Make Do

By Relay FM

What's Make Do about?

Tiff Arment and Julia Skott talk about art and making. They won’t teach you how to turn your creativity into a business. Or how to do anything, really. They just want to talk about doing stuff. Hosted by Tiffany Arment and Julia Skott.

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Make Do episodes:

12.02.2021
92: Get To Giving!
We share some things to give to makers, and some things to give from makers and small businesses. And add some things to our own wishlists in the process.
11.18.2021
91: Who Knows Where Ideas Come From
What sets us off on a specific project? Do we even know?
11.03.2021
90: Interior Inspirations
We talk about the things we have around us that inspire in different ways. What makes you an art collector?
10.20.2021
89: Grief and Good Times
Julia catches everyone up on what's been going on, including why she had to call a brief hiatus.
08.25.2021
88: More Market, More Making!
Tiff had a bigger and awesome market, so we talk a bit about table neighbors, future plans, and all that fun stuff.
08.13.2021
87: Your Phone As An Art Tool
07.28.2021
86: Can We Just Not?
Sometimes you just have to roll with where your mood takes you. And sometimes that mood is not for making.
07.14.2021
85: How Ya Doing?
06.30.2021
84: Show Report!
After a quick update on Julia's application situation, Tiff shares her experiences selling at an art show.
06.16.2021
83: Josh Millard And The Cubes
We're joined by Josh Millard from MetaFilter who tells us about drawing horses and sponges and cubes, and trying lots of things.
06.02.2021
82: Rejected and Dejected
Julia has some failure to try and figure out, so we talk through rejection and frustration.
05.19.2021
81: What's In A Name?
How do you name your business, your art pieces, or your knits? Turns out, we have a lot of feelings.
05.05.2021
80: Pins and Pens and Prioritizing
We read a lovely listener email and discuss how you can pin down the idea butterflies.
04.21.2021
79: When Thing Turns To Art
When does making a thing start to feel like doing An Art? Also: Julia shares the projects for her art school applications.
04.07.2021
78: One Big Leap For Podkind
Julia has made kind of a big decision, and Tiff has a lot of questions.
03.24.2021
77: Sharing Is Caring
How do we share - and not share - our spaces?
03.10.2021
76: Confidence and Consternation
A check-in and catch-up also turns into some deep thoughts.
02.24.2021
75: Creation in Isolation
Tiff shares some new thoughts on selling her art pieces, and then we discuss why so many people are getting into making and crafting during quarantine.
02.10.2021
74: Tik Tok, Don't Stop
The clock app has turned out to be a really good place to find inspiration and encouragement. We share and discuss some things that hit us in different parts of the feels.
01.27.2021
73: Just Kidding
How do you figure out when to introduce more grown-up crafts and tools to tiny beings? And then, how do you go about it?
01.13.2021
72: 2020 Visions
Well, that was a year. We discuss things we made and what we're - maybe, possibly, carefully - planning for 2021.
12.23.2020
71: John Siracusa and the Game Loop of Art
John Siracusa comes on to talk about the skill tree of art and making, over-encouraging, and lots of different things.
12.09.2020
70: Gift Guide!
We suggest some fun things and some boring but very practical things, and possibly share a sneaky tip for the people in our lives who have to figure out what to get us.
11.25.2020
69: Commission, Commission, What's Your Mission?
How do you take a commission? Should you? We try to figure it all out.
11.11.2020
68: Losing An Identity?
Julia has been thinking about what it would be like to lose pottery entirely; she and Tiff cheer each other up.
10.28.2020
67: More A's To Your Qs!
We take on some great listener questions about important topics like retreats, planning and overplanning, and desserts.
10.14.2020
66: Done Is Beautiful; Simple Is Hard
09.30.2020
65: Glass and New Things
We get into Tiff's new hobby, and talk a little bit about getting into new things.
09.16.2020
64: Keeping It Real
Is realistic art better than not? Is it important to be able to draw or sculpt with a realistic result? How many times can Julia say "yes and no" in one episode?
09.02.2020
63: Getting Good as Heck
It's OK to not want to be super best - but if you WANT to get really good, how do you do that? We discuss motivators, tips and tricks, and plain ol stubbornness.
08.19.2020
62: Tiff Did The Thing!
Tiff did the thing and sold her stuff at a walking art fair! We talk about how that feels, and about some of the practicalities.
08.05.2020
61: A Whack on the Side of the Head
We take on a book about shaking loose your creativity.
07.22.2020
60: I Give You Three Tasks
We think of three fun and-or weird projects for each other to do. And then just keep coming up with stuff!
07.08.2020
59: Apathy, Empathy, and Inspiration
We talk about people who inspire us in different ways - but also why it can be hard to feel that inspiration and encouragement.
06.24.2020
58: When You Just Can't Even
We talk a little bit about what to do when you can’t make things, for whatever reason. Is it always a bad thing?
05.27.2020
57: Routines and Rituals
Do you have a special hat you put on to paint? A candle that helps you write? We discuss the rituals and habits we create around our art – and what to do when those rituals don’t, in fact,...
05.13.2020
56: Eating The Elephant One Bite At A Time
A listener email has us talking about the differences in getting ready to do BIG projects and smaller ones. Does the giant mountain start to feel smaller after you climb it once?
04.29.2020
55: K. Tempest Bradford and The Power of Narrative
Julia talks to writer and podcast neighbor K. Tempest Bradford about being a creative, teaching people how to write, and whose stories get told and by whom.
04.15.2020
54: Don't Tell Me How To Hobby
We take on a listener question about feeling like you’re not doing your hobby right and producing worthy things, and how that can make you hesitate to even do it at all.
04.01.2020
53: Stu-stu-studio
A whole room? A rented space? A tiny corner? There are lots of ways to set up a studio for the stuff you make. Not everything will work for all people, but there are a lot of things that can...
03.18.2020
52: Give In, Give Up, Let Go.
When do you give up on things? Or entire crafts? Basically, we try to answer the fundamental question: ”What IS fun?”
03.04.2020
51: Thank... You?
We follow up on leaning into pretention, and then try to figure out how to accept compliments gracefully. Or at all.
02.19.2020
50: To Write With Light
Photography! We talk about Tiff’s path to becoming a capital P photographer - and, of course, if photography is Art. Also why pictures with that white frame around them felt so much more fancy when you were a kid.
02.05.2020
49: Little Boxes, All The Same
”Your brain is infinite, but your space is limited.” Tiff gets deep when we talk about organizing your materials. By function? By craft? By color? Bye bye?
01.22.2020
48: The Not-So-Distant Future
It’s time to dream and plan for 2020. Not in hindsight. Foresight. Also: How do you find a new hobby?
12.25.2019
47: Brain Potatoes
We talk about our year and what we’ve maybe learned. Sort of. CW: This episode contains some discussion of mental health.
12.11.2019
46: A No-Good Heartbreaker, A Liar And A Cheat
It can be hard to get over the feeling that you’re cheating somehow, if you’re not doing Art exactly the way you think it ought to be done. Why is that?
11.27.2019
45: A Safe Place To Get Lost
Studiomate Jamie is back to talk about her year of boldness and about vulnerability. Also: Borrow other people’s stuff!
11.13.2019
44: Keeping It Cosy
It’s time to put on comfy slippers and do some nice, cosy, undemanding crafts. (Or is it?)
10.30.2019
43: Julia: Journalist Jabber
Tiff gets to turn the questions back on Julia, for a discussion about journalism and pottery as careers.

