Artist to Artist

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked: What is your relationship to your early work? Amy Podmore, sculpture and multi-disciplinary artist Coming across older works conjure in me a multitude of responses, from stunned or embarrassed, to satisfied that the work still has some resonance for me. There was a … [Read more...]

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we're revisiting a question we first posed to artists in 2013: How do you use online platforms as an artist? Judith Motzkin, ceramic and mixed media artist I value direct, personal contact. Using MailChimp, with signup forms on my sites, I send occasional e-blasts to the whole … [Read more...]

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we're revisiting a question we first posed to artists in 2013: How do social, environmental, and political issues events your art? Dariel Suarez, writer I grew up in a place where politics was embedded in every aspect of life. The identity of the country and everyone in it—as … [Read more...]

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we're revisiting a question we posed to artists in 2014: How do you define success as an artist? Barbie Diewald, choreographer Success, for me, is closely tied to ease and depth. In my work, that means many hours in a studio with my collaborators. When I have the time, space, … [Read more...]

Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked: What considerations impact how you set value for your art? Clara Lieu, visual artist Pricing your artwork is a process that most artists dread; quantifying the value of your time to create an artwork by slapping a concrete number onto your piece feels inherently … [Read more...]