Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Stephanie Socha has been podcasting on her show Make and Decorate for over 7 Years. During that time she has shared her work in interior design and has recently taken the leap into patterns, hand stitching and the fabric world. Learn about her transition and how podcasting has helped her build a network in today's episode. Learn more about Stephanie at the Make and Decorate podcast and on her...

What do you do when your sales are down? Carina offers 3 tips for your next right step when things are going well in your creative business. Episode 461 esign Sales Are Down, So What Do You Do Now? _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells! , Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that people want to buy. She offers practical tip...

Finding creative balance is a bit of an acrobat act. On one hand you want to make smart decisions about what you are doing, but the other side requires dreaming big and resting. Carina talks about how you can find creative balance and how you NEED creative balance to be a good designer. Episode 460  How Do You Find Creative Balance? _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new...

Been feeling stuck? Need some new ideas? Carina talks about 10 ways you can "download" creative ideas from James McCrae's book The Art of You. She recently lectured on this class in one of her classes at the University of Arts & Design Business and goes over some things you can do to get inspired. Learn more about the University of Arts & Design Business at www.uadb.educatio...

Ann Swanson has written books on the science of yoga and mediation. Her knowledge bring a new perspective to the field. If you want to know more and also join her free meditation class, visit her at https://www.annswansonwellness.com/meditation-for-the-real-world Episode 458  Meditation and Yoga with Ann Swanson _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that...

At Live bootcamps people always ask how you can get the inside scoop. Carina always says what no one likes to hear and that is, you have to pay to play. That means you have to go to shows, network, join programs, and anything else that will help you learn the industry and talk to buyers and manufacturers. This is a key component that so many creatives miss because they are unwilling to put themsel...

Carina goes through several of the "Day in a Life's from Erin Austen Abbott's book How to Make It. She looks at the daily activities of people who are doing their creative work for a living and things you can do to mimic their activities. Episode 456 How to MAKE it: Lessons From the Book of 25 Creatives _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art...

If you are wanting a "do over" in your creative process, Carina talks about two things you can do that she teaches on from the Artist's Way. She has recently been working on a new course from the University of Arts & Design Business that incorporates the principles from the Artist's Way. Learn how these two things that help you be more creative than ever before! Episode  45...

Steve Hameon has great insights on why revenue matters as he runs his multiple businesses. Learn more in today's episode. Want to find out more about Steve's podcast? Go to The Money Mindset Mentoring Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Episode 454 Money and Mindset with Steve Hamoen _________  Have you ever wanted to create your own personalized planner. Whether you want to create...

Carina recently purchased a lot of books as she is determining some of the books she wants to introduce into the curriculum at the University. She goes over several of the books she is considering. While not every book will make it into the final curriculum, all of these books will help Carina make informed decisions about what she thinks students need to help them build their businesses. Episode...

Carina introduces the University of Art & Design Business which will open up for its first semester in fall 2024. Learn more about Carina's decision to start a university to help creatives create businesses. Learn more about the university at www.uadb.education . Episode 452 Introducing the University of Arts & Design Business _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In...

Have you ever had an experience where a user interface didn't work the way you wanted it to or you had difficulty finding the information on a website page? it is those times that we realize that good design really matters. Bad design sticks out to us because we become frustrated with it while good design is invisible. Learn more in today's episode. Episode 451 Good Design is Invisible _...

Meilin Fields is a creative currently working in Hollywood. She has her own podcast (you'll love how she got the name) and is working on several new creative projects. Learn more in today's episode! https://meilinfields.com/ Episode 450 Be Creative with Meilin Fields _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells! , Carina shares how to think...

Feeling stuck in a creative rut? While there are bandaids to fix creative block, there is probably a bigger solution that you have not dug into yet. Learn what you should be doing to help those blocks turn into flames that will light your business on fire! Episode 449 Creative Block? How to Reignite Your Inspiration _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to...

Don't miss out on the insights that could turn your talent into a lucrative business. Once you have a design foundation there are other things that you need to create a business that works. Carina goes over some of those things in today's episode. Episode 448 The Business of Design: Turning Creativity into Profit _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know...

Katherine Klimitas was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, better known as Brittle Bone Disease. Despite this, she has created a design and art business that has been extremely successful. Learn more about how she uses physical limitations to still create the work and life she loves. Find Katherine's work at https://kakartnola.com/. Episode 447 How Brittle Bone Disease Made Katherine Klimitas...

Don't miss out on the insights that could turn your talent into a lucrative business. Once you have a design foundation there are other things that you need to create a business that works. Carina goes over some of those things in today's episode. Episode 446 The Business of Design: Turning Creativity into Profit _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know...

Carina shares the current negative undertone she is seeing specifically in the Surface Pattern Design World. She talks about why she thinks this is happening and what is contributing to it. Learn more and how we can do better in today's episode. Episode 445 We Can Do Better, Surface Pattern Designers _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells!...

Our words matter but what about our actions? Our actions speak louder than words and today Carina talks about how this has shown up in her family life. Listen in on today's episode to learn more. Episode 444 Your Words Do Not Matter As Much As This Does _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells! , Carina shares how to think like a customer and...

Whitney Cernak is the owner of Whiskey and Whit, a youtube channel and brand that does DIY projects. She talks about making the leap to content creator from corporate. Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/@Whiskeyandwhit Episode 443 Content Creation with Whitney Cernak _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells! , Carina shares how to think like a...

Carina talks about her recent middle-of-the-night "midnight epiphanies" or "nocturnal inspiration." Learn more how new projects can lead to new inspiration and ideas. Episode 442 Middle of the Night Creative Inspiration _________  Have you ever wondered what makes art sell? In her new book, Make Art that Sells! , Carina shares how to think like a customer and create art that pe...

Looking for new business opportunities? Your Silhouette and Cricut design projects can help you bring in extra income! In this episode, Carina Gardner talks about the benefits of pursuing Silhouette and Cricut design projects, using Illustrator to create designs for multiple platforms. Classic Episode  How Your Silhouette or Cricut Machine Could Be Making You Money  _________  Love to create, desi...

Doug Sandler is the owner of Turn Key Productions who has an amazing track record in the world of podcasting. Listen in on how podcasting can help a creative entrepreneur use strategies to help their business!  Want to learn more from Doug? Visit his site www.turnkeypodcast.com/money Episode 441 Podcasting Strategy with Doug Sandler  _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wan...

This is maybe the most amazing time to be a creative because there is so much available to us to create unique businesses. Learn more in today's episode! Episode 440 The Most Amazing Time For Creatives  _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path o...

Carina sees lots of ways that designers don’t even realize they are losing money. Learn 3 ways she sees designers losing money and time in today’s episode. Classic Episode 3 Ways to Lose Money As a Designer  _________  Love to create, design and craft? Have you always wanted to know how to turn your passions into profit? Carina’s new book – Design Profit & Prosper will lead you down the path o...