November 2009

I've spent a lot of this month working on the new website. I was chatting recently with a couple of artists about how important it is to find the balance between three things, if you are running a business with your art. You need time to create, to grow new ideas and feed your creativity. You need time to run your business, to update your website and pay your tax. You need time to make the product you're selling, especially if it is something you make in editions. So this month has really been a business month.

Part of the reason for that is the course I am taking this year. It's called Professional Practice for Artists and it has a lot of potential. We have access to the college studios, and projects and time to drive our creative practice forward. We have classes in business skills too. And best of all, we have a group of artists to bounce ideas off and collaborate with. It takes time and energy to adapt to a new group and a new learning environment and I have found it tough to adjust.