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Startist Society

Are fear and procrastination keeping you from making progress in your art business? Artists Laura Lee Griffin and Nikki May believe strongly in the power of community, accountability, following your i... Read more

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102: How to Avoid Art Scams

102: How to Avoid Art Scams

As artists who are putting ourselves and our work online hoping to make connections and sales, we can be really vulnerab... Read more

2 Aug 2023

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101: Craft Your Elevator Pitch

101: Craft Your Elevator Pitch

So why is it so hard for us to answer the question, "Oh, you're an artist. What do you do?" When that happens, do you fr... Read more

14 Jun 2023

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100: Celebrating 100 episodes!

100: Celebrating 100 episodes!

Join Nikki and Laura and help us celebrate the huge milestone of our 100th episode! Listen in as we have a very chatty e... Read more

17 May 2023

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99: Jennifer Long's 5 Tips for Becoming a Fabric Designer

99: Jennifer Long's 5 Tips for Becoming a Fabric Designer

In episode 98, we introduced you to Jennifer Long, who started with the dream of becoming a fabric designer for her favo... Read more

3 May 2023

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98: Landing your Dream Fabric Design Gig with Jennifer Long

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97: Creating Collections

97: Creating Collections

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96: 5 Tips for Selling on Digital Marketplaces with Isabelle Wood

96: 5 Tips for Selling on Digital Marketplaces with Isabelle Wood

In our last episode, we introduced you to Isabelle Wood, a perfect example of a Startist and one of the women in Laura a... Read more

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95: Selling on Digital Marketplaces with Isabelle Gagnon Wood

95: Selling on Digital Marketplaces with Isabelle Gagnon Wood

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94: Larry Pile's 6 Tips for Getting Started with Art Festivals

94: Larry Pile's 6 Tips for Getting Started with Art Festivals

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93: Getting Started with Art Festivals with Larry Pile

93: Getting Started with Art Festivals with Larry Pile

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