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Andrea Holmes (of A. Holmes Art Studio) is mural painter, art mentor, fellow "bird lady", and now AUTHOR! based in McKinney, Texas. Andrea recently wrote a book with her friend Beth Fields called "Art Makes Magic", a guide for emerging artists around career, mediums, and mentorship.She's also got a thrilling, audacious goal: 100 bird murals around the world. 4 down, including one in Hawaii! Is your wall next? Hire her here: https://www.aholmesartstudio.com/Also:How do you pick up the pieces when you fall off your scaffolding and spill paint in the Starbucks drive through?Instagram's not all bad: worldwide connections, job opportunities, and friendships (like this one!)The profound impact of mural art to uplift your communityCreative problem solving - your art journey will look different than someone else who has different stuff to carryWe mention:My Fairy Art Mother: https://www.myfairyartmother.com/THE BOOK, Art Makes Magic: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/art-makes-magic

In this episode:Updates: the kiln works! the boat works! the yard... works!Gnarled, magical gardens all start somewhere, right?Women's fair: if I get to decide how I want to feel, I'll spend 10 hours with my back to the audienceSurviving (thriving?) square dance practiceI mention Paul Silveria's "Old Time Dance Party": https://paulsilveria.bandcamp.com/album/old-time-dance-party-full-album-and-booklet

In this episode:Easy come, very difficult go: de-stashing in a small townPocket welt revelationsWant to be more musical? Just paint a shuffle on it (what!?)I mention:Fibremood Marcia Jacket: https://www.fibremood.com/en/product/845-marcia-jacket-podDarol Anger's shuffle fiddle tip: https://youtu.be/K_1jJ_kHPro

A post-skunk solo walk.Maybe you can't make something (community) from nothing (no community)Spirited and joyful fiddle energy, plus the opposite (hunch-backed and wide-eyed)Finally, we're learning to call barn dances. By signing up to call a barn dance.I mention:Contra Calling: A Basic Text by Tony ParkesOld Time Dance Party by Paul Silveria13 Ways to Kill Your Community by Doug Griffiths1000 Hours Outside podcast

In this walking episode we're clearing a log jam:rage-sewingtackling kryptonite tasksfinishing big audacious art projectsI mentionDaily Painting by Carol Marine13 Ways to Kill your CommunityTwig and TaleSalt Spring National Art Prize

A walking episode:Man was I ever burnt out just nowRefilling the creative well with classes and booksA childhood home remembered, a map madeLetting kids use the Good PaintTaking another crack at that damn quiltI mention A GREAT MANY THINGS in this episode:Fluent Forever pronunciation trainersAnki, the flashcard appThe Good Ship Illustration Picturebook CourseMartin Salisbury, author of 100 Great Children's Picturebooks and Illustrating Children's BooksBOOK: Daily Painting by Carol MarinePainter Alai GanuzaPainter Emily PowellIllustrator Emma CarlisleBOOK: Let's Make Art: 12 Craft Projects for ChildrenAlice HendyBOOK: Fill Your Paintings with Oil and Colour by Kevin MacphersonBOOK: Paint Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel by Liz Haywood-SullivanEtude Allegro by Yoshinao NakadaFiddle tune: Big John McNeilBOOK: On Writing by Stephen KingLine Dance: Fake ID from the movie Footloose (2011)

A walking episode: January in review!! In which we did 5 events in 10 days (wtf?), including Life Drawing and Still Life painting.In this episodeApparently nobody comes to anything in January, even if they did in DecemberSell your early work, QUICK before you become a different personHow do you teach someone to love something?Becoming a gym girlie in your thirties (maybe)I mention:Syllabus by Lynda BarryPainting Portraits in Acrylic by Hashim Akib

A walking episode with *GASP* a microphone! Thanks Greg! Lots of old stuff comes back around in this episode.Getting a baby-size sweater pattern by scaling down and hitting "Print""Color Notes" and painting colours not thingsConfidence and competence over time, with practice? WHAT!?I mention:Didi pullover by Fibre Mood: https://www.fibremood.com/en/patterns/707-didi-pulloverGood Ship Illustration (free workshop): https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/HelenworkshopreplayDevon Walz UNIQUE course: https://www.devonwalz.com/uniqueFill your Oil Paintings with Light and Color by Kevin MacphersonArtist Angela Sung: https://www.instagram.com/angothemango/

