Makings and Musings Podcast

Hi my creatives, Welcome to my first Solo Podcast! Transforming My Art Business: from Solo Classes to creating Online Courses and a creative community. I made a list of all my favourite tools, tech, software and art materials that I use to create my courses - download it for FREE here: https://www.makingsandmusings.com/product-page/free-download-list-of-tech-software-and-art-materials-i-use-to-mak...

Todays podcast guest is the wonderful Katie Chappell. Katie is a live illustrator (also called scribing, sketchnote taking, event illustrating) , she is one of the trio of the Goodship illustration and she shares a lot of her live as a self employed illustrator online. We had a lovely chat about starting a creative career, about how illustration makes everything more amazing and about the fact tha...

Hi my lovely creatives, Today's podcast guest is Ellie Breeze. Ellie is one of the cofounders and the community director of Together Culture, a cultural community space in Cambridge. Ellie is a fine artists and community builder. We spoke about failure, what you can learn from failure and why we need it! we spoke about building community, art materials, creative practice and finding inspiration. T...

In todays podcast I am talking to the wonderful Sarah von Rickenbach who I met at the Bologna Children's book fair. Sarah creates illustrations in mostly watercolours that show her love for animals and the natural world. You can find Sarah hereInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahvonric... website: https://www.sarahvonrickenbach.ch/ Shop: https://www.sarahvonrickenbach.ch/shop/ Sarah's stamp...

In todays podcast I am talking to the wonderful Jade who makes left wing, feminist activist art. Jade's designs are colourful, brave and cheeky. Next to running an online shop you will find Jade regularly at art markets. You can find Jade hereInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jademuatdodd/website: https://www.jademuatdodd.com/facebook https://www.facebook.com/jademuatdoddillustratorclothes: htt...

Hi my creatives, Todays podcast guest is Chantelle Chantelle hosts a youtube channel @chantellearts is active on Instagram and TikTok and she shares all aspects of her art journey. She joins in lots of art challenges and this is what we will do today too. We are going to fill a sketchbook page with a prompt from #ourplanetweek which runs annual and this year from 22 to 30 May 2023. You can find Ch...

Hi my lovely creatives, Todays wonderful podcast guest is Taaryn. Taaryn is an illustrator, designer, creator of beautiful jesmonite sculptures, she runs a shop and she educates others about what you need to do to build an illustration business. It was wonderful talking to Taaryn about her creative practice, career and inspiration.you can find Taaryn here:website: https://www.taaryn.com/instagram:...

My podcast guest for this episode of the Makings & Musings Podcast is Ella from where are the girlbands. Ella is a wonderful artist and Illustrator and she is involved in so many amazing creative projects. We spoke about inclusion in the music industry, painting, poetry and art school, sketchbooking and mental health! ★ The reference photo is of the wonderful  @minervadaisy3769  who gave us pe...

Hi my lovely creatives, In this audio-visual podcast I am painting with the wonderful illustrator Joy from Let's paint with Joy. We talk about Joy's journey from starting to paint to becoming a pattern designer to teaching art classes and off course we also talk about art materials, finding reference pictures and making colouring books.  Joy creates beautiful vibrant and colourful paintings w...

In this seasons Finale I speak with Mike from the Escape Bars in London.  The Escape bar in Stratford was the first place where I hosted my art classes with Makings and Musings and talking to Mike about how it all started was a lot of fun! Starting a bar is a dream for many of us and Mike has been able to make this a reality. Mike gives us some rare insights into the work behind the...

In today's episode I speak with Linh from Peonies & Co.  Linh is a photographer who specialises in Wedding, maternity and branding shoots.  You can get in touch with Linh and view her portfolio here:  https://www.instagram.com/peonies_co/ http://www.peoniesco.photography/ If you want to see some of Linh's illustrations, you can find those here: https://www.instagram.com/wanderes...

In Today's episode I speak with Poras from Baked With Light.  Poras is a lawyer, a jewellery maker and a photographer. He combines his crafts all together and runs Jewellery Smithing, ethical gold workshops and photography workshops in Dubai.  you can find Poras on:  https://www.bakedwithlight.com/ https://www.instagram.com/baked_with_light/ we spoke about the origin and ethics of g...

In this episode of mindfulness and Creativity I speak with Bea, the founder of Soley and the Bear. Bea recently started her own illustration business and she tells us about the reasons behind starting her company, what her creative process looks like and she shared her views on running a sustainable business.  You can find Soley and the Bear on Instagram www.instagram.com/soleyandthebear &nbs...

In Todays Podcast I am speaking with the wonderful Karen Timson. The nose behind the perfume brand Karen Timson Fine Fragrance.  Karen has always had an exceptional sense of smell and in this podcast episode she shares with us what led her to start her own perfume business, what different scents mean to her and how being in the present can be connected to certain fragrances.  Karen's lat...

In this podcast  episode I spoke with Sally Talal.  Sally is a wonderful artist who creates beautiful abstract art pieces, teaches painting classes and who through her community and volunteering work makes meaningful and creative connections with the people around her.  I am very excited to share this week's podcast with you. I personally felt super inspired to paint, meditate...

In today's Episode of Mindfulness & Creativity with Makings & Musings I speak with Klaudia from Frigginwell.  Frigginwell changes the way we start and finish our days by offering shower sets that come with a mindful ritual to follow. Each of these mindful shower sets is handmade and produced completely in the UK. Klaudia tells us all about why she chooses quality and ethics over quick...

In this Episode I spoke to the wonderful Beeta Taylor-Sadeghi.   Beeta is an artist in Modern calligraphy & lettering. She teaches workshops, makes bespoke commission pieces and you can buy her artwork, prints and sympathy cards in her etsy shop .  Beeta's website is  https://www.beetataylorsadeghi.com/  and you can find her on Instagram  @@beetataylorsadeghi...

In this episode I had a warm and open conversation with Kirsten from PresentHeart about Non Violent Communication, Creativity, community and building connections. Kirsten runs NVC sessions and workshops with her business PresentHeart. https://presentheart.nl/ Her website is currently in Dutch and more English information will follow soon.  If you are interested in joining an NVC session with...

For this first episode of the Makings and Musings Podcast I spoke with Henika from the School of Sensual Arts (during the recording the school was called Lessons Learnt Daily). We discussed Mindfulness, Creativity, Community, Tantra, Yoga, Travelling and Running your own business. She will tell us why she started her business and how she lives a creative life!  Henika teaches busy people to live a...