Art Horse
By Fiona and Jess
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Episodes: 171
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A silly and serious podcast about creativity and stepping out of your comfort zone.
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161. When to double down and when to let go
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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160. The treasure trove that is everything going wrong
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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159. Juggernaut
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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158. Crown yourself now
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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157. Breadcrumbs about unblocking creative potential
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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156. What if you just made it 3x more fun?
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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155. An egg-shaped hole in the barn dance basket
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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154. Dings from the universe
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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153. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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152. Dude Ranch surprise and a 4-person Schottische
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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151. Andrea: the ripple effects of carving your own path
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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150. The kiln works! ok now what haha
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May 20, 2025 |
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149. De-stashing and the skill of asking for help
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May 17, 2025 |
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148. Building the barn dance while flying it
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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147. I FINISHED THE QUILT
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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146. Pinecone coffins, inimitable marks, and the Good Paint
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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145. Don't get hung up in the lights
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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144. How far we've come: sweaters no instructions and jamming no feelings
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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143. Art Class (is working) and the nude improv quilt (is not working)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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142. Kristen Egan: puffins, war pipes, and a pricing pickle
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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141. There is only "during"
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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140. Courage, a grave polka error, and more coffee cake for me
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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139. Gabrielle: value-driven wedding and reclaiming girlhood
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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138. Baby steps: thread the machine, show up, make the (seasonally inappropriate) cake
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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137. Emily: making markets, tarot, and zines come true!
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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136. Clown addendum
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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136. Jess: ego ouchie and "life or death" false alarms
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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135. Jess: wait, faster isn't better!?
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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134. Caitlin: Whatever scares you is what you should do
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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133. Jess: Do-si-do like a monkey
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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132. Elisa Mack: I HAVE THE KEYS
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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131. Jess: picnicking, pancakes, and a private party
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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130. Kristen Egan: dolphin masks, gallery real talk, and becoming musical
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May 22, 2024 |
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129. Jess: Let go of wanting so you can have Free Beer
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May 18, 2024 |
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128. Kat: lifelong dream to reality in 1500 frames
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May 01, 2024 |
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127. Jess: reflections on the Big Dance and a revelation about hoarding
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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126. Kristen Egan: on folklore universe and the gesture of a gourd
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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125. Cassidy: doing less more slowly (and how to tolerate longing when you can't)
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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124. Capri: there's no such thing as original ideas (and that's fine! you're fine)
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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123. Rikka: Writing, ritual, and pREMATURE RUG REGRETS (Aug 2023)
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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122. Jess: becoming a mirror ball (expert) by way of a thousand dents (mistakes)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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121. Caitlin: (f/m)aking it, finding your voice, and tapping into that inner crow
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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120. Jess: "Frivolous" purchases and where is the day gone
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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119. Jess: the empowerment (and entrapment) of "No"
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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118. Jess: 'Nostalgia' is up! + some recent creative biz lessons
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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117. Jackie: Peanut and the Perspective Shift
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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116. Sarah Nelson: AI, the Arctic, and a year of art shows
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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115. Jess: being bad at it and doing it anyway, "you can do it" energy, and Big Burnout
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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114. Jess: bras, books, and... bluegrass?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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113. Cassidy (Part 2): I am willing.
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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112. Cassidy (Part 1): lessons from the deep end, and depending less on shminstagram
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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111. Jess: quilting empowerment + Nostalgia update
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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110. Jess: band night, bright blank canvases, bra(lette)s, and baby
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May 19, 2023 |
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109. Adriana: overcoming writing fear through erotica
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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108. Jess: dance classes, video creativity, and sketchbook struggle
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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107. Mark: forbidden ephemeral creativity and the beauty of the easy first draft
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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106. Magic time travel diary feat. Eggatha
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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105. Cassidy McAuliffe: Make it bad. Do it. Make it. I dare you.
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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104. Gabi Kingsley: subtle growth, fried egg quilts, and making meaning after the fact
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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103. Rikka: What comes after a creative risk (and failure)?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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102. Rikka: choosing the opposite of scarcity and finding out
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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101. Painting with a messy desk, gathering with purpose, and NOURISHMENT
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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100?! Confidence, community and finally taking a stand against crotchless pants
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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99. Maria Bowler: building a better relationship with your creativity
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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98. Sarah Nelson: Arctic epiphanies, the creativity chrysalis, and letting ideas simmer
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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97. Your painting is a kite, the upside of comparison, and getting a project ball rolling
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Order your copy of the Art Horse ZINE before August 12, 2022!
