A walking episode from an imperfect member of the human group. Never say never: a polka do-overDress, saved by the belt"T he worst thing that could happen would be that I waste my life thinking about it, but never actually take a bite out of it because it feels like too much work" yikesHow to survive when someone breaks up with your creative project (no, I'm asking)I mention: Patsy Blouse by Charm Patterns: https://charmpatterns.com/shop/patsy-blouse/Art & Fear by Ted Orland and David Bay...

An update: calling dances, forming a band, and accumulating dings from the universe. I mention the book Art & Fear by David Bayles

A walking around the yard in range of the baby monitor episode! Accidentally manifesting four barn dance gigs in one week (too many?)Plus: coming full circle and calling on stage at the dance that originally inspired meRevisiting Folk Schools and nonprofitsYou COULD do anything. So what is it that you will do?I mention: Arts on the FlyBoot Scootin' BoogieTiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

In this episode: HOW DID THE FUNDRAISER GO?I hate when people take video at The Function (takes video at The Function)What if you just learned easier songs and could actually play them?If you miss dancing with your friends so much, why don't you just teach 'em how???We're all hurtling by on the conveyor belt of time and will eventually be in The Past just like everybody else (shit)I mention Fiddler/caller Gordon StobbeTennessee Waltz by Anne MurrayHoedowns, Reels, and Frolics by Phil Jamison

Andrea Holmes (of A. Holmes Art Studio) is mural painter, art mentor, fellow "bird lady", and now AUTHOR! based in McKinney, Texas. Andrea recently wrote a book with her friend Beth Fields called "Art Makes Magic", a guide for emerging artists around career, mediums, and mentorship. She's also got a thrilling, audacious goal: 100 bird murals around the world. 4 down, including one in Hawaii! Is your wall next? Hire her here: https://www.aholmesartstudio.com/ Also: How do you pick up the piece...

In this episode: Updates: the kiln works! the boat works! the yard... works!Gnarled, magical gardens all start somewhere, right?Women's fair: if I get to decide how I want to feel, I'll spend 10 hours with my back to the audienceSurviving (thriving?) square dance practiceI mention Paul Silveria's "Old Time Dance Party": https://paulsilveria.bandcamp.com/album/old-time-dance-party-full-album-and-booklet

In this episode: Easy come, very difficult go: de-stashing in a small townPocket welt revelationsWant to be more musical? Just paint a shuffle on it (what!?)I mention: Fibremood Marcia Jacket: https://www.fibremood.com/en/product/845-marcia-jacket-podDarol Anger's shuffle fiddle tip: https://youtu.be/K_1jJ_kHPro

A post-skunk solo walk. Maybe you can't make something (community) from nothing (no community)Spirited and joyful fiddle energy, plus the opposite (hunch-backed and wide-eyed)Finally, we're learning to call barn dances. By signing up to call a barn dance.I mention: Contra Calling: A Basic Text by Tony ParkesOld Time Dance Party by Paul Silveria13 Ways to Kill Your Community by Doug Griffiths1000 Hours Outside podcast

In this walking episode we're clearing a log jam: rage-sewingtackling kryptonite tasksfinishing big audacious art projectsI mention Daily Painting by Carol Marine13 Ways to Kill your CommunityTwig and TaleSalt Spring National Art Prize

A walking episode: Man was I ever burnt out just nowRefilling the creative well with classes and booksA childhood home remembered, a map madeLetting kids use the Good PaintTaking another crack at that damn quiltI mention A GREAT MANY THINGS in this episode: Fluent Forever pronunciation trainersAnki, the flashcard appThe Good Ship Illustration Picturebook CourseMartin Salisbury, author of 100 Great Children's Picturebooks and Illustrating Children's BooksBOOK: Daily Painting by Carol MarinePai...

A walking episode: January in review!! In which we did 5 events in 10 days (wtf?), including Life Drawing and Still Life painting. In this episode Apparently nobody comes to anything in January, even if they did in DecemberSell your early work, QUICK before you become a different personHow do you teach someone to love something?Becoming a gym girlie in your thirties (maybe)I mention: Syllabus by Lynda BarryPainting Portraits in Acrylic by Hashim Akib

A walking episode with *GASP* a microphone! Thanks Greg! Lots of old stuff comes back around in this episode. Getting a baby-size sweater pattern by scaling down and hitting "Print""Color Notes" and painting colours not thingsConfidence and competence over time, with practice? WHAT!?I mention: Didi pullover by Fibre Mood: https://www.fibremood.com/en/patterns/707-didi-pulloverGood Ship Illustration (free workshop): https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/HelenworkshopreplayDevon Walz UNIQUE c...

A walking in the yard episode, just a little update where I talk about Art Class and Dancing in the Dark and feel hopeful. Also: quilting colour woes, a mama sew-in, and other blue-sky ideas. I mention Modern Improv Quilting by Laura Veenema

Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist – primarily gourds, wood, and paper clay – based somewhere in the woods of Pennsylvania. Her folkloric and characterful masks drip with personality and take illustration 3 dimensional. See her work on Instagram at kristeneganart. You can hear more from Kristen in episode 126 and 130! This episode is so good! And also there's a little bit of background fuzz but I'm practicing imperfection so I don't sit on this great conversation for 6 months. In this epis...

And here we are within it. In this walking episode, some successes and their accompanying fears. What if you could get paid to just show up and be yourself?? well then I wouldn't have time for anything else like another kid or taking my stuff to the dump so I'd better notMaybe have a snack and give yourself a little break from the intensity of hating your own workSome ideas for visual artists to overcome art blockI mention Book: The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control, by Katherine Morgan...

In this walking episode: That oil painting class emboldened mePolka disasterI was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band?A revelation: what if life after social media just keeps getting bigger? and better???I mention: Paul Silveria (square/folk dancing): https://paulsilveria.bandcamp.com/album/old-time-dance-party-full-album-and-bookletCoffee Coffee Cake from "Dessert Person" by Claire SaffitzThe Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake KogaThe Body Keeps the Score by Be...

Gabrielle is a learning and development coordinator in a small town in BC - and she got married this summer! In this episode we talk about planning the wedding she never let herself dream about, planning events to match your values, and reclaiming girlhood. You can do what you WANT..... and how do you know do you want?A "full reset" isn't realIt's never too late to learn to paint your nails (if you want to!)

A walking episode with a dog and a very chatty baby. In this episode: Just thread the machine and walk awayShowing Up is a superpower that you can just choose to haveLetting things sit and developing your taste and knowledge in the meantimeI mention: Start with Hello by Shannan Martin

Emily Schanowski (from episode 84) returns to us as a full-time artist, now based in Appleton, WI. Moving to Appleton has been a big juicy change and now she's making her own markets and (finally!!) making zines! In this episode: making an art market in an eager and supportive communitypaying it forward with vendor mentorshipa book binding class as a catalyst for finally making zineswhat do you do when your heart says yes but your body politely declines?Find Emily's stickers, prints, and zine...

Found a clip of myself in a competition and here's some reflection, clarity and compassion. Mentions the competition clip from episode 136: https://youtu.be/x2rcgBJbUnc