Smart Creative Women with Monica Lee

“It’s a great time to be an artist.” This is not the first time I have said this and it won’t be the last. It’s an even better time to be an artist and a business person. It’s a glorious time to be creative, value your creativity and leverage your smarts especially when you encounter people that think… …artists are not built for business. I have a lot of fun things to share from my trip to NYC, speaking at Surtex and walking the Stationery Show.But first I want to address a prevailing attitude that popped up several times while encountering people who were not artists. I am not sure if this attitude is more prevalent in art licensing since signing a contract with a manufacturer is like signing a mini prenup or because of the mass rush of artists to enter this arena.  It is time to dissect it and as a community correct it. For starters, art licensing can be complicated, this is an area where you do need to untangle a lot of “what if&rs