A talk about earning an independent income as an artist, and following inspiration. Mary is an artist, creator, adventurer, and all-round curious person. She is currently inspired by attention, reactions, noise, visuals, emotional things and getting out of her own way. June 2021 is the 10 year anniversary of her YouTube channel. Mary's "Sip n Sketch" live streams on YouTube are a way for her to connect with Doodle Bugs (her name for her fans), to have fun and be loose when creating. They remind ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Margarete Miller is a collage artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She discovered collage art after having kids, needing something for herself. Margarete said she first tried sewing, but hated it, then tried collage and loved the feeling she had when a piece was completed. Margarete wants to share with others the joy she gets from collage. That's why she teaches. It has made a huge difference in her life. Margarete wants to encourage people to create. She does this through her monthly Tak...
Jun 01, 2021•56 min
Betsy Greer is well known for her work in Craftivism. Betsy had a long journey, via an elitist art crowd, before finding out that crafts were here thing, and crafters "her people". Parental note: this episode contains a few expletives. Betsy Greer is a crafter, activist, "godmother of craftivism". Betsy has a B.A. in English Lit, and an M.A. in sociology. Her dissertation was on knitting, DIY culture and community development. Visit Betsy's website: https://www.hellobetsygreer.com/ The Dear Text...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min
What are your paper preferences? Lois Ho of Pebble Stationery returns to Art Supply Posse to chat with Kim about paper. Lois was previously on episode 60 of Art Supply Posse to talk about designing notebooks and launching a stationery company. https://www.pebblestationeryco.com/
Apr 13, 2021•48 min
Clementine chats with Kim about how becoming a full-time artist meant learning about business and how to market her art. Plus several other topics and of course art supplies. Website: http://clemstarz.com Facebook group: Better with Courage
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Andrew Cadima is a painter, musician, and music teacher. Andrew chats with Kim about painting and his favourite art supplies.
Mar 16, 2021•55 min
Mike Hawthorne chats about teaching art and art supplies. Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comics of Spider-Man, Superman and Deadpool. Mike's graphic novel Happiness Will Follow: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Happiness-Will-Follow/Mike-Hawthorne/9781684155453 Mike’s gumroad store https://gumroad.com/mikehawthorne?sort=newest Quotes: "Forgive yourself" "Focus on getting better at drawing one specific thing, instead of everything" "Look for inc...
Feb 24, 2021•32 min
Mike Hawthorne talks about his graphic novel memoir Happiness Will Follow . This is a three-part series. Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comics of Spider-Man, Superman and Deadpool. Mike's graphic novel Happiness Will Follow: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Happiness-Will-Follow/Mike-Hawthorne/9781684155453 Mike’s gumroad store https://gumroad.com/mikehawthorne?sort=newest Quotes: "Forgive yourself" "Focus on getting better at drawing one speci...
Feb 09, 2021•29 min
Mike Hawthorne returns to Art Supply Posse. This is a three-part series. This first part is a chat about creating art and how Mike discovered his talent. Mike has written his first autobiographical graphic novel which he talks about in depth in the second part of this series. Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comics of Spider-Man, Superman and Deadpool. Mike’s gumroad store https://gumroad.com/mikehawthorne?sort=newest Quotes: "Forgive yourself" "Focus ...
Jan 26, 2021•33 min
Kim and Alan talk about using oil pastels Oil pastels Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_pastel Mungyo Gallery oil pastels 72 box set https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B004WQHYWK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Cray-Pas oil pastels https://www.sakuraofamerica.com/product/cray-pas-specialist/ Sennelier oil pastels http://www.sennelier-colors.com/en/Pastels-huile_88.html Creative Mark Blending Stumps https://www.jerrysartarama.com/blending-stumps YouTube http...
Jan 19, 2021•45 min
Alan Trautman and Kim reflect on their art practice over the past year, highlighting the good bits. Art Supply Posse is produced by Marcus Clearspring and Kim Cofield.
