This Creative Life

By Felicity O'Connor

Creativity is each of us. This program offers practical tips for success in a creative life and interviews that explore stories of people’s process of discovering and recovering creativity that has be... more

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The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

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October 24, 201839: Gabby Malpas
Gabby Malpas, a New Zealand born artist living in Sydney is becoming very well known for her still life art. In this podcast episode, Felicity O’Connor chats with Gabby about licensing her artwork.
Gabby shares what her personal experience has been to cause her to license her art. She provides advice for artists on what they can do with their art work when it comes to selling their art.
Felicity and Gabby talk through:
Licensing and how this equates to royalties. Once an image of her art is sold, a percentage of this goes straight to her and Gabby explains how this percentage is worked out.

Copyrighting and how this is automatically in effect for all Australian artists

The importance of having legal agreements in writing always!

What comes around goes around. Gabby’s belief that you should be supporting your fellow artists and why.

The definition of success for Gabby and why this isn’t about money or Instagram followers

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September 05, 201838: Andrea Hamann
Art for Bales
Art Activator Andrea Hamann talks about Art for Bales, an initiative with Kate Pittas in support of Australia’s farmers suffering by the current drought situation.
Andrea is an artist and mum based in the Southern Highlands
Art for Bales started after speaking to a farmer about the recent drought situation and how difficult it is to feed their animals
The idea sparked when her friend and fellow artist Kate Pittas said that she would donate the sale price of a painting to buy a bale – and the painting sold instantly!
Art for Bales initially started with 10 artists and has now grown to over 200 artists through Instagram and raised over $54,000 in just 3 weeks
Check out their Instagram profile: @ArtforBales
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April 22, 201837: Catherine Cassidy
I am such a fan of painter Catherine Cassidy and I am so excited that I had the opportunity to chat with her!
Growing up, Catherine was always drawing and painting, she remembers doing her art forever
In the end, self-doubt becomes your friend. If you don’t have it, you’re missing something. Good artists are not driven by confidence, they are driven by absolute excitement
Catherine can be a bit of a loner and this sometimes shows itself while looking at other people’s work
She does painting for fun and doesn’t want to take the fun out of it by doing art prizes. What she’s doing makes her free as a bird and doesn’t want it contained in any way
We also discussed her views about being a female artist in a male-dominated industry and some tips about juggling art and family

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March 26, 201836: Why Don’t I Sell More Work
Show notes:
Most of us love to sell more artwork
The mindset level of why you’re not selling more work
Stumbling to be seen as an artist
Felicity gives you a couple of tips on how to sell more work and marketing ideas
If you are struggling about marketing yourself as an artist, get your free mini-audio from Felicity called Mini-Marketing Series for Artists! The mini-course is packed with information and tips to help you with your creative career. Get it here: bit.ly/MMSfA
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March 07, 201835: Claire Bridge
Claire Bridge is an independent artist and the founder of Art World Women in Melbourne
Being an artist is the centre of her life
Her art practice has a basis of painting (figurative realist painting) but also stretches into sculpture, film, video, ceramics and quite interdisciplinary
Art World Women was founded in 2011 and saw it’s beginning by doing online interviews, etc
Out Front exhibition will be on March 8th – all women artist to celebrate the range and diversity of modern art by women.

Get access to my FREE audio mini-series called “Marketing Mini-Series for Artists here at bit.ly/MMSfA
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March 02, 2018 34: Monica Davidson
Show notes:

To access your freebie, sign up here: bit.ly/MMSfA
or you can email the team at: [email protected]
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February 26, 201833: Tash Corbin
Show notes:
Tash Corbin is an extrovert and proud of it!
A successful business is built by knowing your strengths
As long as you are in control and you take responsibility on how you feel you can do things exactly your way
Business success comes from 50% strategy and 50% business mindset
We discuss the biggest mistake that artists are making in business
Plus a FREEBIE – get access to Felicity’s Marketing Mini-Series for Artists
http://bit.ly/MMSfA
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February 06, 2018 32: Emily Raubenheimer – Artists Guild
Emily is the Founder/Director of The Artists Guild.
According to Emily, they have created The Artists Guild to provide an innovative art hub and community that provides peer support for female artists to create, connect and collaborate. They support women in their individual creative journeys through co-creating sessions, provocations, artistic circles, critiques, conversations, showings, group exhibitions and workshops.
Follow her on Instagram
Check out their website
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December 23, 201731: Welcoming in 2018!
How to plan ahead and strategise for the coming year
What’s coming up for Felicity O’Connor and the Art Activators
Workshops or trips away to work plein eir
Why you need to keep fresh, keep learning and keep improving as an artist
Being a part of Art Gallery on Darling
Collaborations with local interior designer to create bespoke art and with Edward Gee of Pigment Lab
Working with business coaches and also business mentor, Tash Corbin
Podcast interviews to help you in your creative journey
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December 10, 201730: Spotlight Series – Natalie Verriest
Podcast interview with emerging female artist Natalie Verriest
Her personal story told through her exhibition artwork
The realisation that her previous artworks were scared to be feminine and vulnerable
After a big year personally and professionally, being in the Art Activator group gave her the confidence to explore her personal and feminine side and therefore change her style and tone in a subtle way
Bravery has always been seen as a masculine trait but she looks around and sees so many women who have shown courage and bravery and inspired her to put her art on the walls
She hopes people won’t underestimate the work that it takes to be an artist
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FAQs about This Creative Life:

How many episodes does This Creative Life have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.