Julia van der Wyk likes her paintings to evoke a sense of place. She is an artist, musician, and classically trained singer. A print maker, painter, and letterer. Each of her art practises are like entering a different universe. Julia’s chronic illness caused her to change her art practice which lead to discovering the wonderful world of fountain pens and inks and its community. Frequently used art supplies: Diamine green black ink. Platinum Carbon desk pen and ink. Strathmore mixed media paper...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 86
Jessica Panzarino, aka Art by Panza, chats about her watercolour paintings. https://www.artbypanza.com/ http://instagram.com/artbypanza Jessica’s Skillshare class shows how to create her milky way paintings. Use Jessica’s affiliate link to get two months free on Skillshare and take Jessica‘s class on painting stars with watercolours. https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Milky-Way-Watercolor-Landscape/2118030793/lessons linktr.ee/artbypanza...
Mar 03, 2020•47 min•Ep. 85
Chris Lambert was a designer for a small furniture company. The idea for ScrawlrBox was formed after Chris attended a marketing course. ScrawlrBox launched after a successful crowd funding campaign. Each box features an artist, and a print of their work. The print provides inspiration and a starting point to create something with the supplies. It is also an opportunity to let people know about the artist. A community has grown around the boxes. People share their art, provide feedback to each ot...
Feb 18, 2020•45 min•Ep. 84
Shirley Peters is a multi-skilled artist who is internationally known for painting cyclists during Le Tour de France. She also paints landscapes, urban scenes and figurative works. She has won awards consistently throughout her career, which began at the National Art School in the seventies. Her career spans graphic design, children’s book illustration, and computer graphics. Her fine art painting is now a full time passion, and her teaching skills are sought after by many art societies and orga...
Feb 04, 2020•53 min•Ep. 83
Kirby Plessas is an artist and cyber investigator. Kirby talks with Kim about her paint pouring art, and the importance of having your own domain name and website as an artist. Kirby’s art supplies: Stonecoat Countertops resin Golden acrylic paints Artists' Loft acrylic paint. Posca, Montana and Molotow paint pens. **Please support Art Supply Posse on Patreon and get bonus episodes** http://patreon.com/artsupplyposse ### Kirby’s links Website: https://www.kirbyplessasfineart.com/ Curious Kirby P...
Jan 21, 2020•38 min•Ep. 82
Rachel Greig Travel and Art Journaling with Rachel Greig Rachel Greig started her career as a travel photographer. She soon began pasting ephemera from her travels into scrapbooks, which led her to mixed-media journaling. Today, Rachel teaches art and travel journaling for various TV and publishing outlets. [Website](http://rachelgreig.com/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/rachelgreig/) Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes [Art Supply Posse Website](artsupplyposse.com) ## D...
Jan 07, 2020•51 min•Ep. 81
Sarah Nelson creates artistic embroidery containing swear words. Sarah talks about her reasons and people's reactions. [Mags Modern Embroidery](http://magsmodernembroidery.com/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/MagsModernEmbroidery) Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse Website Discuss art and art supplies in our forum Artsupia Forum...
Dec 16, 2019•53 min•Ep. 80
Kim took part in a sumi-e ink painting workshop and interviewed the founder of Kami Paper in Melbourne, Australia. Kami specialise in handmade papers. They stock over 1,000 different papers, mainly from Asia and Europe. Kami also hold workshops taught by artists on topics such as origami, sumi-e painting, and other paper related arts and crafts. Kami also bind their own journals by hand with papers you can custom select. You can also learn how to make the albums and journals yourself. Around 700...
Dec 03, 2019•41 min•Ep. 79
Noah Scalin is an artist best known for his Skull-A-Day project which continues the tradition of memento mori in art. Julia Skott returns as guest host of Art Supply Posse to interview Noah Scalin about his socially conscious art. Images of Noah's artworks are embedded inside this podcast file. You can view the images as chapters inside the Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and Pocket Casts apps on Android and iOS. Noah Scalin's website Noah's podcast is where he interviews other full-time artists about...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 78
What has been the role of the artist in history? Corrie of The Art History Babes discusses some of the roles artists have played, and how their art has influenced society. You can find The Art History Babes podcast in your player of choice, or on the web. Art History Babes Links Website Instagram Youtube Art Supply Posse Links Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse Website Discuss art and art supplies in our forum Artsupia Forum...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 77
Art Supply Posse is starting a new series where anyone can talk about their favourite or unused art supplies. Please contact us if you would like to be on the podcast and talk about your own favourites or unpack supplies that have been lingering unused on a shelf. Alan Trautman is the first person to step forward and to go through his old toolbox containing mainly unused art supplies. Alan rummages through his old tool box containing unused art supplies. He discusses those supplies and the kind ...
