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39: Layer by Layer: Process and Progress in Glass with Susan Kinley
In this episode of An Art to It, I chat to artist Susan Kinley, whose striking glasswork blends a fine art sensibility with applied material techniques. We talk about her journey from fine art textiles at Goldsmiths in London https://www.go
38: Trusting the Process, Finding the Confidence with Liz O'Dwyer
This week, I'm joined by ceramicist Liz O'Dwyer in an entertaining - and very honest - chat about building a creative practice from the ground up. We talk about Liz's early love for making, her years in both art education and Forest School,
37: Two Hats, One Vision with Sharon Harvey
Artist, Gallery Owner, Creative Force This week, I'm joined by Sharon Harvey: a painter, gallery owner, and passionate creative, to explore what it really takes to run a commercial gallery while maintaining an active artistic practice. Shar
36: Carving out a Creative Life (helped by proper coffee!) with Jill Hudson
This week, I'm joined by painter, and Byre Gallery regular, Jill Hudson, whose creative life has been shaped by travel, resilience, and an enduring love of the sea. Jill shares her journey from studying at Falmouth art school to achieving a
35: A Life in Full Colour with Sara McKee
This week, I'm joined by the brilliant and irrepressible Sara McKee - art historian, copywriter, branding expert, and founder of Life Full Colour, https://www.lifefullcolour.com/ a vibrant gallery and cultural hub in North Wales. Sara share
34. Balancing the Business of Art with Melody Reynolds
In this episode, I chat with London-based painter Melody Reynolds, whose luminous swimming pool and beach scenes have brought a welcome breeze to the gallery walls this summer. Melody reflects on studying at St. Martin's in the 1990s, why s
33. Finding Form with Alex O'Connor
In this episode, I chat with award-winning silversmith Alex O'Connor about the winding path that led her from sculpture to silver—and from the Isle of Wight to the far west of Cornwall and the rugged landscape of West Penwith. In a hugely e
32: Keeping it True with Siobhan Purdy
What does it mean to make art that's truly yours—even when it doesn't fit the mould and you have to face potential resistance in the market place? In this honest and uplifting episode, I chat with Cornish artist Siobhan Purdy, whose dreamli
31: Owning Who You Are with Deborah Harwood
In episode 31 of An Art to It, ceramicist Deborah Harwood joins me from her beautiful studio on the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex. Deborah shares her remarkable creative journey: from growing up part of deeply artistic family, her late fat
30: Brand New Friend with Elaine Dye
In this solo episode of An Art to It, I share my experiences of creating a brand identity for myself. Why am I doing that you might ask. Last year I realised that I really needed to set up a separate website as a home for the online courses
29: Glass Ceilings (and how to fire through them) with Caroline Reed
In Episode 29, I'm delighted to be chatting to Caroline Reed, a London-based glass artist working in the exquisite and lesser-known technique of pâte de verre. Caroline shares the extraordinary story of her transition from a career in scien
28: A Cut Above with Claire Brewster
For many artists, despite having an idea of what you want to create, sometimes the work finds you. For Claire Brewster it was a love of paper, a passion for the freedom of birds… and some handy foam board and pins that sparked her creative
27: Curating and Creating with Judi Green
We have a double delight in this week's episode of An Art to It: a painter who is also a gallery owners, as I'm joined by Judi Green—painter, curator, and co-director of Cornwall's Tregony Contemporary, a gallery she runs with her husband B
26: The joy of clay: exploring light and form, and building a business with Amy Frankie Smith
In this episode of An Art to It, I'm joined by Amy Frankie Smith, a ceramic artist and designer whose stunning porcelain lighting and fluid watercolour paintings bring together texture, translucency, and an undeniable sense of place. Amy's
25: From Fashion Dreams to Crafting an Arts Legacy with Laura Wasley
Shaping a fresh brand identity is something a younger Laura Wasley might have envisioned—but back then, it would have been for a major fashion house rather than an arts venue and educational charity. Now CEO of the prestigious Make South We
24: Defining success with Nikki Mosley
