73: Just Kidding
How do you figure out when to introduce more grown-up crafts and tools to tiny beings? And then, how do you go about it?
Jan 27, 2021•38 min•Ep. 73
Make Do
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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72: 2020 Visions
Well, that was a year. We discuss things we made and what we're - maybe, possibly, carefully - planning for 2021.
Jan 13, 2021•40 min•Ep. 72
71: John Siracusa and the Game Loop of Art
John Siracusa comes on to talk about the skill tree of art and making, over-encouraging, and lots of different things.
Dec 23, 2020•59 min•Ep. 71
70: Gift Guide!
'Tis the season to stare desperately at your empty list! We suggest some fun things and some boring but very practical things, and possibly share a sneaky tip for the people in our lives who have to figure out what to get us.
Dec 09, 2020•43 min•Ep. 70
69: Commission, Commission, What's Your Mission?
How do you take a commission? Should you? We try to figure it all out.
Nov 25, 2020•42 min•Ep. 69
68: Losing An Identity?
Julia has been thinking about what it would be like to lose pottery entirely; she and Tiff cheer each other up.
Nov 11, 2020•31 min•Ep. 68
67: More A's To Your Qs!
We take on some great listener questions about important topics like retreats, planning and overplanning, and desserts.
Oct 28, 2020•54 min•Ep. 67
66: Done Is Beautiful; Simple Is Hard
Tiff reports on her stained glass and Inktober adventures, and we talk about the magic of simplicity.
Oct 14, 2020•36 min•Ep. 66
65: Glass and New Things
We get into Tiff's new hobby, and talk a little bit about getting into new things.
Sep 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 65
64: Keeping It Real
Is realistic art better than not? Is it important to be able to draw or sculpt with a realistic result? How many times can Julia say "yes and no" in one episode?
Sep 16, 2020•50 min•Ep. 64
63: Getting Good as Heck
It's OK to not want to be super best - but if you WANT to get really good, how do you do that? We discuss motivators, tips and tricks, and plain ol stubbornness.
Sep 02, 2020•45 min•Ep. 63
62: Tiff Did The Thing!
Tiff did the thing and sold her stuff at a walking art fair! We talk about how that feels, and about some of the practicalities.
Aug 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 62
61: A Whack on the Side of the Head
We take on a book about shaking loose your creativity.
Aug 05, 2020•45 min•Ep. 61
60: I Give You Three Tasks
We think of three fun and-or weird projects for each other to do. And then just keep coming up with stuff!
Jul 22, 2020•31 min•Ep. 60
59: Apathy, Empathy, and Inspiration
We talk about people who inspire us in different ways - but also why it can be hard to feel that inspiration and encouragement.
Jul 08, 2020•35 min•Ep. 59
58: When You Just Can't Even
We talk a little bit about what to do when you can’t make things, for whatever reason. Is it always a bad thing?
Jun 24, 2020•34 min•Ep. 58
57: Routines and Rituals
Do you have a special hat you put on to paint? A candle that helps you write? We discuss the rituals and habits we create around our art – and what to do when those rituals don’t, in fact, trick the muse into showing up.
May 27, 2020•39 min•Ep. 57
56: Eating The Elephant One Bite At A Time
A listener email has us talking about the differences in getting ready to do BIG projects and smaller ones. Does the giant mountain start to feel smaller after you climb it once?
May 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 56
55: K. Tempest Bradford and The Power of Narrative
Julia talks to writer and podcast neighbor K. Tempest Bradford about being a creative, teaching people how to write, and whose stories get told and by whom. (Content note: There is discussion of racism and some of the less pleasant things that can happen to women and minority groups in literature, especially sci-fi and fantasy.)
Apr 29, 2020•54 min•Ep. 55
54: Don't Tell Me How To Hobby
We take on a listener question about feeling like you’re not doing your hobby right and producing worthy things, and how that can make you hesitate to even do it at all.
Apr 15, 2020•41 min•Ep. 54
53: Stu-stu-studio
A whole room? A rented space? A tiny corner? There are lots of ways to set up a studio for the stuff you make. Not everything will work for all people, but there are a lot of things that can be good to think about.
Apr 01, 2020•44 min•Ep. 53
52: Give In, Give Up, Let Go.
When do you give up on things? Or entire crafts? Basically, we try to answer the fundamental question: ”What IS fun?”
Mar 18, 2020•49 min•Ep. 52
51: Thank... You?
We follow up on leaning into pretention, and then try to figure out how to accept compliments gracefully. Or at all.
Mar 04, 2020•49 min•Ep. 51
50: To Write With Light
Photography! We talk about Tiff’s path to becoming a capital P photographer - and, of course, if photography is Art. Also why pictures with that white frame around them felt so much more fancy when you were a kid.
Feb 19, 2020•52 min•Ep. 50
49: Little Boxes, All The Same
”Your brain is infinite, but your space is limited.” Tiff gets deep when we talk about organizing your materials. By function? By craft? By color? Bye bye?
Feb 05, 2020•47 min•Ep. 49
48: The Not-So-Distant Future
It’s time to dream and plan for 2020. Not in hindsight. Foresight. Also: How do you find a new hobby?
Jan 22, 2020•37 min•Ep. 48
47: Brain Potatoes
We talk about our year and what we’ve maybe learned. Sort of. CW: This episode contains some discussion of mental health.
Dec 25, 2019•44 min•Ep. 47
46: A No-Good Heartbreaker, A Liar And A Cheat
It can be hard to get over the feeling that you’re cheating somehow, if you’re not doing Art exactly the way you think it ought to be done. Why is that?
Dec 11, 2019•48 min•Ep. 46
45: A Safe Place To Get Lost
Studiomate Jamie is back to talk about her year of boldness and about vulnerability. Also: Borrow other people’s stuff!
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 45
44: Keeping It Cosy
It’s time to put on comfy slippers and do some nice, cosy, undemanding crafts. (Or is it?)
Nov 13, 2019•45 min•Ep. 44
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