Proving It's Possible to be an Artist and Mother with Elizabeth LeMaster (ep. 188)
Release Date: 05/09/2024
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Elizabeth LeMaster, my guest for this episode of The Art Biz, has, like so many of us, more to balance than her studio practice and business. She has a family. A young family. A big family. A growing family.
How do you find time for working on your art when you have 6 kids under the age of 8? š³
Elizabeth and I talk about how she has done it because she wanted to share her tips with all artist-mothers out there. She is also very honest about the bumps along the road.
Hereās my special Mothersā Day Conversation with Elizabeth LeMaster.
HIGHLIGHTS
06:12 Selling her art through a focused audience and relatively small subscriber base 10:06 Adapting art practices around motherhood 15:44 Strategic systems for productivity 19:51 Embracing the artist's life while parenting 36:28 Elizabethās Artisan Christmas magazine 40:32 Elizabethās future plans
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š To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a comment, visit artbizsuccess.com/motherhood-lemaster
āļø Connect with Elizabeth and see more of her art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lemasterartistique/
š¶ Does your art business need a boost or a refresh? Please see my comprehensive art-marketing program, Essentials for Artist Success š¶ full of tools, strategies, and process you need to establish your professionalism and increase your visibility. For those with beginning and emerging art careers and those who need to approach their business with more thought and intention.
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