Art Life Plan Podcast

Ep. 104 - The Art Supply You Keep Saving

Do you have an art supply you’ve been saving because it feels too nice to use? This week on Art Life Plan, I’m talking about the good paper, expensive paint, beautiful s

Ep. 103 - Audience and Community In Our Creative Practice

It’s easy to get caught up in audience numbers when you’re sharing your work online, but a bigger audience and a stronger community are not the same thing. In this episo

Ep. 102 - When Your Studio Schedule Changes Again

A studio routine can work really well for a while and then suddenly stop fitting your life. Schedules change, energy changes, work gets busier, and the time you thought y

Ep. 101 - Fresh Starts in the Studio

The start of a new semester always feels a little like the studio version of a fresh start. There are new routines, new people, new ideas, and a lot of things you cannot

Ep. 100 - The Emotional Clutter in Your Studio

Episode 100?!?!!! Studios collect more than supplies and unfinished work. Over time, they can also fill up with things we keep because of guilt, obligation, habit, or an

Ep. 99 - You Don't Have To Say Yes To Everything In Your Creative Practice

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about why saying yes to everything can slowly pull you away from your own work. We’ll look at creative boundaries, the cost of

Ep. 98 - Why Process Documentation Matters In Our Creative Process

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about why process documentation matters, especially when the middle stages of the work are easy to forget once the piece is fini

Ep. 97 - Learning to Pace Yourself in Your Art Practice

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about learning to pace yourself in your art practice, especially when creative energy comes back and suddenly you want to do eve

Ep. 96 - Seasons of Growth vs Seasons of Maintenance in Our Art Practice

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about seasons of growth versus seasons of maintenance, and why not every part of your creative practice needs to be expanding al

Ep. 95 - How scale changes meaning

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about how scale changes meaning, especially when you move from small daily work back into larger pieces. We’ll look at what cha

Ep. 94 - What Happens During the "Ugly Stage" in our Creative Process

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the “ugly stage” of creative work, which is that deeply annoying part where the project looks wrong before it starts makin

Ep. 93 - The Role of Play in Studio Practice

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the role of play in studio practice, and why play is not separate from serious creative work. We’ll look at low-stakes ma

Ep. 92 - The Role of Rest in Creative Work

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the role of rest in creative work, and why rest is not separate from the practice. We’ll look at creative depletion, diff

Ep. 91 - The Pressure to Be Constantly Visible

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the pressure artists feel to be visible all the time, especially when sharing the work starts to feel like another job lay

Ep. 90 - Why Slow Growth Is Still Growth

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about why slow growth is still growth, especially when your art, shop, audience, studio practice, or creative business feels lik

Ep. 89 - Knowing When to Quit a Project

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about knowing when to quit a project, when to keep going, and how to tell the difference between a project that’s hard and a pro

Ep. 88 - Building an Art Shop Around Your Real Life

Running an online shop is not just making products. It is also shipping, inventory, product photos, emails, marketing, packaging, website updates, and trying to figure ou

Ep.87 - Sketchbooks in our Creative Practice

Sketchbooks have started to feel more performative than they used to, like every page needs to look finished or shareable. This week on Art Life Plan, we’re getting back

Ep. 86 - What to Do When You Have No Ideas

No ideas? In this episode, I’m walking through what that looks like for me and how I find my way back into the work without overcomplicating it.

Ep. 85 - What Do You Actually Want From Your Art Business

What do you actually want from your art business? In this episode, I’m talking through how I’ve been rethinking mine… what I’m building, what I’m letting go of, and how