Watercolor and other art by Rachel Ferrier
As you might have guessed from my last Resources post, one of the reasons I work in a library is because I LOVE books. Like, enough that I have a dedicated "library" in my house, a room full of nothing but books and writing/reading space. Enough that I keep buying books even though I have… Continue reading Finding Resources to Help Your Art Business: Books!
This check-in post was supposed to be about getting ready for the Boneyard Arts Festival, and the projects I was trying to finish for that, but of course so much has changed since the last check-in (or even since my last post, on Monday). The Festival, initially scheduled for April 2-5, has been postponed indefinitely,… Continue reading Studio Check-in #3 — Staying at Home to Wait Out COVID-19
Libraries are recognizing their shifting role as not only an information repository, but a community resource and work space. Some, like mine, are even choosing to specialize in business and career services. Let me just start off by saying that I am 100% biased in favor of libraries, at least in part because that's where… Continue reading Finding Resources to Help Your Art Business: The Public Library
Among the resources I've been finding and using to try and grow Fairy Tree Studios, I bought Jenna Rainey's online course "Instagram for Creatives," which teaches you how to use Instagram as a marketing tool to grow an audience and convert them to "brand evangelists." One of the big takeaways (without giving too much away,… Continue reading Painting Crystals and Recording My First Process Videos
As I've mentioned, I'm all about making 2020 my year for this art business endeavor, and a big part of that for me has been realizing that I can't do it all on my own. So, out of necessity, I've been on a path to discover some cheap or free resources (hello, local library) and...… Continue reading Finding Resources to Help Your Art Business: Networking
The number 2020 feels significant, doesn't it? Like it's a much stronger boundary marker for time than say, 2018-19 -- or maybe it's just me, reading too much into it, as I tend to do sometimes. In any case, as I've probably already said (and bear with me, if I have), it feels like an… Continue reading Studio Check-in #2 — Changing Some Goals
It's probably no surprise that, as an artist, I follow dozens of other artists and creatives, several of whom are clearly much more established and successful than I am. One thing that the most successful art entrepreneurs do (along with a number of other inspirational people I've come across) is some form of what I've… Continue reading The Dream Life (aka “The Art Bucket List”)
Ojibway Island Through the Trees, 201811" x 14" Every year during the holiday season, a local art supply store called Art Coop holds a fundraiser for the Champaign County Humane Society. The Coop puts out a call for donated artworks, hangs them in a gallery, and, for the month of December, offers them for sale… Continue reading My First Fundraiser
Here I am, as promised, to check in at the end of my first Art Weekend. For those of you new to the story, last week I committed to dedicating the majority of my time over the past four days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and today) to working on art and Fairy Tree Studios-related things. I… Continue reading “Art Weekend 2020” — Attempt #1
Silhouette of London, challenge painting #1 If you follow me on Instagram (@rachel.woo86) you might have seen that, back in the middle of the month, somewhat randomly, I decided to challenge myself to painting a new sketch every day, which I'd give myself 10 minutes to complete. (It wasn't completely at random; I read an… Continue reading 18 Days of 10-Minute Challenges
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