The Independent Artist Podcast

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  This week's topics include our spring show schedule, the courage to show new work, and young people selling at fine art fairs. Welcome to the pod this week Mark Winter from Milwaukee, WI. https://markwi...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  This week's topics include The Gasparilla Festival of Art's big prize money, Douglas's looming surgery, and impatient collectors. Welcome to the pod this week Kimber Fiebiger, from Minneapolis...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  Douglas talks about his reactions to The Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Other topics include removing cheaters from the show, emerging artists, and friends on the road. Welcome to the pod this week Betty Jäger...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  Douglas talks about getting ready for his run of shows in Florida and Will heads to the mountains to deliver his work for a gallery show. Other topics include fighting the winter doldrums and the studio apat...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  Today we discuss feeling a little FOMO, choosing a studio space, how to react when bad stuff happens, and art show news. Welcome our guest to the pod, Luke Proctor https://lproctorironworks.com/ from Mount H...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  Today we discuss the results from The NAIA Artist's Survey with the Board Chair, Benjamin Frey https://www.benjaminfrey.com/ . Results are posted on NAIA's website http://www.naiaartists.org/ Today...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING. We discuss the artist's point of view regarding the creation of their work, aspects of who they are, and how they make a living at it. Sample these clips from season 1. PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW US............

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING. We discuss the artist's point of view regarding the creation of their work, aspects of who they are, and how they make a living at it. Sample these clips from season 1. PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW US............

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ , professional working artists who talk with guests about ART & SELLING.  Today we discuss the Armadillo Artist Bazaar in Austin and a look back over season 1 with trivia about our past guest interviews. Will has a conversation with artist Dylan Strzynski http://www.dylanstrzynski...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about the role of academia on working artists, art show etiquette, and sales distractions. Douglas chats with printmaker Helen Gotlib https://www.helengotlib.com/ who talks about her...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about finding a new van on the road,  the digital art debate, and making changes to shows based on post COVID results. Will has a conversation with artist Dylan Strzynski http://www....

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about driving to La Quinta, eating well on the road, and vehicle troubles. Douglas chats with contemporary wood sculptor Jay McDougall https://www.jaymcdougall.com/ . They discuss Ja...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about Art on the Square in Belleville, hotel struggles, and turning points in our art careers. Will chats with artist partnership Signe & Genna Grushovenko https://www.grushovenk...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about the Bayou City downtown show, coming to the end of the art fair season,  and about being a new exhibiting artist at shows. Douglas chats with drawing artist Jeribai Andrew-JaJa...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will talk about show rollovers, NAIA survey, and getting started at art fairs. Will interviews ceramic sculptor,  Michael Schwegmann https://www.schwegmannstudios.com/ . Michael describes his...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will give their personal reviews from Art in the Pearl, Cherry Creek, and The St. Louis Art Fair. Douglas interviews painter Eric Lee, https://www.presteau.com/ Eric's background before b...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will jump into a discussion about a packed September run of shows, finishing studio artwork, and studio equipment repairs. Will interviews jeweler Debra Adelson https://debraadelsonjewelry.com...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. Douglas and Will discuss the assumed risks involved in being an Independent Artist as it relates to cross-country travel, financial liabilities, and COVID risks. Douglas chats with fellow glassblower Ambe...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. This week's preamble discussion includes topics around travel trailers, van campers, and breakthrough COVID infections. Will chats with watercolor painter William Kwamena-Poh https://www.williamkfine...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. This week's preamble discussion includes a report on Ann Arbor, selling in the rain, show junkies, and making choices that seem counterintuitive. Douglas chats with the President of The Art of Events...

***The audio in this episode has been re-worked and re-released. Give it another listen to capture all of Daryl Thetford's pearls of wisdom. Join the conversation with artist Daryl Thetford as he reveals his experience with jurying into shows when the new category of digital art first started and the courage it takes to walk away from an established career. Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth http...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. We're back, baby! We talk about our show events this past weekend, reading the subtleties of our collectors, and finding inspiration from unexpected sources. Douglas chats with sculptor and mixed med...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. This week we discuss COVID restrictions lifted in Chicago prior to The Old Town Art Fair, selling superstitions, and being an independent artist. Will chats with Michele Friedman and John Ames from Artist...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. This week we discuss Ann Arbor's about face on their cancellation, turning a customer maybe to a YES, and a toast to Russell Yerkes. Douglas has a conversation with artist and career mentor Chris Dah...

Join co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth https://www.sigwarthglass.com / and Will Armstrong http://www.willarmstrongart.com/ as they discuss topics that affect the lives and livelihood of art show artists. This week we discuss the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival award winners and showing work that was juried into a show pre-pandemic.  Will has a conversation with photographer Clifton Henri https://www.cli...