One thing I tell artists a lot is itās important to sustain and have any sort of success without completely loosing our mind is to separate out ART BUSINESS vs ART CREATION.
Our sense of self worth needs to be gained through the fact we create otherwise our moods and will to create will ebb and flow with sales which a lot of times is something out of our control. Again a common trait I see in most successful artists is to be able to separate these two.
What I think I see happening here and forming here in a social scale or at least ideally would like to see is:
This isnāt to say there isnāt overlaps, or not to use this robust features of here to link your work but I think this is a clear boundary to try to hold. Does it feed us as artists? If not, donāt give it attention so it canāt grow.
In traditional art market, when Iām in my studio creating or co-creating with friends, I donāt have random reply guys, shills, engagement farms, tell me your favorite xyz artist, show me your work and all that other stuff going on.
When co creating with others, we just making our work, sharing ideas how we want, vibing and letting it flow. I hope we keep building and keeping this distinction in this blessed atelier of a dead mall. š¤