Lunch for Artists

The second and final helping of the season finale is here! Graphic Design flavored for the printer! Co-host and master in this field, Laura, continues to serve her expertise along with co-host Selina’s experience in commission work. We have but licked the frosting of the many layers of the art world this season and we anticipate diving deeper the next! Stay tuned and if you are an artist who wants...

The final course of the season is here, served in two parts! We end on the topic of Graphic Design, with a focus on the digital production. We started this series on Selina’s specialty and end it with Laura’s! Graphic design is the part of art that is involved in everything we see in our daily lives like packaging, signage, logos, cards, magazines, commercials- if you see a visual element to anyth...

We have a very special guest, Artist Jaime, who enlightens us about the realm of the Hand-Lettering art! Cross your T’s and dot your i’s to learn how you might dip your inkwell pen into the professional scene of this art form. She also shares her story in managing disability as an artist. Catch her beautiful insight and advice during this episode and if you have anything to share about your own ex...

Mastering the elements doesn’t stop at clay and fire- but now water! Watercolor has been a medium that can test the skill of an artist; it’s almost unpredictable in nature, absorbency, dripping, splatters are all variables and it takes a controlled hand to create fine delicate strokes. A beautiful paint that can be such an expressive style. Let’s dive into the world of watercolor! If you have a wa...

From snapping a photo of your food to capturing historical moments, photography has become a major tool in our lives. This art form is now easily accessible to a lot of us with just our handheld devices! We reminisce about the classic methods to producing an image and artists that had treaded this territory before us. If you are a photographer, please share your work with us at lunch4artists@gmail...

The airy dust of pastels fills the air this episode! The color payoff and texture this medium provides has brought beautiful works into existence for ages. Let us decompress and discuss the compressed colorful cousin of charcoal. If you or anyone you know has art in this medium, share it with us at lunch4artists@gmail.com so we may feature it on the pod or instagram!

From the ashes rises an art form that gives life to compressed smokey remains. Charcoal! We have been wielding charcoal for as long as we have encountered fire. We dust the surface of what this medium has to offer. Both our hosts are big fans of the stuff and would like to hear your opinions and see your art too! Share with us at lunch4artists@gmail.com so we can feature your work on our Insta and...

Another centuries old practice that has brought us some of the coolest wares throughout the ages: amor, weaponry, jewelry, and structures. Metal Working is a tough art form but versatile as it can produce sturdy works that can withstand battle to delicate ornaments we adorn our bodies with. We chime in with our encounters with the craft but if you have any experience with bending the earth element...

Why wouldn’t we want to whittle wood? This episode we discuss the woodworking craft from small carving to construction. From nostalgic campfire side crafting to big DIY undertakings, woodworking comes in all forms. If you happen to be a master at this art, please share your work with us at lunch4artists@gmail.com we’d love to give you a spotlight on the podcast!

After perusing the menu, we decided on Paper Crafts this week. A form of art that can be very nostalgic; a memory of your very first school-age project or at-home crafting table, when origami first intrigued you, or braiding strips into friendship bracelets. But the paper material isn’t just one-dimensional. Many artists have taken the medium to new heights and we are going to discuss it all this...

Our main course today is dessert as we take a slice out of the art of cake decorating! As we ice the surface of this delicious topic we share moments we relate to catering to a crowd and our new obsession with Princess Peach’s baker mode in her newest game. If you are a baker, decorator, food Artist, we would love to dig more in to this field from your perspective! Email lunch4artists@gmail.com an...

This week we discuss blowin’ hot air, and we don’t mean us yappin’. We crack the surface of the glass blowing technique along with other glassware manipulation methods. This centuries old art form has withstood the test of time and new artists continue to break the mold in our modern day. If you have had experience in the glass arts, tell us and share your work at lunch4artists@gmail.com, we’d lov...

Our hosts discuss the big vast dish of digital illustration. Laura as a working digital artist and Selina with traditional preference for her freelancing, both share their experience and values of this medium. With modern times comes new tastes and tech to make art more accessible to feed our creativity in animation, illustration, and design. If you are a digital artist or have a favorite way to i...

Guest artists Tasha & Taelor join our lunch table to talk about their business based in Resin Art! We get their perspective working with this medium and participating in cons. Friends and business partners T & T give you their advice for getting into this craft! If you have more questions or topic requests, email Lunch4artists@gmail.com

Grab your mug and make your favorite hot drink, you’re just in time to talk about Pottery with us! With or without the wheel, this Earth-bending art form turns our heads with what artists can do using the elements from the ground. Mugs, bowls, statues, and other vessels, there’s a whole menu of clay art for us to talk about! If you have any experience in this 3D medium, let us know at Lunch4artist...

Presentation is everything, and the art of makeup is all about it! From theater, to photography, film, and daily life, makeup takes on many roles. We touch on its history and the appreciation of makeup artists to this day! Have you been experienced in this field or any other creative work? Tell us your story and share your work to lunch4artists@gmail.com so we can get to know you fellow artists ou...

Save those leftovers, one man’s scrap is another man’s treasure. We talk about the art of Scrapbooking, the preservation of memories and the collection of kawaii stickers! Branching off into other side dishes of conversation as usual, we provide more morsels for your listening pleasure. And with anything you hear us discuss, feel free to email us at lunch4artists@gmail.com with your thoughts, stor...

We get tangled up in the wooly world of the Fiber Arts! We have a special feature crochet artist this episode, DollyDaisha from Instagram, who shares her start and business in this field. To top off this treat, we sprinkle in our own stories, discuss other modern textile artists, and games that feature this art form. Do you have the ability to knit, sew, or crochet? Tell us your experience or send...

In this episode, we get animated about animation! We dig right in to the spicy debate of traditional versus digital animation and dissect a few of the most recent films’ techniques. We bring our own experiences in this medium to the table as well as our weekly saucy suggestions in the Nerd Corner! Do you prefer 2D or 3D animated films? Share your thoughts or stories if you work or dabble in the an...

Welcome to the first episode of Lunch For Artists! We’re dipping our brushes into the topic of oil painting. What sets this medium apart and what artists demonstrate its properties best? Our preferences on the matter, what games have our attention lately, and other takes just to warm us up as we start diving into the vast variety of mediums in the art world. Send us your thoughts; working painters...

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