A couple of years ago in the fall, I started having this problem with flies in my house. It had gotten cold outside and they all wanted to come in…
Do you feel like you are stuck in your art career? Do you feel that life is "against" you, that your "luck" is bad, that someone is standing in the…
It was raining the day I arrived in New York City. It was a cold rain on Friday, May 1, 1998. And I wondered if the inclement weather was an…
As an artist, do you know when it's time to fire your clients? Do you know when it's time to throw in the towel on cheap customers and bad clients?…
An artist friend I've known a very long time lives in Brooklyn. We met at the Art Students' League when I first moved to NYC in 1998. She makes some…
"Do not be afraid of moving slowly. Be only afraid of standing still." - Chinese Proverb Have you ever thought about the importance of the small, steady actions you take…
"I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung." - Rabindranath Tagore Several years ago the American Medical Association found…
This blog is for the barely brave and beginning lovers like me, who refuse to abandon their dream, now more humble and real, and struggle to meet life and even…
Creative block feels like the end of your world. Firstly, there’s the frustration — not being able to do something you love, that normally works like a dream. Like getting…
How do you define being a real artist? Are you a real artist if you have a day job? Are you a real artist if your primary source of income…
