How to Make Art, Keep Your Soul and Make Money.
How to Make Art, Keep Your Soul and Make Money.
Talking to the 5th graders gave me a clear insight into how fulfilling the 5th grade was. It's when I became an artist. It's when I learned about realism & abstraction. It's when I started looking at the world with an artist's eye. Maybe it's in the 5th grade when we can clearly see who we want to be when we grow up.
When first started AvantGarb (we’re a custom, mascot making company), I was the only employee. I did everything, designed, made the mascots, shipped them, did the marketing —everything.Quickly, I realized I was going to have to hire people. Just as…
It is tempting in a teensy business to keep all of the cash in the business —to keep investing in the business to make it sustainable. Let me argue in favor of generosity. This has been a good year for my little…