We started today's episode with the title ‘juggling art & life, but it quickly morphed into a discussion on balancing art & motherhood. We do hope to expand on other areas of the balancing act of having a creative career , but we just couldn’t fit any more into this episode ! 
We discuss the difficulties in finding time for art while parenting; mum guilt, time restraints, and financial pressure. Phoebe was primarily a mum first and then had to carve out time from her life for art, and Julie started her art career first and then had to find a way to parent and still find time to create. We also answer a bunch of listener questions and share some fails. 
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Failing at Art & Motherhood

A podcast discussing all the ways we’ve failed as artists - with insights, advice &amp; humour. Each episode we discuss a failure &amp; what we learnt from it
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It was so nice to record a new episode for you! in this episode we touch on what has been keeping us in and out of the studio lately, and why there's been a lengthy break between podcast episodes!
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Failing to record a podcast

In this episode we reflect back on 2023 and chat about the biggest things that we’ve learnt through all the ups and downs. Thanks for sticking with us this year! we’re not entirely sure how our Christmas/New Year scheduling will go, but we’ll get you the next episode as oon as we can! xx JB & PG
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Reflecting Back On The Year

This week we are chatting about perceptions. Phoebe recently reached a milestone and tipped over 100,000 Instagram followers, so we chat about how this came about after a long time little growth. We discuss how this number is a bit like being ‘rich in Monopoly’ and doesn’t mean instant sales or success. We delve into how it is impossible to predict when a reel will go viral, and also how follower count can impact people’s expectations and perceptions. We both have different ways of communicating using Instagram, but the one key similarity is that we never stray from being ourselves - sharing in a way that comes most naturally to us - and we both agree that using it to keep an up-to-date portfolio of work and building a genuine connection with your audience is far more important than follower count number. We also talk about what to do when you feel like there’s “no point” in posting because of the algorithm, and what holds artists (ourselves included) back from posting, such as worrying about how others perceive you and your art. We hope you found this week’s episode interesting, please let us know your thoughts and any questions it raised. PG & JB

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Perceptions Around Instagram

This week we are chatting about how we reboot or start new artworks and art projects. We discuss the ways that we have failed at this in the past, by jumping in too quickly and not fully allowing ideas to develop, and how we both want to get better at pausing before rushing ahead. When thinking about planning, it’s no surprise that Julie is more of a spreadsheet user and Phoebe tends to use her less reliable ‘mind map’ system… We also discover the ‘interesting’ way that Phoebe visualises a year. We hope you enjoy this chat, please share with us how you like to plan and restart! PG & JB
Mentioned: Sarah Tasker - Letters To A Hopeful Creative Episode here Listener Fail: Sierra Roberts @sierrarobertspaint
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Failing Forward - Learning To Pause Before You Start

It’s been a minute since we sat down to record, and we just about forgot how to do it! This episode sees us catching up with the big life events that have been the reason for our absence. Phoebe’s trip to the UK and Julie’s visit back to Australia for her solo exhibition. We chat about the highs and lows of the past couple of months, barely scratching the surface, but at least we know there will be more episodes to come! That you for sticking with us whilst we took a pause… We hope you enjoyed this episode! PG & JBMentioned:Julie’s exhibition: Above & Below Listener Fail: Charlotte Buskin @charlottebuskinartist
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart  & Phoebe’s newsletter: Podcast Website: Submit a question or fail here Buy us a Ko-fi!  Please don’t forget to rate and review! And take a screenshot and tag us in your stories to help spread the word… Keep Failing! Julie & Phoebe xx 
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Failing at Art & Motherhood

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