Art Horse

She's back babyeee! Well, for this episode anyway. Fiona serves you a big scoop o what she's been up to in her absence. if you love something let it go or whatever it's called "using" not "wasting" translating who you are into what you look like is hard if you can't be who you are when you're in charge.... then what? Find Fiona on Instagram @fiona.mary....

Jackie E. Davis makes a comic called Underpants and Overbites! https://www.instagram.com/underpantsandoverbites/ . This is a regular episode (not an interview), and if you want to hear more about Jackie and her comics you can find her in episodes 13, 50, 71, 76, and 77! In this episode: How to bury work you're not proud of in the landfill that is the internet (spoiler: it's make more stu...

Gabi Kingsley is a dabbler in many fine things. You can see her found poetry on Instagram @thistlequiff , textile/quilting play @gabrielle.kingsley , and emotiblobs for the #100dayproject @glisteningcarcass . In this episode: Making art work with time, space, and rare magazine constraints What if hitting the snags you're afraid of can unlock the fear? How do you strike a balance between knowi...

Jack is funny and he makes comics and music and whatever his heart says when he gets quiet and listens. You can find him on Instagram at @sjogrenjack What if "artist" is in you, and all you have to do is agree that you are one? What happens when you go into the desert without your blankey and your baba? What if you point yourself at what your role models are pointed at (instead of at the...

Jack is funny and he makes comics and music and whatever his heart says when he gets quiet and listens. You can find him on Instagram at @sjogrenjack What's the next right step? (Spoiler: it's enjoying the process) You get one (1) unit of satisfaction when you focus on the big picture (the album, the show), but what if you focused on getting satisfaction from every brush stroke along the...

This is an episode about big changes, starting over, and doing what lights you up. There's lots of laughs, you'll love it. Rikka is a sewist, writer, Asian ball-jointed doll enthusiast, wife to Heather, and regular-job-haver somewhere in Pennsylvania. Find her on Instagram at @crimsonchimera People who are changing love seeing those changes in others The joy of making art shouldn't...

Upcoming Zine! The themes are food/drink AND mythical creatures! Deadline April 30 Submit online (but not yet) If you've never seen it, email me and I can send you the digital zines! PO Box! Send letters, scribbles, an anonymous postcard with your big juicy creative dream written on it, old photographs of people you don’t know, a nice pencil, a piece of glittery fluff, anything you want, to:...

The literal one and only Emily Schanowski ( @emthejackalope ) is an ink and watercolour artist in Wasau, WI. She makes colourful creatures, food n bevs, and body stuff like artful hearts and hands! In this episode: It's cool to have a job you like and let that feed your creativity (and also feed you) You don't have to do everything on Hard Mode Is it less creative if it doesn't mean...

Andrea is a Muralist, Fairy Art Mother, and Bird Lady in McKinney, Texas. You can find her on Instagram @aholmesartstudio , on her website aholmesartstudio.com , by email at aholmesartstudio@gmail.com, or eavesdropping near one of her many downtown murals. What is that itch? Is it art inside me trying to get out? Or is it something inside me that needs to get out with art? Kickstart your portfolio...

Andrea is a Muralist, Fairy Art Mother, and Bird Lady in McKinney, Texas. You can find her on Instagram @aholmesartstudio , on her website aholmesartstudio.com , by email at aholmesartstudio@gmail.com, or eavesdropping near one of her many downtown murals. How to grow your career as an artist: Follow jealous feelins and connect with artists on the path you want to walk Show up to the easel, to the...

Another chill episode with Greg. How do you know which is the next right thing? And what do you do when your worst art fear comes true? When your priorities are unclear, your life is full of awful surprises If you need to do it often and you’re bad at it…. maybe take a course?? How much would you pay for a lesson at the lesson store? Just because it's not what you wanted doesn't mean it&...

Erin is a writer, crafter, zinester, button-maker, decorator, and creativity recoverer. You can find her on Instagram @sullensquirrel , and see some of her art from this episode on our Instagram @arthorsepod . In this episode: What if you just hibernated when you felt like it (instead of fighting it)? Art kits are the best for when you don’t want to think too hard. Would you make art if you lived...

