The Create! Podcast

Join me (Kat) on a mini-episode in which I share words of encouragement for slower seasons, times when it feels like nothing is happening, and shifting our perspective on these moments.

I share how observing the ebb and flow of my business is helping me find time for rest, inspiration and not fight the flow of life. This episode will inspire you to focus on a bigger vision and dream even in the off-season of your life or art career.

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Alicia was thrilled to guest host a new episode bringing back a previous guest, Shelby McFadden. She was the original graphic designer on the Create! Magazine team, who also did the layouts for both versions of our Smartist Guide books. In the years since we first interviewed her on The Create Podcast, she's since gone on to launch a new art & lifestyle publication called CandyFloss Magazine and an immensely successful wearable art and home goods Etsy shop called Fugly Barbie. This interview covers balancing time between business and being a mom, growing her Etsy store in just one year, and so much more!

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Join host Ekaterina Popova and paper cut artist Rosa Leff on this motivating episode. Rosa shares how she started using paper as her medium, why she chose this subject matter, and offers tips on how to show up for yourself and find the best opportunities for your art.

Between painting alongside her grandmother and watching her father build reproduction antique furniture, Rosa Leff grew up seeing no distinction between fine art and craft. What mattered was that things were made by hand and done well. It is with that in mind that she creates her hand-cut paper pieces. Each of Leff's papercuts is cut by hand from a single sheet of paper using a knife. Her cityscapes are based on photos she's taken in her neighborhood and all over the world. While Leff is best known for her ability to capture thin tangles of powerlines and intricate brickwork, she also enjoys experimenting with novel media such as paper plates and paper towels. Leff delights in bringing a modern, urban perspective to a traditional folk medium.

Leff serves on the board of The Guild of American Papercutters and is a member of The Paper Artist Collective. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States and in China. She resides in Baltimore with her husband and chihuahuas, Chalupa and Refrito.

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Alicia guest hosts an interview with painter Seth Remsnyder.

"Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake." Kurt Vonnegut

Seth Remsnyder began seriously painting in 1996 at the behest of his high school art teacher, Mr. Charles Acri. "Ack" as the kids sometimes called him would put Seth in the hallway with two talkative classmates for models, have him stretch a canvas and paint for the entirety of his art classes and study halls. The good teacher taught Seth to paint expressively and to avoid "worrying about likeness for now and to just paint." And his soul grew.

He then pursued his Bachelor's Degree in the Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design, graduating with the BFA in 2001. Seth then went on to earn his MFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2019. His work has been featured in magazines, on art and design websites, and can also be found in public spaces around the greater Washington D.C. area. Seth is married and lives in Maryland with his wife and is a Dad to three little girls, one little boy, and one little boy in heaven. His hope is to continue painting come hell or high water and his utmost hope is that his soul will continue to grow.

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Join host Kat and Canadian artist Julia Hacker on an empowering episode about finding your identity, discovering the freedom to whatever you choose, and committing to personal boundaries to protect time in the studio.

Julia Hacker shares her story about moving from Russia to Canada, finding her identity as an artist, and chasing after her dreams.

Julia Hacker is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of contemporary mixed media, paint, collage, and illustration. Julia also offers her artwork for rent/sale to staging companies, real state agents, and interior designers.

"Sometimes you can't appreciate what is right there in front of you," Julia says. Life is so beautiful. What I see in nature-created curves of the branches is the hidden power and life force, and it just takes time to awaken it. I want people to understand the positivity of life itself. I am interested in the deformity of the tangled plants. There is strength in those twists. They are like blood vessels, pulsating with energy and life. It is inside each of us. We just have to look inside."

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Jamie Pomeranz, aka Devils May Care, is a Hoboken-based artist and maker who started her journey into fluid arts when a friend brought over her set of alcohol inks for a little "wine and whine" session. Overwhelmed by the calm that the fluid inks created within her, Jamie was an instant addict.

Prior to focusing on liquid art, Jamie owned and operated her own tee shirt brand under the same name, Devils May Care. Apparel featured Jamie's original photography transformed into graphic designs and was silk-screened by hand onto luxury quality garments, making them one of a kind. DMC was bought by celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, worn on shows like American Idol, and recommended by publications such as New York Magazine.

After completing her undergrad in creative advertising at the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications, Jamie briefly worked in marketing before leaving her job to study photography full time at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Her fluid art education is from the University of YouTube.

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Join Kat and consultant Beth Pickens on an inspiring episode during which you will hear about Beth's journey, how she found her path, what motivates her about working with artists, and her incredible new book Make Your Art No Matter What.

Beth shares:

• Common misconceptions about finances in the art community and mindset shift to help you succeed.
• Why it's so important to continue making art no matter what.
• Tips for overcoming self-judgment.
• Way to create more balance and harmony in your life and art career.

From Beth:

"I am a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. I'm the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021) and Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018). I am represented by Laura Lee Mattingly at Present Perfect.

I earned my Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri. Since 2010, I have provided career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for artists and arts organizations throughout the U.S. I team-teach an entrepreneurship course at the California Institute of the Arts School of Theater and teach workshops at universities, companies, and art spaces throughout the U.S."

Alicia hosts an interview with Sandra Felemovicious, artist and the host of "Tap Into Your Creativity" interview series on Instagram live. Sandra pulls from her Mexican culture and the outer tangible world to create her abstractions. She can be inspired by a fragment of a rock or a wall that catches her eye, and incorporates simple forms, shapes, and lines into her complex work. Her process of creating a painting is rooted in who she is, a Jewish Mexican Artist, integrating her past with the present cultures. Always beginning with a small sketch that she later transfers to a full-scale painting, she builds her surfaces using mixed media with multiple layers, resulting in a combination of light, color, forms, and shapes that creates a comforting balance.

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In this episode, get to know Gita Joshi's story and how she became a curator, coach for artists, and artpreneur with an inspiring platform for artists.

We talk about how to find your calling, trusting your dharma, and developing your own destiny.

Gita shares her curatorial process and talks about the show she recently curated for Create! Magazine, "Springing Forward."

This episode also features inspiring tips for artists to help you show up for yourself, become your own best advocate, and even suggestions for marketing your work in exciting and unconventional ways.

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Tune in with artist Dina Brodsky and Ekaterina Popova on an inspiring episode in which Dina shares how she became an artist. We discuss the moment during which she figured out how to make the Instagram algorithm work for her. She shares best practices, advice, and why she started teaching a course on this topic to help other artists.

Learn with Dina: https://www.insightsforartists.com

Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist, painter, and curator. She was educated at University of Massachussets Amherst and the New York Academy of Art, where she received her MFA. She lives and works in New York City. She has taught privately, and in several institutions including the Castle Hill Center for the Arts, the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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