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Make Do

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Tiff Arment and Julia Skott talk about art and making. They won’t teach you how to turn your creativity into a business. Or how to do anything, really. They just want to talk about doing stuff. Hosted by Tiff Arment and Julia Skott.
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Episodes

13: Sew, Sew, Sew Your Coat

Dedicated follower of fashion or not – sewing is an amazing maker-skill to have, and we talk a little bit about why.

Sep 05, 201839 minEp. 13

12: Paint With All the Colors of, You Know

There is no reason to stop asking people what their favorite color is, right? It turns out Tiff and Julia have the same one – but we also talk a lot about all sorts of colors and how color theory, -psychology, -philosophy, and -blindness might work.

Aug 22, 201849 minEp. 12

11: Posers and Impostors – Looking the Part

Can an artist wear khakis? Do tattoos make someone cool and creative? What stereotypes do we have working for or against us, as creative and makey people?

Aug 08, 201838 minEp. 11

10: Ready, Set – Challenges

Challenging yourself is good. We think. But what about specific challenges, like doing something every day for a month, or making a hundred of something? Also: Naked dude report.

Jul 25, 201842 minEp. 10

9: Content and Intent – Being Political

Is art political – and does it have to be? Do you have a responsibility to make with issues and values in mind? Is crafting as post-apocalyptic life skill a political statement? Either way, we have a lot of feelings on the subject, and on current events.

Jul 11, 201854 minEp. 9

8: Figuring out our Feelings

Touchy feely touching base time. How are we feeling about our creating? Is talking about it making it better or worse? And is it OK to do a thing just because it’s fun?

Jun 27, 201846 minEp. 8

7: Too Cool for School

Do you have to have proper training and a degree to be an artist? To do art? To call yourself an artist? We ponder credibility and qualifications.

Jun 13, 201837 minEp. 7

6: ”Give Me Worth” – selling your art

When do you decide you feel good enough about your art to start charging for it? And how do you put a value on it? We discuss the commercial side of creating. We also check in on our homework progress, and sing the praises of professional framing.

May 30, 201849 minEp. 6

2: A Room of One’s Own

It is a truth universally acknowledged that having space to do art is an amazing feeling. (Never mind that first time you get to say ”my studio” out loud… ) But spending money on your art, be it a hobby or a business, be it a studio space or tons of supplies, is not always an unadulterated joy.

Apr 04, 201838 minEp. 2

1: ”Lowercase a, art.”

Introductions! Tiff and Julia share a little about themselves and their relationship to art and creativity. And Bob Ross.

Mar 21, 201827 minEp. 1
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