Artful Adventures Podcast

Alice Boll is passionate about scrapbooking and been preserving memories on layouts since 1999. She loves to get creative with journaling, mixed media, pretty patterned papers and layout design.  Alice believes that scrapbooking is always more fun with friends, which is just one of the reasons she enjoys leading the ScrapHappy membership group.  ind all the places to find her online in one place - ScrapHappy.org

Deb Brown realized at a young age how much she enjoyed creative activities. As an adult with a busy life and full-time job, she found that love of art again during the most stressful time of her life. She found that it brought her a peace and calmness that she dearly needed. Deb turned that experience into a mission, a community, and a business,  helping others find that same stress-free enjoyment of creative time. You can find Deb online: Website:  ArtGracePaint.com Get the info about all Deb's social media on Deb's Link Tree 

Jamie L. Norvell began Creations of Studio 39 weeks before the pandemic caused her to pivot her entire business model. What she thought was going to be an in-person paint party business quickly turned to doing daily live videos to connect with followers, and a monthly art journaling subscription box called the stART Journal Club.  Find Jamie online:  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/creationsofstudio39 Free Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/artjournal101  Subscription Box - stART Journal Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestartjournalclub 

Artist, Sarah Bill immigrated to the US from Australia and is a delight to listen to. Find out about her creative journey into a more whimsical style of artwork.  Find her online: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paintandcreatewithsarah Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paintandcreatewithsarah

For as long as I she remember, Pat McGraw has had a pencil, crayon, pencil crayon or paintbrush in hand. She states that making art is a release and an escape. And if someone else gets joy or serenity out of what she paints, so much the better! Pat says that she has been very fortunate in having two mentors early on who taught her everything they knew. For more than 40 years now, she has been paying this forward to her students. Now, she is also doing live demos on her Facebook page. You can find Pat online: Website: http://www.patmegraw.com For information on her online class or membership contact her at patmegraw.art@gmail.com Instagram: @patmegrawacrylics Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/patmegrawartist

After teaching high school math for 23 years, Ginger LaCour decided to take up painting! She found it relaxing and fulfilling! Besides selling her art, she loves teaching painting. and seeing how people react to finding confidence in their own painting skills. You can find Ginger online: GINSDENART.COM www.facebook.com/ginsdenart www.ginsdenart.etsy.com www.instagram.com/ginsdenart  

Leslie Dundon is an eco conscious maker in Melbourne Australia. She is passionate about the environment, reusing, reducing, recycling and showing you how to creatively make something from with what you already have in your home. Paper Stars Workshop: https://lesliemadeit.com/ Instagram: @lesliemadeit  https://www.instagram.com/lesliemadeit/ Facebook Group: Use What You've Got https://www.facebook.com/groups/usewhatyouvegot

Annette has worked in the fashion industry as a fashion designer and product developer for 17 yrs. She has helped start-ups and small fashion brands with the design to production process for the past 8 years.  She is a completely self-taught fashion brand owner. Learning through doing drives her passion for helping others. She loves art and creating textile prints and surface pattern art. www.lennerup.com www.annettedesignstudio.com www.instagram.com/annette_lennerup www.fashiondesigntribe.com www.lennerup.com www.annettedesignstudio.com www.instagram.com/annette_lennerup www.fashiondesigntribe.com

Janne is a mixed-media artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, and describes herself as an artist, educator, wanderer, and dreamer! Art is her passion, love, and soul. Janne believes art is healing and nourishing to the soul. She feels that her true purpose in life has been teaching and sharing her love of art and passing on how beneficial it can be to your soul. She thrives on teaching and inspiring artists and watching them light up and come alive with confidence during the creation process.  You can find Janne online: Website- JanneRossman.com Facebook- Janne Rossman Facebook Group- Art Journaling and Mixed Media Instagram- @janne.rossman.art

