Market Bingo

You're going to have some slow days, low-profit days, or just crappy days when selling your work. I'm specifically talking about if you're selling...

Know your worth

About a month ago someone contacted me to make them a design because they liked what I did with several of my own business/personal...

2018 In Review

3 questions I've asked myself as I look back on the year that was 2018. True-to-form for this blog, and the purpose of #artistlife, I'm...

A Pause to Catch My Breath

I know for some of you this is supposed to be the most anticipated article I’ve written; the one where I explain how I...

Prepared for Opportunity

If there is one lesson that keeps popping up for me it's that I can't take advantage of great opportunities as they come if I...

Scheduling Facebook Posts Ahead of Time

One of the tasks on my Chaos List is posting to social media. It's not enough to just create artwork, post it for sale...

Things that I shouldn’t be doing

It's time for a little tough love in the Chaos to Order series because it's time for me to write about discovering those things that...

What if my food isn’t good?

I'm having a hard time sleeping tonight, so I'm indulging a guilty pleasure of mine...watching Gordon Ramsey go to town on people in the...

You can’t be “on” all the time

You can't be "on" all the time. I don't mean the being fake and it's catching up to you kind of "on"; you shouldn't act...

Stuff others should be doing for your business

This is another post reaching back to the one I did a while ago discussing how to get some order out of the chaos...

Design Paralysis

Recognizing my own flaws, foibles, and quirks is easy. My default form of humor is self-deprecating, so I'm well aware. One of those things...

Emergency Funds

Your table legs are going to break, your tent is going to crumble in a downpour, or your shelves are going to blow off...

Sometimes It Is About the Money

I've said from the start that the reboot of this blog/website is for my observations, opinions, and all that good stuff. But it's also...

The Bargainer

We've all had to deal with this type of customer. You know the one I'm talking about...the "bargainer", the one who fancies themselves a professional...

The recurring tasks list

About a month ago, I wrote this article about how to get all the chaotic time sucks running your life in order. I highly recommend...