Day 20 in Thailand (The Industry Is So Much Bigger…)

04/26/21 • 21 min

Day 20 in Thailand

(The Industry Is So Much Bigger...)

Being an art-based business owner and a professional jeweler working in the industry for over 10 years, I Have seen a lot of “The Industry,” or so I thought! It wasn’t until getting to Thailand that I realized, what I thought was the industry is just a tiny segment of the huge beast! Pick a small external part of the body, say a fingernail, ear, or eyeball. That part of the body is what we are all thinking our respective “industries” are. The issue is that we are blinded by what we see. We think because we see so much, we know the hole story. Really, we only ever see most of that one part. It takes time and energy to see, learn, and experience more. We all need to find out more about our respective industries! This ABSOLUTELY gives us new ideas and ways of looking at things. New ways to solve old problems and new problems that are being solved in unique ways! You know when you found something good when you feel small in comparison to the whole! Look for the person behind the screen. Learn from them and what they have done!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

For more info about growing your art-based business head to out BuffaloCraft.com now!

Day 20 in Thailand

(The Industry Is So Much Bigger...)

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

For more info about growing your art-based business head to out BuffaloCraft.com now!

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Day 18 in Thailand (“Working” is Relative)

Day 18 in Thailand

(“Working” is Relative)

We as artist have much more to do then most people with other careers and lifestyles. Working is not just us sitting and making the things we make! We need to stay creative and motivated so we can constantly be making new work to keep the doors open. The issue comes when we realize that what used to fill us with inspiration, no longer hold the same luster it once did. This is a great place to be if you can see it for what it is GROWTH! Growth is funny though, to grow we need to change; not just “WHAT” we’re doing, but also “HOW” we are doing it. This creates room for the growth to occur. For me this came in the form of relinquishing the roll of “manufacturing” my product. It’s hard to give your work; something that you’ve lovingly, created, crafted, and intimately made, to someone, with the hopes you get back what you’re wanting! I know this firsthand. I’m here to tell you, you have nothing to worry about as long as you follow your gut and live by this principle “Relationship First, Business Second!” After all we have more inspiration to gather and more work to make!

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

For more info about growing your art-based business head to out BuffaloCraft.com now!

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Day 24 in Thailand The Sanctuary of Truth (What it Means to Be an Artist)

Day 24 in Thailand

The Sanctuary of Truth (What it Means to Be an Artist)

PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS ONE A FEW TIMES!!!!

A woman working at the Sanctuary of Truth approach me and started talking to me; She dropped CRAZY knowledge about what “Being an Artist” means and why we get to experience this amazing opportunity in our lives! She was able to put into words things I have been thinking about and trying to understand for about 10 years now. She gave me the words and an outsider’s view. She affectively articulated things I have been unable to in the past. I hope it hits you the same way it hit me! Here is what she said...

Enjoy!

Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

For more info about growing your art-based business head to out BuffaloCraft.com now!