Oct 22, 2019•46 min•Ep. 76
Sara Schroeder talks about creating abstract art, teaching art, and her "Old Book Revival Project" which encourages people to create artwork in old books that are no longer being read. Although abstract, you will recognise elements of the Art Deco style typical to Miami, where Sara lives. Sara talks about getting over your fears of creating art by not taking it too seriously in the beginning and just making marks. Sara's Links Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse We...
Oct 08, 2019•44 min•Ep. 75
Nick Stewart returns to discuss his course on using fountain pen ink as a unique art medium. Nick's project pushes the boundaries in which fountain pen ink is used in art. Away from a pure sketching ink, to an art medium akin to paint, with unique properties such as shading, sheening and reaction to bleach. Nick first talked about this project on episode 51 of Art Supply Posse. Since then, Nick has released a course on Udemy where he teaches his techniques for creating art using the unique prope...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 74
Mokshini's style is influenced by fashion illustration where she began her career. However, she frequently contradicts traditional fashion norms by painting women of all shapes and sizes in relatable, and often whimsical, every day situations. Mokshini does everything from painting to fabric design and live drawing. She uses a wide range of media including watercolour and acrylics, but also has a penchant for gouache. Her art is primarily analogue. It has a very painterly feel, visible in the he...
Sep 10, 2019•40 min•Ep. 73
Enon Avital of Dapper Notes talks in detail about making things by hand, using his own unique pocket notebook business Dapper Notes as an example. This side business he runs is more than making paper notebooks, it is a form of "process art" itself. To fully understand that, watch the Dapper Notes process videos and listen to Enon's explanation in the episode. Enon emphasises how important the process is when we make things. It's not sustainable to be feeding social media algorithms through likes...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 72
Kevin Murphy has created artwork for Game of Thrones, the Rolling Stones, and hundreds of book covers; specializing in science fiction and fantasy. Today, Kevin challenges how art is taught – or not taught? Kevin's art courses can be found at http://evolveartist.com Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse Website Discuss art and art supplies in our forum Artsupia Forum...
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 71
Jane Mills creates space art, zines, comics and plays music in several bands. Jane talks about her space art, the Indianapolis Zine Fest, and live streaming on twitch. Art supplies mentioned: Ohto Graphic Liner Needle Point Drawing Pens Indianapolis Zine Fest Jane Mills Art, Comics, Zines Website Jane's Instagram Jane's Links Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse Website Discuss art and art supplies in our forum: Artsupia Forum...
Jul 30, 2019•42 min•Ep. 70
Holly St Claire is a freelance illustrator known for her whimsical drawings. Holly tells us how she realised that she needed art in her life and how she could earn a living from illustration. There are a range of topics in this chat. From art and mental health, the serious stuff behind the whimsy, being a tourist attraction in a department store window, and of course Holly's favourite art supplies. Holly's Website Holly's Instagram Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Pos...
Jul 09, 2019•41 min•Ep. 69
Gosia Orlinska chats about her work as an art therapist working with children, living together with another creative person, and good art supplies that are affordable. Art supplies discussed Arteza gouache US site Arteza gouache UK site Also, Arteza markers/brush pens and other supplies Gosia's Instagram Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Join our Forum Artsupia Forum...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 68
Enjoy a lively chat with professional illustrator Chris Rowland. Everything from favourite pencils to dealing with family life and clients as a freelance graphic artist. Chris works mainly in pen and ink, beginning analogue then digitising. He also does purely digital artwork. Art Supplies Mentioned: Kuretake Fudegokochi Brush Pen Kuretake Disposable Pocket Brush Pen, Extra Fine Pentel mechanical pencil Staedtler chunky pencil Favourite pencil grade: F Pentel pocket brush pen Daler Rowney Gradua...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 67
Candace Milner creates "meditative doodles". Colourful, repetitive patterns that anyone can create. Drawing them relaxes your mind because of their manual, repetitive nature. It's not only relaxing. The result looks good too. You can use any writing instrument, analogue or digital. Candace loves fountain pens and inks. Her patterns have previously been used on pen cases by Rickshaw Bags. Art supplies mentioned: Tomoe River paper FP (52 gsm) (particularly for fountain pens use, hence "FP") Platin...
