For our final episode, we put ourselves on blast, bringing our artist partners in to talk about living as a two-artist couple, raising kids, and NOT collaborating with your partner. This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom. Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the ARTISTS RAISING KIDS COMPENDIUM at artistsu.org. You can find Darion McCloud at darionmccloud.com. You can find Elizabeth Stevens at www.kelizabethstevens.com. You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com

Our second Shadetree Mechanics episode where we sit down with an artist to talk through a challenge or issue. We talked with visual artist Emily Clanton about endless to-do lists, how long things really take, and getting your studio time. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: writing down everything you are doing. This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom. You can find Emily Clanton at emilyclantonart.com Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com

We talked with painter, muralist, hip hop artist, and alchemist Cedric Umoja about honest conversations, his three-artist household, and the difference between a condo and a community.

And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: artist mission statements.

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U.

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

You can find Cedric Umoja on his weekly hip hop radio show, Sumn for tha Cultcha, Monday-Saturday 8pm-9pm on Www.raidtheradio.com www.cedricumoja.com

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Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook atartistsu.org

You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com

Our first Shadetree Mechanics episode where we sit down with an artist to talk through a challenge or issue. We talked with storyteller and performer Kali Ferguson about shifting course and seeing funders as partners (not parents).

And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: What feeds your art practice beyond studio time?

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U.

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

You can find Kali Ferguson at:

Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org

You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com

We talk with visual artist Malik Greene. Working for "exposure." Getting an incredible letter from a fan. And being a black artist in February.

And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: knowing what your time costs.

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U.

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

You can find Malik Greene at:

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We talk with visual artist and "sewist" Camela Guevara. Asthma inhalers as a luxury item, tying knots with your charger cords, and making art while you're at your day job. 

And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: revenue streams for artists. 

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. 

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom. 

You can find Camela Guevara at:

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We talk with lifelong painter Ed Rice. Selling his first drawing for five bucks. Keeping that overhead low. And how to work on one artistic question for 50 years. Plus an Artists U tool: time design.

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U.

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

You can find Ed Rice at:

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Michaela Pilar Brown and Andrew Simonet interview FatRat Da Czar, Columbia SC hip hop artist and organizer.

Hip hop as folk music. The wall in Atlantic City that made FatRat fall in love with hip hop culture. And why he had to get his early rap tapes from white kids.

And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: strategic planning for individual artists.

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U.

Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

You can find FatRat online:

Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook at artistsu.org