Energizing Collaborations - A window into an artist's collabs
Are you stagnating? Are you between projects? Are you needing a creative pick-me-up? It may be time for a collaboration. Why? If you've been fortunate enough to have a successful, fulfilling experience in working with others like this before, you don't need an explanation. You already understand that it gets you into a new mindset, helps you learn some new tricks, jump-starts your creativity, helps you interact with new artists, and increases exposure to new fans. If you haven't yet, or your recent collabs felt stale, you are missing out. In a recent post, I discussed valuing yourself. You need to have this in mind for your collabs as well. If this is a free project, determine what amount of your time and energy you are willing to put forth while weighing the benefits. Personally, I find taking a few hours here and there to interact with fellow artists gives me some breathing room and a chance to explore new techniques and ideas which I will apply later to more l