An Art To It

Elaine Dye 67 - 61. Carving Out a Ceramic Practice Kate Clark

When does your passion become your profession? Can you take a love of making and creating and turn it into a successful business? This is the podcast where I talk to artists and makers who, whatever their discipline, are all fortunate to have turned their passion for creating into their occupation. As we discuss their journey to being professional artists and makers we explore inspirations, imposter syndrome, what success really means and of course, if there IS an art to running a flourishing creative business. I'm Elaine Dye, I'm the owner and curator of Cornwall's Byre Gallery, I'm also a creative business mentor and coach, and the creator of the course, 'An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success.' When the Byre Gallery celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024, I thought it was the ideal opportunity to chat to some of the fascinating creatives I've got to know over the past decade and to explore what it means to be in the business of doing something you really love. I discovered that I love doing the podcast... so I'm keeping going!

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An Art To It

Episodes

61. Carving Out a Ceramic Practice Kate Clark

60: Stamina, Resilience and Bloody-Mindedness with Sally Hirst

59. What If You've Built the Wrong Creative Career? Beginning Again with Claire Gent

58: Wearing Many Hats: Artist, Gallerist, and More with Kellie Miller

57. Emily Hett: Creating Joy Through Clay

56: From Floral Art to Fine Art with Brigitte Girling

55. A Creative Approach to Business with Alice Sheridan

54: From Marketing to Making with Katie Robbins

53. The Fine Art of Balance with Lucy Burley

52: Painting and Possibilities with Laura Menzies

51: Silver, Stories and Staying Power with Lucy Spink

50: Where the Work Wants to Go - Meg Fatharly on Process, Play and Building a Creative Business

49: Sticking to Your Guns: 20 years of Contemporary Jewellery with Victoria Sewart

48: Memories and Making with Carolyn Tripp

47: Clay, Trees and the Art of Listening to What Lifts You with Sonya Wilkins

46: Art for Everyone with Liz Lidgett

45: Christmas Special: Behind the Gallery Wall with Sharon Harvey and Sara McKee

44: Finding Your Artistic Life with Gabriella Buckingham

Unframed 5: It's Makeover Time

43: A Certain Kind of Crazy: Ten Years as a Maker with Amy Stringer

Unframed 4: Copycats

42: The Art of Reinvention with Jane Wilson

Unframed 3: Invisible Women: Time to Throw off the Cloak

41: Creative Hands, Bold Moves with Franca Westaway

Unframed 2: The Comparison Trap: When to Look — and When to Look Away

40: The Creative Spiral with Lisa Henshall

Unframed 1: Are You Faking It? (The Real Imposter Might Surprise You…)

39: Layer by Layer: Process and Progress in Glass with Susan Kinley

38: Trusting the Process, Finding the Confidence with Liz O'Dwyer

37: Two Hats, One Vision with Sharon Harvey

36: Carving out a Creative Life (helped by proper coffee!) with Jill Hudson

35: A Life in Full Colour with Sara McKee

34. Balancing the Business of Art with Melody Reynolds

33. Finding Form with Alex O'Connor

32: Keeping it True with Siobhan Purdy

31: Owning Who You Are with Deborah Harwood

30: Brand New Friend with Elaine Dye

29: Glass Ceilings (and how to fire through them) with Caroline Reed

28: A Cut Above with Claire Brewster

27: Curating and Creating with Judi Green

26: The joy of clay: exploring light and form, and building a business with Amy Frankie Smith

25: From Fashion Dreams to Crafting an Arts Legacy with Laura Wasley

24: Defining success with Nikki Mosley

23: Many creative threads with Claire Stockings-Baker

22: Finding the right catalyst with Kerry Louise Bennett

21: Creating in all its forms, from chocolate to canvas with Aisleigh Anne

20: The pattern for a successful creative career with Sarah Pooley

19: An eventful journey to being a full time artist with Claire Howlett

18: Creative entrepreneurship and multi-tasking with Emily Hadley

17: Flower Power: the art of creative business juggling with Lucy Innes Williams