I recently shared an interview of the artist Rosalie Gascoigne with my current cohort of artists in the Make Exceptional Work Program. 

The last sentence spoken by Rosalie was “What you’ve got to do ...

Over the past week, month and year, many of our Evolve artists (past and present) have been featured on podcasts and YouTube conversations and it’s time to celebrate them. Yeah!

Michelle Benson, Rose...

Whenever an artist I’m working with (or dare I say it, me) slips into the familiar complaint of “I just don’t have enough time in the studio,” I immediately think of the artists who prove that time is...

2018.

I credit my sister for suggesting I could help artists in the area of artist residencies. She had been encouraging me to step out and create something of my own, alongside my art. She was plant...

The edges of our work really matter.

The place where a vessel meets the table.

The rim meets the lips.

The end of the thread.

The contour of a brushstroke.

The boundary of the canvas.

The poi...

Last week I mentored an artist whose goal is to consistently make high-quality ceramic jugs.

Our conversation ranged widely, but one part stood out.

I asked her to roughly sketch a jug and label all...

What do you think?

Are you a ‘real’ artist if you only work one day a week on your art?
 
How much do you need to be working, and indeed producing, to be considered a 'real' artist? 

If you are not full t...