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Art Horse Summer Break + Zine Soon!
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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96. Kaho Yoshida: textures, tongues, and outsider tales
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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95. Jackie, Jess, and cold onion rings
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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94. Amber Fossey (zeppelinmoon): imposter syndrome, radical compassion, and livin' that ball pond life
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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93. Elizabeth Blanco Part 2: bra-asauruses, break-taking, and the illusion of character
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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92. Elizabeth Blanco: exploring Resistance, bringing tequila back, and waiting for your ego to leave itself at the door
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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91. Just Jess: dance class doubts, art anger, garbage bag boobs, and a magic colour triangle?
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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90. Fiona: falling thru a trapdoor to an artless basement, quitting mascara, and squeakin' around on that rusty old art bike
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May 26, 2022 |
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89. Jackie E. Davis: boat bossin', bad pizza, and harnessing the raw energy of the worst version of yourself
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May 19, 2022 |
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88. Gabi Kingsley: learning your limits, embracing creative constraints, and Ugly Quilt (on purpose!)
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May 12, 2022 |
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87. Jack Sjogren Part 2: You are your own compass
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May 05, 2022 |
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86. Jack Sjogren Part 1: If I'm not letting myself be seen... what is there?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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85. Rikka: Do I have to reinvent myself completely if I want to try again?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Announcements: Upcoming zine, new PO Box, and Thursdays!
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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84. Emily Schanowski: Sick of art on Hard Mode? Do what’s fun, pick favourites, and quit drawing on used napkins
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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83. Andrea Holmes Part 2: Collabs, creativity as choices, and concrete smears on your 100 foot mural
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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82. Andrea Holmes Part 1: How to Grow as an Artist
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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81. MVPs, tendony knees, and please can I send this painting back I don't like it
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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80. Erin: cave art, community, and creative recovery via childhood crafts
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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79. Kat: art block and refilling the well by diving for treasure with your dog
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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78. GREG: Floor maker, draw-er, ramp builder, NO-sayer, artist?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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77. Jackie E. Davis Part 2: Storytelling, (un)supported studies, and the surprising spontaneity in structure and stability
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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76. Jackie E. Davis Part 1: Creative routines, hitting the EJECT button, and entering public spaces to an utter lack of applause
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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75. Sarah Nelson Part 2: Curiosity, community, and a climate-conserving cruise
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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74. Sarah Nelson Part 1: growth, gatekeepers, and getting into (and out of) your own way
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Honey gas and quilting class: what's been up and what's next
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Preorder the Inner World ZINE by January 14th!
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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We're taking a break!
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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73. Pretty pity parties and making ugly art on purpose
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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72. If not beautiful, interesting: batch painting, bee balls, and specific artistic questions
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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71. You're listening to Lester's art podcast, featuring our good friend Underpants
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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70. Markets, monkey paws, and making sacrifices
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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69. How to pose your peaches and paint from within
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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68. Buckle up for a big one: Hoof hands, idol oranges, cardboard swords, and WOW lots more
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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67. Mornings, big dreams, and neon beige: How do you do what matters n leave what doesn’t?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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66. Seriously sustainable schemes, sewing skivvies, and sculpting sitatungas
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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65. Triple sorrows and triple Ds: finding support in unexpected places
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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64. Berry noses, intuitive painting, and small problems that keep us small
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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63. Improv painting, patchwork, and Mr-Potato-Head-ing your vision into a reality
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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62. Fashion for pleasure, profit, and pretending like you’re not as hot as you actually are
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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61. Frameworks (FINALLY): outlines, armatures, and painting strategies
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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60. Getting back on the wobbly writing bike and sewing a pair of see-through shorts
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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59. Big boot goofin and a constellation of donkeys
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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58. Abstraction, schmabstraction: How to get from reality to “art”
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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57. Jess juggles judgement while Fiona whips up a nip napkin
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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56. What is the point of me, how to contain one’s boobs, and other existential questions
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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55. Art for hotels, from movies, and for sale
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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54. How to make choices, gouache your own face, and gamble your self esteem away
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May 25, 2021 |
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53. Pasturniums, the Hokey Pokey, and other idiosyncrasies
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May 18, 2021 |
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52. muah* A joyful note, family matters, and (over)functioning for your own self *muah*
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May 11, 2021 |
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51. Freedom from planning and not-so-free pianos
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May 04, 2021 |
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50. No-one can teach you to be a wizard (so quit looking over your shoulder for experts) with Jackie E. Davis of Underpants and Overbites
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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49. Am I even in this storyline? Characters and canaries in the Sad Sack Cafe
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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The first ever Art Horse Zine is HERE!!
