Art is wonderful, selling is hard…

I adore making art. Cutting wood and arranging shapes, blending paint and smashing it together, sketching ideas and laying out dice and washi tape and ribbons and other random objects in order to play with proportions. It’s such a joy.

But the business side…

Trying to film the process to share with others leaves me self conscious. What if I pivot and the piece ends up nothing like that, leaving my followers confused? Balancing time between making the things and taking pictures of the things and posting about the things on my website and multiple social media channels can be exhausting. How does one do this while also homeschooling and keeping a home running?

And when nothing sells...

How does a person even find the right people on this massive unseen space we call the internet? How do you determine shows that are a good fit for your product? How do you know which circles to pursue when you barely have the time to make the actual art itself? How do you keep learning and growing and refining your style when you haven’t sold anything in months and you literally cannot afford more paint?

These are all the things running through my head lately.

I don’t have all the answers. Barely have a few. But I am praying.

Praying that my time would be spent glorifying the Lord, be that with a saw, a palette knife, a pen, or a vacuum in hand. Praying that my God would open up the right doors. And that I will praise Him on the hard days as much as the fun and exciting days.

Sarah Jake