In this episode Laura and Peter answer some more of the questions that have been sent by our listeners.  If you have a question please do send it, either via our Social Media: Instagram and Facebook: Ask An Artist Podcast, or through our website: www.askanartistpodcast.com

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In this episode of Ask an Artist Peter and Laura are talking about some of the awful things that have happened during their careers as artists, things that have gone wrong for them, things that have been said and experiences that they might prefer to forget about.

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As an artist or maker your primary function is to make things.  However the things you make and the things you do can often be used in ways other than just for their appreciation!  In this episode Peter and Laura talk about ways of making the most out of your output: greetings cards, teaching aids, books, videos, content for social media.
Much of what you do day to day can be incorporated into teaching or marketing in ways that you might otherwise have had to create from scratch.  It may sound a bit too business-like, but Peter and Laura both see themselves as business people, so work smart and be efficient and successful! 

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Laura and Peter are both fortunate in having partners who share their creative views.  For each of them this has developed into something more though and in this episode Laura and Peter talk with Ben and Kimberley about being the other half of an art business partnership.
Ben - The Talented Mr B - is framer, photographer, video producer, carpenter, packer, delivery-man, exhibition stand builder, driver, and various other things for Laura - he is also a photographer in his own right.
Kimberley - The equally Talented Mrs K - is a teacher, an administrator, writer, book-keeper, co-owner of the Courtyard Art School, and various other things for Peter - she is also an accomplished textile artist, a qualified primary school teacher and a mother to two young children.

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Peter and Laura tackle a few more listener questions: Is it OK for an artist to work across various genres or should they find their place and stick with it?  As a portrait artist should I advertise pricing on my website?  I am an artist by I'm also very shy. Can I avoid being the public face of my work?

Listen to what Peter and Laura have to say about these topics and if you have questions yourself then send them to us via our social media or through our website: www.askanartistpodcast.com

Laura and Peter have talked about teaching several times, it forms a part of both of their working lives.  However they both teach adults; people who have sought them out. Teaching children is a bit different, but maybe not as different as you might think.  Peter's wife, Kimberley is a qualified primary school teacher and in this episode she discusses the experience of teaching children and in what ways it compares to teaching grown-ups!

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Time to cast the cat in among the pigeons! Laura and Peter are joined in this debate by Silversmith James Dougal and 'the Talented Mr B. (Ben Boswell) to talk about craft and art as descriptions of their work and of the way they identify themselves.
Asking 100 people what the difference is between art and craft, or what the respective values of art and craft are and you will get 100 different answers.  After recording this and listening to our four interpretations I think we all agree that a fundamental level you need both to create beautiful things and maybe the line is so blurry that we are all better off calling ourselves 'artist/craftspeople' - a more 'maker-fluid' description!

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Laura and Peter have another rummage in the post bag in this episode to answer some of the listener questions we have received.  Today we have questions on working for friends, dealing with 'site specific' artworks and wether it is a good idea to work in multiple media.

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In this episode of Ask an Artist Peter and Laura discuss 'Branding' - they are not trying to get you to burn symbols into your flesh, but is it a good idea to develop a brand identity?  On balance they believe it is, a consistent look and feel to your communications and interactions with your customers helps them to recognise you right from the start.

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In today's episode Laura and Peter interview James Dougall whose journey into being a silversmith had a few fascinating twists and turns.  Now a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths James came to the business late after working in several other fields.  His story will hopefully give hope to many 'second career' artists!

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