Dec 29, 2020•42 min
105: Art Chat with Dana Barbieri
Dec 08, 2020•36 min•Ep. 105
Jane Mills, aka Ivory Ocean, returns to Art Supply Posse to discuss drawing yourself as a cartoon character. Why? Because your character can do things you can't. Ivory's character Spacegirl can travel into space, until she can herself. Another, down to earth reason, is to process the struggles of daily life in comic form. Ivory's Art, Comics, Zines Website Ivory's Instagram Ivory's Links Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes Art Supply Posse Website...
Nov 24, 2020•31 min•Ep. 104
Ramona MacLean is a freelance illustrator who creates colourful illustrations and comics with fun characters. Sponsored by The Well Appointed Desk http://wellappointeddesk.com Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/artsupplyposse Ramona has several Skillshare classes: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/How-To-Get-INSPIRED-Creatively/672969942?category=creative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freckledpage/ Website: https://www.freckledfoxdesigns.com WEBTOON: ...
Nov 10, 2020•32 min•Ep. 103
Murdoch is a jewellery artist. http://www.murdochsmethod.com/ Instagram is updated more often. http://www.instagram.com/murdochs.method Special Thanks to Justin for repairing our guest’s audio for this episode.
Oct 28, 2020•43 min•Ep. 102
Connie Vartianen is an artist and school teacher who creates hand made shimmer paints. Website: https://shimmerdropspaint.com/ Sponsored by The Well Appointed Desk Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/artsupplyposse
Oct 13, 2020•36 min•Ep. 101
It's the Art Supply Posse 100th episode celebration 🍾 🎉 Podcast founder and original co-host Ana Reinert returns to chat about the podcast, what she is doing, and to turn the table and interview Kim.
Sep 29, 2020•44 min•Ep. 100
Fude nibs are a very special art supply. They are used for drawing due to their line variation. Fude nibs were created in Asia to mimic the traditional calligraphy brush. Fude means brush in Japanese. There are two types. Fountain pen made of metal, and soft synthetic tips similar to felt usually referred to as brush pens. Kim and Alan talk about three affordable Fude pens of the fountain pen variety made by Sailor. The Well Appointed Desk, sponsor of Art Supply Posse, published a review of ...
Sep 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 99
Teresa Hummel talks about her experiences taking art classes. Teresa compares them to her current enrolment in the Evolve courses offered by previous Art Supply Posse guest Kevin Murphy. You might also want to listen to episode 71: Art Education with Kevin Murphy https://artsupplyposse.simplecast.com/episodes/71
Sep 01, 2020•57 min•Ep. 98
Hannah Charlton talks about drawing pet portraits and wildlife art with pastel pencils. Support Art Supply Posse and get bonus episodes hannahcharltonart.com @hannahcharltonart on instagram / Facebook Recommends Clairfontaine pastel mat paper https://www.clairefontaine.com/subcategory-en-035084-pastelmat.html Derwent Pastel pencils https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/professional-products/colouring/pastel-pencils Stabilo Pastel Pencils https://www.stabilo.com/com/products/coloring-drawing/colored...
Aug 18, 2020•47 min•Ep. 97
Yes, there is amazing art created only with a humble ballpoint pen. Chris from Scrawlrbox returns to talk about how crosshatching, line variation, and applying water, can be used to create art with ballpoint pens. This episode is part of our series on using art supplies that you most likely already have at home. Chris website: https://scrawlrbox.uk/ Sponsored by The Well Appointed Desk Sherlock Holmes notebooks by Art Supply Posse: https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/product/art-supply-po...
Aug 04, 2020•30 min•Ep. 96
Making Art With Paint Markers - featuring Alan Trautman Alan's Instagram: @miathet13 Below is the list of paint markers that Alan owns, with US based links. Oil Based KRINK K-70 Black https://shop.krink.com/products/k-70-permanent-ink-marker-1 KRINK K-42 Purple https://shop.krink.com/products/k-42-paint-marker Sharpie Oil Based Paint Medium Metallic Gold https://www.dickblick.com/products/sharpie-oil-based-paint-markers/ Sharpie Marker Bronze Metalic Kuretake ZIG painty FX 1.5 mm fine Blue https...
