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This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa had the privilege of interviewing the amazing Daniel Attaboy Seifert.  

Atta comes to us from the Bay Area.  He is originally from Long Island and currently runs his art business, and magazine from Northern California.  Atta started his art career as a toy designer, and moved into being a professor at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  

Atta also co-founded Hi Fructose magazine with his lovely wife and fellow artist Annie Owens.  Atta is the parent of the international art scavenger hunt, Game of Shrooms.  Even with all of these projects, Atta is still a very prolific artist, with his current traveling art exhibit, Upcycled Garden Project.  

You can hear Atta describe his experiences, share stories from his career and so much more.  Get ready to be inspired this week with Attaboy!

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What is ‘Artist Block'?  Why are you experiencing it?  How do you get past it?  These are some of the questions Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa will answer this week on Off the Easel Podcast. 

Artist Block, also known as Creative Block, can be a frustrating part of the creative process.  Is it rooted in fear?  Fear of the unknown, fear of the lack of acceptance?  Listen to Catherine and Skye share their experiences with artist block and how they have overcome it.  

The episode ends with a heartwarming story about Spike Lee's shoes and a charity auction.  

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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Catherine Moore

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In this episode of Off the Easel Podcast, Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa interview the incredibly talented and hard working Matthew Grabelsky.  

Matthew comes to us from sunny Los Angeles, California where he creates beautiful photo realistic oil paintings of people with animal heads with tongue in cheek style and themes.  

Matthew graduated Rice University with a double major of Art History and Astrophysics.  He is a very intelligent and well educated creative with a strong work ethic.  Matthew works with many galleries around the world.  He just had a solo show at Thinkspace in Los Angeles, California, and will have another solo with Dorothy Circus in Rome, Italy.

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for a captivating episode about ‘How to write an Artist Statement.’  

First the ladies explain what an Artist Statement is.  Next they discuss the difference between an Artist Statement versus an Artist Bio?  Lastly they give helpful tips and personal experience on how to take on this monumental task.  

The episode ends with an entertaining Art News segment about Robert Banks, or as we know him, ‘Banksy.”

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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Welcome to Off the Easel Podcast.  This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have a fantastic interview with the captivating Juliet Schreckinger.  

Juliet  teaches us about the native language of black and white.  As a pen and ink artist, Juliet utilizes the traditional method of stippling with tiny micron pens and graphite.  

Wise beyond her years, Juliet seeks to educate the viewer about the magic and whimsy of nature, specifically marine life.  

Juliet tells us of her incredible book “The Ghost Lights: Volume I” she is publishing and a sequel on the horizon. 

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

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This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have a special guest host, Cassandra Kim!  

Cassandra joins the ladies for a discussion on how to add value to your artwork.  What does this mean?  Listen to the ladies, because they will define what value means to a small business, and describe three specific methods to add more value to your artwork.  

The episode ends with a delightful Art News Story about the Mona Lisa.

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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Coming all the way from Canada, Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have a wonderful interview this week with Jacub Gagnon.  

Jacub is an acrylic artist who specializes in animal paintings with thoughtful clever titles.  He describes  the inspiration behind his work and explains his process, and technique.  

Jacub shows at Thinks[ace Gallery and has started curating shows, such as the Zelda Show at Gallery 1988.  You can find his work oin his website or on Instagram @jacubgagnon.

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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Season 3 Promo 

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

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This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have an in depth conversation about Proactive versus Reactive Behavior.  

What is Proactive Behavior?  What is Reactive Behavior?   Find out this week when the ladies define these behaviors, list the pros of each one, and personal experiences.  

The episode ends with a fascinating Art News Story about a new software to protect artists against AI.

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Skye Becker-Yamakawa

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• Web:  http://www.skyesart.com/

Catherine Moore

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• Web: http://teaandcanvas.com/

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Join Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore as they travel all the way to the UK to interview Craww, or Shaun Friend.  

Shaun delights the ladies with his evolution from art director to full time fine artist.  Shaun describes his process and inspires artists to sketch and save those moleskins.  Shaun explains the mystery and meaning behind his beautiful artwork as well as what inspires him.  

Get your pencils out and get ready to be inspired by Shaun Friend!

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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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