Sometimes we need to up-level our skills. With more than two decades of experience as a working artist and educator, I can: 

• help improve your drawing skills (both observational and experimental)
• advise you on all manner of painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture materials and techniques
• demonstrate canvas and surface preparation— including how to build your own stretcher bars
• provide insight into a variety of fiber techniques (sewing, quilting, weaving, dyeing, marbling)
• work with you on comics-related endeavors like character design, storyboarding, and scripting
• assist you with concept, layout and production of self-published zines, chapbooks, artist books, and other printed materials
• help improve your ease and confidence with writing

…And more! If I can’t provide it directly, I will find resources for you so that your skill-building needs are met.  

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I like to plot a project from start to finish. First there’s the experimentation and research phase. Next, honing in on the scope of work, creating mock-ups, and executing. There’s also the non-art-making work that supports the project: documentation, writing, making sure it’s seen and appreciated, and more.

Working together, we’ll figure out the best ways to keep your project manageable and enjoyable. I will assist with creative decision-making and materials-related issues. I’ll also help you claim the curiosity, enthusiasm, and other motivators that promote productivity. Finally, I’ll help you stay accountable, supporting you over that finish line. 

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All the work that’s not the work! I am here to help you with everything that goes into promoting your art and advancing your professional life as an artist.

I can work with you on developing or strengthening your website, artist statement, bio, cv, and social media presence. I can advise you on best practices for documenting your work or hiring a photographer.

We can find exhibition opportunities to pursue and discuss how to price your work. We can research and apply to grant and residency opportunities, and I can assist you with application writing, portfolios, and budgets.

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Why do we make what we make, and how does it relate to the world around us? In the contemporary art landscape, we need to be able to contextualize our work within both art historical and contemporary movements.

Learning to see our work as part of a broader continuum or legacy can be very gratifying, and open up whole new avenues of inquiry and ways of making.

Together, we’ll find your “artist kin”— other makers whose work and ideas connect to yours, perhaps across great time and distance. We’ll also examine the ways in which your art relates to larger social, political, and economic phenomena.

If you want to apply for exhibition, grant, and residency opportunities, it is important to strengthen your practice in this way, as “personal expression” and “formal concerns” alone are no longer viable rationales for making in most professional spaces.

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We know that making art nourishes us, but there are often more urgent tasks vying for our attention. If you are longing to make art a more regular part of your life, I can support you in carving out space for your artistic pursuits, and together we’ll devise an action plan so you can build or rebuild your creative time and identity.

I have found that learning to cultivate pleasure in the artistic process is key. Examples of things we may do include: quick movement exercises and meditations; writing and drawing rituals; and low-stakes projects to clarify what you enjoy making and what holds your attention. 

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In my own work, I use ritual as a strategy to turn up the desire dial and get into a flow state, especially if I am stuck. A studio ritual can be as simple as setting an intention for your work time, or as complex as building a set of magical, embodied actions that generate new ideas, gestures, and content in your work.

Together we can craft rituals to support your success in reaching your own studio goals.

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