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Welcome to An Art to It, the podcast featuring artists, makers, and creative business owners who've turned their passion for creating into their profession — and the ones still working out how.
Hosted by Elaine Dye, founder of the Byre Gallery in Cornwall and coach and mentor to artists and makers, each episode is a warm, honest conversation with a woman who's built a creative career - as a painter, ceramicist, jeweller, textile artist, or gallerist in her own right. Elaine talks to her guests about the key moments in their journey: the meeting that stung enough to make them prove a point, the potter's wheel bought during lockdown, the gallery approached three times before finally saying yes, the imposter syndrome that never quite goes away even once the work is selling.
These aren't polished success stories, they're totally honest ones about the day to day doubts and practicalities of building a business out of your passion: pricing what you make, choosing the right galleries, learning to say no, and the particular kind of courage it takes to call yourself an artist out loud for the first time.
An Art to It is about the very real art of building a creative career that lasts. Whether you're just starting to take your creative practice seriously or you're years into a career you built from nothing, tune in for conversations that feel less like an interview and more like listening in on a chat with someone who's been exactly where you are.
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64: Hannah Louise Lamb – Coastline Jewellery and the Many Routes to Market
Coastal memories are important to Jeweller Hannah Louise Lamb - she grew up in Cornwall and now lives and works on the east coast of Scotland, but it's other people's coastlines that are central to her business. Hannah has been making her h
63: Ceramic houses, monthly sales and winging it with Amanda Banham
A handful of ceramic animals and a walk along a road of Tudor houses are just two of the steps on Amanda Banham's path to becoming the much loved and in demand ceramic artist she is today. Amanda is best known for her collectable raku-fired
62: Learning to Say No with Tamara Williams
Before she was a painter, Tamara Williams spent 25 years running a successful London design agency - it was a career she loved, creating work for a wide range of clients including Marks & Spencer and Burberry. It was only after selling the
61. Carving Out a Ceramic Practice Kate Clark
When CAN you call yourself a ceramicist? Kate Clark's @K_ceramics beautiful hand carved ceramics are sold across the country, from the Outer Hebrides to Cornwall, and even over to France. Her many fans include three generations of one famil
60: Stamina, Resilience and Bloody-Mindedness with Sally Hirst
Painting shop shop-window mannequins in Chelsea is not a traditional way to learn the art of blending oil paints, but it's just one of the steps on Sally Hirst's journey to becoming both an artist and a hugely popular tutor. Sally was in Sp
59. What If You've Built the Wrong Creative Career? Beginning Again with Claire Gent
After 13 years of running a successful jewellery business, Claire Gent knew that something no longer felt right, but she wasn't sure what should come next. Picking up an art book in a cafe on a family holiday in Penzance she discovered the
58: Wearing Many Hats: Artist, Gallerist, and More with Kellie Miller
Some guests really need more than one episode, and Kellie Miller is one of them. A successful artist in her own right, she is also founder and director of Kellie Miller Arts, a renowned Brighton gallery representing an exciting mix of natio
57. Emily Hett: Creating Joy Through Clay
What happens when an artist decides that joy isn't just an emotion - but a creative purpose? In this episode I chat to ceramic artist Emily Hett, whose colourful, tactile sculptures have captured the imagination of collectors and social med
56: From Floral Art to Fine Art with Brigitte Girling
When creating with flowers is not quite fulfilling you, it's time to pack away the secateurs and pick up the paintbrushes. Brigitte Girling shares her story in Episode 56 of An Art to It. Brigitte is a fine artist based in Suffolk whose viv
55. A Creative Approach to Business with Alice Sheridan
Having her eyes fixed as firmly on her business goals as on her paint palette, has been the bedrock of Alice Sheridan's creative success. In this episode of An Art to It, artist, mentor and co-host of the long running and much-loved Art Jui
54: From Marketing to Making with Katie Robbins
A passion for colour, flowers and making all came together for Katie Robbins as she said goodbye to a career in marketing and welcomed a new creative direction as a ceramicist. In a lively and very open chat Katie - known by many on Instagr
53. The Fine Art of Balance with Lucy Burley
Ceramicists never really retire, but they are allowed to indulge in a sabbatical. In this episode of An Art to It, I chat to Lucy Burley, whose beautifully distinctive ceramic bottles and vessels have been a much-loved part of my gallery ht
52: Painting and Possibilities with Laura Menzies
