Artsy Friends Podcast

Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. How do you stop procrastinating and wasting time? In this episode of Artsy Friends, we're discussing what procrastination looks like for creatives and how to snap yourself out of it. Action can take many forms. ☁️ Instagram ☁️ Elements of Art Style class ☁️ Complete Guide to Your First Art...

☁️Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. The folks who buy your art put food on your table. Treat them that way! Besides for basic customer service, there are a few tips you'll want for making sure your delivery is perfectly executed. And while incredibly central to your art business, you've got to remember: they come to yo...

☁️Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. No one lives a totally closed-off life. Your culture, your relationships, your visual surroundings will all have an influence on you AND your art (if you let it). This episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast is all about what you allow to influence your creative work and what you don't allo...

☁️ Like the podcast? You’ll love the Patreon. Join our ⁠Artsy Friends Patreon group⁠ for exclusive videos. Selling art online, in person, or anywhere in between is a task you actively do. You’re not selling art because you’re not SELLING it to people. You’re not marketing. Making the value clear. Telling the backstory. Showing the price. To sell art every day, you have to put in effort. Artists do...

☁️Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. A visual diet is what you consume with your eyes. All day, every second your eyes are open, you're consuming a visual diet. In this episode we're discussing how your environment affects your mental AND physical wellbeing. It's our role as artists to contribute to everyone's v...

☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. Let's rewind and unpack all the lessons I learned from previous jobs that I now apply to my art profession. Having a day job can be useful for more than a paycheck. Are you getting the full use out of your current position? Let's discuss. ☁️ Leave a rate and review! ☁️ Shop art at a...

☁️Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join ⁠our Artsy Friends Patreon⁠ group for exclusive videos. The mood of a piece of art is what hits you first and affects you most strongly. What mood does your artwork put the viewer in? Let's discuss what the power of emotion is in a piece of art and how you can tweak your work to feel different. ☁️ Leave a rate and review! It helps the podca...

☁️Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon. Join our Artsy Friends Patreon group for exclusive videos. Not everything gets to be a priority. One thing has to come first. As artists, our flexible(ish) gig-economy work life makes this complicated. Let's talk about the strategy behind how I choose which things get to be first in line during seasons where there are a lot of tasks demanding at...

☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the ⁠ Artsy Friends Patreon⁠ group. Join for exclusive artist videos. Let's talk about that second wind, or the weird wave of inspiration you get at 1am when everyone else has gone to sleep. I call this the night shift. As creatives, we have to take advantage of these moments, even if they strike at inconvenient times. It's actually the most efficient w...

☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Artsy Friends Patreon group. Join for exclusive artist videos. You likely have big goals, bigger dreams, and an unclear way to get there. Welcome to the club. In today's episode we're discussing some of my past dreams, current dreams, and failures. We also talk about the concept of following your dreams as it relates to creatives in today's land...

☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Artsy Friends Patreon group . Join it today. One-off custom artwork or unlimited print runs: which makes more money? In this episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast, we're comparing the two income streams. Personally, I have done both and I know that BOTH can make you a great income as an artist -- under the right circumstances. It's a nuanced topic. I...

Being detail-oriented will make you a better artist, small business owner, and friend. Giving attention to the small stuff shows you care. It shows you take pride in your work. Details are what separate a knock off from an original piece. In this episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast, we discuss all things details and how you can use them to make a difference with your art. ☁️ Read the photoshoot b...

Small beginnings and messy middles are more than stepping stones on the way to the top. This period likely takes up the majority of your art journey. Which is why you shouldn't wait until you've "made it" to start photographing, writing about, and documenting your progress. There are tangible reasons to document and share your artist journey too: building an audience, fostering c...

Where you work can drastically change how you work and what kind of art you can produce. So let's talk about art studios. Whether you're carving out space in the nooks and crannies at home or you have a beautiful 1000 sq ft loft, this episode will provide insights for your creative process. ☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Artsy Friends Patreon group . Join today for exclusive vide...

Here's more tough love for any aspiring artists out there: this episode is all about what mindset pitfalls to avoid. I'm only giving to you straight because I love you. I trust that you can handle it! The episode got a little long, so look for part 1 before this one if you missed it. ☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon group. Join us in the community here . ☁️ Take Elements of...

Avoid these mistakes if you want to make it as a full time artist, a creative freelancer, or a crafty business owner. This episode is chock full of mindset tips and tough love. I'm only giving it to you straight because I love you. I trust that you can handle it! The episode got a little long, so I cut it in half. Look out for part two next! ☁️ Like the podcast? You'll love the Patreon gro...

The order you do things in matters. Hindsight is a clear 20/20 vision and looking back, my art journey moved a lot slower because I focused on marketing before focusing on my product. In this episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast, we're reviewing the three focus areas of any artist in business: product, marketing, and delivery. In that order. ☁️Need to go back and refine your product? Elements...

There's no such thing as bad press. But the best press is free. And for artists, word of mouth is the most top-tier advertising you could ever hope for. Getting people talking about your artwork, sharing it with each other, and making commentary about it is the fastest way to get "press." Especially in the age of digital media and going viral, which makes sharing artwork much easier...

As artists and business owners, it's time to review the progress (and pitfalls) of the previous year. 2024 was a year of refinement at A Cup of Cloudy: a lot less batshit crazy action and a lot more elbow grease. Take a look behind the scenes and enjoy. ☁️ Plan your year Artsy Friends Patreon video ☁️ Custom artwork from A Cup of Cloudy ☁️ Personal year review video on Pinterest Hosted by: Car...

In 2018 there was a moment where I decided I would make being an artist my career. This wasn't the same day I realized I could make money with art; it wasn't the same day I quit my job. It was it's own moment, filled with bitterness and jealousy. But without that experience, I would never have reached where I am today: a full-time artist and crafter with my own home studio. Have you ma...

Relationships are about attracting AND chasing. The same is true for your relationships with your collectors. In this episode of Artsy Friends, we're going over how to know who would be interested in your type of artwork, where to find them, and how to truly connect with those people. Remember that people buy from people and everyone in your audience will be a human being! ☁️ Shop Carolyn'...

Your art journey can be slow-going or lightning speed. In this episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast, I'm giving the details of my artist timeline: when I started creating art, when I decided it would be more than a hobby, when I went full-time -- all of it. Plus we get into some serious tips on how to speed your art journey up. Spoiler alert: mine took forever and it really didn't have to....

When the budget gets tight you have two options: make more money or cut expenses. In this episode of the Artsy Friends Podcast, we're talking about reducing costs and spending less. Not sure what to eliminate from the budget of your art business? This episode is for you. ☁️Artsy Friends Patreon: www.patreon.com/artsyfriends ☁️Sign up for emails: www.acupofcloudy.com ☁️IG: www.instagram.com/acu...

Surprise! I've changed the name of the podcast AND started a Patreon group under the same name: Artsy Friends. Let's spill the tea on the motivation behind the podcast change, and what this new group will be about. Hint: learning art business and making artist friends. ☁️ ARTSY FRIENDS PATREON LINK ☁️Find artwork at www.acupofcloudy.com/shop ☁️ Complete Guide to Your First Art Show ebook:...

Reputation plays a large role in your art journey whether you like it or not. You also are building that repair every day (whether you know it or not). In this episode we discuss HOW to intentionally craft your image as the artsy friend in order to attract opportunities, not chase them constantly. When people see you as the go-to person for creativity, your journey to becoming a full-time artist g...