Author Archives: Liz Chapman

I would really like to hear from artists who are also on benefits – specifically, disability benefits. How do you make it work? How do you develop your practice when you can’t physically do the amount of work required to support yourself as a “professional” artist? I’m honestly at an impasse. I can’t invest inContinue reading “QUESTION 25”

Our first question of 2022! A few open calls are asking for proof of insurance when you apply! Can I get some advise on artists liability insurance, where to get it / tips / tricks and any other advice?  We posted this question on our Instagram on 19th January 2022, here are the answers offeredContinue reading “QUESTION 24”

I need inspiration! Please help me out by giving me a theme to work on. It would be great to challenge myself with things I don’t normally work on. We posted this question on our Instagram on 3rd December 2021, here are the answers offered by our followers: The thing that has puzzled you orContinue reading “QUESTION 23”

If the last decade of studio work was more about doing the work and not about getting feedback on it; how should I think about getting letters of recommendation to apply to grad school? We posted this question on our Instagram on 26th November 2021, here are the answers offered by our followers: Could youContinue reading “QUESTION 22”

What tips are there to help keep your art feeling fresh and new? We posted this question on our Instagram on 1st October 2021, here are the answers offered by our followers: I think this is a hard question to answer! I’m not sure it needs to be fresh and new. I suppose it dependsContinue reading “QUESTION 21”

I’m looking at my work and sketchbooks and seeing a theme of starting a series only to peter out – or simply, never coming to any conclusion with my ideas. I’m getting really frustrated and overwhelmed – it seems that I can’t even finish a sketchbook, let alone a series. I’m sat in my studioContinue reading “QUESTION 20”