Be the Kind of Artist that No One Can Take Advantage of
by Joey Phoenix The first year I started taking photography seriously I was eager for any and every opportunity that came up. I scoured Craigslist looking for gigs, joined Thumbtack, and commented on my friend’s threads asking for photographers trying to drum up business. I shot a wedding for under $300, delivered work I didn’t get paid for, and ran
North Shore Women to Watch
An evening of Women’s Networking presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Hotel Salem in Salem Mass. Story by Alyse Diamantides. Photos by Creative Collective
Need Inspiration? Get Bored.
By Joey Phoenix When you ask people how they are, what do you often hear them say? Fine? Good? The response I hear the most is Busy. We are incredibly busy. It’s remarkable how busy we all are. We have work and school and hobbies and friends and family and side hustles. So many side hustles. And it’s this tide
Dear Little Voice in My Head, Thank You
By Joey Phoenix How has your self-talk been this week? Have you been kind to yourself? Were the things you told yourself positive or negative? If it was negative, did you listen? Or did you tell that little negative voice to get out? For me, it’s been a rough week. It’s been the kind of week where waking up in
Leave the Cabin: Make Art, Make Connections
By Joey Phoenix No one becomes an artist because they want to think about the business side of making art. They become artists to make art, but unfortunately, that isn’t enough. Making art and doing nothing else is how artists become starving artists. Which just isn’t as appealing as literature makes it out to be. Modern working artists who want
You Are Worthy of Your Time: Holding Space for Creativity in a World of Busy
By Joey Phoenix Life is full of things which demand our attention. We have to pay bills, file taxes, run errands, wash our clothes, feed ourselves. We also need to work enough so that we can pay rent and buy food, be social enough that we don’t become hermits, and make enough art so that we feel like we’re actually
If I’m Not Making Art, Am I Still an Artist?
By Joey Phoenix We all feel like imposters at some point in our journeys. It’s entirely reasonable to question everything, as crippling self-doubt is unequivocally married to the creative process. The important thing is learning how to move through it. I upended my life a few months ago. I had recently finished a number of ongoing photography projects and was starting to
