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A podcast discussing all the ways we’ve failed as artists - with insights, advice & humour. Each episode we discuss a failure & what we learnt from it Released weekly on a Tuesday and Saturday Follow us @faillikeanartist for more updates! Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for the full list of recommendations each week Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti Julie’s newsletter Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com or @phoebeganderart Phoebe’s newsletter: Buy us a Ko-f ...
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Julie & Phoebe catch up about their weeks, looming deadlines and trips. They talk about the hurdles of buying art supplies and their many abandoned carts. There will be a short break in these "catch up "episodes while Phoebe is away! Stick with us though and make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss us when we're back! Newsletter: (published ea…
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This week we revisit the topic of art style. We dig into the difference between style and genre and discuss how our art styles have emerged, and where they continue to evolve. We discuss the pros and cons of wanting to try ‘everything’ and how some people seem to display a style from the get-go. Julie talks through the differences between her two s…
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A catch up on our weeks so far! We celebrate hitting 100k downloads and discuss some of our fails and wins, similarities and differences this week. Newsletter: (published each week with Tuesdays episode) Facebook Group: Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebegande…
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This week we thought we’d try something new, so as the title suggests we asked the listeners to throw some questions at us. From our favouring artists to our favourite colours, there’s hopefully something of interest for you to listen to as we witter on... Full disclosure, we asked for questions aimed specifically at either of us but ended up just …
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In this weeks catch up, Julie & Phoebe ignore the rest of their lives and focus on art. Newsletter: (published each week with Tuesdays episode) Facebook Group: Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart & Phoebe’s newsletter: Podcast Website: Submit a questi…
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Navigating Comparison & Competitiveness as Artists
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This week on the pod we discuss the tricky subject of comparison and competitiveness. We both admit to having these feelings especially during recent times when sales have been slower, and talk openly about how it makes us feel, and how we manage things when the green eyed monster inevitably does show up. We both realise that it is completely norma…
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Phoebe and Julie talk about their lives post visit, Phoebe talks about her time timer and how she's starting painting again since getting home and Julie talks about the how pressured she feels around time leading up to her exhibition. Artist shout out to : Emilybell.art who has launched her etsy shop! Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for th…
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Gallery Representation, from Swiping Right to Partnering Up!
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In this episode we discuss forming relationships with galleries and interior stores. From finding and approaching a gallery (specifically how we have approached them), and what to do if you get the ‘dreaded rejection’ email or worse still - totally ghosted. It’s a bit like the dating game really - just like finding the right partner involves figuri…
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We've finally met! Our first in person record we're just catching up on the week of mishaps and having some fun. Enjoy! Back to normal programming next week Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter (there isn't one this week but there usually is one every week) Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti Julie’s newsletter Find Phoebe …
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Just a quick catch up, Phoebe and Julie both talk about their weeks of being sick, tired, and burnt out and how excited and nervous they are about meeting in person tomorrow! Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter (there isn't one this week but there usually is one every week) Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti Julie’s newsl…
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When Failure Leads to Art Opportunities with Laura Horn
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Well what an exciting episode - for the first time we have a co-host on the pod, the wonderful Laura Horn! We had a lovely relaxed chat with Laura, who is such an easygoing person full of so much knowlege and art biz wisdom. We ask Laura where she is on the Fail Scale, and chat to her about why she hasn’t released an episode of her own podcast ‘The…
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This week on the pod we’ve both had fairly stressful things going on, which has led to some fwobbles and generally feeling like we are running on empty. So we end up chatting about how to apply self care during times when, well, there doesn’t seem to be time - and you realise there will never actually be enough time unless you make it. That led us …
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Pulling Threads & Answering Questions
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This week is a slightly more upbeat conversation after the heaviness of the previous one. Phoebe breathes a sigh of relief that the school holidays are over, and reflects on her recent kid’s art workshop. Julie is sleep deprived, also grateful for some more studio time, and reveals how her new fitness regime is playing out… We discuss the new meta …
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Quitting, Second Jobs, Pivoting & Resting
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As always, check out our Substack for a full list of show notes, ramblings and recommendations This week we delve into the the tricky subject of when you feel like you want to throw in the towel, and give up trying to make ‘ends meet’ as an artist… First, Julie chats about why she’s feeling peppy and shares her enthusiasm over her newest cloudscape…
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Check out our substack for a full set of show notes: https://faillikeanartist.substack.com/ This week, Julie chats about how her photoshoot went, and Phoebe reveals how she got over a fwobble. She also reveals her big news - that her artwork is now being represented in Australia by Greenhouse Interiors! In this episode we carry on the conversation …
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This week Julie discusses how lucky she feels to love her job, her impending photoshoot and her struggle with writing a newsletter. Phoebe is sick of the rain, feeling likes she’s failing at remembering important things and has finally sent off an important parcel of artwork. She has been procrastinating, which leads them into this week’s topic of …
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In this episode we delve into the topic of positivity, after a listener asked if we would consider changing the podcast title to something more ‘positive’. Julie and Phoebe chat about their thoughts on this idea, and why they decided to use the word ‘fail’ in the podtcast title in the first place. This leads them into a deeper dive into the concept…
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This week on the pod Julie’s household has been hit by yet another bout of illness, causing her to fret over more missed studio time. Phoebe debriefs Julie on how her first ‘Sip and Paint’ art workshop went… and it brings up some profound realisations about why she has avoided teaching for so long. Julie realised she may now not be able to complete…
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Woohoo! We’re back after a two week break - a break that almost broke Julie! We really missed recording and chatting to each other, and had so much to tell each other that this episode ended up just being a ‘catch up’ chat, rather than the Q&A episode we had planned (that will be coming next week instead). We hope you enjoy this informal, funny cha…
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Anxiety, success and having a ‘fwobble’
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In this week’s episode Phoebe shares her ‘panic and the pizzeria’ and her decision to change her ‘word’ of the year. She talks about how this year she has felt like she has been on the backfoot and talks about the anxiety that she's been struggling with because of this. Julie lets us know how she got on at her first ‘artist meet-up’ social event, w…
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AI & Art - Is it Intelligence or Insanity?