A walking in the yard episode, just a little update where I talk about Art Class and Dancing in the Dark and feel hopeful. Also: quilting colour woes, a mama sew-in, and other blue-sky ideas.I mention Modern Improv Quilting by Laura Veenema

Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist – primarily gourds, wood, and paper clay – based somewhere in the woods of Pennsylvania. Her folkloric and characterful masks drip with personality and take illustration 3 dimensional. See her work on Instagram at kristeneganart. You can hear more from Kristen in episode 126 and 130!This episode is so good! And also there's a little bit of background fuzz but I'm practicing imperfection so I don't sit on this great conversation for 6 months. In this episode we chat about:Navigating gallery pricing with integrityHanging bells on without looking 'Arts n Crafts'Playing the war pipes on a windy cliff in IrelandKristen has some pieces in some shows coming up!! There's a list on her website here: https://www.kristenegan.com/shop But she also mentions she's sending some pieces to Gallery Ergo in Seattle in November!

And here we are within it. In this walking episode, some successes and their accompanying fears.What if you could get paid to just show up and be yourself?? well then I wouldn't have time for anything else like another kid or taking my stuff to the dump so I'd better notMaybe have a snack and give yourself a little break from the intensity of hating your own workSome ideas for visual artists to overcome art blockI mentionBook: The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, by Katherine Morgan SchaflerBook: Making Comics by Lynda BarrySong: "Lollipop" by AquaThe Quilty Nook of Zak FosterVictoria Van der Laan, quilt sketches: https://victoriavanderlaan.com/

In this walking episode:That oil painting class emboldened mePolka disasterI was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band?A revelation: what if life after social media just keeps getting bigger? and better???I mention:Paul Silveria (square/folk dancing): https://paulsilveria.bandcamp.com/album/old-time-dance-party-full-album-and-bookletCoffee Coffee Cake from "Dessert Person" by Claire SaffitzThe Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake KogaThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkThe Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas

Gabrielle is a learning and development coordinator in a small town in BC - and she got married this summer! In this episode we talk about planning the wedding she never let herself dream about, planning events to match your values, and reclaiming girlhood.You can do what you WANT..... and how do you know do you want?A "full reset" isn't realIt's never too late to learn to paint your nails (if you want to!)

A walking episode with a dog and a very chatty baby. In this episode:Just thread the machine and walk awayShowing Up is a superpower that you can just choose to haveLetting things sit and developing your taste and knowledge in the meantimeI mention:Start with Hello by Shannan Martin

Emily Schanowski (from episode 84) returns to us as a full-time artist, now based in Appleton, WI. Moving to Appleton has been a big juicy change and now she's making her own markets and (finally!!) making zines! In this episode:making an art market in an eager and supportive communitypaying it forward with vendor mentorshipa book binding class as a catalyst for finally making zineswhat do you do when your heart says yes but your body politely declines?Find Emily's stickers, prints, and zines here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmTheJackalope

Found a clip of myself in a competition and here's some reflection, clarity and compassion.Mentions the competition clip from episode 136: https://youtu.be/x2rcgBJbUnc

A walking episode, featuringego obliteration and recoveryfear does not keep you safethe "not so bad" trickyou're (I'm) acting like it's life or death and it ain'tdo I... learn to shuffle?This episode mentionsSarah J. Maas: https://sarahjmaas.com/ Shuffle inspo: https://youtu.be/emcVExxKJFUSolo jazz competition (see what I mean? I was in the crowd and saw this one live!): https://youtu.be/Fx77E7m85IcOH MY WORD I'm in this one, #73 hiding in the back: https://youtu.be/x2rcgBJbUnc

FINALLY A WALK! Some recent inspiration while carrying a big baby and walking a different big baby (the dog).Topics include:Oil paint inspo-timidation (and giving it a shot anyway)A short list of things that are Not BetterContinued jammingMaking friends in a small town is maybe like thrift shoppingDipping a toe into a new therapist (...... ew)I mention:Oil painter Audrey Elaine GarwoodPainting Into the Light by Jenny AitkenPainting Brilliant Skies & Water in Pastel by Liz Haywood-SullivanSlow Productivity by Cal Newport

