Jaclyn Gordyan returns to chat about the experience of preparing artworks for exhibition, the art show itself, dealing with the time after the exhibition, and transitioning to the next project, which may be in a different medium.

Monique Mulligan chats about the pressures of productivity versus creativity, and art versus craft. And how all that relates to writing, painting and sewing.

Nicki Traikos chats about painting portraits with watercolours. How is painting portraits different to portrait photography? How do you use watercolours for portraits when the paints are so difficult to control? Nicki's courses can be found on her website: https://www.lifeidesign.com

Mia Amphlett chats about the charms of instant photography. You can find Mia's photos on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/mia_amphlett

Car Rose joins Kim to chat about art journalling, as well as writing, quilting, and other creative endeavours. Car’s Blog: https://carorose.typepad.com IG: carrosecreative Ministry of Crafty Shenanigans podcast http://ministryofcraftyshenanigans.com

Gina-Marie Cincinnati returns to talk about exhibiting your art. https://ginamariecincinnati.com

Kim chats with three other artists about art journalling. Previous guests are Kylie O'Grady, Uncle Frogface, and first time guest Car Rose.

The Incognito Art Show is a unique annual art show that is open to all artists. Incognito means that artists names are kept secret until after their artwork has been sold. This means that the majority of people purchase art based on what they like rather than the name and reputation of the artist. All profits are donated to organisations helping artists with disabilities, and all artworks are priced at $100 Australian Dollars (about $66 US Dollars, €61 Euros, £52 British Pounds, respectively, in May 2024). https://www.incognitoartshow.com

Kim continues her series on how to art journal. This time looking at art supplies and what to put in the journal. http://artsupplyposse.com

Samantha Gehrmann chats about spinning, weaving, and photography. https://www.samanthagehrmann.com.au

Kim talks about artworks that made an impression on her during a visit to The Art Institute of Chicago. We would like to hear your experiences with artworks. Record them on your phone and send them to us. Email at the end of the podcast, or via private message on Instagram.

Sean Southerland, a.k.a. Uncle Frogface, is creative across a wide variety of art forms. Sean chats about the difference between creativity and productivity, and how art helped him overcome a debilitating illness. Find Sean everywhere online under his moniker Uncle Frogface.

Jessica Tivendale creates handmade chocolate bars and uses the different flavours to inspire her visual art work. For example, chocolate flavour notes inspire colour palettes.

Gina Marie Cincinnati returns to chat about her experiences being selected to exhibit her art at the XIV Florence Biennale, and what's involved in shipping artworks internationally. To understand why "carnets" exist in the art world, check out the short podcast series "The Professor". https://brazen.fm/the-professor/ https://ginamariecincinnati.com

Brooke Shaden creates surprising and dark images that feel like paintings, but are manipulated photos featuring herself playing different characters. https://brookeshaden.com

Kristy Rice chats about focussing on the joy of creating art. http://kristyrice.com/

Elishia Jackson creates fibre art using basket weaving techniques. Find Elishia on Instagram at @elishia.jacksonart https://www.instagram.com/elishia.jacksonart/

Mixed media artist Kylie O Grady chats about not having a fixed process and letting yourself be guided by constraints and "happy accidents", as Bob Ross would say. https://www.instagram.com/kylieogradyart Note: this episode contains adult language.

Kim Mak returns for a chat about creative endeavours over the past year of 2023 and ideas for 2024. https://bettymaewrote.com Special guest appearance by one very chatty bird. Probably a channel billed cuckoo or Asian koe.

Josh Dykgraaf creates elaborate photo manipulations of endangered animal species using natural objects, such as leaves to represent bird feathers. https://www.joshdykgraaf.com

Neale James, a man of many names, has been a wedding photographer for 20 years. But at heart, his imagery is that of a documentary photographer. Before becoming a professional photographer, Neale was a professional radio broadcaster. Neale is also host of the Photowalk podcast, and co-host of the Fujicast podcast. https://www.nealejames.com https://photowalk.show

A chat with documentary photographer Kamal X about his work and new book Black Astronaut. https://www.iamkamalx.com

Kim Mak chats about letter writing and her stationery design business. Betty Mae Wrote stationery https://bettymaewrote.com Instagram @bettymaewrote

