Sketches, Doodles, & Cetera

Don't get caught by surprise! Even if you earn too little to owe income tax, you may still owe self-employment tax. Learn the basics of self-employment taxes for artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs in this comprehensive guide.

In this collection, ordinary headwear transforms into extraordinary expressions of imagination. My Fancy Hats series began as playful sketchbook experiments but evolved into a deeper exploration of how fashion can blur the boundaries between humans and nature, each hat subtly influencing its wearer's personality and expression.

Discover an enchantingly simple bookbinding technique using just a twig, rubber band, and paper!

I stumbled upon this rustic zine-making method at my local library and was immediately charmed by its accessibility and organic feel. Perfect for nature journals, mini art collections, or personalized gifts, these twig-bound booklets require no special tools and can be completed in minutes.

As creative entrepreneurs, we often share our Tax ID numbers with clients, vendors, and platforms—but using your personal Social Security Number puts your identity at risk. The solution? An Employer Identification Number (EIN) acts as your business's SSN and creates a protective barrier between your personal and business identities.

I'm back again after another great Victoria Johnson class, this time on the theme of creating collections.

The idea of an illustration collection is that you work on multiple pieces around a single theme and with a similar color palette. This helps make the creation process a bit smoother, since you have set yourself some limitation in the beginning, and it can also make it easier to sell multiple pieces of art to the same customer, since they tend to go nicely together.