What’s it like working for yourself? | Observations after the first two years
Somehow, I managed to blink and TWO YEARS have flown by. The 11th August 2017 was my last day in the corporate world, and a month after, I wrote a blog about my initial observations. I thought it would be fun to revisit that blog post 2 years on! The original post can...
Tips For Selling Your Art | Part 1 | Getting Started Selling Your Art or Creative Services
A question I tend to get a lot from beginners is, “when will I know I’m good enough to sell my art?”, and the answer to me is SO obvious. I get it though. I know that as a beginner you can experience all the feels of not being good enough, not knowing HOW to sell, not...
Why you shouldn’t cheat your way to “Insta fame”
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately after noticing quite a few spammy looking accounts follow me. You’re probably thinking – why are you even looking? But – I’ll be real. I’m a huge stickybeak (Australian for inquisitive). I’m always curious when some kind of...
What’s it like working for yourself? | Observations after the first month
It has been exactly a month since I’ve been out on my own, running Black Chalk Co full-time and launching Penultimate Magazine. It has been fun, weird, amazing, hard, easy – everything. There are some great parts like – pants off every day, not just Friday. Never...
The business side of a hand lettering and calligraphy start-up | Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of ‘the business side of a hand lettering and calligraphy start-up!’ I hope you enjoyed Part 1. This blog post is going to focus a lot on social media – let’s get into it! Do you have to have many followers to start turning a hobby into a business?...
The business side of a hand lettering and calligraphy start-up | Part 1
Warning: this blog post is going to be crazy-long – and this is just part 1 of 2! I’m super passionate about all the stuff I’m about to spill, so prepare for an essay. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions! How do you start a creative business from scratch? Good...