by ProfSparler | Nov 11, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
If you know how to present your artwork to your target audience, making a living off of it is a no-brainer. In today’s episode of The Artist APPEALS, the amazing Jennifer Smelker will talk about how she left her job as an engineer and went full-time...
by ProfSparler | Nov 4, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
Let’s be honest, many artists out there give up their love for art because people often say that artists don’t make that much money. But what if I tell you that that adage is a lie? After years of researching, interviewing successful creatives, and learning...
by ProfSparler | Oct 28, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
Do you ever wonder what it takes to start a food product business? How is it even remotely similar to creating artwork? Joining me in this week’s episode of The Artist Appeals is a good friend of mine, a former college professor turned entrepreneur,...
by ProfSparler | Oct 21, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
Do you find yourself losing motivation and stuck with artist block? Is it even real? How do you get yourself out of it and create an art collection? Artist block is real and happens even to the best of us. The causes can be many and varied. And if...
by ProfSparler | Oct 14, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
When you’ve been around with toys for your entire life, “being serious about having fun” would certainly come naturally. And that’s what our guest for today lives by through the years. Joining us today in The Artist Appeals podcast is the toy genius,...
by ProfSparler | Oct 7, 2022 | Podcast Season 6
Creating art isn’t always easy. It doesn’t mean that if you’re an artist, making art would just come by naturally every day. No, it doesn’t happen like that because, let’s face it, we all go through blocks from time to time. We lose motivation at one point or...
by ProfSparler | Sep 30, 2022 | Artist and Guest Interviews, Podcast Season 6
Joining us today are husband and wife Adam Russell and Kelly Lever of Key West Pottery. And they are here to sit down and share with us how they got into the pottery business and their process of managing a thriving business. As artists, we don’t learn...
by ProfSparler | Sep 23, 2022 | Artist and Guest Interviews, Podcast Season 6
As promised, for this week’s episode, we’re joined by the esteemed toy designer and artist, Azhelle Wade, who will share her journey with us. Make it toyetic! That’s what Azhelle’s mantra is to her followers. For over ten years, Azhelle has been making her mark...
by ProfSparler | Sep 16, 2022 | Artist and Guest Interviews, Podcast Season 3, Podcast Season 6
S06E02 – How Ashley Longshore Made Over $1,000,000 Selling Her Art (Re-release) Hey friends! For this week, I’m bringing you a re-release of one of my favorite episodes. As we’re working to produce new exciting episodes, I hope you’ll enjoy...
by Rick | Sep 9, 2022 | APPEALS System steps, Artist and Guest Interviews, Podcast Season 6
S6 EP01 – Erin and Aaron (Muderick): Crazy Putty, Crazy Stories Discover how to invent a best-selling toy in this interview with the CEO of Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty! In this episode, we discuss how Crazy Putty started, give business advice and explain...