Nicki Traikos is a painter and calligrapher. https://www.nickitraikos.com

Crystal Tan tells us how she picked up watercolor paints and immediately took to them. Crystal currently paints loose watercolour florals, but she's also been trying out acrylics and mixed media. https://www.crystaltanart.com

Diana Briscoe talks about cold wax painting and experimenting with many different art supplies. https://www.instagram.com/dianabriscoeart/

Note! There's strong language in this episode. https://www.gabriellemotola.com

Denise Smith and Nicky Normandale tell us about their current top three art supplies. Contact us if you want to tell us about your top three art supplies. Nicky Normandale is on Instagram as @miss_nicky_creates.

Note! There's some mild swearing in this episode. Christine Garvey talks with Kim about art education and the importance of playfulness when creating art. https://www.amightypractice.com

Kim answers a listener question about how to get started with art journalling. She explains what an art journal is, some pre-made notebooks and journals you can use, as well as alternatives and materials you probably already have.

Gary Mills is a multifaceted artist who seeks creativity in all he does. Gary talks about his path from cook to fashion designer, to university art teacher, and the creative workshops he does today. https://linktr.ee/garymillsdesigns

Sarah De Jonge talks about her project 1000 Hearts. Sarah began creating pocket-sized hearts made of wool felt and sending them to strangers as an act of kindness. The project is now global, and has people all over the world creating the hearts out of various materials, using many different techniques. https://www.1000hearts.com.au/about/about-sarah

Gina-Marie Cincinnati is a collage artist participating in the XIV Florence Biennale 2023. She chats with Kim about her art journey from the USA to Germany, the UK, and now Japan. https://ginamariecincinnati.com https://www.instagram.com/awomanwithoutacountry/

Rachel chats about her eclectic crafting interests, the joy in being able to craft any time, and 15 years of blogging about crafting. https://thebarefootcrafter.com

Rutuja is co-founder of Viviva Colors, a manufacturer of easily portable watercolors. The paints are on sheets of paper making them lightweight and as easy to carry as a sketchpad. https://vivivacolors.com

Anna (@alchemist_anna) chats with Kim about struggling to accept the creation of art as something truly worthwhile.

Rachel Pierman went from presenting a crafting show on TV, to starting her own crafting business called Crafty Monkies. Rachel chats with Kim about how she rediscovered her creative side after being reminded how she had crafted with her dad as a young girl. https://www.craftymonkies.com

Kim and three guests discuss The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

Hannah Austin tells how a move to Oregon inspired her art of creating landscapes with embroidery techniques. Hannah runs an online store. She talks about what its like to run that full time, deal with social media marketing, and care for her family. Hannah also creates embroidery kits available in her shop. You will find her everywhere under the name "needle or thread". http://needleorthread.com/

Sarah O'Halloran joins Kim to talk about the art and craft of Sashiko. Wikipedia on Sashiko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashiko

Vered Brett is an abstract artist living in Portugal. Vered always wanted to be an artist, but had a long journey before taking up art professionally. https://www.veredbrett.com

Kim chats with Rebecca Weeks Howard and Alan Trautman about various art-making topics like the immediate feeling after creating a piece of art, versus how you feel after gaining distance to your art.

Please contact Kim and let her know what you would like to hear, and send your suggestions for artists to interview. Or maybe you would like to talk about your own art or favourite art supplies on the podcast? Listen to the message for how to contact Kim.

Mary D'Rozario was fed up of being confined to her home due to illness and exchanged her house for an RV (recreational vehicle). Her art supplies take up a significant amount of space in her RV. Mary now creates art while travelling. She has written a book titled "The Airstream that Ran Away with the Spoon". Mary is on Instagram as @loafingcactus

Denise Smith talks about how creating art calms her mind, and finding her way to art later in life.

Jaclyn Gordyan talks about collecting, appreciating, and using natural objects like tree bark as the main focus for her artwork.

Holly Forbes talks about the freedom of painting abstracts. Visit Holly‘s website to see her paintings. https://www.hollyforbes.com/

A panel of previous guests and one new guest look back over the past two years to discuss how the pandemic and other changes have influenced their art and lives as artists.