Fail Like An Artist

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 week we also reached out to two artists for extra advice, Jen Seivers and Sierra Roberts, as we both felt we lacked enough experience to give a rounded view! With their help we do our best to answer as many listener questions as we could in the time we had. Feel free to carry on the conversation - if you have more questions do reach out!

Kofi Thank yous:

Aimee,Christina,Melissa,Cheryl, Jenni, Julia, Nina,and Caroline

Thank you to Sierra and Jen for sharing their knowledge with us!

Sierra Roberts @sierrarobertspaint

Jen Seivers @jensievers_art

Phoebe’s newsletter:

Phoebe’s prints 

Julie’s newsletter

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Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti 

Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com or @phoebeganderart 

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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 request for abundance. Then we move on to discussing art supplies, the things we’ve bought that we no longer use and what we use now. Phoebe discusses the pros and cons of acrylic whilst Julie does the same for oil paint. Then the listener questions cover a range of topics that we try to troubleshoot and give advice about. 

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Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti 

Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com or @phoebeganderart 

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JB & PG xx

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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 tick prior to the paid version plus from a few artists who’ve already signed up for the paid version. As always we discuss our thoughts on the matter and our own fails with getting the elusive blue tick… 

Mentioned:

Eckhart Tolle

The Convent in Auckland 

Meta Instagram verification link 

Contributors:

@loveludie

@HannahJensenArt 

@Anastasiaparmson.art

Quotes from:

Should you pay Zuckerberg or Musk for a blue tick? Financial Review, Mark DiStefano

Social media used to be free, not anymore, Vox, Shirin Ghaffary 

Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti 

Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com or @phoebeganderart 

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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 subject matters she paints, and how it feels to see others doing similar work. We discuss the ideas around whether there is such a thing as an original idea, where creative ideas come from and when it's ok to copy - and how not to cross the line. 

Mentioned

Hamish Blake instagram cake stories 

Thank you to these Ko-Fi supporters; Rita, Helen, Wendy, Michelle and Caroline and everyone else who has sent us some Ko-fi Money!

CJ Hendry

(She turned the video of her destroying it into and NFT)

Willy Russo

Books:

Rick Rubin - The Creative Act

Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic 

Austin Kleon - Steal Like An Artist

Gallah Newsletter with an interesting editorial on the impact of AI

Quotes

Austin Kleon “The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.”

Chuck Close “Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.”

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

@juliebattisti 

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www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart 

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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 materials, how to package prints and end the episode with some great tips from our listeners!

Claire Te Au’s first solo show: https://www.instagram.com/claireteauartist/

@jogallagherartist 

@llizmcauliffeartist 

@ian_versace_artist 

@kellyroweart 

@mominartabstracts 

Aftership : You can use aftership to track your parcels across countries,(and find out when they get stuck in customs.

Duties and Taxes : Simply Duty: There are a few of these websites around, this one lets you use it for free 5 times a day and covers quite a few counties

Fed Ex 

PackSend : This is the link to the NZ site- but they are available in various locations

Paccabag: Australian made reusable art packaging

Frames by Daniel : NZ Made art freight boxes

Just a note to say we’re not sponsored by any of these companies/people, it is just who we have used/heard about! 

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Flapjacks : English muesli bar made by Phoebe - recipe is also in the newsletter.

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

@juliebattisti 

Find Phoebe here:

www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart 

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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 guilt, time restraints, and financial pressure. Phoebe was primarily a mum first and then had to carve out time from her life for art, and Julie started her art career first and then had to find a way to parent and still find time to create. We also answer a bunch of listener questions and share some fails. 

Mentioned:

• The Witch Trials of JK Rowling
• We’ve moved our newsletter to substack! Come subscribe to it here

Fail from @paintings_by_caitlin

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

@juliebattisti 

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www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart 

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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 was submitted. If your question wasn’t answered we’re sorry! No doubt we will revisit this topic again as Instagram is an ever evolving platform so there will undoubtedly be new features and issues in the future. Hopefully this conversation will spark some ideas and put some concerns to rest, and there will be something in here for everyone to learn something new or put into practice!

Phoebe’s phone clamp for recording reels etc:

Apps for editing video: Splice, Inshott

Ask An Artist podcast

Episode on NFTs:

NZ Creators Instagram

March Meet The Maker

Fail: eviedavis_studio

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

@juliebattisti

Find Phoebe here:

www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart

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@faillikeandartist

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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 wanting to donate, you can go to the red cross website:  

Or if you’re an artist wanting to donate the proceeds of your work you can use the hashtag #artforcyclonerelief so that its easy to find and share! 

• Last week's fail from Jasmine Kroeze I forgot to add to the show notes. you can find her here: Jasmine.Kroeze

Mentioned in this episode:

• Andy J Pizza :

Questions from:

• @artbysharni_
• @jenniferdonohueart
• @me.and.mabel
• @helencarterartist
• @nonibeeartwork
• @katequinnart

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

@juliebattisti

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www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart

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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 about what to post for maximum engagement. Plus the importance of two factor authentication & mailing lists. 

Editing Apps Phoebe Used:

• A Colour Story
• Lightroom
• Visocam
• RNI films

Instagram Challenges:

• March Meet the Maker Challenge - @joannehawker #marchmeetthemaker
• 31 days of creative practice with @phoebeganderart #31daysofcreativepractice

Accounts worth checking out:

• @Me_and_Orla
• @sierrarobertspaint
• @HollyHowejewellery
• @oraaromatherapy
• @Rupertporpora
• 
  

Product Recommendation:

• Shop Canvas co

Find Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

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www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart : https://www.instagram.com/phoebeganderart/

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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 Julie here:

www.juliebattisti.com

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Find Phoebe here:

www.phoebegander.com

@phoebeganderart : https://www.instagram.com/phoebeganderart/

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