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Cocktail Hour Discussion: Art During the Pandemic and BLM

Cocktail Hour Discussion: Art During the Pandemic and BLM

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This event explored the impact of art in trying times as well as its responsibility and effect. We gathered a group in the arts industry to discuss the role and impact of creativity in the context of the pandemic and BLM. They delve into what it means for artists to show up, the relevance and significance of artists in times of distress and change, what it m[...]
Illustrator Carissa Potter Creates a Whimsical Guide to Staying Calm

Illustrator Carissa Potter Creates a Whimsical Guide to Staying Calm

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Perhaps most important now is maintaining a sense of positivity, to see the light in the darkness, and find grounding in the chaos—to seek out beauty and enjoyment despite any other feelings that might arise. Artist and founder of Bay Area-based studio People I've Loved, Carissa Potter, has created just the thing with a playful yet entirely practical checkli[...]
How Self-Isolation Fuels Creativity for Fiber Artist Windy Chien

How Self-Isolation Fuels Creativity for Fiber Artist Windy Chien

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We currently exist in a time of separation, where we are asked to be apart for the wellbeing of ourselves and others. As social creatures, it’s an unusual and uncomfortable circumstance; and thus, difficult to navigate. Retreats are one thing, being asked to take a sabbatical from human interaction for an extended period of time is another. For guidance, we [...]
COVID-19 Freelance Creative Survival Guide

COVID-19 Freelance Creative Survival Guide

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In the wake of COVID-19, it's difficult to not be overcome by fears of not being able to pay bills, not having a job to come back to, not being able to educate children staying at home, not being able to secure food, etc. We currently exist in a cancel culture with gigs being postponed left and right. Social distancing adds another level of stress; though[...]
How 10 Female Artists Turn Feelings of Powerlessness Into Fuel

How 10 Female Artists Turn Feelings of Powerlessness Into Fuel

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There is perhaps no harsher critic than a woman towards herself. From physical appearance to achievements, competence to self-worth, truly, we can be brutal and unrelenting with thoughts and comparisons that inflict deep, painful, and sometimes even crippling insecurities. Such judgements, if spoken aloud would surely enrage us were they directed towards som[...]
Microblading: The Process + Why as a Creative Professional I'm Obsessed

Microblading: The Process + Why as a Creative Professional I'm Obsessed

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Working for myself, there is always the compulsory ruling of time. My hours are my own, with the flexibility to define my own schedule, albeit within the confines of deadlines and client requests. Work can ebb and flow, though, if you allow it, self employment can be a nonstop grind. Thus, efficiency is life. I’ve found that small things that used to matter [...]
Making Sense of Self Through Art With Laura Berger

Making Sense of Self Through Art With Laura Berger

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Artist Laura Berger talks beginnings in art for healing, realities of being a full time artist, and her new show opening this week in San Francisco. The work of Laura Berger presents a manifestation of support, positivity, and empowerment. Female figures dance and embrace amid shifting organic shapes to represent a multitude of feelings and experiences th[...]
Step Into the Light at Grace Cathedral's New Immersive Art Installation

Step Into the Light at Grace Cathedral's New Immersive Art Installation

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Perched atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, radiant in its captivating Gothic architecture complete with gargoyles, soaring, domed ceilings, towering stained glass windows, and labyrinths, is Grace Cathedral. Come October, the towering episcopal church will surpass its luminosity to become even more lucent as public art group Illuminate SF—the group behind Leo V[...]
What I Learned in the First Year of Working For Myself

What I Learned in the First Year of Working For Myself

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It took all of a decade to begin working for myself full time. While at the start of my career, it was unbeknownst to me that I inherently wanted to be an entrepreneur, gradually it became clear with the way I would flesh out, develop, and expand a role to wear a multitude of hats. Even in college, I quickly advanced from an intern to an account executive at[...]