What’s Your Why?
This week has been challenging for my why, so I got to thinking about your why. Why do we do what we do? Why do you? Why do I? I sat at my kitchen table playing solitaire (clears my mind!) and thought about how I used to think our why was baked into our personality,...
It’s Not Business as Usual
Today, while pinning up my hair after a warm shower, I was struck by the luxuriousness of this quiet, simple activity while Ukrainian women, children, and men sleep in the subways, in freezing cold underground garages, or in the cement bunkers ironically built by...
What About That Small Grain of Sand in Your Artist’s Shoe?
I know, your artist-career palette is brimming over. There are sales to consider. How to be, and stay, connected to collectors. Where to show your work. The website updates that haven’t been dealt with. The studio that needs an overhaul. And goodness only knows,...
Why, oh, why is writing your artist statement so hard?
I wish I knew the answer. I have a few hunches from my decades of working with artists around the globe. But what I don’t know is what your reasons are. If I did, then I would be able to create a live workshop based around your specific needs. So, will you pretty...
In gratitude…and pretty please would you…
I’m taking a breather after the mad rush of my Holiday Bonus, which I paired with a purchase of my book, Writing the Artist Statement: Revealing the True Spirit of Your Work. It was a roaring success and I want to thank everyone who jumped in! Now, my inner...
So, How Do You Get Personal, Be Vulnerable, Be Real? Part 2
Ariane Goodwin, Ph.D. An Educator, Editor, Writer, and Art Career Coach who believes artists change the world! Part 2: Getting Personal, Being Real Getting personal and being real is really pretty simple when you write about you and your art. Sometimes, it’s helpful...