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r u single

i want to be a podcaster p[lease

I just recommended your channel to yet another gentle creative. What you offer is so valuable. Thank you so much.

Really helpful and transparent. Thank you. We could do with more videos of this quality and authenticity.

the painter's stick is a called a mahl stick! of course the homemade works well just thought I'd toss out the name of it

I'm not an artist, I'm a family therapist. I write blog posts on a blog page on my website and I do a monthly e-newsletter through Promote (similar to mailchimp) which email service offered through Weebly. But I would like to send out an email each time I do a blog post. Would you recommend Substack for my purposes or a different platform. My goal is to provide educational and inspirational posts for the general public as well as establish relationships with potential client referral sources.

This is an awesome video, not only are you providing really helpful tips for the shy crowd, but it is full of real encouragement and love. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this wonderful video ❤❤❤❤❤

Dear Louise, thank you for this thoughtful and beautiful video. Could you please share the information about the pencil you are using in this video? It looks interesting and convenient due to the big lead.

This nonstop onslaught of so many people putting videos on YT, of them showing off, talking about themselves, and displaying their "content", all in a cheesy and saccharine fictional vocalization.

This is the best video I've found so far as I begin my journey into learning charcoal. I'm excited to actual step in and start!

Your videos are always very timely and so full of inspiration! I just cannot:) thank you so much! And yes, I am as an artist hoping to purchase your art eventually and hopefully next year some day. Really looking forward!

Facts... Everything you said should be put in the town square bulletin.....

I had just set up my newsletter, then you posted this. Thank you. 🎨

I love watcing your videos and reading your emails - makes this whole marketing as an entrepreneur/artist thing feel so much lighter 💖

I love your content! I'm a fellow artist living in Estonia and making woodcut prints. I'm also inspired by a slow lifestyle and make video's about my art and homestead journey here. Thank you so much for sharing your valuable insights, they are very relatable!

Thanks for this video. I understand the value in having an email newsletter, but I think I do struggle a lot with knowing what to put in it. For me the real challenge I think is that I'm an abstract digital artist, and I create my art intuitively, so there's generally not anything specific that inspired the work. It just flows out of me, and there's not really any story behind the piece. I could talk a little bit about the intuitive process, but it wouldn't vary much from piece to piece. I know there are other artists that create this way and that it's a completely valid way of creating art, but again, it does have the downside of making it hard to know what to say about any given piece other than "Here's a new piece I made and I really like how it turned out." I think I also sort of fall into that pattern designer category you were talking about. I aim to make my abstract art tileable so I can put it on a variety of print-on-demand products or digital products such as stationery or printable bookmarks, but each art piece is also meant to work on its own and could absolutely be sold as wall prints for those that like abstract art. For this reason, I do consider myself to be a digital fine artist. Perhaps, this means that I would need to lean a bit more heavily on sales in a newsletter than I'd prefer, letting people know about when new prints or other products are available for sale, but it would still be nice to be able to balance it out with other content a bit so it doesn't feel too spammy. Hopefully someday I can find other artists with newsletters that create the way I do so I can see some better examples of how to do things that might be relevant to me.

I also follow those artist, they are amazing 🥰Congrats on your 40 K

Great video, thank you for sharing your experience and logical reasons for moving to a different platform. When you left substack, were you able to export your email list and content?

I love seeing the process. I recently watched a documentary about the Japanese animator Miyazaki (whose films I am an avid fan of) and it charted his process through the development of his latest film The Boy and the Heron (which I had not seen yet). And also his relationships, history, life etc. When I watched it after the documentary, it was a very different experience. Understanding the artist’s process and thoughts adds a meaningful layer to the art - it’s like being attracted to someone only through their looks compared to knowing their mind as well as their looks. The latter is the more richer and meaningful experience.

Oh my god, Louise! Thank you so much for the shoutout. 💛 I was just watching this for all your amazing tips, and then I heard my name, and was completely startled, haha.

i do love long newsletters though, they seem like penpalling. they're more intimate and profound. 💛

Thank you for this video. I still wonder though how to differentiate which content I should publish in a free newsletter and what I should keep for paid subscriptions instead…

I love how authentic you are, it really matters & shines through <3

I really like the idea of the soft sell through a personal connection by ´warming them up', i had never thought to show the process before the work was finished, i guess i need to learn to be ok with feeling vulnerable with un unfinished work, thankyou for such thoughtful videos, i am glad there is someone on youtube on my wavelength!

Very interesting thoughts on a newsletter. I'm a jewelry designer, but I work more in the artistic direction than like a true designer. In fact, my newsletters that tell about something personal are the ones with the greatest response. Not necessarily with the most sale. But this thought that there are many people who will fulfill a wish later gives me a lot of courage. ❤

❤❤❤ Beautiful!! Crows and Ravens are very intelligent. Great tips, thank you 💯

I really enjoy your videos ❤ thank you for your time!

This is another gem of a video that I was waiting for long since I subscribed. Thankyou so much for putting so much of value and your unique perspective here . Much helpful,!😊

I love listening to you ❤ I learn so much and at the same time it calms me down. Thank you for being you!!! ❤❤❤❤

How do you stop yourself from being overwhelmed by the need to make money and therefore being pulled in all directions. I feel like I've "chosen" the wrong art form - I love textile art but it's been difficult to create and also set time aside for marketing. Then when I do work on the marketing then my creativity drops. Would love to hear your thoughts.

Hi Louise, you're the only content creator I don't watch in 2x. You make me feel present.

You just validated a decision I made recently. I was going to start a Substack blog/vlog/podcast based on my investing journey, but after reflecting on this and going through a life event, I realised that outside of work, I should really only focus on 1 thing and dedicate myself to it - and that was not this thing that I was going to start. So now, I am removing this from my life and I am going to follow my passion, which I hope to continue doing even when I no longer have to work for money.

Thank you for this video !

I love this Louise. I love listening to your real, calm voice, all in a slower pace. For once listening to something about marketing felt beautiful. Ps. Jag är en svensk psykolog. Tanken med min kanal är att fokusera på meditationer och återhämtning till andra som behöver det ❤

I love this Louise. I love listening to your real, calm voice, all in a slower pace. For once listening to something about marketing felt beautiful. Ps. Jag är en svensk psykolog. Tanken med min kanal är att fokusera på meditationer och återhämtning till andra som behöver det ❤

Very informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.😊

It’s almost like leaving Social Media is a New Revolution Take your Life back Take your Time back Take your Dreams back You don’t have to be like everyone else and do what they do. You can be different and live a Wild life full of Adventure and Freedom without Social Media

So true😔

Think its called a marl stick ? Apologies for any spelling mistake!

Congrats not only for your amazing 40k, but also for all the amazing discoveries! ♥️ I’m working with the Artist’s Studio Companion and I’m enjoying it so much!! Thanks for your presence and the way you share 🙏🏻

You should be a therapist 🥺