Jul 21, 2020•48 min•Ep. 95
Our first interview with a maker of inks. Kiwi inks is named after founder Kapui’s mentor from New Zealand, who instructed him in ink making. Discount of 15% for listeners with code: ARTSUPPLYPOSSE https://www.kiwiinks.com Sponsored by The Well Appointed Desk Sherlock Holmes notebooks by Art Supply Posse: https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/product/art-supply-posse-pocket-notebooks-set-of-3...
Jul 07, 2020•31 min•Ep. 94
Art using graphite pencils with guest host Chris Lambert of Scrawlrbox. Kim and Chris discuss the advantages of using graphite pencils to create art. Art Supply Posse is sponsored by The Well-Appointed Desk . Art supplies mentioned: Staedtler Norris pencil, aka "the school pencil" (yellow and black) Derwent sketching pencils Faber-Castell pencils Palomino Blackwing pencils Tombow Mono 100 pencils Musgrave pencils For more on pencils, check out the "Erasable" podcast, and the "Wood & Graphite...
Jun 23, 2020•35 min•Ep. 93
Origami with Brendan Plumb - @foldymcfoldface Sponsored by wellappointeddesk.com Sherlock Holmes notebooks by Art Supply Posse: https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/product/art-supply-posse-pocket-notebooks-set-of-3 Brendan first tried origami as a pre-teen, using an origami book belonging to his brother. His signature models are dragons, small flowers, and figures. Art supplies: Brendan recommends tissue foil paper, matt on one side, shiny on the other. Takeaways: ⁃ Don’t worry about the end...
Jun 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 92
Brie of Documented Journey Brie grew up surrounded by art. Her mother had an art degree, and her father was an architect. Brie’s journals feature botanicals and nature. Her journals are chronological. “Anything goes” when it comes to what she journals. If you’re new to art journalling, Brie suggests asking yourself what you’d like to get from your journal. “All that matters is if you like it”. “You can’t compare yourself to someone who’s been doing it all their life” (in reference to feeling uns...
May 26, 2020•54 min•Ep. 91
Jim Richards is an urban sketcher and art teacher. Jim has travelled the world working on urban planning projects for large cities. Visit Jim’s website to learn about his book and classes. jamesrichardsketchbook.com Jim uses Daniel Smith watercolours, but says “Start simple. Use supplies that won’t intimidate you”. He prefers fude nib fountain pens particularly those by Sailor. The Sailor bamboo pen, Platinum Carbon Black ink, and DeAtramentis waterproof ink. Moleskine A4 sketchbooks for the smo...
May 12, 2020•55 min•Ep. 90
Kristine Von Hilderbrandt is a costume designer, fashion historian, pattern maker, seamstress, and florist. At University Kristine studied fashion history and fell in love with the make-believe of costumes. Her favourite fabrics to work with are cotton sateen and velveteen. Recommended website: spoonflower.com, a place to print your designs on fabric or to purchase items designed by others. “Share your knowledge with as many people as possible” @scarlett.menagerie on Instagram and Facebook...
Apr 28, 2020•39 min•Ep. 89
If you want some motivation to start drawing, or creating anything, listen to this very inspiring chat with artist AntonioMabs. AntonioMabs is a freelance artist working in illustration, graphic design, character design, cartooning, and animation. Most work is created digitally, using a Cintiq tablet. Adobe Photoshop and Flash. Cricut machine for creating stickers. Art supplies: When sketching he uses a Bic pen or No. 2 pencil, on copy paper. Carries with him a small sketchbook that he’s made hi...
Apr 14, 2020•48 min•Ep. 88
Isaac Gorden goes through his impressive stash of unused art supplies. Handmade Japanese watercolours, Parisian pastels, and rare pencils. Along the way, Isaac and Kim discuss being too precious with art supplies, and the fear of “failure” — however you want to define that personally. Isaac’s Instagram @dirgesinthedark Be Our Guest Would you like to talk about your own stash of hoarded art supplies on the podcast? Send us an email or a DM on Instagram. hello (at) artsupplyposse dot com Art Suppl...
Mar 31, 2020•55 min•Ep. 87
