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What happens when you stop striving to build your art business on your own and start creating WITH God?

For Christian artist Elizabeth Van Tassel, that shift changed everything.

In her 50s, after walking through devastating loss, a serious injury, and seasons of self-doubt, Elizabeth began discovering a new way to approach her creativity, her calling, and her art business.

Today, she's building two creative businesses, her artwork is reaching collectors around the world, and she's experiencing a new level of confidence and creative freedom.

And it didn't happen because she had everything figured out.

It happened as she learned to partner with the Holy Spirit, renew her mind, embrace her God-given creative identity, and take practical steps of faith.

In this inspiring conversation, you'll discover:

● How Elizabeth moved beyond fear and self-doubt to pursue her creative calling

● What creating WITH God actually looks like in the studio

● How she began turning her artistic gifts into real business opportunities

● Why learning to say YES before you feel completely ready can open unexpected doors

● How biblical mindset, practical business strategies, and Christian community helped her move forward

● Why it's not too late to build the art business God has put on your heart

Friend, if you've ever wondered, "Can I really do this at my age?" or "Could God actually help me build a successful art business?" this conversation is for you.

Your creativity matters. Your calling matters. And you don't have to figure it all out alone.

💬 LET'S TALK: What's the biggest thing holding you back from taking the next step in your art business? Share it in the comments!

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If God called you to be an artist, why isn’t your art selling?

When sales slow down, shows don’t work out, commissions fall through, or nothing seems to be happening, it’s easy to start questioning everything: your talent, your calling, your ability to hear God—even whether you were really supposed to be doing this in the first place.

I’ve been a professional artist for over 30 years, and I’ve walked through plenty of those seasons myself.

In this video, I want to help you separate what’s happening in your art business from who you are in Christ and who God has called you to be.

We’ll talk about why difficult seasons should draw you toward God rather than away from Him, why your identity and calling can’t be measured by your latest sales results, and why sometimes the answer isn’t more prayer or more striving—it’s asking some honest stewardship questions about your art and business.

Maybe your pricing needs work. Maybe you’re showing your art in the wrong places. Maybe your creative voice still needs development. Maybe the presentation, quality, story, or connection with your ideal buyer needs attention.

Those are real issues—but none of them determine whether God loves you or whether He created you to be an artist.

Your current circumstances are information. They are not your identity.

And if you’ve been trying to figure all this out alone—jumping from video to video, strategy to strategy, wondering what you’re missing—that’s exactly why I created the Thriving Christian Artist Pathway and Coaching Community: to help Christian artists align with God, create with Him, connect authentically with the right people, and build a thriving creative life and business from a Kingdom perspective.

As the old saying goes: Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light.

If your art isn’t selling right now, tell me in the comments what you’re walking through. What part of this video spoke most directly to you?

And remember—you were created to thrive.

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If you dream of becoming a professional artist—or you're already selling your art but wondering how to actually build a sustainable art career—these are 10 things I wish someone had told me when I started.

I've been an artist for over 30 years, and since 2009 I've made my living from my art. Along the way, I've learned that becoming a successful professional artist isn't just about talent. It's about making a lot of work, developing your unique artistic voice, learning the business of art, getting your work in front of the right people, building meaningful relationships, finding mentors and community, and staying faithful for the long haul.

In this video, I'm sharing the lessons that would have saved me years of frustration, unnecessary mistakes—and probably quite a bit of money.

We'll talk about why you need to start treating your art like it matters before anyone else does, why there's no substitute for making lots of art, how your unique artistic voice actually develops, why mentorship can accelerate your growth, what every artist needs to understand about marketing and selling art, and why you need to get your artwork in front of real people as often as possible.

But most importantly, we'll talk about how to build an art career without carrying the pressure of believing that everything depends on you.

As a Christian artist, your responsibility isn't to manufacture your future. It's to faithfully steward what God has put in your hands, develop your gifts, take wise action and trust Him with the outcome.

If you've ever wondered whether you really have what it takes to become a professional artist, I hope this encourages you to stop waiting to be chosen and start taking your creative calling seriously.

I'd love to hear from you: Which of these 10 lessons did you most need to hear? Tell me in the comments.

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What does it really look like to walk by faith as a Christian artist—especially when your art, business, opportunities, or circumstances aren’t unfolding the way you hoped?

Every day, artists step into studios, dining rooms, back porches, and creative spaces believing that what God put in their hearts to create actually matters. But living that out requires more than inspiration. It requires learning to trust God with your creativity, your calling, and ultimately the outcome.

In this video, I’m sharing three lessons I’ve learned over more than 30 years as a working artist about the artist walk of faith:

• Why God designed you as an artist on purpose—and why taking your creativity seriously isn’t selfish
• How to trust what God has said and shown you more than what you see in the natural or feel emotionally
• Why one of the hardest parts of faith is learning to pursue the dream wholeheartedly while releasing the outcome back to God

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re really called to create, whether your art fits into God’s divine purpose for your life, or how to keep moving forward when faith isn’t easy, I believe this will encourage you.

Your confidence ultimately isn’t in your sales, opportunities, recognition, creative progress—or even the dream itself.

Your confidence is in the Father.

And as you learn to create from your identity in Christ, renew your mind according to His truth, and faithfully steward what He’s placed in your hands, you can walk with greater peace, freedom, confidence, and expectation in your creative life.

If you’re a Christian artist who wants practical help learning how to thrive spiritually, creatively, and professionally, the Thriving Christian Artist Pathway was created for you. It gives you a clear, biblical framework for aligning with God, developing your creative life, connecting with the people you’re called to serve, and building a sustainable life and business around your creative calling.