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In this episode Phoebe and Julie open the can of worms that is AI in art. They discuss this rapidly evolving new technology and its impact in the art world. And what a messy can of worms it is! They acknowledge that with this landscape changing so rapidly, the information they share may well be out of date very quickly. They try to keep the convers…
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Odd socks, crocs and the importance of art friends
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As an artist, experiencing self-doubt and loneliness is inevitable, especially since many of us tend to work alone. In this episode, Julie shares her struggles with self-doubt and exhibition worries, & how she overcame a recent experience of the 'comparison trap' with the help of her art friends. Phoebe expresses concern that Julie is working too h…
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"Shut up, you can" and other motivational quotes
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We’re back baby!! We hope you’ve missed us in your ears because we’ve certainly missed podcasting. This week the format has changed slightly, firstly you’ll notice the pod has dropped at the beginning of the week, (yay you can now plan your entire week around when to listen!) and secondly since we hadn’t had a proper chat for a while, we decided to…
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To print, or not to print… that is the question. In this episode we delve into the world of prints. Julie talks about when she tried to make selling photographs work and why she doesn’t offer prints or photographs any more. Phoebe talks about her print offerings and how she feels she’s failing at making them a streamlined part of her business. This…
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This week on the pod Julie’s experiencing the ‘joys of teething’ and subsequent sleep deprivation, whilst working on so many large artworks that 1 meter actually feels small! Phoebe has learnt a new skill - wand making, is trying anything to make her recovery from covid speedier and is trying out sound healing (*woo woo alert) to recalibrate her re…
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What is a ‘blue tick’ and what does it mean if you get one? This week we discussed the ins and outs of the new ‘paid for verification badge’ that Meta are offering Instagram users. We chat about how much does it cost, how can you get a discount, and what the benefits for artists - if any - actually are. We share feedback from those who got a blue t…
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What makes art original, when is copying ok and not ok? What can you do if you are worried about being copied? Phoebe opens up about a sensitive time, when she was blocked by an artist she admired, and also times when she has been copied and had images stolen and passed off as others’ work. Julie chats about sometimes feeling unoriginal due to the …
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We hate shipping, but it’s one of those things we both need to do, so join us to learn from our fails, but also our tips and tricks. We cover shipping fails like not charging enough, taxes and duties for international packages and damaged shipments. We answer some listener questions about how to package and send larger works, using recycled materia…
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We started today's episode with the title ‘juggling art & life, but it quickly morphed into a discussion on balancing art & motherhood. We do hope to expand on other areas of the balancing act of having a creative career , but we just couldn’t fit any more into this episode ! We discuss the difficulties in finding time for art while parenting; mum …
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This week on the pod Phoebe and Julie have a follow up conversation about Instagram, this time answering listener questions. We chat about everything from scammers, bots, and fake followers to recording reels without cringing and choosing hashtags. As you can see this is quite a long episode, avd we still didn’t manage to answer every question that…
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This week Julie and Phoebe discuss imposter syndrome. From feeling not good enough to feeling like a fake, the ways it has impacted us and our different strategies for overcoming it (or not). This podcast was recorded on the eve of Cyclone Gabrielle hitting NZ. Clearly we didn’t have any idea about the kind of destruction it would have. If you’re w…
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Julie & Phoebe discuss the changing instagram landscape, Phoebe talks about the ways she’s continuing her growth, tips like continuing to focus on quality captions and images, challenges. JB talks about researching tips and advice. We discuss the fallacy of thinking that followers = sales, and Phoebe shares a handy acronym to help you when thinking…
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Varnishing ; What you should do, when you should trial (always) and all the different fails. Dust, Different brands, different processes, timing, panicking, removing varnish.. here’s to learning from our mistakes ! Questions from: @Ian_Versace_artist Mentioned : m Langridge webpage Gamblin webpage Lorraine Loots Samantha Dennyson MarcoGrassi Find J…
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In this episode Phoebe and Julie talk about some of their exhibition failures. From location to sales, solo shows, art fairs & everything in between we chat about our fails and what we’ve learned. Mentioned : Helen Dean Rosie Carson of Elemental Jewellery Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com @juliebattisti Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com @…
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Failing at commissions. It’s good to have a process, turns out that both Phoebe and Julie learned this the hard way. In this episode discuss a few failures around processes and approaches to collectors, what we’ve learned and the changes we still need to make! See out mailing list for a list of commission recommendations: Mailing List We share some…
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In episode two we’re talking about art education. Julie studied Visual Arts at University and Phoebe is largely self taught from online courses. We discussed how we both felt we’d failed in some ways with our choices, and what we learnt. Julie talks about what she regrets regarding her decision to go to art school and what she saw as being the bigg…
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It's episode 1 of Fail Like An Artist! In today's episode, we are discussing the juicy and elusive topic of “finding your style” - Is it something you need to search for? Are you born with one? Is it ok for it to change? What's the difference between style and genre?? Julie chats about when she felt called to bring in a completely different subject…
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What's it all about? Failing, learning, and laughing. This trailer is just a little intro into what we'll be discussing on our podcast; how our failures in our creative process and lives have taught us valuable insights into how to progress (and how not to) as artists. First episode drops Jan 11 2023, Subscribe now so you don't miss it! Follow us @…
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