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Today, I was reading a blog entry by Rick Sheffren, Leverage: Maximize your income in minimum time.
It reminded me of the potential leverage of past accomplishments.
As artists, we don’t always pause to update our resumes (CVs). We participate in swaps, group shows, and see our works published in zines and magazines… and all we do is tell our friends.
Everything that you do as an artist holds the potential to move your career forward.
No matter how small the project, or how many other artists were involved, your participation is still news.
It doesn’t matter if you were part of the project because it was open to the public and you simply signed up for it. Frankly, art collectors don’t always know which are invitational projects and which aren’t… and many don’t care.
It’s the quality of your work that matters, as well as the audience that see it.
Sign up for every project that you can, if you can participate with quality work.
Then, be sure to add your participation — and a photo or scan of the art — to your website and your CV.
Some of your most powerful leverage is what you create for fun. That’s where the best energy can be, and it’s the energy — not necessarily the technical expertise — that separates mediocre art from art that soars!
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