Jun 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 66
Learn about using alcohol-based inks on Yupo paper with Katy Smeets. Katy uses inks to create abstract patterns. She uses these as textures for digital art, such as her animal series. No two patterns are the same. Support Art Supply Posse Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art supplies mentioned by Katy Piñata alcohol inks by Jaquard Copic refill inks Yupo "paper". Yupo is synthetic, non-porous paper invented in Japan. It's basically plastic, consisting of polypropylene. It's also...
May 21, 2019•26 min•Ep. 65
Victoria Lee Connors travels the world creating landscapes made of wool fiber. Victoria's landscapes look like paintings from a distance, but are all made from dyed wool. Looking at pictures on the internet we have to imagine the fibrous texture of wool. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Victoria creates these landscapes out in the open, en plein air. She attaches pieces of fiber to a canvas, resting on an easel, just as a landscape painter does. Victoria's Website: http://www.vi...
May 07, 2019•29 min•Ep. 64
Learn how to get paid as an artist in this Art Supply Posse chat with art business consultant Maria Brophy. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Most of us are told you can't earn money with art. This episode is a step towards debunking that myth. The movie and a video game industries are huge, and most of the people working on them have creative professions. But even when you know that you can earn money with art, that doesn't make it easy. Let's face it, most artists are not good ...
Apr 23, 2019•54 min•Ep. 63
Learn how ceramics are made with pottery artist Julia Skott. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes If you’ve ever wondered what goes into making your coffee mug, this chat with Julia will give you a good insight. You can find Julia’s ceramics at Semi-Cool Ceramics . To hear more art related talk from Julia, check out her podcast with Tiff Arment called Make Do . Instagram: @semicoolceramics Discuss art and art supplies in our forum: Artsupia Forum Art Supply Posse Website...
Apr 09, 2019•49 min•Ep. 62
This interview with Drew Brophy is full of wise and inspiring insights from someone who has been working as an artist for 30 years. —> Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Find the people who like your art Drew discusses how he was discouraged from making his art for several years, simply because it was different to what people knew. He persevered and figured out how to travel the world and get paid to paint surfboards. Posca Pens Drew has been using Posca paint markers since the l...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 61
Pebble Stationery make affordably priced notebooks with Tomoe River paper. This paper is particularly well suited to drawing and painting with inks. Especially fountain pen inks, because it shows off their full sheening and shading potentials. Kim talks to co-founder Lois Ho about creating a stationery brand from scratch via Kickstarter, their matching pencils, and charity work. Tomoe River paper is also used in the Hobonichi diaries/journals. Many people use them for combined art and bullet jou...
Mar 12, 2019•44 min•Ep. 60
Matt Vergotis is known for his hand lettering work, creating company logos using brush pens. Matt chats with Kim about his process, favourite pens, and joining a band. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes To see Matt in action, check out some of his YouTube videos . If you want to learn hand lettering using brush pens, then Matt’s Skillshare class is highly recommended. He goes into detail about all his art supplies and which brush pens are best for beginners. Matt’s Website Matt’s In...
Feb 26, 2019•45 min•Ep. 59
Sara McNally talks to Kim about snail mail, letterpress printing, and writing in both the bad and the good times. Sara McNally is a snail mail enthusiast, letterpress printer, stationery shop owner, and designer. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Sara runs her own stationery shop in Seattle, Washington together with currently four employees. Visit Sara‘s YouTube channel to get an idea of the diverse activities she gets up to. Hear her read out snail mail letters, and get a view ins...
Feb 12, 2019•40 min•Ep. 58
This interview with letter writing enthusiast, and all round creative person Naomi Bulger, is a realist’s take on becoming an artist. It’s very refreshing and inspiring. Give it a listen! Audio note: this interview was recorded via Skype, before we were able to improve our audio quality. Naomi Bulger is a writer, illustrator and teacher from Melbourne, Australia. Her love for illustration started with reading illustrated children’s books. However, that kind of art was discouraged during her scho...
Jan 30, 2019•37 min•Ep. 57
