Artist Strong Blog
Enjoy interviews and articles about creative process and our inherent creative spirit.50 Ways Your Art Helps Others
People tell us art is frivolous, a cute hobby, or an activity that deserves to be at the bottom of our priority list. But art isn't selfish. It's a way to open us all up to more possibility, to greater giving, and to so much more. Here are 50...
Creative Spirit Ebi Poweigha
Ebi Poweigha is a body positive sewing blogger based in Boston. Her sewing story started in her fashion story, which started when she was young. Fashion magazines were always around growing up and they fascinated her. She studied them carefully and designed her first...
Define the worth of art
Download and listen to today's post here. I’ve seen so many artists feel rejected when they decide to market their art and it doesn’t sell. I’ve felt it, too. It’s this stinging sensation that brings up a much larger, more vulnerable question: is your art any good?!...
Are there rules for art?
Did you, or do you, have a hard time calling yourself an artist? Your definition of art could contribute to this mindset. There are specific qualities or traits we expect of ourselves and others when we take on the label “artist.” Often our ideas about art and artist...
Creative Spirit Nadia Fairlamb
Nadia is an artist in Hawaii who sculpts with local tropical hardwoods and mirror glass. She is a self-trained woodworker who aims to use a jigsaw and hand tools to create her pieces the same way an artist uses a paintbrush or pencil. Nadia earned a BFA in Sculptural...
Tips and Tricks: The Power of Negative Space
Many artists don’t feel they measure up until they can draw realistically from observation or from photo reference. As an art teacher I encourage students to learn all of the skills they can so that when they reach a point of creating original artwork, they...
Top Ten TakeAways: People Over Profit
Artists can feel conflicted about selling or promoting their art because of an association that selling is gross, with agenda, and unethical. That’s why today I share a recent read of mine called People Over Profit by Dale Partridge. Selling doesn’t need to have...
How to Create a Body of Art
It’s been a LONG time since I created a body of art. University was a gift in that way: I had the expectation to create a body of art. I had studio space. I had community, peers aiming towards the same end goal: exhibition. I thought it would be easy to continue on...
Creative Spirit Jenn Ashton
North Vancouver author and artist Jenn Ashton is no stranger to creativity. Coming from an artistic family she has lived her life bringing creative flair to all her projects large and small. From the non-profit Boardroom and the challenges of being a young parent, to...