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Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives and art lovers
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A podcast for artists, aspiring creatives, and art lovers.
Two artists share their thoughts on art, life and everything in between. Join Alice Sheridan and Louise Fletcher for honest, generous, and humorous conversations that will feed your creative soul AND get you thinking.
Two artists share their thoughts on art, life and everything in between. Join Alice Sheridan and Louise Fletcher for honest, generous, and humorous conversations that will feed your creative soul AND get you thinking.
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This week, we're talking all about collaboration. In response to two listener questions, we discuss the pros and cons of working with others, whether they be galleries, businesses or fellow artists. Collaborations can offer great rewards - as long as you ask some smart questions before committing.
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
In this episode, we dive into the joys of using mixed media—a playground for curiosity and creativity. We explore the fun (and challenges) of mixing materials, textures, and techniques, from graphic edges paired with loose lines to playful contrasts of smooth and rough textures. But it’s not all carefree: many artists find themselves relying on external materials, like magazine clippings or vintage photos, which can sometimes raise the question, "Am I enough without this?"
So, when is mixed media a tool for experimentation and trust-building? And when does it become a safe zone, holding us back from bolder artistic leaps?
Mentioned
Instagram Reel: dancing across the finish line: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBMAkx1t5iS/
Saunders Waterford hot press watercolour sketchbook
“Shrinking” on Apple TV
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week, we answer a question from Cherrie, who is curious about the benefits and downsides of teaching. This is something we have both thought about over the years and in this chat we share our perspectives. Our conversation spans both the positives (inspiration, realisations, variety in our days) and the negatives (do we lose out on our creativity because we give time and energy to others?)
If you have ever thought about teaching, either online or in person, we hope this chat helps you consider your options. And if you currently teach, maybe some of what we say will resonate.
Today Louise chats with British artist Annie Tempest about her life and work. Annie is an award-winning cartoonist whose work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, and has been a staple of Country Life magazine for over 30 years, but she is also a talented sculptor who is now exploring painting. Annie has found real freedom in her art practice, and her enthusiasm is infectious. In this conversation, Annie shares stories of her fascinating life, discusses the challenges of weekly deadlines, and explains the joy of making art just because you love it.
Mentioned
Annie's Instagram
Annie's sculpture (video)
Tottering by Gently
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Do you love the process of building up layers in your painting? Or perhaps you're wondering why layering is necessary and feeling frustrated with how long your paintings are taking you.
Today we are talking all things layering; from glazing to different substrates. Even if this isn't the way you work, they'll be something her for you as we veer into your role as an artist to orchestrate your painting or to follow your intuition.
Is layering the ultimate way to learn to 'let go'...?
Mentioned
Alice's paintings in 'The Essence' show at The Sanctuary Gallery www.thesanctuarygallery.com
Carol Marine 'Daily Painting' book
Laura Horne podcast ep 178
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week, Alice and Louise ponder the need for carving out time and space for our creativity. Perhaps it's even broader than that - perhaps it's about the idea of consciously designing your life; about creating an environment in which ideas can grow and flourish, and about making the necessary decisions to create that environment. We hope you enjoy this chat and perhaps it will spark some thoughts about your own priorities.
Mentioned
Kaos
The Bear
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week we are having a post-summer catch up on ongoing projects from tractors to tab guns. But beyond the required kit for any creative project, we're talking about striving vs spaciousness, and why having longer term projects which require long term effort are actually beneficial for your health!
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
As Louise prepares to teach her annual online course, she is joined by Californian artist (and former student) Rachel Davis, to discuss the ideas behind the course. The conversation centers on the importance of finding our own creative flow, and also the ways in which we sometimes block ourselves from accessing it. Our conversation touches on common fears and limiting beliefs and also the tricks we play on ourselves to overcome these.
We hope this conversation unlocks something for you, and we also hope you'll join the free Find Your Joy taster course for 8 days of unfettered creative flow! Click HERE to sign up.
Mentioned
Louise Find Your Joy free course
Rachel's course
Rachel on Instagram
This week, Alice and Louise discuss the process of making art, and ponder the question of control. Do our paintings come from us, or from somewhere else? Why do some paintings come together quickly while others seem to involve real struggle? During the course of our chat we cover the frustration of the messy middle, the idea of conversing with our work, and the constraints of time and other responsibilities on our creative process.
Mentioned
Rachel Davis https://www.racheldavisstudio.com
Rachel's online workshop https://www.racheldavisstudio.com/online-workshop
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Working on a collaborative project can feel a bit daunting - but can also be a joyous creative (and logistical!) challenge that will progress your output and lead to all sorts of opportunities. Today we hear from Claire Hankey and Shilpa Agashe who share the outcomes and learnings from their common love of plants - and a mixing of their different approaches which lead to a new collection of work, and also a rather unique exhibition.
