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Recession-proof your artistic income

Who wouldn’t love to not just eek out a living, but really thrive as an artist, even in a down economy? One of the best ways to do that is by creating multiple streams of income from your work. Laura Bray of Katydid Designs is offering an online course to help you do just that. Here’s what she’s covering (as she describes it): In this course, you will: * Learn that creating multiple streams of … read on, my friend…

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Things are all abuzz

There are several things going on around here, artistically speaking. (I have a husband and 4 kids that we homeschool, so we are always busy!) One thing is a chunky book swap I am hosting. The theme is “A little birdie told me,” and it’s turning out awesome. The pages are 3X3 and there has to be a bird or wings on the page somewhere. The quote doesn’t have to be about birds, but many … read on, my friend…

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My Etsy favorites

Thought I’d share some things I love from other artisans at Etsy. It’s hard not to buy everything I love at Etsy–even things that have nothing to do with books! new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(90665, ‘favorites’,'thumbnail’,5,4).renderIframe();

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Using your artistic voice

I was reading this post on Sarah Hodson’s blog. There is a new machine out there that I am crazy about. It’s a screen printing machine that Provo has come out with that, like the Cricut, is going to revolutionize the craft world. See a video demo of Yudu here. What I appreciated about Sara’s post was the video from Provo featuring a man giving the homeless a voice using the machine. Please view the … read on, my friend…

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My books are going global

Anita was kind enough to buy one of my books from my Etsy store. She happens to live in Cambridgeshire in the UK. Here’s her blog post of how she’s putting the book she got to good use. Man I wish I could draw like that… Thanks for the post Anita! It was so fun to see a book I made put to use right away.

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