This is a guest post by Josh Hanagarne, World’s Strongest Librarian When Daryle invited me to guest post, I did the only natural thing—I called a sanatorium and told them that dear D. had lost his judgment and needed to come over for a nice rest. You see, I know nothing about art and less [...] Read more »
Why Do People Buy Your Art?
Asking a few questions of your customers can really help you find future buyers. For an artist there is nothing like the feeling of making a sale. Especially for the emerging artist that does not have many sales under their belt. It is such a special and exciting thing when someone decides to give you [...] Read more »
Artists Must Master New Media
This is the 3rd and final post in a series on Trent Reznor’s advice to unknown artists. Read the first post here, and the second post here. Trent wraps up his forum post with this paragraph: “Have your MySpace page, but get a site outside MySpace – it’s dying and reads as cheap / generic. [...] Read more »
Trent Reznor Has Some Advice For You | Part One
I was in Somalia when I first started listening to Nine Inch Nails, a band that played what was at the time called “industrial music.” This title was based on the sound of the music and not its ability to stand up to harsh and tough conditions, which is what I think of when I [...] Read more »
The World’s Largest Music Lesson
Be a part of history and take in a music lesson for only $10. And a music lesson in any instrument! I read that and it makes me want to find the most obscure instrument known to man. In reality though a kazoo would be a stretch for my musical abilities. Though I do like [...] Read more »
Art Reality Show Being Produced By Bravo
So you think you can paint? “Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!” I [...] Read more »
The ArtFire Artisan Marketplace
You’ve heard of Etsy but have you heard of ArtFire? ArtFire is a website that states it is “your home to buy and sell handmade items designed by artisans from around the globe.” It is based out of Tucson Arizona. I bring up Etsy because the two sites have a very similar look and feel. [...] Read more »
Have You Burned Your Feed?
If your an artist with a blog I hope your using Feedburner, a free service from Google. Because if you have a blog you have a feed. Could be an RSS, an XML, or maybe in Atom (maybe all three), but either way your blog has a feed. Which is a great tool for your [...] Read more »