CommunicationIn this episode, I want to challenge you to have conversations. Go out of your way to communicate with others. Make a difference in your day and in the day of others. You may change your life while you are at it.

 Critiquing Your WorkDo you work on a project, and you get that feeling that something isn’t quite right about it, and you aren’t sure how to fix it?There are a lot of factors that can affect how you edit your project ...

 Balance·      In this episode, I want to not only discuss balance, but I find it important to talk about goals or purpose.·      This is one of the top topics that affect all of us...

Studio SpaceHow’s your studio space looking? Are you ready to get one set up? With any creative space, they typically take on the needs of your creative style.The number one goal of any space is efficiency. If y...

·      White, Cream, Gray—that’s what sells—right?·      If you are making a living and killing it, and you love that, then you are good to go ·      Is that what you want to do?

When you agree to purchase furniture on your favorite sale site like Marketplace. It’s time to go get the piece. Maybe you are even at a garage sale or estate sale. Are you ready to take a piece home?Here are some items to have ready...

Branding·      So, you are ready to get serious with your craft.·      You want to start social media platforms, get some business cards, maybe even a booth space.What is your style, ...

Thrift store shopping·      Advantageso   Safeo   Regular hourso   Get to know the Manager—make a deal. Not long ago, I bought 5 pieces.o   No Pressureo   ...

PassionWhy are you a furniture artist?  Or let me ask, why are you still a furniture artist?o   Have you found what you really enjoy doing? Are you still searching?o   I was listening to a voice coach ...

In this episode, I'll be interviewing and continuing my recent topic of Community. We'll talk about taking the next step, how community affects your next step, and how to view negativity. Be sure to follow Kari and check out her website  h...

Community·       What is community?  COMMON UNITY·      Common interest·      Common enjoymentThings that should exist in a community·   ...

Sept, 2020—Experience—Grant, David Lee, Eric & Tiffany·      I came across a listing on Marketplace for an antique buffet. It looked in rough shape. ·      For the price, it was listed...

Pricing·      This is not an easy subject because pricing can run the full spectrum. ·      There’s a lot of emotions that can go with pricing your work as well. ·   ...

·      Do you find there are times you get silence, or nothing comes when you need that creativity to really kick in?·      In the furniture artist life, are you expected to keep cranking out great ideas, im...

Are you ready to get a booth or shop in a local store? In this episode, I'll cover a lot of topics and suggestions for you to ask yourself or to consider before you get started in your booth life journey.Topics like:Where·&nbs...

I'll discuss one of the first moments of buying furniture from an estate and how I learned so much from that experience. Things I would never do now, and am still shocked I did then. I wound up buying 4 pieces that day, one I still have. They a...

Have you posted an item like one of your latest furniture painted creations and someone asked if you would take half?  You just want to scream, right?!!In this episode, let’s get into accepting or rejecting offers on your creations ...

Let's start the journey and talk about how Aaron got into the Furniture Artist Life. We'll talk about the basic path he was taken the past few years. We'll also introduce future topics as well. Aaron made some projects and kept going a...