When I owned the How Original! Art Gallery, I curated many art competitions. The one which received the most publicity was called, In the Toilet, An Exhibit of Art Meets Function. The publicity included several television news interviews and one was even a live broadcast.

It was at this live broadcast that the first place winning toilet artist froze. She was so nervous and terrified of speaking in front of the camera that she wanted to run. However, she recognized the opportunity and she managed to pull it off. Colleen did very well and was the inspiration for The Shy Artist.

The Shy Artist's Guide to Dealing with the Public is now available on Amazon or as an e-book. Click on the book to get your copy.

On this website you will find lots of resources to help you, the artist (or crafts person), to better deal with the public. As artists we spend a lot of time in our studios in solitary pursuit of our art. This is good for our art, but not so good for our people skills.

I have been shy for as long as I can remember. As an artist I have learned a lot about relating to people and how to deal with the public. So, culled from my 20+ years of experience of doing arts & crafts shows and my years of gallery ownership, I have put together a series of guide books to help you in your struggles with social anxiety and shyness, dealing with customers, doing interviews, and anything else my imagination can come up with.

TheShyArtist.com, an online resource of instructional guides and videos for artists who need help overcoming shyness so they can make more sales.