Fiona Smith Art & Writing

If you want to build a sustainable art business, then I have a newsletter for you! My new venture is a free weekly-ish publication with interviews with creatives and gallerists and is for career artists who want to work smarter.

I was spurred to do this through my own frustration about the lack of quality information on making a living from art. There's plenty of sources for beginners and hobbyists and, at the other end of the scale, for investment-grade artists - but there is very little useful business reading available for those in the middle who are working full-time and selling their art.

I've decided to make this newsletter free for two reasons: I don't want to make it my job; and I think artists in this category have a hard enough time making ends meet without having to pay for yet another subscription.

A third ancillary reason to produce this newsletter is that it is something I can do. As a former national business journalist (with the Australian Financial Review and BRW magazine), this is something I know how to do.

You can read the stories freely and sign up to have them delivered directly to your inbox here.

Victory Wooden Puzzles in the UK have created wooden puzzles for those who love the birds and have busy hands! Each one has been designed with special "whimsy" pieces, shapes to reflect the theme of the painting on the front.

The puzzles are intended to be kept for generations to enjoy and my paintings have been 3D scanned for the best possible reproduction.

Interested retailers are invited to contact the manufacturer directly, here.

Puzzles are selling out fast.