The Sealpelt - Vík Prjónsdóttir - Pyragraph

What’s Your Deal, Vík Prjónsdóttir?

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Vík Prjónsdóttir is an Iceland-based group of knitting designers and creative brand that designs and makes products from Icelandic sheep wool.

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Profit/freedom tradeoff - Pyragraph

There’s No ‘Right’ way to be Self-Employed, Just Tradeoffs

| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 2 Comments

Most people intuitively recognize that there are some real differences between being a freelancer and running a larger business operation.

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Antonia Montoya - Pyragraph

A List of Creative Ideas Keeps Me Going

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| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 2 Comments

What do I write about when I am not blessed with inspiration? I keep a list of ideas in a spreadsheet on Google Drive so I can access it anywhere.

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My Fear of Teaching And How I Broke Through

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About a year into teaching, I’ve seen so many other photographers develop their craft and passion. But the person who has grown the most has been me.

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Hash remix - Pyragraph

How to Rehash Your Own Work When you're short on time and long on to-dos, make a remix

| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 0 Comments

I almost wince these days when I describe myself as a writer because I’ve been doing very little of that, despite how much I really do want to be writing.

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Fin Records logo by Tommy Metcalf - Pyragraph

Seattle’s Fin Records: An Empire on Hiatus

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Shenandoah Davis talks with Fin’s founder Christian Fulghum on starting up what became Seattle’s Best Local Label, and its recent suspension of operations.

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Danielle Vincent - Outlaw Soaps - Pyragraph

Brand Voice: You Are What You Say

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| Colfax, CA, US | | 0 Comments

Many people say that I’m lucky to have a natural voice for marketing—but they don’t realize that I actually have gone to great lengths to define this.

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Burning Questions for Christina Kennedy How she uses Instagram to complement her professional photo work

| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 2 Comments

Christina shares how she uses Instagram as a creative outlet and how it differs from her work as a professional photographer. Gorgeous photos ahead.

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Tin-Can Telephone - Pyragraph

3 Ways a Media Interview Can Go Wrong

| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 3 Comments

The next time a reporter calls you, keep in mind that the glorious feature in your mind’s eye might not turn out exactly as you expect.

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Sewer cover copyright - Pyragraph

Dear Rich: Copyright Rules for e-Newsletters and Iron Work

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Rich Stim explains basic copyright law for a designer who created a newsletter for a client, and an artist creating greeting cards using iron work designs.

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Skye Devore and crew at Tractor Brewing - Pyragraph

Burning Questions for Skye Devore, Owner of Tractor Brewing How Tractor connects the dots between beer, community and culture

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| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 0 Comments

I talked with Skye about craft beers and the ways a good pub can cultivate arts and community. Then I had breakfast.

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Texting - Pyragraph

Text Me About Your Event, But Talk to Me Like a Real Person Tips for promoting gigs via text

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| Albuquerque, NM, US | | 0 Comments

Promoting gigs via text can be easy and efficient but mass texts can fall flat. Instead, create groups of recipients and customize your message.

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Tuesday's Tips - Pyragraph

Burning Questions for Jill Brown, Landscape Architect How Jill uses social media marketing to keep biz blooming

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Jill Brown describes how she found better work-life balance with self-employment, plus a healthy dose of social media marketing.

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Quilt commission by Cortney Heimerl - Pyragraph

My Process for Quilt Commissions: A Step-By-Step Walkthrough

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Most of the work I do is commission-based. Commissioning a quilt might be a little bit of a mystery—so I thought it was time to write about the process.

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Hover Craft in Milwaukee - Pyragraph

Craft Fairs and Markets: From Participant to Organizer

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Looking back on the creation of Hover Craft, I don’t think any of us would have predicted that we would be now entering our fifth year.

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Good Fast Cheap by Jennifer Kes Remington - Pyragraph

Com-Post: Good, Fast, Cheap: You Can Only Pick Two!

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| Los Angeles, CA, US | | 0 Comments

This is a prime example of something asked of an artist to be good and cheap—it is not going to be finished fast.

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