Caitlin McIver is a sculptural ceramicist based in Seattle, WA. We last heard from Caitlin in episode 122, where she was wondering how to do more ceramics and less... other stuff – AND SHE'S FIGURED IT OUT!!A few big thoughts from this episode:(re: jobs, residencies) if I have to hear "no", I'm going to at least apply to things I care about (and apply to so many things I forget what I applied to)Joining a peer group can be a big growth experienceAm I not trying this because I don't want to? Or because I think I can't?How do you let yourself be known? (please, tell us)You can see her work on her website: https://www.cmciver.com/, or her instagram @cmciver.studio.We mention:Ridwell: https://www.ridwell.com/Hanako O'Leary: https://www.hannyagrrrl.com/ Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel

In this episode:Living a little (aka spending the night in a coffin full of mosquitos)A square dance caller with a twinkle in his eyeGood news is everyone starts in the same place (knowing nothing)

Elisa Mack is a watercolour artist, teacher, and watercolour-teaching-small-business owner (Paint with Magenta), in Salem, Oregon. You can find her on Instagram @paintwithmagenta and on her website https://paintwithmagenta.com/For Elisa, a serendipitous encounter with The Artist's Way leads to the rewriting of a long-held personal narrative around Discipline, namely: a) I need it and b) I don't have it. Also: a big breakthrough around creating a body of self-directed work outside of commissions and teaching classes.What happens when you stop telling yourself you can't?We mention:The Artists Way by Julia CameronA Rick Rubin book, probably "The Creative Act - A Way Of Being"Zak FosterArt and Soul retreats: https://www.artandsoulretreat.com/

This episode is a walk sans dog(s), about some things I'm excited about lately:(Finally,) a kiln update!!Doing regular things but except outside (like olive-oil blueberry pancakes)Cancelling classes and refusing to feel badTaking virtual fiddle lessons instead of (and in addition to) feeling embarrassed in front of other peopleI mentionThere's No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk (oops!!)The Opt-Out Family by Erin LoechnerUntil the Streetlights come on by Ginny Yurich1000 Hours Outside PodcastOut There: a Camper Cookbook by Lee KalpakisAlexis Nikole: https://www.instagram.com/blackforager/

Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist – primarily gourds, wood, and paper clay – based somewhere in the woods of Pennsylvania. Her folkloric and characterful masks drip with personality and take illustration 3 dimensional. See her work on Instagram at kristeneganart. You can hear more from Kristen in episode 126!In this episode:You're not at the mercy of whatever gallery will show your workShort, frequent bursts of practice are better than long ones far betweenBagpipe villagingWe mention:The Immense Journey (specifically "The Snout") by Loren EisleyMasks: Faces of Culture by John Nunley

A walking around the house episode:Jess physically but not mentally joins a bluegrass jam bandMakes a spiritually adjacent attempt to get over a big fearGets a mystery package

Kat Middleton is a scientist and aFISHionado based in Ottawa, and we last heard from her in episode 79. In this episode, she takes big, brave steps towards a lifelong dream: animating a short film and submitting to a (very Art Horse-y) local animation festival. You can find her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/katmidds and on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@katmidds In this episode:The juicy joy of finally making things MOVEDissolving barriers with time, practice, and lots of Youtube tutorialsBig Animation Dreams? Where to start!We mention:Procreate Dreams: https://procreate.com/dreamsAlex Grigg tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexGriggAnimationBardot Brush: https://www.youtube.com/@BardotBrushLog drivers Waltz: https://youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8?si=jzZ0Eya7N7LCVwiwBlackfly: https://youtu.be/f389hIxZAOc?si=AC3L9oI2dGjm-E5hScavengers Reign: https://youtu.be/CADHf3kPnjAAnimation Show and Tell (Ottawa - sold out!!) https://www.instagram.com/animationshowntellOttawa animation festival: https://www.animationfestival.ca/

A walking-around-the-house episode:breaking news: what if hoarding supplies actually limits your future (instead of expanding it)?picking up the pieces after the Big Dance and goals become a little clearerhow do you reskill an entire generation?I mention:It's All Too Much by Peter WalshHold On to Your Kids by Gabor Maté and Gordon NeufeldPlayful Parenting by Lawrence CohenDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportScarcity Brain by Michael Easter

Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist – primarily gourds, wood, and paper clay – based somewhere in the woods of Pennsylvania. Her folkloric and characterful masks drip with personality and take illustration 3 dimensional. See her work on Instagram at kristeneganart.This episode contains a PSA about breast cancer.In this episode: How to grow as an artist when people expect the same type of work from you (one thing at a time)Purposeful imperfectionFinding myth in every day lifeThis is kind of a follow-up episode to episode 181 of the Tenet podcast, where they talk about the basics - sourcing gourds and art school, some background, all the good stuff - it's an excellent episode and you can find that here: https://www.tenetpodcast.com/episodes/ep-181-kristen-egan-mixed-media-sculpture-masksWe mentionAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanArch Enemy Arts (Philadelphia): https://www.archenemyarts.com/

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher, and artist. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by Northern Ontario, sisterhood & social/environmental themes. You can hear more from Cassidy in episodes 112/113.In this episode:The DELIGHT of learning to sew + rekindling oldfashioned skillsOn perfection: you having ambition is not the problem (LOVE TO HEAR IT)Tolerating longing with small winsWhat would be deserving of your limited time on this planet?How do you build something that outlives you? (you tell me)We mention:The substack (the dancing photo is at the bottom of #4): https://woodlandsisters.substack.com/Sew Local SudburyA Perfectionist's Guide to Losing ControlThe Art of GatheringSophie Lucido Johnson comic - you get to decide: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4F-5xvrrKA/Miitens: https://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTmiittens.php 

Capri Aspe is a little bit of everything: ballerina, composer, contra caller, puppeteer, film editor, travelling performer... and she's not afraid to add new things to that list!We talk about:Using existing works (eg. Barney) as a springboard for learning new skillsCreativity as the arrangement of different types of mediaHow to keep perfectionism from bogging you down? Quotas.Weight lifting is for ballerinas tooCheck our her children's show, Sugar Plum Celeste and the Big Book of Ballet:  https://sugarplumceleste.com/. I've watched a few episodes so far and honestly I think it was made for me haha "The experts in Celeste's ballet book are giving conflicting advice. How can a fairy make progress when the instructions aren't clear?" okay just @me already

This episode was recorded in August 2023. We last heard from Rikka in episode 103! She's a writer, sewist, and Asian ball-jointed doll enthusiast. You can find her on Instagram @crimsonchimera.The routine is not writing 500 words every morning. The routine is asking myself, "what do I have  the energy and the heart for today?"How can I commit to making something if I don't even know if it will be good?I'm scared _____ because _____

A walking around the house carrying baby episode.how many ways can you fuck up one pair of baby overalls?if I'm not making it like instagram says (bright colours!) then what's the point?play is only fun if it turns out EXACTLY HOW I PLANNEDhow do you breathe love into a windowless room?I mentionZak Foster: https://www.zakfoster.com/The Quilty Nook: https://quiltynook.zakfoster.com/Amanda Nadig: https://www.amandanadig.com/New Song Quilting Co: https://newsongquilting.com/shopEmily Van Hoff (quilter): https://www.emilyvanhoff.com/(book) The Essential Questions: Interview Your Family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations, by Elizabeth Keating

Caitlin McIver ("mc-EE-ver") is a ceramicist based in Seattle, WA. About a year and a half ago she moved across the country and found the creative love of her life: CLAY. A background in industrial design helped her find her voice in sculpture surprisingly quickly. Now she can't get enough and she's at an inflection point - how do I do more of this and less other stuff??? You can see her work on her website: https://www.cmciver.com/, or her instagram @cmciver.studio.We talk about: your voice comes from places you've been and things you've doneteachers: resources + connectors + opportunity finders vs. blocked creativespeople been making pots in pits for 1000s years you're fine (I'm fine)We mention:"If you had a shitty parent..." (KC Davis): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CinEcl8O-8e/Sarah Nelson: https://sarahnelson.art/ (episodes 74/75, 98, 116)

A walk around the house:What happens when you get the right equipment for the job? You avoid itLeaving projects until they naturally resolve themselves2024: the year of no pressure but also a few long overdue things and some big projects and ok maybe some pressureI mention:How to Keep House While Drowning by KC DavisOrganizing from the Inside Out by Julie MorgensternBirth resource: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wtf is a coverstitch machine: https://threadsmonthly.com/what-is-a-coverstitch-machine/ADORABLE kids clothing patterns: https://ohmeohmysewing.com/

I had a baby! And we're getting back on the horse with an unedited walking episode. Content: I talk a bit about How It Went aka doctors scaring me until about 11:53, and mention stillbirth but don't talk in detail about it.I talk a bit about what I worked on while I waited (literally loose ends) and some hopes for 2024.I mention Certified Nurse Midwife Beth Connors: https://www.bethconnors.com/ - she gave me the courage to advocate for myself in the last few weeks, and she can meet virtually! In case you don't have access to a local midwife like I didn't. Highly recommend.