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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48. Poor pours, knotted knits, and buried by boundless beads
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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47. Satisfying stitches, crusty spheres, and building a life full of options
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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46. “The world is your googly-eyed oyster”: dragon feet, talking ovens, and DIY art kits with Elissa Baltzer
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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45. Freestyle knitting & covering yr own damn bases
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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44. Playing (the piano) by your own rules, and other epiphanies
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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We're making an Art Horse Zine - send us your art by March 15th!
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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43. Festive but small: raw eggs, hot pink, and guess what Fiona finished!!!
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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42. Intuitive thrifting and the burden of a free piano
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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41. Deadline extensions, getting rid of art (how?), and staring into the ideabyss
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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40. Infinite scroll and insatiable stashing
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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39. Ten fingers, ten toes
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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38. Standup, lie down: comedy and mental health with Jane Postlethwaite
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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37. That’s not like any Jerry I’ve ever seen: compassion, comedy, and capturing likeness
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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36. Arting after work, arting as work, and trusting your (OWN) guts
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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35. Go big or go home: Emily Powell on being bold, resourceful, and trusting your guts
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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34. Planning for 2021: dreams, schemes and real i fart parties
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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33. Year in review: colour, creative growth, and sticking your toes in pie
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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32. Me-ness envy and finding out your creative voice was inside you the whole time
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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31. Jess weaves a gorgeous rug for ants and Fiona accidentally paints a rabbit mugshot
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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30. Creating to heal and grow: the power of keeping it private
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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29. Comparison is the thief of joy: when an experienced, highly educated professional is better than you
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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28. Everyone else is just as dumb as me is, terrible sketches, and recovery bagels
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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27. Collage, poetry, and technical difficulties: let it be what it gonna be
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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26. Fiona paints through the pain and Jess knits a sexy hat
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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25. The extravagance of furniture, fancy pencils, and chronic illness
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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24. Day ruined: performance anxiety and recovering from accomplishments
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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23. Laughs and learns: chasing comedy and taking in teaching
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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22. Jess gRAcEfUlLy AcCePtS fEeDbAcK and Fiona revisits her comedy dreams
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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21. The funny thing about comfort zones is they keep expanding
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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20. True tales of teen ‘tude: legitimizing memories by writing the past
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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19. Trying to cram writing into the cracks of a soul-sucking career feat. Sarah
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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18. Fiona needs help putting paint on a canvas while Jess buys a house
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Wanna draw with us tomorrow (September 10th)?
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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17. Zigzaggy steps in the right direction: on starting and course correcting towards your goal
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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16. Self-sabotage, memory-making, and cry-sketching thru the fog of depression
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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15. When dreams are big but money is small: abundance in unexpected places
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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14. Art? at the art gallery feat. heartbreak colouring therapy
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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13. Art school, art life, and art boundaries with Underpants and Overbites
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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12. Riding the wave of a good idea and the embarrassment of asking
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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11. Guest books & love letters: inhibition and inspiration from the past
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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10. Creativity without solitude, or: baking macarons in someone else's kitchen
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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9. Fiona speed paints with her art crush and Jess normal paints by herself
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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8. Jess and Fiona: it's fine. Narrator: it was not fine.
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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7. Hashtag over it: creating amidst chaos and telling (true?) stories
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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6. Surprise! You're naked in a group chat!
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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5. Started from the bottom now we’re starting back at a different bottom
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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4. Nudity, attention, and other things we want
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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3. Criticism, or: that which cannot be unstomped
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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2. Moving on vs. doing over
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May 26, 2020 |
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1. There is no try, there is only do
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May 19, 2020 |