"Maybe my work is just decoration." This sentence, spoken quietly during our recent session, stopped me cold. Not because it's unusual—I hear it constantly—but because it reveals a deeper truth about how artists sabotage ...
Or: What happens when opportunity meets the terrifying reality of being seen Last week, an artist contacted me about what appeared to be a dream scenario: direct access to a foreign gallery, potential representation ...
It took me three months to finish Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World. Three whole months for a 294-page book. In our swipe-left culture, that feels almost embarrassingly slow. But here's what ...
We love our origin stories in the art world. The narrative goes something like this: genius emerges, fully-formed, with a distinctive voice and unwavering vision. Think Basquiat exploding onto the scene, or Banksy materializing ...
Why Narration Matters Think about the stories you’ve read on social media that hooked you from the very first sentence. Were they personal revelations that spoke to you, or just raw information about something that ...
Or: No, I Won't Write a Forward Just Because Your Check Cleared Yesterday, I had one of those conversations with my husband that left me wanting to simultaneously laugh, cry, and deliver an impromptu ...
