By Carolyn Edlund Getting website traffic is step one. Now, keep those visitors in the loop and coming back. Here are a few tips on increasing engagement with visitors to your art website: 1. Make your Home page inviting with … [Read more]
Featured Artist Gretchen Deahl
Enjoy the whimsical portfolio of illustrator Gretchen Deahl, and see more of her work by visiting her website. I am a professional illustrator with a passion for the unusual, the enigmatic, and the whimsical. I blame this … [Read more]
Building Value in American Handmade Fine Craft
by guest blogger Georgianne Holland Some thoughts on the profound changes in the handmade industry over the past few decades, and how artists can communicate the value of their work. The concept of fine craft, as well as … [Read more]
Featured Artist Mark Rosenbaum
New Orleans glassblower Mark Rosenbaum of Rosetree Glass presents his stunning portfolio. Enjoy his work and visit his website from more from this artist. My blown glass art is a dialogue between artist and material. I am … [Read more]
Featured Artist Holly Friesen
Enjoy Holly Friesen's large-scale painted landscapes. See more from this talented Canadian artist by visiting her website. My work revolves around earth images that reflect and honour our connection to local bio-regions. … [Read more]
How Artists Can Build a Brand
by guest blogger John Borys A marketing expert and artist shares his expertise with fellow creatives who want to make a brand presence. Professional artists must develop a vision of the kind of work they want to produce and … [Read more]
Featured Artist Marta Spendowska
Marta Spendowska channels color, line and texture in watercolor. She is a Polish, US-based illustrator, a licensed surface pattern designer and web designer working in the United States under her name for Illustration and PolishLab for web … [Read more]
Copyright Wars: How Big Box Store Theft Culture Hurts Artists
Guest blogger Emily Danchuk is an intellectual property attorney and founder of Copyright Collaborative, a web-based subscription program designed to educate, empower and unionize artists across the country in the fight against intellectual property … [Read more]
Featured Artist Sally Smith
Artist Sally Smith shares a wonder and delight in nature through her environmental art. Enjoy her work and see more by visiting her website. I create my sculptures year-round in the richly textured landscape of the … [Read more]
How to Become a Successful Freelance Artist
Successful artist and guest author Noah Bradley shares tips for artists who want to sell their work as freelancers. It takes a lot of luck to be a successful freelance artist. And it takes a lot of hard work and persistence … [Read more]
Featured Artist William Barnhart
Oil painter William Barnhart creates rich, dramatic work in a large format. Enjoy his portfolio and see more from this talented artist by visiting his website. My studio is located at 506 N. Center St. in Mesa AZ. I built the … [Read more]
Featured Artist Kathy King
Enjoy the amazing intricacy of artist Kathy King's stunning jewelry collection. See more of her work by visiting her website. Using needle and thread, I weave tiny glass beads together to create unique wearable pieces of beaded … [Read more]
How to Ace Your Next Trade Show
By Carolyn Edlund Headed to a trade show this year? Here’s how to close more sales. The National Stationery Show, Surtex and The International Contemporary Furniture Fair are coming up soon at the Javits Center in New York City. … [Read more]
Featured Artist Keith Dotson
Keith Dotson makes quiet photographs, inspired by the sublime, silent beauty of the natural world. See more of his work by visiting his website. As an artist, he's inspired by simple things... rain, barren tree branches, … [Read more]