Today’s podcast is all about working smarter, not harder. I’ve been taking my business apart — looking at how I spend my time and what my business actually does. On today’s podcast, I talk all about what I’ve been doing behind-the-scenes; the ways in which I’m trying to make my business fit my life. Working … Continue reading 090: Back to Business
I’m super excited about today’s podcast because it’s one of our few repeat guests. Mom and I have been doing this podcast since 2011!!! And we’ve only ever had a few people loop back during that time. Today’s guest is Jenn Mason, the former Editor-in-Chief of Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine. Jenn and I have been … Continue reading 089: The Art of Pairing with Jenn Mason
As you probably know, the biggest craft project I’m working on is a home renovation. And renovation doesn’t really seem to cover what it is. It’s kind of building a new house inside of the old house shell. Here are a few pics of the before and current situation: It’s going to be amazing … Continue reading 088: Big House Craft Project
I’m so pleased to share a chat I recently had with my friend, Dina Wakley Dina is a mixed-media artist and teacher. She loves everything about art: creating it, thinking about it, looking at it, and teaching it. She has been scrapbooking since 1995, stamping since 1996, and art journaling since 2004. She believes … Continue reading 087: Dina Wakley Media
I’m back from Creativation — aka the craft industry’s annual industry-only trade show. This year I planned ahead and Mom and I did half the podcast before our trip and half the podcast after our trip. I get pretty deep into some thoughts on the state of the industry in this one. I hope … Continue reading 086: Creativation 2019
Our first podcast of 2019 features a conversation with art advisor, Hadley Powell. On the podcast we discuss her job, her path to her job, art vs. craft, seeing art, being a new mother, and much more! Hadley’s experience spans from Old Master prints to Contemporary art. She started her career at Christie’s, New York … Continue reading 085: Hadley Powell: Art Advisor
Today’s podcast is the first of several posts, looking back at the year that has been. Goodbye, 2018. You were a good year. Some of the things referenced in the podcast include: Quilt-a-Month Project Sewing Clothes Crow Barn #100DaysofArtTweets 4×4 Abstracts Online Classes On the podcast we discuss “failed” or abandoned projects, choosing priorities, … Continue reading 084: 2018 in Review
Today’s podcast is packed with fun art-related talk: my pottery obsession…er, class, the MFA Museum Council, and work by Yayoi Kusama and Cecilia Vicuña. I will do a long post all about pottery class very soon. But in the meantime, here is the instagram video I talk about on the podcast with the guy making … Continue reading 032: Skill Building
Today’s podcast is about team teaching and features a conversation with Nathalie Kalbach. Nathalie is a self-taught mixed media artist. She was born in Germany and lived most of her adult life in Hamburg before moving to the United States in September 2013. She now lives in Jersey City, NJ. “For the last decade I … Continue reading 082: Team Teaching with Nathalie Kalbach
Mom and I are doing our best to get back into the podcast swing of things. We’ve been podcasting since 2012 (6 YEARS!!!) but we’re not great about frequency. This will be just our sixth podcast in 2018. (Note to self: put podcast in calendar as a “to do.”) All of that said, today’s … Continue reading 081: Listener Mail