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The-Creative-Tide_Artist_Statement_Guide 2 August 2026

thecreativetide

Creative Business Higher Education Lecturer
Practical biz support for creative freelancers seeking gentle structure, accountability & community ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Just cancelled my audible subscription after choos

Just cancelled my audible subscription after choosing 5 books with the credits I've been paying for and not using for months 🤦🏼‍♀️

#smallwins

Visibility? Selling? Marketing? Having a website t

Visibility? Selling? Marketing? Having a website to send people to?

Share your work on the comments, I'd love to see it! And let me know what you struggle most with in your creative business.

Another look inside my totally professional fluffy

Another look inside my totally professional fluffy sketchbook.

It's another illustration that fell out my head right before bed. I was thinking about how we need to tend to and plant the seeds we want to grow in life. Having dreams and goals are our fuel but if we don't actually sow the seeds and tend to them we'll never actually get to the place we dream of being in.

Enjoy the messy middle time lapse of this basic sketch turning into digital colour.

Do you have a favourite colour option? I love playing around with colour. I'm going through my joyful dopamine era right now 😁

#illustration #procreate #messymiddle

One of the biggest reasons people aren't buying yo

One of the biggest reasons people aren't buying your art or products is because you're not making it easy enough for them to figure out how.

Every friction point they come up against is a reason for them to decide they can't be bothered and tap back out to return to the scroll. We've all been there!

Link in bio - too many options (tap out)
Link in bio - takes you to a shop but you can't spot the artwork you just saw (tap out)
Link in bio - link doesn't work 😭🤯

We have to make it super easy for people to buy or enquire.

If you sell commissions have a highlight called commissions and share past ones on stories and have a link on every single one to a commissions enquiry page on your website.

Do the work so your audience doesn't have to.

Make that link option in your stories your favourite marketing tool!

Need help building a website or Etsy store? Comment SHOP below 👇🏼

#sellmoreart #sellingart #artists

Your complete guide to writing your Artist Stateme

Your complete guide to writing your Artist Statement and Bio.

Finally get yours written so you're ready to apply for the next big thing! A strong artist bio and statement is required on application forms for funding, exhibitions, prizes, residencies and is a must for your website.

I know it's not the most fun thing to write but once it's done you'll discover you have greater clarity to talk about yourself as an artist and the work you create. This can help you sell your work and write your marketing content.

This guide will walk you through what to include in each with examples of poor and improved versions. Give yours the edge and revamp yours today!

Grab your copy via the link in my bio.

#artiststatement

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