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Diversifying Your Creativity

This week’s newsletter is a continuation from my last newsletter post of 2025, inspired by by Solange Knowles, and about the beauty of being multifaceted in your practice. Recent conversations, podcast listens, and social media posts from artists about the realities of creative longevity bought me back to this topic, and as its still very timely, I will be focusing on this in the next few newsletters.

Last year, I also wrote about how not all artists will make a living from their studio practice alone, which followed with the launch of Double Shift, a conversation series with artists who balance their studio practice alongside other kinds of work. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reintroducing artist conversations with more focus on diversifying creativity.

But what can diversifying creativity mean mean?
Using your creative skills in multiple ways to sustain both your practice and your livelihood. Outside of commissions, studio work, and presentations of you art work through exhibitions and performances, it can represent teaching within your field/medium, licensing, community work, leveraging your art outside of the art world ecosystem, and in other industries such as medicine, construction etc… The key is that you’re still creating, but you’re opening up multiple paths that support your art and your career with more financial avenues and to an expanded audience. My hope is that these conversations offer something practical, honest, and grounding, and build upon the existing conversations from last year.

It’s important to note that these aren’t meant to be a blueprint, but rather, examples (out of many) of what working towards sustainability can look like for those of you who want to do art full-time and understand that there are many ways to build a life as an artist, through your creativity.

In the meantime, do check out the artist conversations I did for Double Shift last year, whether you are new here, or would like to re-read/re-listen. A note that I am still in the process of organising interviews, with the hope of the first one ready for next week, but there’s a chance it might start the week after if not (regardless, there will be a newsletter next Monday).

Double Shift (2025)

Double Shift is a conversation series with artists who balance their studio practice alongside other kinds of work. Some within the arts, and others completely outside it. The aim of it was to shed light on how artists today are navigating the realities of our world and what it means to build a life that supports both creativity and a sustainable livelihood. I appreciated the honesty and openness of the artists interviewed, who included a painter with institutional shows whose commercial illustration work pays the bills, a rapper working as a youth worker Monday to Friday, a painter whose most reliable income comes from floor laying, and an illustrator and studio owner who also lectures. These are artists that were are not “waiting” for their careers to begin — they built lives that work around their practice, and sustaining their livelihoods.

Read and listen to each artist conversation from the series below:

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February Slots Now Open

I understand how much of a difference a conversation can make, such as having someone experienced to help guide your next steps, offer advice, or soundboard ideas. For this reason, I open up 10 slots for virtual 1:1 sessions per month through this newsletter (one session per artist per month to keep it fair). Accessibility is importantly, so these sessions are at a rate of £30 for one hour and includes a one-page action summary sent by email afterwards. Exclusive to email subscribers only.

What you get:

An informal, supportive chat tailored to one query of your choice which may include:

• Sound-boarding for ideas, proposals, or applications (exhibitions, residencies, bursaries, etc.)

• Guidance on next steps, accountability, and clarifying what’s possible

• Practical advice on navigating challenges in your creative practice

You can view February’s diary and book here. Once 10 slots have been booked, the diary will be closed for up until March.

If you are unsure whether to book a session, feel free to drop me an email, and we can work out what the right option is for you.

If you’ve made it to this part—thank you for reading! I hope there’s something in here that resonates or encourages you to keep going.

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