Episodes
Friday Jan 31, 2020
How Working in COLLECTIONS Changed My Life
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Imagine creating artwork for weeks, without thinking about selling.
Imagine putting your whole vision into the world clearly and beautifully.
...And what if there were also eager collectors ready and waiting for your work? AMAZING, right?
When I began my creative career I did what most (if not ALL) artists do: we create something and then sell it. Create, then sell. And repeat. In fact, I did that flow on high speed because I began my career by doing a painting each DAY and selling it the next day! This is fine for a while, but I soon found that I was creating and hustling far more than I needed to!
Here's what happens when you DON'T work in collections:
It can be very easy to create from the WRONG HEADSPACE
- Creating it for the single sale rather than for the idea.
- Creating artwork for $$ rather than the message or vision behind the work
- Never getting to spend time with your work and feel a sense of ownership over it
It can also really mess with your artistic flow to have to interrupt your process to focus on sell, packaging, shipping, customer service... fine art requires a lot of creative energy which can be draining on your physical energy. Don't sacrifice that beautiful energy when it is needed most.
In this episode, we dive into the HOW to create collections:
- Thinking through the themes + ideas
- Planning for sizes + profits
- Meeting your audience's demand
- Price points
- Cost of producing the collection
- Location of release (online, gallery, third party site, pop-up shop, house show…)
LINKS
The Artist's Year of Growth - the PERFECT tool to help you plan your collections for the year
Making Art Work - my 12-week course designed to enable artists to THRIVE, to sell their work, and create sustainable businesses.
xox
Emily Jeffords
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
A Decade of Learning: Growing, Finding my Voice, and Learning to Make an Impact
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Progress is Quiet and Slow. Lasting growth rarely happens in a flash -- if it did, it would be far too painful.
I began supporting my family with my artwork business in 2013, selling originals, commissions, and prints. Once that shift happened in my mind and in our lives, a whole world of possibility was opened to me. The next seven years brought consistent and gentle growth -- more profits, exciting opportunities, saying YES to things that felt just a tiny bit outside of my comfort zone, scaling, stretching...
All that growth has brought tremendous blessings and profitability, but it has also led to a lot of personal development (which is rarely comfortable) and pretty intense "growing pains" (aka anxiety) as I stretch to fit my new role and be the person my work needs me to be.
In this episode, I bring you through that journey step by step from 2013-now (running two separate businesses, making well over 6-figures, doing things that thrill and excite me daily.)
LINKS
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
TEN YEARS as a professional fine artist! Woohoo! What a surreal moment this is for me. What a journey it has been!
But it hasn't been easy. Would you believe me if I told you I sold my first painting for $1? The $2?
In this episode, I bring you through the early years of my creative career, from spare bedroom studios and $1 paintings, to West Texas and the start of my (old) blog BeautifulHelloBlog.com, to Charleston and my new creative adventures as a REAL artist making $400 a month, a failed art show, the beginning of my Instagram account, waves of bounty and poverty... it was a hard start with a lot of growing pains, but a beautiful, expansive journey.
In the summer of 2013, after what felt like a true crucible and test of my resolve, I began supporting our family with my art.
I am so thankful that art kept me grounded. Otherwise, where would we be today? Maybe the risks are the reason we are here today and the reason art feels so deeply beautiful.
Please know that if you are feeling adversity, art very well might be your source of hope!
LINKS:
Making Art Work (opens for enrollment Feb 18th!)
Beautiful Hello Blog
Artwork mentioned: To The Stillness (2013) and Coming storm (2013)
JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE FREE VIDEO SERIES beginning Feb 4th!
Friday Jan 10, 2020
The Artist's Year of Growth (part 2)
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
here’s the deal,
YOUR DREAMS DON’T COME TO LIFE BY CHANCE.
THEY COME TO LIFE WHEN YOU WORK YOUR MAGIC AND AIM TOWARDS A GOAL.
In this episode:
- we plan out the year season by season
- discuss dates you should avoid
- tips for planning out your year
- advice to increase your creativity + profitability
I also share a look into my year-calendar and insight into how a thriving creative business.
Download the 28-page workbook and plan some brilliance! Download the booklet here.
2020, The Artist's Year of Growth!
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
The Artist's Year of Growth (part 1)
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Welcome to 2020! The Year of growth and expansion.
In this podcast, we explore the importance of dreams (how can you grow without vision?) and then dive into practical ways to grow your business, nourish your creativity, and fall in LOVE with the process.
There is a BEAUTIFUL free 28-page workbook that goes along with this two-part episode series. Download it here. It is designed for your success and I can't wait to hear how it impacts your bottom line + creativity this year!