Nikki Mosley's stunning paintings - whether her cool, pale and elegant beach scenes or her passionate pink skies - do feel quintessentially Cornish. And that's no surprise as Nikki lives and works on the Cornwall coast. But it was the other
23: Many creative threads with Claire Stockings-Baker
When you have an artistic eye and a talent for creativity you are often blessed with being able to use this skills in different ways, and Claire Stockings-Baker is a perfect example of a multi-disciplinary artist. Sculptural silver jeweller
22: Finding the right catalyst with Kerry Louise Bennett
Sometimes a guiding hand is all that is needed to kick start you on a particular path or career, and sometimes fate delivers that in an unexpected way. Visual artist Kerry Louise Bennett knew that she wanted to pursue a career as a painter
21: Creating in all its forms, from chocolate to canvas with Aisleigh Anne
If you could pick the ideal medium to create your art work what would it be? Oil paint, charcoal, … or chocolate? Although painting had been a part of her life for as long as she could remember, it was as a chocolatier that Ashleigh Anne fi
20: The pattern for a successful creative career with Sarah Pooley
Creativity has always been part of Sarah Pooley's life. But after completing a degree in textiles her career took her into the knitwear industry where she found a job she loved designing patterns for a brand of knitting machines. When she s
19: An eventful journey to being a full time artist with Claire Howlett
There probably aren't many artists who can lay claim to a previous career working with stunt horses in film and TV productions, but Claire Howlett can. When she had to abandon her foundation degree in fine art, Claire first turned to art re
18: Creative entrepreneurship and multi-tasking with Emily Hadley
A glance at Emily Hadley's website is enough to make the most accomplished of creative business owners feel (more than?) slightly inadequate. Not only has she and her husband renovated three homes, Emily took charge of the interiors - a ser
17: Flower Power: the art of creative business juggling with Lucy Innes Williams
Lucy Innes Williams runs not one, but two creative businesses - her fine art practice and her printed goods and stationery business, Floradore. In our really interesting chat Lucy reveals how she manages to balance the two separate entities
16: The art of taking every opportunity, with Helen Wilde
Textile artist Helen Wilde, aka Ova Bloom has made a career of being in the right place at the right time and grasping every opportunity with both hands. From work experience, (with no less than artist Tom Phillips https://www.tomphillips.c
15: Colours and Lines, a Glass Act with Ruth Shelley
Colour is at the very heart of Ruth Shelley's creative life. Growing up in rural Wales with limited external entertainment, making and domestic creativity were at the heart of her childhood, and inspired her move to study textiles at art co
14: Mapping a career in ceramics with Loraine Rutt
A love of making - and of maps - has taken ceramic artist Loraine Rutt on an unusual but very successful creative journey. Loraine began her career as a cartographer at London's Birkbeck College https://www.bbk.ac.uk/ but when digitalisatio
13: The Fine Art of Fashion with Sophie Harding
Growing up as part of a creative family - and a keen painter from an early age - it was no surprise that Sophie Harding decided to attend art college. But inspired by a documentary she watched as a teenager it was the Fashion course at St M
12. An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success: Bonus Session
This is a cheeky little extra session where I talk about my online course 'An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success' and explain why with a number of alternatives to learn about how to best approach - and develop a relationship - with gallerie
11: Alchemy: Blending art and science into jewellery with Beverly Bartlett
After a successful career as a scientist, Beverly Bartlett turned her jewellery making hobby into her new profession. In our chat, we discuss how Bev has drawn on her scientific knowledge to support not only the technical aspects of jewelle
10: Successfully finding the right creative path with Sarah Hutt
Sarah Hutt is a Northamptonshire based visual artist whose creative journey has taken her from print design, via teaching to being a painter. In this lively and honest chat, Sarah shares the stages of her journey, and talks candidly about h
