THE ABUNDANT ARTIST / PHYSICAL WORKBOOK

Make art. Know the market.

A 324-page workbook that helps you see how collectors, galleries, positioning and pricing work—without asking you to become a marketing expert or reshape your art.

Look inside the book Physical workbook · €120

324printed pages

4parts

176 × 250mm format

01 / THE OBJECT

BLACK COVER

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WHY THIS BOOK EXISTS

You do not need to do everything.

Many artists simply want to create. Marketing, sales, administration and digital tools can take time and energy away from the work. Your most important responsibility is still to develop your art.

But understanding how the art market works can help you recognise the people, opportunities and arrangements around it. This workbook starts with your own values, then helps you see the market from the other side—so you can decide how much of it you want to take part in.

A WORKBOOK BUILT AS A WORKING SYSTEM

See how the Workbook works.

A workbook built to move you from uncertainty to action — and back again.

Each section helps you understand where you are, make a decision, take it into the real world, and return with better information.

Diagnose→Define→Decide→Test→Observe→Recalibrate↺

01 / DIAGNOSE

See what is actually blocking progress.

Examine your career stage, market position and risks before deciding what to fix.

IN THE BOOK Art Market & Career Positioning

02 / DEFINE

Turn what feels intuitive into something you can name.

BCOT gives you a way to work through Belief, Calling, Offering and Tribe — from your values outward.

IN THE BOOK BCOT method

03 / DECIDE

Move from reflection to a real choice.

Use what you have learned to make choices about positioning and pricing that fit your stage.

IN THE BOOK Pricing, pages 222–223

04 / TEST

Take the decision outside the workbook.

Try a small action with real people. A strategy remains an assumption until reality responds.

IN THE BOOK Artistic Trust Loop™

05 / OBSERVE

Turn action into evidence.

Record what you tried and what happened. The action tracking table makes room for observations and feedback.

IN THE BOOK Milestones · Observations & Feedback

06 / RECALIBRATE

Return with better information.

Use what you noticed to refine your direction, then choose the next action and begin again.

IN THE BOOK Test and refine your keywords

THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT A WORKING BOOK

You don't finish this workbook and leave it behind.
You return to it as your work, market, and decisions evolve.

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01 / THE PHYSICAL BOOK

A book for working in.

The workbook comes off the shelf and into your practice. Here is the printed copy in real life.

The physical, black spiral-bound workbook on a café table beside a meal — THE PRINTED COPY · IN REAL LIFE

WHAT YOU WILL WORK THROUGH

A conversation with your own practice.

Visual frameworks, exercises and writing prompts help you move from your own values to the people and market contexts around your work. The real inner pages above show the method in detail.

START

Your valuesUse the Temporary Calling Statement to articulate why you create.

Your collector circleThink through the people who might genuinely connect with the work.

THEN

Position and priceConsider different market contexts and how value is communicated.

RETURN

A working processRevisit the 324 pages and four parts as your practice changes.

Try the working approach

An open workbook being used at a desk with pens and notes

THE WORKBOOK IN USE

THE PRINTED COPY / 28-SECOND FLIP-THROUGH

Turn the pages with us.

See the binding, printed spreads and space to work through your own answers.

02 / PRINTED CONTENTS

The full working route.

Four parts, eleven chapters. Scan the actual chapter titles and starting pages without another image gallery.

Before the work begins

05Author's Preface From Inner Calling to an Abundant Art Career

11How to Use This Workbook

Part I Know Your Market

22Chapter 1 Art Market & Career Positioning

54Chapter 2 Artist Risk Management & Market Documentation

Part II Know Yourself

90Introduction Why Is the BCOT Method Important for Artists?

92Chapter 3 BCOT-B: Background & Belief Value

124Chapter 4 BCOT-C: Calling & Mission

148Interlude The Open Hand: Let Abundance Move

152Chapter 5 BCOT-O: Offering & Operational Skills

166Chapter 6 BCOT-T: Matched Believers

Part III Build Your System

196Chapter 7 Financial Flow as Energy

222Chapter 8 Pricing: Positioning Your Market Value

248Chapter 9 Building Your Art Value Ladder

Part IV Go to Market

272Chapter 10 Artistic Trust Loop™ Strategy

306Chapter 11 30-Day MVP Experiment

A GUIDED BELIEF CONVERSATION

What keeps returning in your art?

Belief is rarely revealed by one question. Start with a work or moment that matters to you; then follow the feelings, patterns, values and boundaries beneath it. You decide what feels true at the end.

This is a small, self-guided taste of B in the BCOT method. Share only what feels comfortable; you can leave a question open.

WORKING PROMPT / BELIEF

01 / 06 · A WORK TO BEGIN WITH

YOUR RESPONSE

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FROM THE ARTIST'S SIDE

Why I put this into a book.

I began as an artist, then worked in advertising design, television PR and marketing, and later in galleries and auction houses. Today I build art-technology systems for artists. I have seen how much energy can be lost when nobody explains the mechanisms around an artwork.

I wanted something an artist could return to, rather than another course or subscription that fades after a few weeks. This workbook brings those perspectives together while keeping your creative practice at the centre.

CHLOE YUNGYI CHANG · CREATOR OF THE ABUNDANT ARTIST

02 / THE DECISION

Is this workbook for you?

You do not have to make commercial success your primary goal. The book is for artists who want to understand the ecosystem, make informed choices and preserve the integrity of their work.

For artists entering the market

Understand how galleries, collectors, dealers and other participants relate to your work before you choose a direction.

For artists who simply want to create

Even if sales are not your focus, you may want people who understand and support your practice. You can decide how much of the market to engage with.

For artists willing to reflect

The value comes from writing in the pages, testing your thinking and returning to it. This is a working document, not a passive read.

THE ABUNDANT ARTIST · PHYSICAL WORKBOOK

Know the market. Choose your own path.

324 pages · Four parts · Black-and-white print · 176 × 250 mm

€120 / workbook

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Before you decide

Do I need to complete the diagnostic first?

No. You can choose your cover and continue to checkout directly from this page.

Is it useful if I am not focused on sales?

Yes, if you want to understand the people and structures around your work and make your own choices about participating. The exercises require reflection and writing.

Is this a digital download or a course?

It is a physical, black-and-white workbook. The €120 price shown here is for the workbook; it does not include the separate guided offer.

Will this guarantee sales or gallery representation?

No. The workbook provides a structured way to work through your direction and market choices; results depend on your work and circumstances.

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