Reading the room and other problems with zoom…
This morning I took part in a zoom discussion with makers about sustainable and responsible making practices. I think in my mind it was going to be more of a discussion, but it mostly felt like I was giving a talk. Perhaps that’s just the way it needed to go to start this process off. […]
Happy 3rd Birthday Blog! Top 10 (ish) blog posts so far!
The blog turned 3 in March so I thought it would be fun to see which posts have been most popular in that time. Interestingly the top 2 posts (by a huge margin) are the ones about writing your Artist’s Statement. But after that it seems you are all widely interested in different aspects of […]
The importance of WHY to your practice
This time of year isn’t just good for making resolutions and setting goals; it’s a really good opportunity to reflect on what’s been happening and what lies ahead. At the start of the year I encourage everyone I know to do a bit of a Creative Practice MOT and see where they’re at with the creative side of their work. There are lots of people out there offering you fantastic advice to kickstart your business in 2018 but, I suspect, fewer people asking you why you do what you do, and what it’s all about. I’d like you to challenge yourself a bit. It’s so easy for makers and other creatives who produce tangible things like objects to focus on the HOW of their work, but in this post I’d like to talk about the importance of WHY to your practice.