Art Supply Posse

Nicki Traikos returns for the release of her second book with a focus on watercolour technique and overcoming the blank page. https://www.lifeidesign.com

Susie Stonefield returns to chat with Kim about overcoming creative fears and turning fear into courage. The download Susie mentioned is available on her website at: https://www.susiestonefield.com/brave-life-inventory1

Reece Knight discusses creative blocks and the app-based artist community Reece is building to help remove creative blocks. Reece’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReeceKnight-x2s

Sarah O’Halloran returns to chat about dying yarn, colour creation, crocheting, knitting, and everything yarn related.

James Hillier chats about his art practice and the pros and cons of running a physical store with artworks today.

Peggy Dean chats with Kim about how to make art without planning or overthinking and simply enjoying the process. https://www.thepigeonletters.com/

Jo Howell chats with Kim about the magic of creating cyanotypes, a simple chemical process to make art prints.

Susie Stonefield returns to chat with Kim about what to do when your art is not “arting”. What do you do when it’s just not working? Susie and Kim give tips on a few things you can try that might help. Here is the link to the freebie that Susie mentioned: https://www.susiestonefield.com/podcast-gift1 https://www.susiestonefield.com/ Instagram: @creativity_midwife

Vered Brett returns to chat about why she creates art, how it has changed her life, and why she thinks other artists create art. Beyond these deeper, introspective discussions, Vered chats about what it's like as a working artist to be constantly creating new series of paintings and exhibiting her art internationally. You can see her paintings and get in touch at her website, or find her on social media under her name. https://veredbrett.com

Kim chats with artist Zaccura, known for her videos using art to tell stories. Zaccura’s website: https://www.zaccura.com YouTube: https://www.instagram.com/zaccura_art Instagram: zaccura_art

Kim talks with Susie Stonefield about art journaling. https://www.susiestonefield.com

Terran’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ConjuredCraft Terran is conjuredcraft on many social media sites.

Chantal Wilson creates miniatures inspired by the Harry Potter stories. Chantal has several YouTube channels and is also on Instagram under the following handles. YouTube channels: Ravens Minis Raven Compendium Dolls Unboxed Instagram: @ravensminis @ravencompendium

Thank You for listening. Art Supply Posse has produced 200 episodes. Would you like to be a guest? You don’t need to be a working artist. Listen to this brief episode to find out more. Also, Kim shares an update on her journalling practice.

Karia talks about fabric art. Spinning yarn herself, crocheting, and becoming aware of all the interesting things in the place you live. Karia’s YouTube channel is about drawing, colouring, and painting art supplies. @CraftingKaria on YouTube and Instagram

Ben Edmonds makes art using fabric and thread to create large quilts. Many of his quilts resemble paintings. Listen to Ben chat about his art and processes. Find Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenonchalantquilter

Gianna Tesone is an athlete as well as an artist. She incorporates that physicality into her painting practice. Gianna talks about how her interest in the natural sciences and general curiosity all flow into her art.

Sean Southerland-Kirby aka Uncle Frogface returns to chat with Kim about the past year and artsy things they both want to do in 2025.

Jaclyn Gordyan returns to chat about the experience of preparing artworks for exhibition, the art show itself, dealing with the time after the exhibition, and transitioning to the next project, which may be in a different medium.

Monique Mulligan chats about the pressures of productivity versus creativity, and art versus craft. And how all that relates to writing, painting and sewing.

Nicki Traikos chats about painting portraits with watercolours. How is painting portraits different to portrait photography? How do you use watercolours for portraits when the paints are so difficult to control? Nicki's courses can be found on her website: https://www.lifeidesign.com

Mia Amphlett chats about the charms of instant photography. You can find Mia's photos on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/mia_amphlett

Car Rose joins Kim to chat about art journalling, as well as writing, quilting, and other creative endeavours. Car’s Blog: https://carorose.typepad.com IG: carrosecreative Ministry of Crafty Shenanigans podcast http://ministryofcraftyshenanigans.com

Gina-Marie Cincinnati returns to talk about exhibiting your art. https://ginamariecincinnati.com

Kim chats with three other artists about art journalling. Previous guests are Kylie O'Grady, Uncle Frogface, and first time guest Car Rose.

