Fail Like An Artist

This week on the pod Julie’s household has been hit by yet another bout of illness, causing her to fret over more missed studio time. Phoebe debriefs Julie on how her first ‘Sip and Paint’ art workshop went… and it brings up some profound realisations about why she has avoided teaching for so long. Julie realised she may now not be able to complete as many artworks for her exhibition, but shares a...

Woohoo! We’re back after a two week break - a break that almost broke Julie! We really missed recording and chatting to each other, and had so much to tell each other that this episode ended up just being a ‘catch up’ chat, rather than the Q&A episode we had planned (that will be coming next week instead). We hope you enjoy this informal, funny chat that’s even less structured or professional...

In this week’s episode Phoebe shares her ‘panic and the pizzeria’ and her decision to change her ‘word’ of the year. She talks about how this year she has felt like she has been on the backfoot and talks about the anxiety that she's been struggling with because of this. Julie lets us know how she got on at her first ‘artist meet-up’ social event, wonders whether she’s been taking photos illegally...

In this episode Phoebe and Julie open the can of worms that is AI in art. They discuss this rapidly evolving new technology and its impact in the art world. And what a messy can of worms it is! They acknowledge that with this landscape changing so rapidly, the information they share may well be out of date very quickly. They try to keep the conversation neutral however it does occasionally swerve...

As an artist, experiencing self-doubt and loneliness is inevitable, especially since many of us tend to work alone. In this episode, Julie shares her struggles with self-doubt and exhibition worries, & how she overcame a recent experience of the 'comparison trap' with the help of her art friends. Phoebe expresses concern that Julie is working too hard (does she ever sleep?) shares some excitin...

We’re back baby!! We hope you’ve missed us in your ears because we’ve certainly missed podcasting. This week the format has changed slightly, firstly you’ll notice the pod has dropped at the beginning of the week, (yay you can now plan your entire week around when to listen!) and secondly since we hadn’t had a proper chat for a while, we decided to keep this episode more of a catch up rather than...

To print, or not to print… that is the question. In this episode we delve into the world of prints. Julie talks about when she tried to make selling photographs work and why she doesn’t offer prints or photographs any more. Phoebe talks about her print offerings and how she feels she’s failing at making them a streamlined part of her business. This week we also reached out to two artists for extra...

This week on the pod Julie’s experiencing the ‘joys of teething’ and subsequent sleep deprivation, whilst working on so many large artworks that 1 meter actually feels small! Phoebe has learnt a new skill - wand making, is trying anything to make her recovery from covid speedier and is trying out sound healing (*woo woo alert)  to recalibrate her request for abundance. Then we move on to disc...

What is a ‘blue tick’ and what does it mean if you get one? This week we discussed the ins and outs of the new ‘paid for verification badge’ that Meta are offering Instagram users. We chat about how much does it cost, how can you get a discount, and what the benefits for artists - if any - actually are. We share feedback from those who got a blue tick prior to the paid version plus from a few arti...

What makes art original, when is copying ok and not ok? What can you do if you are worried about being copied? Phoebe opens up about a sensitive time, when she was blocked by an artist she admired, and also times when she has been copied and had images stolen and passed off as others’ work. Julie chats about sometimes feeling unoriginal due to the subject matters she paints, and how it feels to se...

We hate shipping, but it’s one of those things we both need to do, so join us to learn from our fails, but also our tips and tricks. We cover shipping fails like not charging enough, taxes and duties for international packages and damaged shipments. We answer some listener questions about how to package and send larger works, using recycled materials, how to package prints and end the episode...

We started today's episode with the title ‘juggling art & life, but it quickly morphed into a discussion on balancing art & motherhood. We do hope to expand on other areas of the balancing act of having a creative career , but we just couldn’t fit any more into this episode !  We discuss the difficulties in finding time for art while parenting; mum guilt, time restraints, and financia...

This week on the pod Phoebe and Julie have a follow up conversation about Instagram, this time answering listener questions. We chat about everything from scammers, bots, and fake followers to recording reels without cringing and choosing hashtags. As you can see this is quite a long episode, avd we still didn’t manage to answer every question that was submitted. If your question wasn’t answered w...

This week Julie and Phoebe discuss imposter syndrome. From feeling not good enough to feeling like a fake, the ways it has impacted us and our different strategies for overcoming it (or not).  This podcast was recorded on the eve of Cyclone Gabrielle hitting NZ. Clearly we didn’t have any idea about the kind of destruction it would have. If you’re wanting to donate, you can go to the red cros...

Julie & Phoebe discuss the changing instagram landscape, Phoebe talks about the ways she’s continuing her growth, tips like continuing to focus on quality captions and images, challenges. JB talks about researching tips and advice. We discuss the fallacy of thinking that followers = sales, and Phoebe shares a handy acronym to help you when thinking about what to post for maximum engagement. Pl...

Varnishing ; What you should do, when you should trial (always) and all the different fails.  Dust, Different brands, different processes, timing, panicking, removing varnish.. here’s to learning from our mistakes !  Questions from: @Ian_Versace_artis t Mentioned : m Langridge webpage Gamblin webpage Lorraine Loots Samantha Dennyson MarcoGrassi Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com...

In this episode Phoebe and Julie talk about some of their exhibition failures. From location to sales, solo shows, art fairs & everything in between we chat about our fails and what we’ve learned.  Mentioned : Helen Dean Rosie Carson of Elemental Jewellery Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com @juliebattisti Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com @phoebeganderart Subscribe to the podcast...

Failing at commissions. It’s good to have a process, turns out that both Phoebe and Julie learned this the hard way. In this episode discuss a few failures around processes and approaches to collectors, what we’ve learned and the changes we still need to make!  See out mailing list for a list of commission recommendations: Mailing List We share some a funny listener fail one anonymous listene...

In episode two we’re talking about art education. Julie studied Visual Arts at University and Phoebe is largely self taught from online courses. We discussed how we both felt we’d failed in some ways with our choices, and what we learnt. Julie talks about what she regrets regarding her decision to go to art school and what she saw as being the biggest things she got out of it, and Phoebe disc...

It's episode 1 of Fail Like An Artist! In today's episode, we are discussing the juicy and elusive topic of “finding your style” - Is it something you need to search for? Are you born with one? Is it ok for it to change? What's the difference between style and genre?? Julie chats about when she felt called to bring in a completely different subject matter, and how that affected her style and made...

What's it all about? Failing, learning, and laughing. This trailer is just a little intro into what we'll be discussing on our podcast; how our failures in our creative process and lives have taught us valuable insights into how to progress (and how not to) as artists. First episode drops Jan 11 2023, Subscribe now so you don't miss it! Follow us @faillikeanartist for more updates! Newsletter can...