ArtStack Podcast

I’m trying the video at the top - to see if that’s helpful, or is it just annoying? I’ll keep them to a minute, and if there’s any “big news” I’ll put it there so you don’t have to wade through a long video to find out if I was accepted on Dancing with the Stars. These videos will be part of the podcast so just tap on the Youtube link below! Sometimes a little practical tip can change everything -...

I’m excited to be back on the Daniel Smith Friday Livestream - this time I’ll be watercoloring a campfire, and you can bring your sketchbook to paint along as well! Everything you need is listed below. Time/date Friday, July 10, 10:30am Pacific (one hour) Completed painting from the demo: Links My recommendation - join on zoom! After the livestream I’ll swap these links for replays; Facebook will...

(Note: the video was updated to this slightly longer explanation. Not sure how I messed that up and posted the short version!) Why hello there! I’ve been pondering how to handle a crunch I’ve been in lately and…..well I realized I have a community of amazing people that might be able to help. Some of you have noticed (and have told me so in no uncertain terms!) my teaching website has been getting...

Thank you Gerard Byrne , Deb Emerson , Marci Hays , Karen , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Supplies: Supplies: Gel Press Gelli plate, 5x7 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Richeson Printmaking Paper BLICK | AMZ Speedball soft rubber brayers BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Amsterdam or other heavy body paints BLICK | AMZ Interested in more gelli printing fun?...

At long last, an overdue update to The Bookmark Project! This July, I’ll be attending the big event in DC called the World Children’s Festival! ( I’ve mentioned July 4th as the weekend it happens but on the website it now says July 25 to Monday, July 27, 2026, so I’ll confirm!) I’ve been fundraising for the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) for years now, and this is a natural next step fo...

Hey friends! I was going to post this on my now-taken-hostage Youtube channel , but since I can’t, it’s here on Substack! Hooray for having alternate places for creative content, right? Sandy's ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. Join up for free, or become a paid sub and get to attend monthly livestreams here! Before I get on to the project info below, let’s get to the URGENT stuff with a...

In this episode of the monthly podcast: Unboxing the recently-arrived award that YouTube sends to creators as they cross the 100,000 subscriber threshhold. Unless you’re Sandy Allnock, in which case you get it after another 60,000 subscribers. Grrr! I had to do my own legwork to find out what happened. Every few years I got a bee in my bonnet and would try to reach out to them, but to little avail...

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Oh my - this is a poisonous mushroom! Fly Agaric is romanticized in all those “cute” kids book illustrations, tea towels, and more - but don’t go eating it! yikes. Symptoms include “nausea, drowsiness, muscle spasms, low blood pressure, hallucinations and loss of balance. In extreme cases, seizures and c...

Introducing….the pod! I accidentally started one, and thought, well, hey - let’s see if this thing has legs, right? I know that I love me a good podcast with a silky voice. I listen to all kind of pods - history, science, politics, international affairs, trade, tech. As long as the voice tickles my fancy, I’ll let someone talk in my ears about whatever they want for an hour. I don’t know that I’d...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sandyallnock.substack.com Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video by becoming a paid subscriber…you’ll be notified in the app and via email.

I love hearing about people’s passions in whatever they’re into, and since I love Crystal’s work making sketchbooks, it was particularly wonderful to hear how she got into it - and came back after a hiatus. It’s important that we take care of ourselves in the midst of even living out our passions…a lesson I need to learn from her! I do hope you’ll take time this weekend to listen to her wisdom, as...

Tehran puddles look just like American puddles. When writing this post I found out where it was taken - and had a little smile inside knowing that some things really are the same wherever you go. So here’s the photo I worked from by Abolfazl Raghebi, a car photographer in Tehran - cropped in to fit my horizontal sketchbook. Thank you Tara Dawn , Debbie NV , Nancy , Michele Kudrich , Beth Mattheus...

Trying out Substack live, drawing a lion’s mane in pen and ink - and attempting, as much as possible, to speak in complete sentences. Which isn’t always an easy thing to do while drawing! Thank you so much to those who helped me come kick the tires and find out a livestream is vertical only…. At the end I flipped through the sketchbook that might become a coloring book to fundraise for my more ser...

Hello my friends! I’m back. Or about to be. The video posted here isn’t about me being back, but….it’s one I’m tickled pink to share. My friend Charlie O’Shields and I recorded this on Tuesday, and he just makes me grin from ear to ear when we talk! (And now apparently after this video, we’re committed as lifelong friends, which also makes me happy!) Charlie’s an encouraging soul, a big kid, a guy...