Art Life Plan Podcast

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the “ugly stage” of creative work, which is that deeply annoying part where the project looks wrong before it starts making sense. We’ll look at why this stage is so easy to misread, how to tell the difference between a failed project and an unfinished one, and a few ways to keep going without turning the whole thing into an identity crisis.

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the role of play in studio practice, and why play is not separate from serious creative work. We’ll look at low-stakes making, curiosity, material tests, weird experiments, and how play can help loosen your practice when everything starts feeling too tight.

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the role of rest in creative work, and why rest is not separate from the practice. We’ll look at creative depletion, different kinds of tired, how to tell the difference between avoidance and needing a break, and why rest helps make a creative life more sustainable.

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about the pressure artists feel to be visible all the time, especially when sharing the work starts to feel like another job layered on top of making the work. We’ll look at what parts of your practice might need more privacy, how to create a visibility rhythm that actually fits your life, and why being findable does not have to mean being constantly avail...

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about why slow growth is still growth, especially when your art, shop, audience, studio practice, or creative business feels like it is taking longer than you hoped. We’ll look at how to notice progress that is easy to overlook, why sustainable growth matters, and how smaller steps can still move your practice forward.

This week on Art Life Plan, we’re talking about knowing when to quit a project, when to keep going, and how to tell the difference between a project that’s hard and a project that’s done. We’ll look at guilt, unfinished work, creative energy, and why letting something go can sometimes be part of keeping your practice honest. Chat with me on instagram or on the website !

Running an online shop is not just making products. It is also shipping, inventory, product photos, emails, marketing, packaging, website updates, and trying to figure out how all of that fits into your actual life and energy level. In this episode, I’m talking about building a shop around the way you naturally work instead of forcing yourself into a business structure that constantly burns you ou...

Sketchbooks have started to feel more performative than they used to, like every page needs to look finished or shareable. This week on Art Life Plan, we’re getting back to what they’re actually for…messy thinking, unfinished ideas, testing materials, and giving yourself space to work things out without an audience.

No ideas? In this episode, I’m walking through what that looks like for me and how I find my way back into the work without overcomplicating it.

What do you actually want from your art business? In this episode, I’m talking through how I’ve been rethinking mine… what I’m building, what I’m letting go of, and how to shape your work so it actually supports your life, not just your output. If things feel a little off even when they’re going “well,” this is a good moment to pause and check in.

At some point, sharing your work can start to feel like a performance. In this episode, I talk through why that happens and how you can shift it so it feels more like documenting your process instead of presenting it. If posting your work has been feeling heavier than it should, this is a way to rethink it.

The same ideas keep showing up in your notebooks for a reason. In this episode, we talk about the creative list loop, why it happens, and how to take one idea off the page and actually try it without overcomplicating the process.

There’s a point where your taste shifts and suddenly your work doesn’t feel like it’s keeping up. In this episode, I talk through that gap between what you can see and what you can make, why it happens, and how to work through it without spiraling or shutting down. Ira Glass on Creativity Say hi on instagram or visit the website

We all have that pile of work that we don’t like…but also can’t throw away. In this episode, I talk through why that happens and what you can actually do with those pieces instead of letting them sit there. If you’ve been holding onto work that feels unfinished or off, this is a way to start looking at it differently.

There’s a point where selling your work starts to feel like it’s pulling you away from actually making it. In this episode, I talk through why that happens, why it’s not a personal failure, and how you can start to separate those two modes so they don’t compete with each other. If selling has been feeling heavy or off lately, this is a gentle reset.

A lot of artists feel comfortable making their work… but the moment it’s time to write about it, everything suddenly feels harder. The piece is finished, the photo is ready, and then you open Instagram and that blank caption box just sits there staring at you. In this episode, I’m talking about why that happens and why it’s actually really common for artists who think visually. Most of us are thin...

At a certain point in your art life, experimentation starts to change. In the beginning it often means trying everything. Over time it becomes more intentional. In this episode I talk about what that next stage can look like, from working with constraints to experimenting with your process instead of just materials. If your work has been feeling a little restless lately, this might be a sign that...

How tightly are you holding your ideas right now? In this episode, I talk through the different ways artists work with ideas, from research-heavy planning to letting meaning emerge through making. We’ll look at how parameters form, why ideas are allowed to change, and how paying attention to your own process can bring more clarity than trying to get everything right at the start. This one’s about...

Still trying to figure out your artistic style and wondering why it hasn’t “clicked” yet? In this episode, we talk about what style actually is, why it rarely shows up all at once, and how it quietly forms while you’re already doing the work. This isn’t about forcing a look or chasing visual consistency for social media. It’s about paying attention to patterns, process, and the decisions you make...

Pausing can feel risky when you’re a creative person. It can feel like losing momentum or falling behind. In this episode, I talk about why pauses aren’t a failure or a lack of motivation, but a necessary part of how creative work actually functions. We look at what a pause can really look like, why creativity doesn’t disappear when you slow down, and how stepping back can quietly change your rela...

If you’ve ever felt behind as an artist or like your path doesn’t look the way it’s “supposed” to, this episode is for you. We talk about why most creative lives aren’t linear, how detours and pauses are part of the process, and why progress isn’t always visible from the outside. This is a grounding conversation about letting go of comparison, moving at a pace that fits your real life, and trustin...

We made it to February! So, January was a bit of a slog (mostly thanks to snow, also thanks to some burnout) and now there's some action in the studio. In this episode, I chat about processes (and being ok with yours!) as well as .... what to do about selling our art? (or better...when should we sell our art?) Visit me on the website or on instagram .

It's still quiet in my art studio but....things are brewing. I sense a new series is coming and I've been having some fun with the "fig tree" challenge linked below. Ellbat: I have 365 Days to change my life (first video) and her video that follows the above on the system.

It's a quick catch up episode on my week 1 on my self-imposed creative sabbatical. How has your first "official" post-holiday week been for your creative practice?

New year…new creative year. In this episode, I’m talking about where I’m actually at right now in my process, what’s feeling real, what’s feeling messy, and what I’m carrying into this next season. No resolutions. No pressure to reinvent myself. Just an honest check in on energy, time, capacity, and the kind of creative rhythm I want this year. Did you make a resolution? Do tell! The chat on Stefa...