Hand brains? We discuss the idea of our hands holding memory and how we can better our art practices with continuous learning, play and maybe even some stretching! ⁠S⁠ee transcript for this episode here.⁠⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by our Open Studio Nights! Join us for a monthly zoom call to help create accountability through co-working, knowledge sharing, creative support and community.  ⁠⁠Learn more right here.⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message⁠

In this episode, we discuss the differences between big ideas and small ideas, based on Twyla Tharps concept of "scratching" from her book "The Creative Habit". See the transcript for this episode here. Stay in touch: ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ This podcast is brought to you by our artist statement and biography editing services. Whether you have a statement that needs a fresh set of eyes, or you're starting from scratch and don't know where to begin, we'll ensure you have a statement that you're proud of and a biography that tells us exactly who you are ⁠⁠Learn more right here.⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message⁠

In this episode we get talk about how to ease back in after time away from the studio and our studio journal goals for 2024. ⁠See transcript for this episode here.⁠ Stay in touch: ⁠Newsletter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ This episode is sponsored by our Open Studio Nights! Join us for a monthly zoom call to help create accountability through co-working, knowledge sharing, creative support and community.  ⁠Learn more right here.⁠ --- Send in a voice message: ⁠https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message⁠

In this episode we get honest about our own experiences of creative block and work through strategies and tips for overcoming stagnation. See transcript for this episode here. Stay in touch: Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our Open Studio Nights! Join us for a monthly zoom call to help create accountability through co-working, knowledge sharing, creative support and community.  Learn more right here.---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode we discuss ways to add accountability into your practice, ways to track your progress to build your confidence, and how to take the pressure off your studio time. See transcript for this episode here. Stay in touch: Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our Artwork Photo Editing service! We turn photos of artwork on your studio walls into website-ready documentation photos! Learn more right here.---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode we discuss some of our best and worst critique memories, how to get the most out of the feedback you get, and a reminder to take every opinion to receive with a grain of salt!

In this episode we discuss different apps we find helpful in keeping an organized art business, especially those that save us time and energy so we can put our efforts back into the studio.  See transcript for this episode here. Stay in touch: Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our Artist Love Letters! Want to send a letter to an artist you love? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In Episode 6: Giving yourself grace, we challenge the idea that things need to be hard to be worthwhile, and talk about how important it is to have fun and giving yourself permission to take something off of your plate does not make you less of an artist.   See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Stay in touch: Email | Newsletter | Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode we discuss different motivations and workflows that can help create a sustainable studio practice and share our experiences with burnout and taking breaks from creating art.  See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Stay in touch: Email | Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our online course Transform Your Art Inventory - In Five Days! Want to check it out for yourself? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode, Chrissy and Kyle of Spark Box Studio reflect on starting a creative business, how their definition of creative success has changed over time, and ways we can overcome external validation and overcommitment to regain studio time.  See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Follow us on Instagram: @studiomates.ca This episode is sponsored by our online program After Art School. Want to check it out for yourself? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In episode 3: Collaboration makes the heart grow fonder, we discuss the last 10 years of collaborating together, how friendship is truly the foundation of our working relationship and ways to find or make opportunities to collaborate! See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Stay in touch: Email | Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our online course Transform Your Art Inventory - In Five Days! Want to check it out for yourself? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode we compare the pros and cons of different studio spaces, share tips for making the most of a space for your practice, and reflect on what we'd choose in a dream studio space.  See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Stay in touch: Email | Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our online course Transform Your Art Inventory - In Five Days! Want to check it out for yourself? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message

In this episode we reflect on the past six years, explain our new business name, and consider how to know it's time for a fresh start!  See show notes for this episode at studiomates.ca/podcast Stay in touch: Email | Newsletter | Instagram This episode is sponsored by our online course Transform Your Art Inventory - In Five Days! Want to check it out for yourself? Learn more right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/after-art-school/message