How to Share Your Art Online and Actually Get Noticed

Most artists know they need to be online — but getting noticed takes more than posting and hoping. Years ago, Stacie Bloomfield was managing a coffee shop while trying to build her art career, with no idea how to reach the right buyers. She figu...

Finding your signature style as an artist is one of the most exciting milestones in your creative journey. But how do you actually know when you've arrived? After years of building my own art business, I've identified four clear signs that you've found your artistic voice — and they're more recogniz...

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For us creatives, artistic skills run in our veins. But from my personal experience and my connections with hundreds of visual artists, I know that starting your own business and being able to quit your day job can bring some significant challenges.

Thankfully, I hav...

What happens when you land a real art licensing deal — and then watch it slowly go sideways? That's exactly what happened to Ashley Paggi of Ash Cascade Design. She had a contract. She had a deal. And then the company started doing things with her art they were never supposed to do.

In this e...

What does it actually take to build a community that sticks around — people who buy your work, share your content, and cheer you on for years? Peggy Dean, self-taught artist, Penguin Random House author, and founder of The Pigeon Letters, figured it out. And on episode 5 of the Art + Audience podcas...

If you've ever wondered what it really looks like to build a multimillion-dollar art business from a kitchen table — this is the podcast that answers that question honestly. In Episode 1 of Art + Audience, I'm pulling back the curtain on my own journey: the early wins, the hard pivots, the revenue s...

What does it take to completely reinvent yourself as an artist — in your 40s, while homeschooling three kids, with zero formal art training? That's exactly what Mandy Corcoran did, and in Episode 2 of the Art + Audience podcast, she breaks down the mindset shifts, tools, and business decisions that ...

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What actually separates the artists who build thriving businesses from the ones who stay stuck? In Episode 3 of the Art + Audience podcast, I'm sharing the six key traits I've seen show up again and again — in my own business, and in the businesses of the...

The Comparison Trap for Artists: Have you ever felt like no matter what you are doing in your own art practice or business, there’s someone else who is ALWAYS further ahead than you? It is easy to get distracted from our own growth and journey when we look at other people and what is happening in th...

Do You Feel Like An Imposter? Do you ever feel like you are not good enough to go after your dreams? OR, do you feel like you are doing something that you’ve always dreamt of doing, but you are afraid, deep down inside, you aren’t good enough, or that you’ve fooled people into thinking that you are ...

 Today I want to pull back the curtain when it comes to Leveraging my own Art! What does it mean to Leverage Your Art? For me, it means you make great art and then use that art in multiple ways that lead to income. Let’s dive in to my income streams as a thriving artist.

I TEACH THAT IT IS IMPORTAN...

 Last week I shared about making art people want to purchase. This week, we dive into Art Licensing.

I mentioned that in order to make money from your art, focusing on designing for customers is going to be essential. We have to focus on taking our art and making it as powerful and as sellable as p...

Hello my fellow aspiring Licensed Artists! Stacie here. I’ve been cooking up a little “THANK YOU” for you to say thanks for being a part of this online community. BECAUSE I LIKE HANGING OUT WITH YOU and sharing with you how you can find success with getting your art onto products. That’s why I made ...

Hello friends!

Monday morning when I opened up my laptop to begin my week’s work, I read an e-mail in my inbox from someone on my newsletter list.

They asked me if they want to have a career in art licensing and building a brand like mine, where they should start, because they want to focus on the...

Small businesses & makers know that weeks after Thanksgiving mark the busiest sales season of the year. We’ve got to make it count, right? Here’s a Holiday Prep Guide for Artists.

 

I’VE BEEN SELLING MY ART DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, SO I’VE LEARNED A THING OR TWO ABOUT HOW TO ...

 START YOUR DAY OFF WITH A CREATIVE MINDSET

Mindset matters. I created a free printable “Daily Creative Affirmations” sheet for you. 

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Print in color or in black in white onto 8.5″x11″ paper. 

Print out this daily affirmation list and put ...