Fail Like An Artist

Jul 22 2024 46 ep. 55 mins 45

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A podcast discussing all the ways we’ve failed as artists - with insights, advice & humour. Each episode we discuss a failure & what we learnt from it

Released weekly on a Tuesday and Saturday

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From art burnout to balance

Jul 22 2024 51 mins

Whoop we made an episode!! After a long hiatus, Julie & Phoebe discuss the challenges they've faced in balancing art, life, and other responsibilities. We reflect on the difficulties of staying connected and maintaining a creative practice amidst busy schedules and personal obstacles. Despite these challenges, Phoebe talks about recent efforts to carve out studio time, the emot

Failing to record a podcast

Mar 06 2024 48 mins

It was so nice to record a new episode for you! in this episode we touch on what has been keeping us in and out of the studio lately, and why there's been a lengthy break between podcast episodes!ind Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletterFind Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart &nbs

Reflecting Back On The Year

Dec 18 2023 45 mins

In this episode we reflect back on 2023 and chat about the biggest things that we’ve learnt through all the ups and downs.Thanks for sticking with us this year! we’re not entirely sure how our Christmas/New Year scheduling will go, but we’ll get you the next episode as oon as we can!xx JB & PGFind Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti &

Perceptions Around Instagram

Dec 11 2023 57 mins

This week we are chatting about perceptions. Phoebe recently reached a milestone and tipped over 100,000 Instagram followers, so we chat about how this came about after a long time little growth. We discuss how this number is a bit like being ‘rich in Monopoly’ and doesn’t mean instant sales or success. We delve into how it is impossible to predict when a reel will go viral,

Failing Forward - Learning To Pause Before You Start

Dec 04 2023 49 mins

This week we are chatting about how we reboot or start new artworks and art projects. We discuss the ways that we have failed at this in the past, by jumping in too quickly and not fully allowing ideas to develop, and how we both want to get better at pausing before rushing ahead. When thinking about planning, it’s no surprise that Julie is more of a spreadsheet user and Phoebe t

Exhibition debrief & general catch up

Nov 27 2023 42 mins

It’s been a minute since we sat down to record, and we just about forgot how to do it! This episode sees us catching up with the big life events that have been the reason for our absence. Phoebe’s trip to the UK and Julie’s visit back to Australia for her solo exhibition. We chat about the highs and lows of the past couple of months, barely scratching the surface, but at leas

Interview with Alice Sheridan

Oct 16 2023 72 mins

This week we chat with Alice Sheridan, a London based artist, one half of the popular art podcast ‘Art Juice’, and creator of the ‘Connected Artist Club’, a supportive art community full of advice, resources and workshops.Alice spoke really honestly about her failures, what struck us most how insightful she is when she looks back onto past and recent failures. There’s so

Interview with Amber Creswell Bell

Oct 09 2023 51 mins

After our ‘Finding gallery representation’ episode we had a bunch of interesting questions from you lovely folks that we definitely wanted to dig into deeper and answer, but we also weren’t sure we were the best people to answer them which is where the idea for this episode came from! We wanted to interview a curator and ask her your questions. We feel we were incredibly luck

Slightly Crunchy Deadlines

Sep 14 2023 33 mins

Julie & Phoebe catch up about their weeks, looming deadlines and trips. They talk about the hurdles of buying art supplies and their many abandoned carts. There will be a short break in these "catch up "episodes while Phoebe is away! Stick with us though and make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss us when we're back!Newsletter: (published each week with Tuesdays epis

Evolving your art style

Sep 11 2023 73 mins

This week we revisit the topic of art style. We dig into the difference between style and genre and discuss how our art styles have emerged, and where they continue to evolve. We discuss the pros and cons of wanting to try ‘everything’ and how some people seem to display a style from the get-go. Julie talks through the differences between her two styles of painting, but doesn