See the collaborative artwork here:
https://www.clairehankeyartist.com/post/summer-nature-postcards-a-creative-exchange-between-2-artists-art-on-a-postcard
Listen to Claire’s Podcast Where the Art Began
Instagram: @clairehankeyartist
Find more about Shilpa Agashe and see the Reach Out project here:
https://www.shilpaagashe.com/reach-out/
Instagram: @agasheshilpa
Other creative collaborations:
Joan Mitchell - Poem collaboration https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/journal/celebrating-national-poetry-month
Basquiat/ Louis Vuitton collaboration
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warhol-x-basquiat-exhibition-fondation-louis-vuitton-1234663168/
Supplies mentioned:
Pink Ink here
Noodlers fountain pen in here
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
As artists we all stand on the shoulders of giants. Like magpies, we pick up inspiration and ideas as we move through the world. Hopefully we alchemise these ideas into something new and original to us ... but where do we draw the line between inspiration and emulation. When are we turning an idea into something new, versus simply lifting it wholesale. And what happens when someone takes your idea or artwork and markets it as their own?
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week Alice is joined by two UK gallery owners to discuss Open Call exhibitions - from the inside! When artists can sometimes feel submissions are a waste of time, two gallerists share why they choose to use this as part of their offer for artists, and the relationships which build from it.
They let us in on some of the behind the scenes set-up, and what it really takes to organise and run an open call, and what an ideal submission looks like.
We also push them on the tricky topic of costs and pricing - is this just a money-making scheme or after listening do you consider this a good investment. Let us know!
With thanks to Luke Tarpey from
www.tarpeygallery.com
and Joanna Myles from:
www.thesussexcontemporary.co.uk
You can find both guests on Instagram @tarpeygallery and @sussexcontemporary
You can listen to the Artist View episode ... and the situation which kick-started this whole subject back on Episode 256.
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Louise is in colour frustration as she uses paint in a different way out of the studio. And Alice is back from a third away event in as many weeks with some reflections about finding your direction and staying the course.
What does trusting your intuition really feel like? How we debate with logic and recognising what you don't even realise you need yet... when it happens in front of you.
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week, we're diving into what it means to live a creative life, and what toll it takes emotionally. Is there a way to regulate your emotional state through a large project or body of work? And should you even try? As Louise starts a major new project, we discuss dopamine hits, tears, and the importance of simply being present.
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Are submitting to open calls part of your practice? Maybe you find the rejection hard to handle? Or you're fed up of losing submission fees...
This week's show was prompted by a rather shocking and sad recent scenario involving the Livingstone gallery. If you got caught up in it, you're not alone. But it prompted a discussion about whether we should be more wary about open calls, or if they can be a beneficial element in building your career.
Alice is joined by Abigail Bowen and Jessie Woodward to discuss an artists view ... from getting organised to practising bravery and stepping outside your comfort zone.
We hope that later in the summer we'll hear the view from some gallery owners who organise open calls and why they organise them.
Mentioned
https://www.jessiewoodward.co.uk/
https://www.abigailbowen.com/
The Rise and Fall of Britpop
Miss me - Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week, we're talking about the long journey from initial idea to fully fledged reality. So often people give up at the very first hurdle, but we have both learned the value of persistence in our art and our businesses. In this episode, we share what we've learned, including "no you haven't ruined it," and "stop staring at the problem." There is genuine wisdom in this episode, and we hope our hard-earned lessons can help you stay the course in your own art practice.
Mentioned
Anna F. MacDonald (studio organising)
Live Declutter 27 June 2024 HERE
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week, we’re talking sales - or rather, we’re talking what happens if we take sales out of the equation. Alice has just finished a gallery show while Louise has a pile of finished paintings she hasn’t yet put on her website.
We discuss the role that sales play in our creative process and in our ultimate satisfaction. Is it important to exchange money for paintings? How would it feel to give work away? Or to make work with no intention of ever sharing it? And what impact would these decisions have on our creativity?
Mentioned
Jenny Fermor https://www.jennyfermorart.com/
Sara Breinlinger https://www.sarabreinlinger.com/
Rob and Rylan Grand Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcNFdnLtONQ
JM Hall book The Clock Stopped Dead
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Louisa Sugden is a photographer, stylist, and content creator with a large social media following and a house renovation that has taken 8 years (and counting). In this episode, Louise talks to Louisa about how she learned to slow down and enjoy life, even while living in semi-chaos, and how she has learned to share honestly on social media and Youtube, without worrying what people think.
