Your Art Matters

This is the last episode in our Your Art Matters week bonus series.

Twice a year we bring artists together from around the world to bring you inspiration, fun and amazing free resources.

*Please note our competition has now closed. 

In the episode, I talk about how art has taken me on this journey and almost brought me back to the beginning. I also tell you how you can enter our competition and win some prizes. 

Enjoy! 

Join us as we celebrate our annual Your Art Matters event.  Twice a year we bring artists together from around the world to bring you inspiration, fun and amazing free resources.

*Please note our competition has now closed. 

In this episode, I share with you my journey through art school and how it has led me to where I am today. 

Welcome to our 50th episode! It's a special one as we are in the middle of our Your Art Matters week.  Twice a year we bring artists together from around the world to bring you inspiration, fun and amazing free resources.

*Please note our competition has now closed. 

In this episode, I talk about my journey with art and where it began. 

Enjoy! 

One of the biggest things that holds us back and dictates the life we live is driven by the judgement we receive from others and the judgment we place on ourselves. In this episode, I want to share how you can free yourself of this feeling. 

By freeing ourselves of this feeling we are allowing ourselves to grow and develop in our own way, for our own minds, as it can open doors that you didn’t even know existed.

I just wanted to remind you that our Your Art Matters event is starting on Monday 4th April. It’s completely free to join in. I am on a mission to bring artists from all over the world together to find joy, have fun and get inspired with art. If you want to join, you can sign up here: https://join.yourartmatters.com. 

WE NEED ART!

Art is powerful, it heals, evokes and helps us both question and understand more about ourselves and the world we live in. It builds confidence, self-awareness and self-belief. It creates change and challenges our perceptions.

Art is accessible to everyone. It all starts with making art.

With everything going on in the world we need art more than ever.

In this episode, I will be sharing how we can use art during these difficult times and why art is so flippin' amazing.

If you want to escape the world and immerse yourself in art for 5 days, come and join our annual YOUR ART MATTERS event.

Click here to take part: https://join.yourartmatters.com

Do you know that feeling when you can feel yourself falling behind, like time is running away with you and you just can’t catch your breath? Have you set yourself some big goals this year? Is there something you are setting your sights on to achieve?

Know that this is normal. I am feeling it massively at the moment. There is so much going on behind the scenes as we are getting everything ready for our annual Your Art Matters event. 

It’s running from 4th to 8th April. The theme for this event is “art is…” and we are asking people to share what art means to them and complete the phrase “art is…”! 

The purpose of this event is to really celebrate the diversity in the arts from all over the world. To come and join our event, sign up here.

W get the full debrief from Sharon on her collaborative show at the Collect Art Fair. We will get all the scoop on what went well, what didn’t go so well and what Sharon would definitely do / not do next time. We also discuss the impact that art has, the importance of understanding your own process as an artist and how you have to be in it for the long game.

You can watch our live episode here and read our latest blog post here. 

Have you ever felt the world is against you? You have a plan and then something happens that turns your dream upside down, or worst still destroys your plans??   This week I am joined with a special guest, Ricky Locke. Ricky is a professional speaker, magician and hypnotist and during the pandemic, Ricky's dream of becoming fully self-employed was destroyed.   Listen in as Ricky shares how these events ended up opening doors he never knew existed.   This isn't our traditional art chat, but Ricky is a massively creative person with a really inspiring story we can all learn from.   You can find out more on Vlogcast. 

What is art? Everyone has a view of what art is. It's an important conversation to have as there is no right or wrong. Art is different to everyone and each person will have a different view of what art should be.    Don't get derailed by what other people's opinions are, and hone in on what art is to you. You are unique, there is nobody else out there like you. This is the magic you bring to your art making.   You can watch, listen and read more on our vlogcast.

In this episode, I chat about the topic of talent being something that is taught or whether it is innate.

Have you ever questioned whether you have talent? Maybe you have admired others who effortlessly make art and think 'they were born with that talent, it's not possible for me?'.

I have views on this topic and I share them with you here. 

By the way, I am going live on Monday 21st Feb at 5pm UK over on Facebook and YouTube with Nicholas Wilton. We will be doing a live art critique. If you want to come and join us, click here!