Consideration of a website. There are great things about being dyslexic, the non-reliance on social media, and the realisation that it has its place. Attending artist-led talks, allows you to find artists you may not have found stumbling around Instagram. […]
This is more of a question than a blog. As a funding deadline approaches, I’ve finally had some feedback on the draft application I sent to an institution that has to submit the funding bid. They like my project and […]
Less than a fortnight after requesting a year’s sabbatical – to focus on my own work, and take a much needed extended break from my job at the council – and about a week after it all being agreed and […]
My work displayed as part of our BA2 exhibition
Hello, Cerys here! I am a student at Carmarthen School of Art, where I’m currently studying BA2 Fine Art Sculpture. I am 24, from South Wales and just starting my journey into the professional art world. Although I grew up […]
Tattooing has been extremely difficult for me to get going in within the industry from learning the craft to getting started in a shop. In time I would like the channel to support and guide upcoming Artists with in the […]
As an artist who suffers from RSD as a symptom of Neurodiversity, Imposter syndrome can be a creative crippler. This is even more prevalent with daily social media streams of thousands of artists creating amazing original work with significant numbers […]
After clicking on an ad that caught my attention, my Insta feed became inundated with adverts for creative online courses. This got me wondering if any artist can create such a course and benefit from it in terms of marketing […]
Another digital idea artist Michelle Thompson introduced was that of using Instagram Influencers for art promotion online. For me influencers induce an image of super fashionable 20 somethings posting reels of their latest trainers or their ‘favourite’ restaurant, however Michelle […]
A seminar with artist Michelle Thompson (#mich_tom) opened my eyes to the world of NFTs. To start with I questioned if she had gone off on a tangent about American Football but after a little more explanation, I was exploring […]
One benefit of professional practice is gaining awareness of online opportunities for artists. Subscribing to news from online creative communities such as artquest, artjobs.org, and a-n has provided details of open calls and collaborative projects that I may have been […]
This blog is for the Level 6 Professional Practice 2 module. I will use this blog to research and analyse different ways of using online marketing resources in order to grow my understanding of how best to cultivate online opportunities as a professional artist.
As an introduction before we say more about our project and partners in it, we’ll introduce ourselves and give some examples of previous related work. Penny Hallas and I are both posting about the project – sometimes shared material, sometimes […]
I have worked with oil paint and 23kt gold leaf for several years and i paint wildlife but primarily birds. Last year I took part in and exhibition and sold 14 paintings. Another artist who was also at the same […]
Is it worth paying to promote my website?
This is a project I’ve been doing on the Bobbin Mills that once dotted the landscape of the lake district.
