Until You Value Yourself, You Will Not Value Your Time
“Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” ~ M. Scott Peck I did not paint or draw for over seven straight years, even though I longed to express myself. Suppressing my creativity led me into a spiral of anxiety and […]
Myth #6-You Do Not have to give credit to Photographers
Today I had lunch with a dear friend, let’s call him Steve, who is currently mediating a dispute between two dear friends who also are also doing business together. One friend, let’s call him Collin, is an extraordinarily talented photographer. The other friend, let’s call him Mathew, learned photography from his naturally talented friend Collin. […]
Science, Art, and Business, Not Oil and Water
Join Us “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” – Andy Warhol Apply Now “What are we going to talk about? She’s a scientist and I’m an artist. Could our expertise and world view be any more opposite?” and nationally recognized artist and “Really? Do tell.” “Artists […]
The San Francisco Art Academy. Priority #1, Employ an Ingenious Real Estate Play
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown (Slick Willy) and Academy of Art University President Elisa Stephens at the school’s annual fashion show in May 2015. Katia Savchuk of Forbes magazine recently published an expose on the San Francisco Art Academy. All I have to say is…thank you Katia, it’s about damn time that someone spells […]
Art Snobs – You Can’t Be Helped
So I got off the phone with an applicant to The MAKING Art Making MONEY Semester, who was late to her phone appointment. The first red flag. I asked her some of my usual questions. “Just to confirm, you do understand that is is not a sales call but an application call and you are […]