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Get serious about your work

  • 5 e.g.'s of artists books by C.Jeffs forming a body of work + text: Body of Work an exercise to help you develop yours (50%).

    A Body of Work: What Is It and Why Do You Need One?

    What exactly is a body of work and how do artists create one? How many artworks are in a body of work? Do you only need one for exhibiting?

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  • Torn paper collage of white butterflies with one red + lettering: Theme isn't Subject. How to Make Your Work Stand Out (50%).

    Theme ISN’T Subject: How to Make Your Art Stand Out

    What is the theme of your art? How does the theme of art differ from the subject? Why is the theme important to help your art resonate with your audience?

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Learn how to finish every creative project you start, with this definitive guide to finishing. Become a Finisher!

Learn how to finish every creative project you start, with this definitive guide to finishing.
Become a Finisher!

Achieving mastery is not just about hours spent. Discover 3 essential components of a practice plan.

Achieving mastery is not just about hours spent.
Discover 3 essential components of a practice plan.

Reduce your chance of failure! Make sure your goals are NEGOTIATED as well as SMART.

Reduce your chance of failure!
Make sure your goals are NEGOTIATED as well as SMART.

In the Studio

  • L - coloured acrylic paint + text: Why I love Acrylic paint. R - grey palette, brushes + text: but want to ditch it. (50%)

    Why I Love Acrylic Paint but Want to Ditch It

    Artists' acrylic paints are fundamentally liquid plastic. So I'm searching for an eco-friendly alternative which fits my creative process and workflow. Join me?

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  • Artist’s Books by Shellie Jacobson, Julie Shaw Lutts, Lisa Hartman + Alisa Golden with title: What is an Artist's Book?(50%)

    What is an Artist’s Book? And why do artists make them?

    Artists’ books are difficult to define. Here's a guide to help you recognise these book-like works of art and understand why artists make them.

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Creative Habits

Creative habits getting derailed by life’s ups and downs? This will ensure you stay connected to your practice when your routine is disrupted.

Creative habits getting derailed by life’s ups and downs?
This will ensure you stay connected to your practice when your routine is disrupted.

Do you start a new habit full of bright-eyed enthusiasm, only to find that after a few weeks or days, you don’t keep up your practice? This could be the reason…

Do you start a new habit full of bright-eyed enthusiasm, only to find that after a few weeks or days, you don’t keep up your practice? This could be the reason…

Creative Practice

  • Collage of various papers and drawing of woman under water with text: Simple Powerful Techniques for Creative Flow (50%).

    Simple, Powerful Techniques for Cultivating Creative Flow

    Flow is the missing magic ingredient you need to get in touch with your Muse. Try these simple, powerful techniques to reliably get into a state of creative flow.

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  • Sketch of woman meditating with collaged papers and text: For really good ideas you need to make space for incubation (50%).

    For Really GOOD Ideas, You Need to Make Space For Incubation

    What is the incubation stage in the creative process? And why is this unconscious phase such an important component in the generation of new ideas?

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