TIPS September 2, 2026
In the Spotlight: A Year of Making Things
A printmaker's year: from one shared bench to her own storefront, and the bookings that paid for it.
Theo Marchetti · September 2, 2026
Twelve months ago, printmaker Ana Okafor booked a single bench in a shared studio through this directory. This month she opened her own storefront two streets away. We spent an afternoon with her talking about the year in between.
Book the room, meet the street
Her advice for anyone starting out: choose the room you can afford twice over, show up on the same days each week, and say yes to the first three collaborations offered. Regularity, she says, is the whole marketing plan.
Read the full conversation for her supplier list, her pricing mistakes, and the review that changed her bookings overnight.
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