Welcome
The best way to predict your future is to create it. ~Abe Lincoln
WELCOME to INDIECreatives!
This blog and community is for the fine artist and other creative entrepreneurs who want to move from being a mere hobbyist to a thriving entrepreneur.
Do you have a degree in fine arts? Perhaps you want to learn how to translate your artistic passion into a sustainable career as a working artist?
As an artist and design entrepreneur with 25 years of design experience, I’m here to help fine artists navigate the new economy and leverage unactualized opportunities for their small business brand.
MY REASON
Cultivate your creative independence one opportunity at a time because wealth is where art and opportunity meet.
Remember stability? Nah, me neither.
After moving from one job to another as a contractor straight out of school that didn’t directly relate to my field of study (graphic design and fine arts), I realized my World wasn’t built on loyalty from any company I worked for. Loyalty from big business is out, loyalty to myself is my new home base as the 21st century entrepreneur.
I was taught that right after school, I would get a job and keep it for the rest of my life. Not so.
My first recession in the late 80′s was spent freelancing as an illustrator and learning other creatives fields by working as a contractor/temporary employee in interior design, decorating and organizing the home. In my free time, I fostered my creative aptitude through creating food as art gifts. To this day, I can still make a mean truffle in a gorgeous marbleized box. Although many an art director compliment my portfolio, I was disheartened time and again while competing against 100 other artists for one job (and lost due to lack of experience) or that the movement from ‘on the board’ to ‘computer’ was offered just after graduation.
Following 2 more recessions and the economic plummet of a lifetime, I now understand why I had to hold the various jobs and thoroughly appreciate the positions I held were merely a stepping stone to cultivating the entire package that I am today. Many lessons learned through the partnerships of service, product, and understanding the customer are my advantage and a key to a rich business acumen. My awareness of product trends to forecasting economic downfall is part of my sixth sense influence, making my business agile in the face of adversity.
As I build my empire, I’d like to invite you to learn along the way.
Do you want to Cultivate Your Creative Independence? Let’s get started!
Lisa, Founder of INDIECreatives™
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