Being away from the usual place where we create, whether because we are moving house or just away for a short trip, can be a disruption or a source of inspiration. In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle discuss where you can get ideas for travel art kits, to what their 'must haves' are when they are on the move.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Episode #16 - Welcoming & Dreaming into Your 2022

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website – www.michellewalkerart.com

Michelle on Instagram – www.instagram.com/michellewalkerart

Michelle on YouTube – www.youtube.com/c/michellewalkerart

Jennifer’s website – www.jenniferruthrussell.com

Jennifer on Patreon – www.patreon.com/JenniferandMichael

Everyone loves setting goals, right? Yes, well you'll love this episode. Join Michelle for a look at what a BeeHAG (that's Big Hairy Audacious Goals) are  and why they are so powerful for you and the business of being an artist... A simple process to magnetise them so you're attracting what you need to make them a reality using the skills you have as an artist... and A Critical Barrier to watch for that will stall your progress. And if this barrier is present for you, Michelle gives some tips and hints on what to do about it!  

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website – www.michellewalkerart.com

Michelle on Instagram – www.instagram.com/michellewalkerart

Michelle on YouTube – www.youtube.com/c/michellewalkerart

Jennifer’s website – www.jenniferruthrussell.com

Jennifer on Patreon – www.patreon.com/JenniferandMichael

NEW Year Blessings! Are you ready to embrace 2022? To get you into the swing, in this episode Jennifer and Michelle step you through their 'Welcoming the New Year' rituals. If you already have a way of bringing in the new year, you might like to add some new ideas... If you don't, then download the handout (www.michellewalker.com.au/podcast), grab a cuppa and settle in for some serious dreaming up for 2022. Enjoy! And here's to a year that is beyond your wildest dreams in love, abundance and creativity.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website – www.michellewalkerart.com

Michelle on Instagram – www.instagram.com/michellewalkerart

Michelle on YouTube – www.youtube.com/c/michellewalkerart

Jennifer’s website – www.jenniferruthrussell.com

Jennifer on Patreon – www.patreon.com/JenniferandMichael

…And just like that, it’s a wrap!

2021 is rapidly coming to an end. What do you do to celebrate the wins and acknowledge the challenges so you feel ready to move into the new year? Jennifer and Michelle take you through their ‘end of year’ rituals – what they do to reflect on their year and harvest the gems from it. This episode comes with a downloadable handout!  

Artists, inspirational people and resources mentioned in this podcast include: Kylie Gartside (https://kyliegartsidemaker.com/workshops) and you can download your own Harvesting the Gems handout at https://michellewalker.com.au/podcast/

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

Do you get those times when your ‘dance card’ is crazy full, and you don’t seem to have time for your art? If that’s something you’ve wrestled with, then this episode will be just the thing. Jennifer and Michelle talk about how to juggle caring for our creative practice and ourselves when life is throwing a ton at you. Some of the answers are about how we approach our days in our thinking and in our hearts… and some are just very practical ideas of how we manage our calendars.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle dive deeper into their conversation about money. They explore the 5 different types of money and how it can show up in our lives with different experiences and beliefs. Understanding what is true for you around your money situation is the first step to shifting your experience.

If you are interested in the money piece of your creative business and life, then you might enjoy Episode #4: Money, Profits and Scarcity Gremlins.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

As creatives, we know we need to share our work to grow and improve. Listening to the marketing gurus, we are told we need to make our *brand* stand out and grow our audiences to have a successful creative business. The logic is a big audience of raving fans will lead to lots of adoring customers. Along the way, putting ourselves 'out there' in the world of the interwebs, means we may attract comments from people who aren't raving fans. How, as artists, do we deal with the critics and the fans that come across our paths? In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle discuss this from a number of angles and the whole 'myth' / fairy-tale of how to deal with feedback.

Artists, inspirational people and resources mentioned in this podcast include: Love without End by Glenda Green and Nicholas Wilton.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

So you’ve just returned to the studio from a workshop or class… What happens next? The way we integrate new ideas and techniques for our art-making matters. In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle discuss Michelle’s recent week-long art retreat, the importance of her studio sketchbook for capturing the ideas and how she approaches the workshop integration process after the class is finished.

Artists and inspirations mentioned in this podcast include: Donald James Waters and Michelle’s working with charcoal on canvas video.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

Developing an idea from the creative spark through to a finished product has a certain ‘arc’. In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle talk about what’s involved for their music / song-writing and painting / jewellery design fields. In particular, how it is experienced from a head and heart level as well as the role of control and surrender.

Inspirational people and resources mentioned in this podcast include: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (books: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention; TED Talk); and the book Anna: The Voice of the Magdalenes.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon

It's September, which is a special month for Michelle - she is celebrating the release of her Spring 2021 Collection of enamel jewellery, her 10th wedding anniversary with Ian and her 56th spin around the sun. In this episode, Jennifer and Michelle talk about marking and celebrating milestones and what it looks like when we have big achievements or bodies of work come to a close. Michelle also talks about her new project, #mark180, where she is celebrating each of her last 180 days at her beloved farm with mindful art out in the paddock. You can follow that on her Instagram feed.

You can find your hosts at these places:

Michelle’s website | on Instagram | on YouTube

Jennifer’s website | on Patreon