In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with Christopher Jobson, creator of the widely popular art blog Colossal. He guides us through how he found purpose in his life (all thanks to a day at jury duty) by taking the time, making the habit, and starting this blog. He developed a process of sharing and shared with us how to get into a rhythm of creation. Read blogs, look at art, surround yourself in art, this is how you will make your perfect artist website, gain inspiration, and develop a working method that allows you to thrive.
“You have to be willing and excited to be completely saturated in art and ideas.”- Christopher Jobson
Guest: Fascinated by visual culture across a wide-range of disciplines and committed to making art engaging for everyone, Christopher Jobson launched Colossal as a personal blog in the fall of 2010. Somewhat blindsided by the publication's success, he soon left his day job to run the site full-time and began contributing to publications such as Wired Magazine, Beautiful/Decay, Mental Floss, Slate, Designboom and Quartz. He studied design, art, and writing at Columbia College and currently lives in Chicago.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/ (https://www.thisiscolossal.com/)
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Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander Mitow
Executive Producer/Producer : Kelsey Susino
Written by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille
Audio Edited by: Federico Soler Fernandez