A walking episode

Jackie E. Davis is the artist behind Underpants and Overbites and our Rochester correspondant. She's been on the podcast a bunch of times - if you're looking for more Jackie you can find her in episodes 13, 50, 71, 76/77, 89, and 95.In this episode, we talk about how Jackie's new baby Peanut has affected her creative process/life/psychology. Jess feels the tension between doing too many things at once and the irresistible urge to follow the many-stranded thread of interests.This episode was recorded in August.We mention: Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern How to Calm your Mind by Chris Bailey

Sarah Nelson is an environmentally focused illustrator who's currently making work about climate change (among other things).We talk about the future of AI and the planet (we might have more of a say than we think), creating from passion vs. personal narrative, and what do you do when your job disappears overnight? This episode was recorded in June.Her solo exhibition is on now!!Change: An Arctic JourneyOpens September 6th, reception September 22ndat the Art History Gallery at the University of St Thomas2115 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105You can find Sarah Nelson:on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_ann_nelsonon her website: https://sarahnelson.art/on Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/user/sarahannnelsonby email: sarah@sarahnelson.artin episodes 74, 75 and 98!We mentionThe Arctic Circle Residency (you should apply!!): https://thearcticcircle.orgAsmat Art: https://www.theamaa.org/The Arctic Circle Podcast: https://www.arcticcircle.org/podcast Book: The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking"What is an Image" - Lynda BarryThe painting of 3 boys on the dock: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjljVmMpYwD/?img_index=9

Just a little update.Bluegrass camp got cancelled :(I went to a jam though!I get interrupted by a kid on a dirt bike and I left it in (sorry)Improv quilt!Log jam / burnout revelationsIf you're listening in the future and you're feeling chronological about it, this episode was recorded after chatting with both Jackie and Rikka (but those episodes aren't out at the time of publishing this one!). 

A walking episode: Jess (FINALLY) finishes a bra (that fits!), reads some books that spark inspiration, and signs up for a deep dive that no one saw coming.Send nostalgic photos to arthorsepod@gmail.com.I mention: Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern"You Just Need to Lose Weight": and 19 Other Myths about Fat People by Aubrey GordonRelatedly, Maintenance Phase (podcast)How to Calm Your Mind by Chris BaileyMy Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place by Meik WikingThe damn tune I'm trying to sing the horse and cow of is called "Irishman's Heart to the Ladies"The "social food" I was thinking of is a Vietnamese Spring RollNimblefingers Bluegrass camp

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher (!),  and artist. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by Northern Ontario, sisterhood & social/environmental themes.This episode picks up right where we left off in part 1. We talk about what stops us from sharing art, what do you do when you forget how to draw, and the phrase, "I am willing to... ". You can hear more from Cassidy in our earlier episode, #105.This episode was recorded in March 2023.Website: https://cassidymcauliffe.com/Photography: https://www.instagram.com/cassidyjeanmc/Woodland Sisters: https://www.instagram.com/woodland.sisters/ We mention:4000 Weeks by Oliver BurkemanGifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher (!),  and artist. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by Northern Ontario, sisterhood & social/environmental themes.We talk about jumping (getting pushed) into the deep end, being a small business and getting off of Instagram, and trying to make every class a TED talk. You can hear more from Cassidy in our earlier episode, #105.This episode was recorded in March 2023.Website: https://cassidymcauliffe.com/Photography: https://www.instagram.com/cassidyjeanmc/Woodland Sisters: https://www.instagram.com/woodland.sisters/ We mention:Off the Grid podcast: https://www.softersounds.studio/off-the-gridTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Another walking episode! This one is mostly about some recent quilting empowerment (thrifted "misfit" fabrics and tiny little quilts) and chipping away at the big painting show (due October!)I mention:Emily Van Hoff's colourful quilted shapes: https://www.emilyvanhoff.com/Quilter Zak Foster: https://www.zakfoster.com/  Zak's Quilty Nook: https://quiltynook.zakfoster.com/Quilter Amanda Nadig: https://www.amandanadig.com/Sarah Nelson, artist and creative confidant: https://sarahnelson.art/ (also  Art Horse episodes 74/75 and 98)

