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

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...

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...

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 reclaim...

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 ...

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:mak...

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

A walking episode, featuringego obliteration and recoveryfear does not keep you safethe "not so bad" trickyou're (I'm) acting like it's life or death and it ain'tdo I... learn to shuffle?

FINALLY A WALK! Some recent inspiration while carrying a big baby and walking a different big baby (the dog).Topics include:Oil paint inspo-timidation (and giving it a shot anyway)A short list of things that are Not...

Caitlin McIver is a sculptural ceramicist based in Seattle, WA. We last heard from Caitlin in episode 122, where she was wondering how to do more ceramics and less... other stuff – AND SHE'S FIGURED IT OUT!!A few big thoughts from this ...

In this episode:Living a little (aka spending the night in a coffin full of mosquitos)A square dance caller with a twinkle in his eyeGood news is everyone starts in the same place (knowing nothing)

Elisa Mack is a watercolour artist, teacher, and watercolour-teaching-small-business owner (Paint with Magenta), in Salem, Oregon. You can find her on Instagram @paintwithmagenta and on ...

This episode is a walk sans dog(s), about some things I'm excited about lately:(Finally,) a kiln update!!Doing regular things but except outside (like olive-oil blueberry pancakes)Cancelling classes and refusing to...

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

A walking around the house episode:Jess physically but not mentally joins a bluegrass jam bandMakes a spiritually adjacent attempt to get over a big fearGets a mystery package

Kat Middleton is a scientist and aFISHionado based in Ottawa, and we last heard from her in episode 79. In this episode, she takes big, brave steps towards a lifelong dream: animating a short film and submitting to a (very Art Horse-y) local an...

A walking-around-the-house episode:breaking news: what if hoarding supplies actually limits your future (instead of expanding it)?picking up the pieces after the Big Dance and goals become a little clearerhow do yo...

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

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher, and artist. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by North...

Capri Aspe is a little bit of everything: ballerina, composer, contra caller, puppeteer, film editor, travelling performer... and she's not afraid to add new things to that list!We talk about:Using existing works (eg. Barney...

This episode was recorded in August 2023. We last heard from Rikka in episode 103! She's a writer, sewist, and Asian ball-jointed doll enthusiast. You can find her on Instagram @crimsonchimera...

A walking around the house carrying baby episode.how many ways can you fuck up one pair of baby overalls?if I'm not making it like instagram says (bright colours!) then what's the point?play is only fun if it turns...

Caitlin McIver ("mc-EE-ver") is a ceramicist based in Seattle, WA. About a year and a half ago she moved across the country and found the creative love of her life: CLAY. A background in industrial design helped her find her voice in sculpture ...

A walk around the house:What happens when you get the right equipment for the job? You avoid itLeaving projects until they naturally resolve themselves2024: the year of no pressure but also a few long overdue thing...

I had a baby! And we're getting back on the horse with an unedited walking episode. Content: I talk a bit about How It Went aka doctors scaring me until about 11:53, and mention stillbirth but don't talk in detail about it.I talk a bit ...