Workstations can save artists time, energy and sometimes their sanity. Learn to embrace this useful tool… What is a workstation? A workstation is an area where you do a specific task and keep all the items for that task literally within arms’ reach in order of frequency of use. Chances are that you have at
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Is your creative career stalling at an early stage? It’s possible that timewasters are weighing down your progress. Here’s how to spot them and deal with them. I wrote a popular post about ways in which artists waste their work time a day recently. Now it’s time to address the other side of the equation
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I recently got invited to do the Penguin Living podcast available here This week’s episode is dedicated to clutter busting and spring cleaning – but how can we make a clutter-free life something that we carry through the whole year round? To help find the answers, Melissa Hemsley is joined by authors Sheila Chandra (Banish
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It’s January! I’m finally launching my new creative career coaching service – just in time to help anyone professionally involved in the arts to realise their New Year dreams…. Are you an artist? What are you hoping to achieve in 2018? Do you have a concrete plan to get there? Do you know anyone who
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Unless you’re naturally very disciplined and an early bird, mornings are never going to feel great. But here’s some good news. If you can streamline your morning routines, you’ll find that it’s possible to get up at your usual time, and still feel calm and leisurely as you get ready for work. How to save
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