Make Your Art No Matter What
by Beth Pickens
A counsellor to artists on the practical obstacles: money, time, fear, grief, other people, and the question of whether to keep going. Warm, direct, with exercises and no romance about the artist's life.
Read it if…
you need someone practical on your side about making art.
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Skip it if…
you want craft; it is about the life around the work.
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Three things you will actually use
- Artists have to make art; it is not optional.
- Money and time are design problems.
- Grief and fear are part of the practice.
Do this first
Read the money chapter and write your actual numbers.
Our verdict
Practical and on your side.
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