A walking episode! Life and creativity update.I mention: Banksia bralette pattern: https://www.munaandbroad.com/products/banksia-bralette-sewing-pattern-pdfElizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love

We talk with Adriana about overcoming the fear of writing through erotica, proving you can do the thing by doing the thing, and how maybe life doesn't just move in one direction. This episode contains mature themes

Hey! It's been a little longer than I would like, but I'm glad to be here. In this unedited walk in the woods, I talk a bit about how teaching dance classes is going, the creativity I'm finding in marketing, and the fear of finishing a braject.I mention this fantastic panel discussion, "Move Together - Dancing Towards an Inclusive Community & Global Social Justice": https://www.facebook.com/100064778557915/videos/722035568586875 Right at the beginning there's a great section on counter-storytelling and history myths by Dr. Andaiye Qaasim, relevant even if you're not a dancer.

Mark (@snapsbymap on Instagram) is a photographer, musician, wildlife educator, and writer (at work!). In this episode, we talk about creative choice energy and creativity at work, perfectionism, overwhelm, and forming a partnership with your brain. We mention:SAW workshop on climate drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuDh_aOlm0Science fiction writers Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfus"I am a Strange Loop" and "Godel Escher Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter

On dance studio beginnings, trades, and the answer to "how does anybody do anything".I mention:Partner dancing with no footwork: https://youtu.be/OTPCzoy-SQ4

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher (!),  watercolour painter and art/craft-maker, and person who is grieving. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by Northern Ontario, sisterhood & social/environmental themes.See her show "Blue" at Pinchman's Cafe in Sudbury Ontario, or online here: https://cassidymcauliffe.com/blue-pinchmans-cafeWe mention:The video about Blue: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4qI5gJTls/Ida Benedetto: https://uncommonplaces.com/projects/The Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerTransformational gatherings (WOW): https://patternsoftransformation.com/Video game book, Reality Is Broken: Why games make us better and how they can change the world,  by Jane McGonigalThinking Rock Community Art: https://www.thinkingrock.ca/ Women Who Break Trail: https://www.woodlandsisters.com/break-trail-seriesNotes on gift giving: https://uncommonplaces.com/2013/05/notes-on-gift-giving/The online Balboa classes: https://onlinebalboa.com/

Gabi Kingsley is a dabbler in many fine things. You can see her found poetry on Instagram @thistlequiff, textile/quilting play @gabrielle.kingsley, and emotiblobs for the #100dayproject @glisteningcarcass. If you want to hear more about Gabi, listen to episode 88!In this episode:The surprise and delight of finally finding something that sticks ✨The quilt show of quilt shows (WOW)Submitting (framed!) artwork to a far-away gallery and an interior design shop!What do you get to discover by circling back to past artwork?We mention:The Daylight Artist Collective in Westerville: https://www.instagram.com/daylightartistcollective/Andy J. Pizza: https://www.andyjpizza.comThe Threadhouse: https://www.instagram.com/thethreadhouse/Janine Crum: https://www.instagram.com/janine.crum/"Stutz" on NetflixDevon Walz's course UNIQUE, and her podcast Art + Magic: https://www.devonwalz.com/The International Quilt Festival (in Houston):  https://www.instagram.com/quiltfestival

What happens when you take a creative leap and totally miss? And there were witnesses and it's embarrassing and you maybe never want to try again?This episode is three conversations strung together on a common thread: what comes after a creative risk?

We last heard from Rikka in episode 85! She's a writer, sewist, and Asian ball-jointed doll enthusiast. You can find her on Instagram @crimsonchimera.This is what's up since then:A life changing writers retreatOld job might give way to new options???Also, Jess throws caution and instructions to the wind on a pair of pantsWe mention:NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/Authors Maggie Stiefvater, Anna Bright, and Sarah Batista-PereiraThe School of the Unhinged Writer, hosted by @conjuringquinn (Instagram)Find Art Horse:on Instagram @arthorsepodat arthorsepod@gmail.comSupport the show and come chat with us on Discord!:  https://www.patreon.com/arthorsepod