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Let me know in the comments: What has been the hardest part of trusting God with your art?

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If you’re a Christian artist who keeps waiting for more money, more time, more confidence, or for everything to finally line up before moving forward, this video is for you.

Sometimes what we call “waiting on God” is genuine faith. But sometimes, without realizing it, waiting can become an excuse for staying stuck instead of actively cooperating with God in our creative calling.

In this video, I’ll show you how biblical faith moves beyond passivity into practical stewardship—without striving, forcing doors, or trying to manufacture God’s provision.

Using Noah’s story in Hebrews 11, we’ll explore a powerful Kingdom principle: faith prepares for what it sees and believes.

You’ll discover how to:

• Recognize when waiting on God may have turned into passivity
• Steward what God has already placed in your hands
• Move forward without needing perfect certainty
• Trust God’s heart as Father instead of constantly second-guessing yourself
• Begin building your creative life and art business with Him—one faithful step at a time

After more than 30 years as a working artist and years mentoring Christian creatives around the world, I’ve learned that there is rarely a perfect season when everything suddenly lines up.

The invitation is much simpler:

See and agree. Decree and proceed.

Recognize what God is doing, agree with Him in your heart, speak in alignment with His purposes, and begin walking toward it by faith—watching for His provision, ideas, relationships, divine appointments, and opportunities along the way.

You don’t have to manufacture your future.

You get to cooperate with God in the present.

So if you’ve been wondering whether you really can step into God’s calling on your life as an artist, don’t spend another year waiting for the perfect conditions.

Ask Him what faithfulness looks like today—and take the next step.

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If you’re a Christian artist who loves God but constantly second-guesses when it comes to hearing God’s voice, this video is for you.

Many sincere creatives become so afraid of missing God that fear starts masquerading as discernment. They question their desires, creative ideas, opportunities, and even their calling until they become paralyzed and stop moving altogether. But God has not given you a spirit of fear.

In this video, I’ll show you how to:

Hear God’s voice and recognize the Holy Spirit’s leadership in your creative life without treating every decision like a spiritual minefield.

We’ll talk about:

● The difference between fear and biblical discernment

● What Jeremiah 17 really means for believers with a new heart

● How God uses desire within relationships

● Why your confidence ultimately rests not in your ability to hear perfectly—but in your Father’s ability to lead you faithfully

You’ll discover how to:

● Recognize fear-based accusation versus the Holy Spirit’s leadership

● Discern creative desires without distrusting everything inside you

● Understand God’s voice through Scripture, relationship, and the inner witness of the Spirit

● Take faithful creative steps without waiting for 100% certainty

● Walk in greater freedom, confidence, and peace as an artist who follows Jesus

God gave you creative gifts, capacity, imagination, and desire on purpose. You don’t have to live afraid of them. You can learn to walk with Him, create with Him, and trust Him to redirect you whenever necessary.

And friend—if fear has caused you to bury something God put inside you, maybe it’s time to stop deleting the song.

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If you’ve ever wondered how to make money as an artist without compromising the kind of work you feel called to create, this video is for you.

So many artists struggle with selling art because they’ve absorbed the idea that business, marketing, or making money somehow cheapens the creative gift. But learning how to sell your art with integrity is not the opposite of being faithful to your creativity. It can actually be part of stewarding it well.

In this video, I share a Kingdom perspective on what it means to build a sustainable creative life while staying true to the work God has put on your heart. We’ll talk about why selling your art doesn’t have to feel pushy or manipulative, how the marketplace can become a place of real impact and influence, and why faith and practical business strategy can work together.

You’ll also learn:

• why making money as an artist doesn’t make your work less authentic
• how to think differently about selling art and serving people
• why pricing, marketing, and business can be acts of stewardship
• how provision can create more time, margin, resources, and opportunity
• why you don’t have to choose between meaningful art and a sustainable business
• practical ways to move forward with greater confidence and integrity

After more than 30 years as a professional artist and over 15 years mentoring creatives around the world, I’ve seen this over and over:

You can stay faithful to what’s on your heart to create and still learn how to sell your art well.

If you’re ready to stop seeing creativity and business as enemies and start building a sustainable creative life with greater clarity, confidence, and faith, this video will help you take that next step.

And I’d love to hear from you: What is God showing you right now about your art, your business, or your next step? Let me know in the comments.

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God is waking up something in people right now—and if you’ve been feeling a renewed stirring to create, dream, or finally take your creativity seriously, I don’t believe that’s something you should ignore.

Maybe a creative dream you thought was gone keeps coming back. Maybe you haven’t created in years, but suddenly you feel drawn to begin again. Or maybe you’re realizing that your creativity isn’t just something you do—it’s part of who God created you to be.

In this video, I share why I believe God is awakening and reawakening Christian artists and creatives in this season, what that awakening has to do with your identity in Christ, and why your creativity has a much greater Kingdom purpose than simply making beautiful things.

We’ll explore how God can use art, beauty, story, music, writing, design, and other forms of creative expression as places where people encounter His truth, goodness, healing, hope, and presence.

I’ll also share a revelation God gave me years ago about the relationship between faith and creativity—and why creating in partnership with the Holy Spirit can become a powerful way of giving visible form to what God is revealing in the unseen.

If something inside you has been saying, “It’s time to create again,” this message is for you.

Your creative calling didn’t expire because life got complicated. God hasn’t forgotten what He put inside you. And the dreams He planted in your heart may be stirring again for a reason.

🙏 Be sure to watch until the end, because I’ll pray specifically for God to awaken and reawaken everything He has placed inside you—and give you the courage to faithfully respond.

If this message resonates with you, leave a comment and tell me: What is God awakening in you creatively right now?

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