Freedom of choice and taking up all opportunities are just two of the topics I chat about with visual artist Laura Menzies in episode 52 of An Art to It. From a multidisciplinary arts degree and early love of dance to developing a distincti
51: Silver, Stories and Staying Power with Lucy Spink
Exhibiting - and wearing - a maker's work for a decade is definitely something worth celebrating. This week I'm chatting with Cornish jeweller Lucy Spink, a Byre Gallery regular for ten years since I first discovered her work thanks to two
50: Where the Work Wants to Go - Meg Fatharly on Process, Play and Building a Creative Business
Word play and the serenity of printing are under discussion in this episode of An Art to It, when I'm joined by artist and maker Megan Fatharly. An exciting talent, Meg has won a deserved reputation - and fan base - for her witty and distin
49: Sticking to Your Guns: 20 years of Contemporary Jewellery with Victoria Sewart
Celebrating 20 years as a beacon of creative excellence in jewellery, I'm delighted to be joined this week by Vicky Sewart, founder of Victoria Sewart Contemporary Jewellery Gallery in Plymouth, Devon. In a lovely chat with Vicky we talk ab
48: Memories and Making with Carolyn Tripp
In this episode of An Art to It, I'm joined by ceramic artist Carolyn Tripp for a very enterianting and thoughtful conversation about finding your voice, building confidence, and taking the long view in a creative career. Carolyn shares her
47: Clay, Trees and the Art of Listening to What Lifts You with Sonya Wilkins
In this episode, I'm joined by ceramic artist Sonya Wilkins, whose vessels are inspired by the natural world - particularly trees, woodland textures, and the quiet power of time spent outdoors. Sonya shares how creativity has been woven thr
46: Art for Everyone with Liz Lidgett
2026 - and series five - kicks off with An Art to It's first ever transatlantic episode: this week I'm joined by gallerist Liz Lidgett of Liz Lidgett Gallery + Design in Des Moines, Iowa. https://www.lizlidgett.com/ Liz shares how growing u
45: Christmas Special: Behind the Gallery Wall with Sharon Harvey and Sara McKee
Ever wanted to eavesdrop of gallery owners in conversation? Now is your chance . In this Christmas Special edition of An Art to It, I'm joined by two fellow gallerists: Sharon Harvey (Sanctuary Gallery, Gloucestershire, and landscape artist
44: Finding Your Artistic Life with Gabriella Buckingham
In this week's episode, I chat to visual artist Gabriella Buckingham, whose creative path has taken her from illustration, to product design, to online teaching, and finally to the richly expressive painting practice she runs today. Gabriel
Unframed 5: It's Makeover Time
In this final episode of my mini-series An Art to It: Unframed, we're talking about the quiet power of presentation - and why giving your digital presence a bit of a make-over can make such a difference to how your work is seen, understood,
43: A Certain Kind of Crazy: Ten Years as a Maker with Amy Stringer
In this episode of An Art to It, I'm joined by applied artist Amy Stringer, who has just celebrated ten years of running her creative business. Amy's practice moves between jewellery and ceramics – think structural, architectural, process-l
Unframed 4: Copycats
It's one thing when a friend deliberately buys the same coat as you. It's quite another when your creative work, or something very similar, turns up on someone else's instagram grid, gallery, grid, or workshop offering. Copying is personal,
42: The Art of Reinvention with Jane Wilson
What happens when the art you're known for no longer brings you joy? In this episode, mixed media artist Jane Wilson shares her journey from fashion buying to creative commercial success, and how a door closing lead to her finding her true
Unframed 3: Invisible Women: Time to Throw off the Cloak
In episode three of my mini series of mini podcasts, I'm talking about something that comes up again and again - in both quiet conversations and loud frustrations. Invisibility. That creeping feeling of no longer being seen or noticed as we
41: Creative Hands, Bold Moves with Franca Westaway
In this week's episode of An Art to It, I chat to artist I talk to the multi-talented Franca Westaway - an artist, designer, educator and all-round creative force. Franca's work spans textiles, ceramics, teaching, painting, mural commission
Unframed 2: The Comparison Trap: When to Look — and When to Look Away
We've all done it, a quick scroll turns into a spiral. Someone else is making more, selling more, getting that gallery show or grant… and suddenly, your own progress feels like it doesn't count. In this episode of Unframed, I'm taking a loo
40: The Creative Spiral with Lisa Henshall
Artist and mentor Lisa Henshall joins me from her Norfolk studio to talk about the creative spiral that underpins her practice. From a wild and free Cornish childhood to painting at the kitchen table with three small children, Lisa shares h
Unframed 1: Are You Faking It? (The Real Imposter Might Surprise You…)
In this first episode of An Art to It: Unframed, I'm taking a look at something that comes up again and again - in my coaching, my course, and in conversations with artists and makers: imposter syndrome. You know that voice. The one that sa