Join us for this chat with watercolor artist, Zakkiya Hamza. With an innate love for the medium, Zakkiya has been nurturing her signature style with watercolors for close to a decade. Her tryst with teaching began 5 years ago via her blog, online classes, e-books and over 30 in-person workshops. Through her online and in-person interactions, she has mentored over 8,000 art students.  She has garnered immense experience with L'Occitane, Qatar Museums Authority, West Elm. etc. Besides artwork, she also moulds her designs into calendars, children's apparel, yoga mats and other products.   Online links Website - www.inkstruck.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/inkstruckstudio Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/inkstruckstudio Facebook - www.facebook.com/inkstruckstudio

This interview with Tara Lynn Pugh is another in the Everyday Artist Series.  Tara Lynn has made art her work and business; and is working it into her busy mom life! You can find her online at Painted Cicada on most social media.    

This interview with Wendy Klinke is another in the Everyday Artist Series. Remember, you don't have to create every moment of the day to be an 'artist.'  Wendy is a busy mom with a full time job, who still manages to work in creative time. Her business, Blue Cat Studio Art takes the guesswork out of making art. She loves teaching how to create fun, whimsical art and offers tutorials and painting kits for crafty moms who need a little break from their everyday crazy! You can find her online: Facebook: Blue Cat Studio Art Instagram: @bluecatstudioart

Join us as we chat with artist Cathy Freeman and discover her artful journey.  You can find her on both Instagram and her Website: CathyFreemanArt, and be sure to thoroughly look around her website to see what she is offering! 

Come meet Mychele Boardman as we chat about creativity and find out more about her and her art!   You can find Mychele online at Facebook and Instagram: @InnerJourneyStudios

Join us this week as we chat with Robyn Smith. Art is an adventure that never gets old and Robyn believes every person is creative, and she would love to help everyone discover theirs! She has a passion for guiding others in exploring art through mixed media and art journaling. Robyn also offers virtual paint parties, in-home/in-person paint parties (as restrictions allow), and kids art kits-to-go! https://www.facebook.com/RobynSmithArtAdventures http://www.RobynSmithArtAdventures.com/

Join us as we talk to Sarah Miller about her artistic journey and what she is currently working on. You can find Sarah on IG @moonforeststudio

Join us as we talk with JimmieLu Smallwood in this week's episode. You can find her online here: Telegram:  https://t.me/themessycraftcorner Shop with JimmieLu: https://themessycraftcorner.closetomyheart.com/ TikTok:  https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRjpo6CR/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCbqsMIkgbBMd-lMliaSL58w Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themessycraftcorner  

Meet Gena Epperson from Bunches of Treasures.  You can find Gena online at:   Shopping: BOTstudio.Shop, Gallery: BunchesOfTreasures.com  Facebook: Bunches Of Treasures Studio Instagram: @G2Epper TikTok: @BunchesOfTreasuresStudio

Join us for an interview with Carol Bodin from TheCraftyCrowd.com.

This episode is a quick update with information regarding the future of this podcast.  I've pulled it off the shelf, dusted it off, and am giving it a new life!

A discussion with Alice Boll from ScrapbookWonderland.com. Step through the looking glass and find scrapbooking inspiration and creativity and the community of ScrapHappy.org online friends.  For more creativity join Kristie Sloan on other Artful Adventures.

Meet Kathie Gadd, as we discuss the importance of trying new things and learn more about Zentangle art.

Linda Kittmer, Everyday Artist series interview information;  series discusses importance of fitting art into an everyday life, no matter how busy we are! Blog info for the week.

Canadian mixed media artist, Joanna Grant, discusses combining artistic endevours with everyday life in this episode of the Everyday Artist Series. Find out more about her life behind the scenes as we talk the pieces she creates primarily using recycled items.

Linda Rapchak Interview in the Everyday Artist series.

Find out about host, Kristie Sloan, Artful Adventures, and the upcoming podcast series, "Everyday Artist."