I really want this to work. I’ve been slow to put in the effort because I’m scared, but I really want this to work.

So I’m giving myself 1 year.

To work hard, find the winning formula, and make art work for me. It doesn’t need to be my main income, just a decent chunk. I don’t need to be fulfilling multiple commissions each year, just steadily selling prints and merch that help me earn enough to carry on doing what I love.

1 year until crunch time. Starting today.

I’ll make a to-do list. What needs doing first to set the ball rolling. I’ll schedule social media posts and work out exactly what I need to post when to gain the best traction.

I’ll make sure I have everything registered and set up that I need to have registered and set up. Got to make sure I’m doing this all legally.

I’ll organise my studio. Can’t create art in a chaotic room. I need to give myself a sense of peace and purpose. Somewhere I can spend hours a day, creating, doing admin. Taking myself seriously.

I’ll carve out some time every day to go through emails, sort my shop, and do any other admin that needs doing to help business start to boom.

I’ll take courses. Lessons in how to run a successful business, how to market myself, how to find my audience.

But above all, I’ll make art. Make, make, make. Things I love. Things I’m proud to put into the world. Things that will resonate with the audience I want.

And if I don’t find that audience within 1 year. I’ll stop. Not altogether. I’ll just…find a proper job and keep art as my hobby.

But I’ll try really hard to make a go of it first. I owe it to myself.