I Just Like to Make Things: Learn the Secrets to Making Money while Staying Passionate about your Art and Craft Spiral-bound Author: Visit Amazon's Lilla Rogers Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1592538169 | Format: EPUB
I Just Like to Make Things: Learn the Secrets to Making Money while Staying Passionate about your Art and Craft Spiral-bound Description
About the Author
Lilla Rogers was a full-time, highly successful illustrator beginning in 1984 with clients ranging from the New York Times, Takashimaya, Barneys New York, and Levi’s. She had agents in Tokyo, Paris, and New York. In 1994 her top students asked her to represent them. Since that time, Lilla Rogers Studio has become one of the most respected illustration agencies in the US, with clients in Europe and Asia and known for setting trend. Being an illustrator and teacher allows Lilla the unique position of helping her artists grow as she fully understands the creative process and how to nurture the best in each artist. She has lectured internationally at conferences and trade shows, such as the Illustration Conference (ICON) and PrintsourceNewYork, colleges and corporations, and is interviewed for her expertise as an agent, trendsetter, and artist. She lives in Arlington, MA. Visit her online at http://www.lillarogers.com.
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People Buy Your Joy
It's All About Having Fun With the Process
You are a creative person. That's wonderful! That's a gift. But to have a fabulous and lucrative creative career, you want to drill down to the essence of your creative passion. You want to remember why you're doing what you're doing because you can get pulled away and lose sight of the reason you're so smitten with making art. Heck, you got into this crazy business because you just love making things.
Whether you're a newbie or an old pro, you want to be sure your grand plan is about feeding your soul so you can be refreshed and inspired. Staying inspired is the best thing for your career, your artwork, and your psyche. Why? Because passion sells. People buy your joy.
As an art agent, I know that my busiest artists are the ones who are having the most fun. They know how to tap into that place.
I hope you'll have fun scribbling and jotting thoughts on the journal prompt pages and play sheets in this chapter. I've made them specifically to keep you inspired and remind you of the pleasure of creating. Get ready for some discovery!
- Spiral-bound: 128 pages
- Publisher: Quarry Books; Spi edition (February 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1592538169
- ISBN-13: 978-1592538164
- Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I've been an illustrator for 15 years, but am just starting on the road to licensing. I never considered it before--my passion is and will always be sophisticated picture books--except that a friend encouraged me to pursue it as a possible additional revenue stream. It was through our search that we learned about Lilla--and then I started to notice all these items around my house that were done by her artists. It's as though she and her artists flitted in like fairies and sprinkled pixie dust all over my home.
It wasn't until I was named a semi-finalist in Lilla's Global Talent Search this summer that I began to see that this might be a viable road for me, so I bought the book. Even though I'm "mid-career", it was like a mini-retreat-in-a-book. The exercises are like workshops designed to free up your brain, whether you're a beginner or a veteran. I'm still taking my time going through the book, really chewing on each suggestion, assessment, potential market.
The exercises about imagining your dream studio and personal ritual forced me to get out of my routine and do some hard assessment. I've mostly worked at home, which I've loved in part because it's enabled me to always be available for my kids. But in the recent past I rented a studio space out of the home, and I realized how that was a time of really explosive growth for my work. The more I analyzed my current vs. desired work ritual, getting in touch with and admitting the things that had always helped me thrive personally and professionally, the more it hit me that I had been making unnecessary concessions out of a feeling of guilt toward my family's (perceived, not actual) needs.
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