Here are 5 easy tips for you to incorporate into your metal clay methods and techniques. Hope one of these makes your work easier or more productive! Continue Reading
Author Archives: Tonya Davidson
Wanaree Tanner: Muse Personality
Get inspired with this Muse Personality interview, an emerging and award-winning artist, Wanaree Tanner. Continue Reading
How Do Your Books Look for 2011: 7 Often Overlooked Deductions
Do you miss some deductions that could save you money and put your business in a better place? Do you get frustrating by not understanding what receipts to collect and which ones to toss? Here a small checklist of deductions you might be missing out on in your accounting. Continue Reading
Do You Protect Your Work?
What would happen if you saw your design on someone else’s Etsy page, being sold at someone’s booth at the Tucson Gem Show or even in a magazine? Do you protect your work? Read my 5 important steps to protecting your content, photos and work. Continue Reading
Give-away to Blog Participants!
Do you participate in our blog posts by commenting? Be part of our community and share your ideas, thoughts, and questions. Continue Reading
Does Pricing Your Work Puzzle You?
One key part to pricing your work is knowing your overhead. If you are missing even a few of these items it could be the reason you are not making a profit. Do you account for every expense? Overhead is not just studio space rental, electricity etc. Most artists don’t put anything or very little in this category. Even if you work out of your home studio, it is likely that your overhead is anywhere from a minimum of $5,000 to well over $60,000 depending on the size of your studio. It includes advertising, show fees, domain registration, telephone, etc. Students of Artful Success have a list of over 32 possible overhead elements. What is on yours? Continue Reading
Now’s the Time to Expand
Who is your ideal client? Is there average purchase for jewelry $15-80? Are those types of customers buying jewelry right now in this current economy? It’s time to take a look at your work, who buys it, and whether there is a market for your *actual* client right now. Perhaps you need to reevaluate your work and create work that fills the market need. Continue Reading
Kenji Von Achen: Muse Personality
Get inspired by this fashion consultant, interior designer, turned jewelry artist Kenji Von Achen. Living in Paris provides him with lots of fantastic muses, but he comes back to nature, time and time again. You’ll want to “like” his page and follow his work. Continue Reading
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