by Mike Roy | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Mindset, Myths
There are few concepts more destructive to an artist’s ability to have a sustainable business than the Sellout Myth. I cringe when I hear its signature sound of entitled belligerence: “Art is only pure when it’s given freely.” “You want money for this? You’re selling...
by Mike Roy | Nov 29, 2014 | Creativity, Mindset, Uncategorized
We’ve all been there. We want to be productive artists who get recognized for our work… but we just can’t seem to get off our duff and actually create the art. It’s kind of a chicken-and-egg situation, when you think about it… we want to...
by Mike Roy | Oct 30, 2014 | Blog, Business, Creativity, Mindset
As painful as this is… It’s time to talk about fear. Nobody except for crazy people are immune to fear. Artists are especially vulnerable to fear, because by necessity we have to be sensitive to the world around us. We get used to our fears. We’re so...
by Mike Roy | Oct 9, 2014 | Creativity, Mindset
Five Ways To Be More Creative from Mike Roy “Creativity takes courage.” –Henri Matisse Want to know a secret? Actually, it’s not really a secret…just something not many people realize. It’s this: Creativity is for everybody… not...
by Mike Roy | Aug 26, 2014 | Blog, Business
Sam loves the crane machine. For my son Sam, who has autism, the crane machine is the perfect storm of everything he loves. Mechanical appearance and noises: check. Bright colors: check. Fuzzy reward after x number of attempts: check. I cringe whenever we pass it....
