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