Kat is a sketchbook-filling digital artist and marine biologist/science communicator/part time largemouth bass in Ontario, Canada. What do you do if you’re sad but you’re not the kind of person who thrives on sadness in their art? If art is a big part of who you are then making art will (THEORETICALLY) make you feel more like yourself, right? Okay but what if you turn to art for relief and it feel...

Greg is a software developer based in our house. Find him on the internet on his website at https://schier.co/ . Are all creative problem solvers ArTiStEs?  Mo desk mo problems How do you decide what to let into your life? (Are you default no? Or default YES HERE HAVE MY SCARF TAKE IT IT'S YOURS) We need all different kinds of people who solve problems in different ways COULD ONE THING POSSIB...

Send me your voice!! I want to hear what you're working on. Ask me anything. Send a 30 second to 2 minute recording to arthorsepod@gmail.com ✨ What's the difference between "quitting" and "striking off on your own"? Advice is most helpful when you’re actively doing the work Beethoven made great things, and he’s still dead You don't need to always be Trying New T...

Don't let the weather determine whether you do the work or not There’s Trying and then there’s Fantasizing and Using The Fantasy as a Source of Guilt Maybe that thing that's been torturing you for years actually needs a new solution? Instantaneousness: not all it's cracked up to be What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing you di...

If it doesn’t make money is it worth doing? (Spoiler: YES) Ketchup: scheduling in daily creative time and sticking to your guns about it. Mayo: putting a notebook and pencil in your pocket. Don’t be the only voice in your head when you’re setting prices. Consider this your permission slip: you can teach TODAY You can find Sarah: on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_ann_nelson on her websi...

What do you do when it turns out you’re not who you thought you would be your whole life? You NEED nurturing community support. YOU NEED IT. You can host your own art show in your own house??? What happens if you (gasp) FRAME YOUR UNFINISHED WORK?? No one thrives when they're scared to lose what they built. You can find Sarah: on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_ann_nelson on her we...

Fiona takes a step back to focus on her life and her business(es!) and sneakin' in naps, while Jess scrambles to fill some kind of void by taking on a lot (like a LOT) of new projects. Including this one. Join the art club at patreon.com/arthorsepod . Find us on Instagram at  @arthorsepod . Say it to our face at arthorsepod@gmail.com. We mention: "Tuh Duh" : https://teuxdeux.com/ Sk...

Hey!! Just popping in to let you know the INNER WORLD Zine is available for preorder!! ✨  https://arthorsepod.com/zine ✨ This issue is a collection of listener-submitted artwork and stories about identity, self-reflection, and play and it's fabulous. You can get the PDF version for pay-what-you-want (including zero!) and you can preorder the paper copy for $15CAD with free shipping. Also: i...

Hiatus time! We’re taking a break from weekly episodes. In the meantime, you can find us in the Art Horse community discord through our Patreon at patreon.com/arthorsepod . We’ll let you know when we know what’s next! Thank you to everyone who’s submitted work to the zine so far --- if you’re still hanging on to that submission, you can get it to us at arthorsepod.com/zine or arthorsepod@gmail.com...

It’s always okay to throw yourself a pity party with a nice cake Sometimes it helps to google basic for-dummies shit --- like DO I HAVE ALL THE PIES You are guaranteed to miss out on almost everything life has to offer, and that is what makes your choices meaningful (thanks a lot Oliver Burkeman) By the time you’re 32 you know a little somethin somethin about tomorrow (and the next day) Does striv...

Sometimes you aim for the moon and you land among the stars..ky and hutch DVDs Some things you can jump into and figure out as you go in a timely fashion --- sometimes you need videos for babies to teach you the basics  Why didn’t I think of this earlier --- I should put up my OWN ART in my OWN HOME (via art shelves!) You’ve got to dip your toes before you can ask specific questions: How do you dr...

Jackie E. Davis makes a diary comic called Underpants and Overbites and you can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/underpantsandoverbites/   In this episode: No one has to live your life except you --- that means you get to choose what big commitments to make (and unmake) Which is more devastating: you’re trying to sell art supplies out of your car and no one comes? Or no one comes to your a...

You don’t have to sell your paintings in order to call yourself a painter! Is everyone out to trick you? (yes, if you’re the goalie) How are you supposed to make promises and commitments? Esp when they always require sacrifices How to know if a wish granted is gonna come back n bite u in the butt? How does taking risks prepare us for the great beyond?  Join the art club at patreon.com/arthorsepod...