Art Talk with Libby Saylor

32. Art Envy: When Another Artist’s Work Hits You Like A Truck

We’ve all been there — you stumble across another artist’s work, and while your eyes widen to take in every last detail, your heart drops deeper and deeper into the pit of your stomach. The work is beautiful, and brilliant, and genius-level, and suddenly you’re in a complete downward spiral, questioning your entire creative existence. In this episode, I’m talking about two artists whose work hit me like a truck, and the things I had to tell myself to keep from going down a dark hole. Because art envy is real, it’s normal, and it doesn’t have to wreck you. In fact, it can actually make you a better artist. These three simple mindset shifts changed the way I experience other people’s genius — and I think they might help you too. Ashleigh Ninos: https://ninosstudio.com/collections/art [https://ninosstudio.com/collections/art]  Andy Curlowe: https://curlowe.com/home.html [https://curlowe.com/home.html]  Andy Curlowe: https://www.markleibner.com/art/andy-curlowe [https://www.markleibner.com/art/andy-curlowe] Shop: https://libbysaylorshop.com/ [https://libbysaylorshop.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/ [https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/] Website: https://www.libbysaylor.com/ [https://www.libbysaylor.com/] Newsletter: https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter [https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter]

31: How I Price My Collage Art (And Why It Took Me So Long to Get It Right)

Pricing your art is one of the most confusing, emotionally loaded parts of being a working artist—and almost no one talks about it honestly. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how I price both my original collages and my prints, including the formula for pricing originals that I learned from a woman who runs a collector platform and completely changed the way I think about my work’s value. I also share the simple rule I use for prints that finally made the whole thing feel manageable. If you’ve ever just made up a number and hoped for the best, this episode will give you a real system, and the confidence to stand behind it. https://studiotogallery.com/ [https://studiotogallery.com/] https://www.katerinapopova.com/ [https://www.katerinapopova.com/] https://libbysaylorshop.com/blogs/studio-notes/building-a-small-art-collection-the-pieces-i-love [https://libbysaylorshop.com/blogs/studio-notes/building-a-small-art-collection-the-pieces-i-love]  Shop: https://libbysaylorshop.com/ [https://libbysaylorshop.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/ [https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/] Website: https://www.libbysaylor.com/ [https://www.libbysaylor.com/] Newsletter: https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter [https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter]

30. Why I Still Use Saatchi Art (and Why It Works)

In this episode, I’m sharing my honest experience selling work on Saatchi Art over the past few years. I talk about how the platform unexpectedly jump-started my confidence as an artist, why I’ve continued using it, and how it has become one of the most passive income streams in my art practice. I also discuss what surprised me most about working with Saatchi Art, including respectful communication from curators, special project opportunities, and how my work has even been selected for hospitality and hotel projects. If you’re an artist wondering whether online art marketplaces actually work, this episode offers a candid look at what has worked for me — and why I’m still using Saatchi Art today. Saatchi Art: https://www.saatchiart.com/ [https://www.saatchiart.com/] Shop: https://libbysaylorshop.com/ [https://libbysaylorshop.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/ [https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/] Website: https://www.libbysaylor.com/ [https://www.libbysaylor.com/] Newsletter: https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter [https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter] Topics in this episode include: selling art online selling art prints working with online galleries artist-curator relationships passive income for artists hospitality art projects building an art career through online platforms

29. When Your Work Isn’t Strong Enough

Every creator knows the gut-punch of realizing a piece of work just isn’t working. In this episode, I reflect on the moments when my own art fell short of my standards—and how I’ve learned over time to critique without spiraling. I share mindset shifts that helped me grow, and practical insights for anyone navigating doubt, imperfection, and the push toward better work. By facing these moments honestly, I reflect on how self-critique can become a tool for growth rather than a source of doubt and torment.  Shop: https://libbysaylorshop.com/ [https://libbysaylorshop.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/ [https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/] Website: https://www.libbysaylor.com/ [https://www.libbysaylor.com/] Newsletter: https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter [https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter]

28. Why Do I Want Success So Badly?

I keep wondering why success feels so urgent to me—what I think it will change, what I think it will prove, and what kind of happiness it will generate. In this episode, I follow that question into an intuitive vision board process and let go of control. Instead of forcing images of what I think success is supposed to look like, I listened. The images that emerged surprised and opened me—as if The Muses knew what I needed to see more than I did. This episode is about desire, intuition, and noticing what appears when you stop trying to control your future. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/ [https://www.instagram.com/libbysaylor/] Shop: https://libbysaylorshop.com/ [https://libbysaylorshop.com/] Website: https://www.libbysaylor.com/ [https://www.libbysaylor.com/] Newsletter: https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter [https://libbysaylor.myflodesk.com/newsletter]