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Hold onto your seats folks, for a wild ride.  This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa sit down with our very own Supervillian Artist known as the Sucklord.  

This ‘Anti Artist’ Artist discusses how he came to be ‘Suckadelic’ and regails us with his moment in stardom as a reality television artist on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.  

We end this episode with the amazing Kehinde Wiley and his Powerful Exhibit, “An Archeology of Silence”.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa this week for a delightful conversion about staying focused on your goals as an artist.  

We spent time earlier this year talking about creating art with a specific intention in mind, and next we discussed setting goals with this intentional art.  Now we can follow through with our road map to  success and learn about how to stay focused and not veer from our path.  

The episode ends with a fascinating Art News segment about the controversial Year of the Rabbit Stamp.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

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Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for an incredible interview with the hardworking and dedicated Steven Russell Black.  Steven shares his journey to becoming a full time artist, as well as what inspires him, and how he makes a living doing his dream job,

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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Welcome to our first Artist Panel Episode!  This week we have Catherine Moore, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, Cassandra Kim, and Mary Syring.  

The ladies dive deep into labels.  What do labels mean for an artist?  Are they good?  Are they bad?  Are they helpful?  Let’s find on Off the Easel Podcast.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for a fabulous philosophical interview with the incredibly talented and hard working Luke Chueh.  Luke shares his humble beginnings into the underground artworld, and gives invaluable advice to artists starting out.  Luke inspires us to create and think outside the box.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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What is success as an artist?  This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa break it down.  Is it about money, Or can success be  about creating art, trying new mediums, and growing as a creative?  Let’s find out this week on Off the Easel.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have a wonderful conversation with the  incredibly talented and creative Travis Louie!  Travis regales us with wonderful stories about his experience as an artist. teacher, and people watcher.  He explains the inspiration behind his paintings as well some of his tips and tricks with paint.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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Join Catherine Moore, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, and special guest host Bob Doucette!  This week the artists talk about art history.  Is art history helpful to these artists?  Did they learn from the masters?  Let’s find out this week on Off the Easel!

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for their first interview with an international Artist!  

Ryan Heshka joins the ladies all the way from Canada.  He delights them with stories about the creation of his Mean Girls Club Graphic Novel, working as an animator, creating children's books, and so much more!  

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

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This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa discuss pricing your artwork. Do you multiply your length times your height, use an hourly wage, or maybe you compare your prices to the other artists close by?  Let’s sum it up on Off the Easel.

Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at:

Skye Becker-Yamakawa

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/
• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/teaandcanvas/
• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

Polka Dot Raven

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/polkadotraven/