Copyright infringement has been something on my mind and a big work task lately. I’ve been having more and more confrontations with people around the world who have stolen my artwork, to sell it, promote their brand, or simply reposted a painting of mine as “inspiration” without my permission or without mentioning me.
Selling at Anthropologie
Well another bucket list item crossed off, I finally have a product at Anthropology. Okay, okay, it’s probably not as cool as what you are thinking. No, I don’t have prints sold at Anthropologie, (not just yet anyway, but if you know any brand contacts, do let me know!)
Art Basel
Pink Room created by Sadie Barnette, shown at Untitled Art Fair If you were following along with my Instagram from this past weekend you knew I was in sunny Miami, hitting up as many art shows as possible while still soaking in some sweet sunshine. If you are unfamiliar with Art Basel, essentially it is a huge art fair that …
How to Support Artists & Small Businesses Without Spending a Penny
Photo by Tori Watson Photography, check her out here! It’s the season for giving and the season for spending. I don’t know about you, but when I do my Christmas shopping and find gifts to give I’m always left feeling bad that I can’t support all the small businesses and charities that my friends own and run. There are so …
Meet My Intern!
Tovala Olmstead is a 16 year old high school student and has been working for Christine since last summer. Tovala is Christine’s sister-in-law. Tovala is somewhere in between and intern and part time employee. She doesn’t have an end date in mind like a semester long intern, but she only works part time. We are so excited to have Tovala …
Faith over Fear
This past week has been a logistic nightmare and frankly it’s hard to think of a time when I have been more stressed over the business side of art. I have been running around like a madwoman trying to get a high resolution scan of a painting that has been licensed to a big client at a huge size, 10x12ft. …
What Goes into a New Collection?
SO MUCH. That is the short, nondescript answer. A new collection is mostly a lot of decision making . Here is what it takes to put together a new collection. My collections tend to be very separate from each other. You can tell the artwork is by me, but the colors and/or the moods are very, very different. Before I …
How to Artist Part 3: Business Expenses
This post may contain affiliate links. I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This is the final post in the how to artist series. This mini blog series was based on a question I received from someone on Instagram, “How do you run a business as …
How to Artist Part 2: How to Spend Time
There are some affiliate links below, but these are all products I highly recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally use for my own business I can’t tell any artist what is best for them, their unique life situations or their business. As an artist running a small business I can tell you …
How to Artist? Part One: Self-Representation Vs Gallery or Consultant Representation
I’m continuing in my Instagram series about answering the questions you’ve sent me. One user asked me, “How do you run a business as an artist?” Whoa… where to begin? Hang on a sec as I put my hair into a ponytail and crack my knuckles (yes I crack my knuckles and yes I am aware it is a disgusting …
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