Louisa might not be a painter, but we think she's a true artist and we hope you enjoy this inspiring conversation.
Mentioned
Louisa's Youtube channel
Louisa's Instagram
Louisa's website
Outside In
Poor Things
Richard E Grant
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
This week's episode began with a simple question: do you wash your brushes before finishing for the day? But we soon realised that work practices and studio set-up are a whole topic, so join us as we dive into storage, colour mixing, and the ways in which our spaces evolve as our work changes.
Mentioned
Windmill Hill
The Most Fun We Ever Had
Still Life
The Art of Gathering
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
In this solo episode, Louise reflects on a key principle of art-making - one that can take your art from good to great. If you want your art to connect with others, who better to learn from that Taylor Swift? Her new album is the most successful of all time, and Louise thinks she knows why. She also thinks we can all learn something from it. So if you want to make art that resonates deeply with other humans, this episode is for you.
Mentioned
The 1975 live at Madison Square Garden
Tortured Poets Department on Spotify
Find Alice Sheridan at:
www.alicesheridan.com
@alicesheridanstudio
Find more about Louise Fletcher:
www.louisefletcherart.com
@louisefletcher_art
Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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I loved the discussion. Thank you.
the journey is the destination 💗 enjoy the moment and remember that's what they are - moments that'll go by eventually
I feel I (and maybe others?) say no to things mentally because you feel you only have a limited amount of time ( lifetime or hours in the day!) and so a new thing feels like you are going to need to invest time in something which you are not sure will pay off...so your precious time has to be used in developing existing knowledge.
Enjoying listening about your travels and experiences - I’m on my sofa feeling useless with a migraine so it’s good to listen to life and art stuff and feel I’m absorbing something useful! Good luck with your trip, Louise.
I am enjoying the new format just as much as I did before. Both of you are great and I'll gladly listen to one or both of you, with or without guests. Very happy that Art Juice is continuing on, it is my favorite.
Brilliant episode again. I've been listening for a while now and taken many pieces of advice on board. It has helped me so much with my website which I always put last on my list. Thank you both, your doing an amazing job. all the best, Louise
I have a group of friends I get together with once a week. We laugh and tell stories and it always makes a week better. That's how this podcast is for me. There's information for artists but it also gives me a chance to laugh and say "I can relate to that". Keep doing what you're doing.
podted this in CA but thought you might both like to see it... 'Slightly off topic but just to say my eight year old son has been looking at lots of artworks in their topic recently and yesterday looked at Barbara Hepworth, one of my inspirations (we went on a family holiday to Wakefield to see the Hepworth gallery and Yorkshire sculpture park which he loved). So, they were asked to make sculptures out of natural materials. My son announced he made an abstract one (he knows that is my style of painting) - when I asked him what that was, he told me it 'was something that hadn't been invented yet as it was in your mind and more about what you felt'. Proud that something is rubbing off!'
I just started to follow the wonderful artist Elaine Tobin on Instagram because of this Podcast. Thank you for introducing me to her beautiful work!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
when I wrote my art dissertation when I interviewed abstract artists, I came to the conclusion that abstract artists are choosing to make inward observation and portray this, representational art is looking outward.
when I wrote my art dissertation when I interviewed abstract artists, I came to the conclusion that abstract artists are choosing to make inward observation and portray this, representational art is looking outward.
Must recommend Ruth Hogan's 'The Keeper of Lost Things' which is a beautifully crafted book about found objects and a running story which connects them. great to listen on audible. x
I just listened to this today and was stunned by the parallels of the book Alice just finished when this was recorded. Keep up the great work. This is a fabulous podcast.
Love this podcast. I've arrived late to the party and I'm chewing through the casts in order at the moment, and enjoying every minute! It's a great companion to a few hours in the studio, always informative but also laugh out loud funny in places. Highly recommended to anyone trying to make art of any sort for a living.
Hi Louise and Alice! Just bought you coffee to say thanks for a really honest, thought-provoking episode. Keep up the good work 👏 Paula x
I thoroughly love your podcasts. They are very inspirational.
Hi Ladies. I use a painter's drop cloth when I'm in my studio. serves the purpose and it's easy clean up.
listened for the first time today and really love it. thanks for taking time to do this.
i just love Kettle's yard...its a remarkable place.
I've now listened to just about All your podcasts in a period of 2 weeks! some I've listened to several times. there's so many things you say that I identify with. I'm glad I'm not alone. in fact today I was having almost a mental block and had to force myself into playing. I had you 2 talking while I painted! I LOVE HEARING YOU BOTH! thank you. I think I owe you another coffee! xx