Creatives Get Real

Roben-Marie & Sandi discuss their very different viewpoints on collaboration. One of us is a spoon and one is a fork. A teeny tiny fork.

Take-Aways:
Benefits of collaboration:

• learn new techniques and products
• reach new audiences
• uniting communities
• building confidence

How to choose a collaboration partner:

• setting a limit just in case it doesn't work out 
• choose someone who is friendly, encouraging and showing up 
• have an idea ready to present
• keep an eye out for collaboration partners

Then be brave...


LINKS
Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching

Roben-Marie & Sandi are stranded on a tropical island with a small art kit. What are their must have items and why?

Take Aways:

• Our favorites are the things that we reach for again and again.
• Having less can be very freeing.
• Less stuff equals less decisions
• One of us is going to need solar power! Or a really long extension cord.

LINKS
Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching

Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

Today we are discussing FOMO (fear of missing out). It is hard to treat and a cure seems unlikely in our social media world. We are all tempted by that new shiny product, cool new technique or the challenge that "everyone" is doing.

Take Aways:

• FOMO can derail your progress and take you down the wrong path
• FOMO can cause magical thinking when you think the newest thing can change the way you do art.
• Understanding your art self is the best defense.
• Stay in your lane. Be true to your art self and say no to those impulses.

LINKS
Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching

Social media can be very inspiring AND so scary. We discuss how to overcome the fear of sharing your work online. And why DID Sandi unfollow Roben-Marie on Pinterest?

TAKE AWAYS:

• Pick the platform you love & start sharing.
• If you make art, you are an artist. Own it.
• It's 99% encouragement and 1% negative judgement.
• There is room for everyone. Be Brave!

LINKS
Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching

Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

We discuss how creativity showed up in our childhoods and started us in the creative life. We share the mediums we have tried, enjoyed and sometimes abandoned when our true loves were discovered.

Take Aways -

• Art is a shifting path that changes you as a creative and as a human.
• Experimentation & education were vital to our growth.
• Sometimes ignorance IS bliss.

LINKS
Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching

Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

In our premiere episode, we talk about how we met and what we were thinking as we sat across from each other that first time. We discuss our goals for the podcast including how we named it.

Take Aways -

• Taking a risk can lead to huge growth in your creative life.
• Art friendships can be a very productive and inspiring tool.
• Never say never!

LINKS
Roben-Marie:
Website
Courses
Maker's Tech U

Sandi Keene:
Website
Popup Art Classes
Coaching