Here's your encouragement for the week to go create, find your people, and share what you do.  We make art for ourselves, for our expression, and then some of us are called to share it with the world.  The difficulty is turning passion and self expression into a commodity.  Laumee and Rachael acknowledge the struggle and the questions, offering reminders and tips. Instead of “what pain point are you solving for your audience?” Ask yourself “What space are you creating and who are you inviting?”

Question: How can I be brave today? 

Resources mentioned: 

Kelsey Rodriguez, Artist, making her living on YouTube, teaching artists about social media

https://youtu.be/srI86rEkxVs?si=ReNI19K9O7WvK-4K 

Accidental Gypsy, an artist sharing her life on youtube. Here's a Q&A about how she does it 

https://youtu.be/sXGzdJtQaZk?si=YlWiHEqAY31Iqg5n

Jonna Jinton wanted to find a way to live in the wilderness in Norway and support herself. She used YouTube to share her life and makes an income from it. 

https://youtu.be/3IK17uouSNE?si=RHjKTMojOm1xxGaC

Caren Magill is an ADHD coach. Here's how she'd launch her online business. It can apply to artists. 

https://youtu.be/OOdGcNx-1Gg?si=odGD8o5NoFJBS4Fn

Mimimoo Illustration, an introvert artist teaching us how to be an artist on social media

https://youtu.be/Nfc4l_jHqLU?si=oX3XDycUoX1OJcj_

Beckadoodles, supported herself and her son as a single mom with her art

https://instagram.com/beckadoodles?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==

Kim Diaz Holm, another art style and artist making a living from his art, here he talks about being a "crazy artist". 

https://youtu.be/1vHnp4hvgeY?si=dGAhXVDVkY6FbMrw

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