Open Studios – 2013 – my inspirations for new work

Open Studios – 2013 – my inspirations for new work

My Open Studios are just around the corner!  The dates and opening hours are:

3 – 6 October 2013
18.00 – 21.00     Thur (Private view)
11:00 – 18:00     Fri – Sun  ( I will not be there on Sunday, but I will be there all day Friday and Saturday)

Address:  Unit 3, ASC Studios, Empson Street, E3 3LT

Here is my ‘Artist Profile’ and a bit of insight into what ideas and themes I have been researching:

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Where to learn business skills when you are an Artist

Where to learn business skills when you are an Artist

piggy bank with money

Business. Money. Profit. They can seem like dirty words.

Well, as an artist who has been practicing her craft since 2007, I have some advice. You have to make money. There’s no 2 ways about it, you have to learn business skills. Nobody wants to learn them (well, maybe a rare few). Everybody would rather spend all their time creating. But that is not possible if you want to be successful and make a living from your art. And by successful I mean be able to pay your rent, go on holiday, buy food, afford to take the tube instead of the bus…..

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