The Incognito Art Show is a unique annual art show that is open to all artists. Incognito means that artists names are kept secret until after their artwork has been sold. This means that the majority of people purchase art based on what they like rather than the name and reputation of the artist. All profits are donated to organisations helping artists with disabilities, and all artworks are priced at $100 Australian Dollars (about $66 US Dollars, €61 Euros, £52 British Pounds, respectively, in May 2024). https://www.incognitoartshow.com

Kim continues her series on how to art journal. This time looking at art supplies and what to put in the journal. http://artsupplyposse.com

Samantha Gehrmann chats about spinning, weaving, and photography. https://www.samanthagehrmann.com.au

Kim talks about artworks that made an impression on her during a visit to The Art Institute of Chicago. We would like to hear your experiences with artworks. Record them on your phone and send them to us. Email at the end of the podcast, or via private message on Instagram.

Sean Southerland, a.k.a. Uncle Frogface, is creative across a wide variety of art forms. Sean chats about the difference between creativity and productivity, and how art helped him overcome a debilitating illness. Find Sean everywhere online under his moniker Uncle Frogface.

Jessica Tivendale creates handmade chocolate bars and uses the different flavours to inspire her visual art work. For example, chocolate flavour notes inspire colour palettes.

Gina Marie Cincinnati returns to chat about her experiences being selected to exhibit her art at the XIV Florence Biennale, and what's involved in shipping artworks internationally. To understand why "carnets" exist in the art world, check out the short podcast series "The Professor". https://brazen.fm/the-professor/ https://ginamariecincinnati.com

Brooke Shaden creates surprising and dark images that feel like paintings, but are manipulated photos featuring herself playing different characters. https://brookeshaden.com

Kristy Rice chats about focussing on the joy of creating art. http://kristyrice.com/

Elishia Jackson creates fibre art using basket weaving techniques. Find Elishia on Instagram at @elishia.jacksonart https://www.instagram.com/elishia.jacksonart/

Mixed media artist Kylie O Grady chats about not having a fixed process and letting yourself be guided by constraints and "happy accidents", as Bob Ross would say. https://www.instagram.com/kylieogradyart Note: this episode contains adult language.

Kim Mak returns for a chat about creative endeavours over the past year of 2023 and ideas for 2024. https://bettymaewrote.com Special guest appearance by one very chatty bird. Probably a channel billed cuckoo or Asian koe.

Josh Dykgraaf creates elaborate photo manipulations of endangered animal species using natural objects, such as leaves to represent bird feathers. https://www.joshdykgraaf.com

Neale James, a man of many names, has been a wedding photographer for 20 years. But at heart, his imagery is that of a documentary photographer. Before becoming a professional photographer, Neale was a professional radio broadcaster. Neale is also host of the Photowalk podcast, and co-host of the Fujicast podcast. https://www.nealejames.com https://photowalk.show

A chat with documentary photographer Kamal X about his work and new book Black Astronaut. https://www.iamkamalx.com

Kim Mak chats about letter writing and her stationery design business. Betty Mae Wrote stationery https://bettymaewrote.com Instagram @bettymaewrote

Nicki Traikos is a painter and calligrapher. https://www.nickitraikos.com

Crystal Tan tells us how she picked up watercolor paints and immediately took to them. Crystal currently paints loose watercolour florals, but she's also been trying out acrylics and mixed media. https://www.crystaltanart.com

Diana Briscoe talks about cold wax painting and experimenting with many different art supplies. https://www.instagram.com/dianabriscoeart/

Note! There's strong language in this episode. https://www.gabriellemotola.com

Denise Smith and Nicky Normandale tell us about their current top three art supplies. Contact us if you want to tell us about your top three art supplies. Nicky Normandale is on Instagram as @miss_nicky_creates.

Note! There's some mild swearing in this episode. Christine Garvey talks with Kim about art education and the importance of playfulness when creating art. https://www.amightypractice.com

Kim answers a listener question about how to get started with art journalling. She explains what an art journal is, some pre-made notebooks and journals you can use, as well as alternatives and materials you probably already have.

Gary Mills is a multifaceted artist who seeks creativity in all he does. Gary talks about his path from cook to fashion designer, to university art teacher, and the creative workshops he does today. https://linktr.ee/garymillsdesigns

Sarah De Jonge talks about her project 1000 Hearts. Sarah began creating pocket-sized hearts made of wool felt and sending them to strangers as an act of kindness. The project is now global, and has people all over the world creating the hearts out of various materials, using many different techniques. https://www.1000hearts.com.au/about/about-sarah