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How to Make a Living as an Artist

12/22/2020

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So you want to know how to actually make a living as an artist?  You're in the right place! For the last 25 years, I've made my living using my creative expression and I'm going to share with you the top things I've learned so you can begin actually making a living from your art.

You Can't Have Business Dreams with Hobby Habits
A lot of artists "dream" of making a living from their art but few are actually willing to do what it takes. What does it take, you might ask?  Things like:
  • Making time to create great work every day
  • Purposefully developing and enhancing your artistic skill
  • Cultivating ongoing inspiration
  • Stewarding the ideas you get so you can come back to them at the right time
  • Creating your business entity and bank account to treat your art as a business
  • Developing connection with your ideal client through marketing
  • Being found online where clients are looking (website, social, blogs, podcasts, editorials, online storefronts, etc.)
  • Connecting with other artists on the same journey for support and encouragement
  • Having a mentor who can lead you in areas you're not proficient in yet including art, marketing, sales, business and your spiritual life.

​Over the years as I've grown my own very successful art business (I'm a woven sculpture artist) and mentored literally thousands of Christian artists, I've found for an artist to really thrive, they have to cultivate 5 specific areas of their life: heart & mind, art, brand, business and life. Unless you are working on all these areas simultaneously, it's unlikely you'll be able to make a living as an artist.

See, making work that is masterfully created and unique is simply the starting point. That's a given. It's ground zero. Once you're making work that's uniquely beautiful you've got to go about cultivating an authentic connection with your potential audience.

For more on this subject, check out The Thriving Christian Artist Podcast. It's free and filled with hundreds of free episodes that will empower you on your creative journey toward actually making a living as an artist.

Need some more help starting to cultivate those 5 hey areas? Take my "Start Thriving Now" ecourse. It's free and will be a big encouragement to you.
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1/10/2023 09:05:12 am

A lot of artists dream of making a living from their art but few are actually willing to do what it takes. What does it take, you might ask? Thank you for the beautiful post!

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