The Josie Lewis Show

Today on The Josie Show we’re talking to Andrea Nelson, self described "watercolor artist and maker of things". Andrea has grown a massive social media presence (like, multi-millions) by guiding us on simple and fun projects. She is funny, warm, and invites us on an art adventure with her. In this conversation, we talk about her growth and evolution on social media, the growth of her business, and how she has 800 ideas before breakfast!  If you haven’t already encountered her (and who hasn't???), you are going to fall in love and meet your new art bestie.   Find Andrea at @andrea.nelson.art [https://www.instagram.com/andrea.nelson.art/?hl=en] on Instagram and TikTok. Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers www.josielewis.com/habits

Listen to Curt and Josie discuss Curt's unlikely discovery of his love of ceramics, his best tips for Instagram, and how he built his business to sell thousands of high end ceramics from Instagram alone! Check out Curt's work on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hammerlyceramics] Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers www.josielewis.com/habits

Artists struggle a lot with the concept of niching, and I get it. Artists generally are free spirits and do not like the idea that they have to restrict their creative impulses. But in order to sell art and have a successful business, artists need to create a brand identity.   In this short episode, I play a recording from a workshop where I talked about what niching is actually good for, and when it IS and isn't important.  I also talk about the two Josie Lewis brands, my art channel @josielewisart and my art biz channel, @the_Josie_show Download my guide Quickstart to Selling Your Art Online www.josielewis.com/quickstart Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers www.josielewis.com/habits

Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers https://www.josielewis.com/habits [https://www.josielewis.com/habits] Learn about Art Revenue Coaching  https://www.josielewis.com/a [https://www.josielewis.com/habits]rc Show Page: https://www.josielewis.com/the-blog/nuggets [https://www.josielewis.com/the-blog/nuggets] Deb Ouzts has been making small clay figures she calls "Nuggets". Recently, after faithfully posting to Instagram every day about the nuggets for YEARS, her Nuggets went viral! For the years Deb has been making the nuggets, she has been slowly growing her audience and making decent sales. To be more efficient, she sometimes reposts her Reels videos, and one day she posted on she had already posted 4 times, and it went viral. That video got over 6 million views, and tripled her followers! In this conversation we talk about what that kind of explosive growth looks like on the back end and how she is strategizing her future sales with this influx of new fans. Check out the viral video and follow Deb on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3vepUzvuu8/ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3vepUzvuu8/] View Deb's Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/wildrainbowco/?etsrc=sdt [https://www.etsy.com/shop/wildrainbowco/?etsrc=sdt] Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers www.josielewis.com/habits

In this artist-to-artist conversation, we get to hear hear from the printmaker Aftyn Shah, the creative force behind the popular Instagram page, @riseandwander. View Aftyn's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/riseandwander Her website https://www.riseandwander.com/ Key Highlights: * Aftyn’s Journey: Hear about Aftyn’s devastating car accident that led to a brain injury, fundamentally changing her life and career path. The pivotal role her physical therapist played by advising her to turn to art as a form of therapy. * The Instagram Catalyst: Discover why Instagram became Aftyn's chosen platform for sharing her art and how it served as a key component in her recovery and professional success. * Battling Perfectionism and Criticism: Aftyn opens up about the challenges of dealing with perfectionism and critical feedback, and shares valuable insights on navigating these obstacles. * Her First Sale and The Path to Success: Relive the moment Aftyn made her first commissioned art sale to a stranger, marking the beginning of a successful venture into selling her prints. * Building a Business Slow and Steady: Learn about the gradual but steady process Aftyn undertook to build her business, emphasizing patience, persistence, and passion. Get my guide: 7 Habits of Successful Artist Instagrammers www.josielewis.com/habits