What's Make Do about?

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Make Do episodes:

92: Get To Giving!

91: Who Knows Where Ideas Come From

90: Interior Inspirations

89: Grief and Good Times

88: More Market, More Making!

87: Your Phone As An Art Tool

86: Can We Just Not?

85: How Ya Doing?

84: Show Report!

83: Josh Millard And The Cubes

82: Rejected and Dejected

81: What's In A Name?

80: Pins and Pens and Prioritizing

79: When Thing Turns To Art

78: One Big Leap For Podkind

77: Sharing Is Caring

76: Confidence and Consternation

75: Creation in Isolation

74: Tik Tok, Don't Stop

73: Just Kidding

72: 2020 Visions

71: John Siracusa and the Game Loop of Art

70: Gift Guide!

69: Commission, Commission, What's Your Mission?

68: Losing An Identity?

67: More A's To Your Qs!

66: Done Is Beautiful; Simple Is Hard

65: Glass and New Things

64: Keeping It Real

63: Getting Good as Heck

62: Tiff Did The Thing!

61: A Whack on the Side of the Head

60: I Give You Three Tasks

59: Apathy, Empathy, and Inspiration

58: When You Just Can't Even

57: Routines and Rituals

56: Eating The Elephant One Bite At A Time

55: K. Tempest Bradford and The Power of Narrative

54: Don't Tell Me How To Hobby

53: Stu-stu-studio

52: Give In, Give Up, Let Go.

51: Thank... You?

50: To Write With Light

49: Little Boxes, All The Same

48: The Not-So-Distant Future

47: Brain Potatoes

46: A No-Good Heartbreaker, A Liar And A Cheat

45: A Safe Place To Get Lost

44: Keeping It Cosy

43: Julia: Journalist Jabber