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Rachael Taylor

Rachael Taylor on starting out as a creative entrepreneur and why life’s never boring

Rachael Taylor is a UK based surface pattern designer, author and teacher. Five years ago, she decided to leave a secure job to go solo and create her creative brand. Since then, she has worked for top US and UK clients, created her own collection, written and illustrated her book “20 Ways to Draw a Doodle” published by Quarry Books, co-founded the successful Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design online course for surface pattern designers and launched the only online magazine dedicated to surface pattern design, Moyo Magazine. In this interview Rachael tells us about why surface pattern design is special to her, how she started out on her own and why she’ll never look back! All images are courtesy of Rachael Taylor Designs. Do you want to ask your own questions to Rachael? Rachael will be speaking along a panel of industry experts at Make Art That Sells: The

Philippa Stanton - Oranges and stamps

Philippa Stanton on synaesthesia, inspiration and Instagram for artists

Philippa Stanton is a UK based fine artist and mobile photographer. She creates still life photographic compositions using simple, everyday objects; often a cup of tea or coffee, with flowers and plants, which is then contained within a quiet sense of season on her table. Her compositions are hugely popular on Instagram, where she has over 420 thousand loyal followers. In this interview, Philippa talks about her art, synaesthesia, her inspiration and why Instagram is a great way for artists to gain visibility. All images are courtesy of Philippa Stanton. Philippa will be speaking at Make Art That Sells: The Global Art Gathering on June 12th in Brighton.

Manifesto Monday part 5

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Rachel Mense Janet O’Neil  Joanna Olson Marketa Rams Aimee Ray *** Have you heard the news? We are holding a LIVE event in Brighton (UK) on June 12, 2015! Make Art That Sells: The Global Art Gathering will bring together industry experts with artists from around the world for the must-go art event this year. All speakers will be announced soon, so stay tuned and read more about the event here

Art Career: Good artist vs great artist. What’s the difference?

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/118911788[/vimeo] We often get asked, “What’s the difference between a good artist, and a great artist?” In this very short video, Lilla reveals the true answer. Take this piece of tiny but genius advice to raise your own game, today.

Lilla’s big secret for making a great living as an artist

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/118897590[/vimeo] So today’s the day we share Lilla’s big secret for making a living as an artist (after all, it’s the greatest job in the world) Hint: It’s to do with diversification. In this 4 minute video Lilla opens your eyes to a variety of new markets for your work and shows some samples of the kind of cool product gigs you might get (eye candy alert!). Exciting, right? If you want to know what the markets are looking for and how you get those cool gigs, join us for Make Art That Sells Part A/B.

Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy on Home Décor

  Welcome to this weeks’ ‘Insight Spotlight’ column, where we share insights from industry experts in some of the hottest markets out there. This week we are pleased to offer expert advice from Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy. Primary Market: Home Décor is our primary market and I love the connection it has to fashion.. Often what is in fashion pages and on runway, will end up in home decor the following season if not simultaneously so gives you a great preview and trend board! How can this market be lucrative for an artist? There are so many product categories in home decor! Wall art, wallpaper, tabletop, textiles etc.

How to get work as an artist

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/108576545[/vimeo] One of the questions Lilla gets asked most frequently is “Which of your artists gets the most work?” If you too have been wondering how to get work as an artist, watch this video. The key is in upping your game. If you want to do that, and learn how to make your art more commercially viable while staying true to yourself then join us for Make Art That Sells, starting October 20. Just a few spots left – register here!

Win a stack of goodies from Lilla Rogers Studio!

One of the many great things about representing a large group of hugely talented artists is that we receive gorgeous products featuring their art on a daily basis. We have bundled up some of our top picks and are giving this lovely pile of stash away, along with a signed copy of Lilla’s book ‘I just like to make things’. In order to be in with a chance to win you just have to pre-register for the 2014 Global Talent Search.

Why do you need Make Art That Sells?

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/90073490[/vimeo] As the new term of Make Art That Sells rapidly approaches (courses start on Monday), we have been receiving lots of enquiries about who it is for, what they will learn and why it is valuable. Lilla thought it would be helpful to make a short video to explain why Make Art That Sells (MATS) could be a hugely important investment for your art career.