Author Archives: Rachael Caskey

For New Parents, Starting Their Own Business Can Be a Wise Choice

Image by Pexels   For New Parents, Starting Their Own Business Can Be a Wise Choice     What better way to begin life with a newborn than to be able to stay home with them and still earn an income? Many new parents are finding that working from home means not only more timeContinue reading “For New Parents, Starting Their Own Business Can Be a Wise Choice”

Learning how to post professional-looking art videos

Back in my college days, I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to edit videos for my Communication major television course and co-curricular. Those same feelings of accomplishment have returned 20 years later (no joke!) since I’ve been working on recording my art processes to share on my YouTube channel. You can see it here: There wereContinue reading “Learning how to post professional-looking art videos”

The starving artist syndrome: overcoming through action

As an emerging mixed media artist and surface designer who grew up in the Rust Belt of Pittsburgh as a Xennial, I find the hardest part in following my art entrepreneurial journey as my full-time career is the internal negative dialogue brought on by the “starving artist” syndrome. The starving artist myth has been perpetuatedContinue reading “The starving artist syndrome: overcoming through action”

Preparing for the Next Show

After quite a bit of self-introspection, I am back in the entrepreneurial mindset for my art business. Currently, I’m focusing my efforts on preparing for my next art exhibit. Since I’ve started making connections in the art industry, I’m slowly making headway on the direction of my work. Some of the ways that help meContinue reading “Preparing for the Next Show”

Born Again: Baptism by Fire

The Early Years: GenX/Xennial Life Growing up in the Genx/Xennial age, I was a naïve, yet fiery little idealistic girl with a compassionate streak for the lost, lonely and mistreated. Perhaps my compassion stemmed from feeling alone myself. I was called a tomboy, or even a bitch, because I was quite opinionated and stubborn. SomeContinue reading “Born Again: Baptism by Fire”