all of the students’ work together. As a series. It’s an inspiring experience. The course brings together artists working in different media and at different experience levels. Yet everyone puts […]
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Target Market – Why it Matters “Who Buys Art?” This was our discussion topic in the MakeBigArt community in May. Why? Ultimately the end goal is artists to identify the answer this question for themselves – as in “Who Buys MY Art?“. In biz terms – the answer to that question is their target market. […]
Content and Structure Create a Body of Work is for artists at all levels looking for support, advice, empowerment and accountability in building a sustainable studio practice and creating a cohesive body of work. What will you learn? The above video explains how the course is structured and what you can expect. The Modules Module […]
The Platform I am beyond thrilled to announce a new platform for delivering the content of my courses with the rollout of MakeBigArt Courses. Over the years I have created a wealth of information for the participants in my year long programs: With my new elearning platform – this information is now presented in organized, […]
original image by gdstream via flickr The 100 Day Project – Benefits!! Doing something creative every day for 100 days. That is the basic essence of the 100 day project. After you take the leap and commit to doing the project – you then have to figure out what you are going to do. To […]
How Do We Get Better? Have you ever thought about why you never getting better at typing even though you might spend hours a day practicing this skill? They say practice makes perfect but if that were all it takes I should be an outstanding typist given that I spend 8-10 hours a day at […]
Design Elements Exercises ©2015 Mary Beth Thorne Why You Need Design “How do I know if my work is any good?” “I want to learn how to critique my own work.” I’ve heard these comments many times from fellow artists. They want to make better artwork. They know that learning to look at their work […]
Moody Blue Note to Self ©2015 Helen Conway Mixed Media Textiles The Master Class and 2015 Challenges Once a year I open enrollment for what I call the Master Class – a year long coaching/consulting/support group workshop. I’ve written about how coaching works and it’s relationship to the master class. Today I want to share […]
Form and Content Art is a combination of form and content. Form is the physical manifestation of the artwork. It answers these types of questions: what is it made out of (the medium)? what techniques are used? how were the design elements and principles used? what is the style (abstract, impressionistic, etc)? Content is the essence […]