Using the internet to distribute rather than just to encourage the consumption of art
This post was written by Michael Nobbs. Follow me on Twitter In today’s micro-podcast I’m getting excited about my new booklet Start to Draw Your Life and considering how it can be a first step for me in exploring ways of using the web to distribute work (rather than just using it as a medium more »
Start to Draw Your Life
Start to Draw Your Life is my latest booklet (and will hopefully encourage a few more people to pick up a pen and sketchbook). As with 75 Ways to Draw More you can either download and make your own copy of the booklet, or from today you can pre-order order one of the 100 limited more »
What have you got to give (away)?
In today’s micro-podcast I’m talking about why I think it’s a good idea for artists to give things away for free. __ If you enjoyed this post it would be very much appreciated if you could take a moment to share it on Twitter or bookmark it on Delicious. Thank you! __
Remember to eat breakfast
I seem to be embracing the idea of a creative rhythm at the moment. That’s a good things of course. I’m excited by a new publishing project that I’m working on and that I hope to be able to unveil in a week or so. But at the same time, I’m realising that as well more »
Thoughts on finding a niche
<br/><br/> It’s wonderful how sometimes things just seem to pop into our world just as we need them. I mentioned the above video from Design for Mankind in my blog post and on Twitter yesterday. The discussion it sparked yesterday evening has given me a lot to think about. I ended up talking about a more »
Rhythm rather than routine?
This post was written by Michael Nobbs. Follow me on Twitter. This article in today’s Guardian and has given me a lot of food for thought today. I feel like I’ve had a bit of an epiphany (can one have “a bit” of an epiphany?). I’m talking a little about it in the micro-podcast below. more »
Still learning (more on my quest for a creative routine)
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in my ongoing quest to find my perfect creative routine, it’s that I need to be kind to myself. Kind to myself, and grateful for what I have and how far I’ve come. I remember when I first started drawing lessons just about ten years ago, how I looked more »
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I'm Michael Nobbs, an artist, blogger and tea drinker (not necessarily in that order).
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