Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives and art lovers

This week we're tackling the topic of vulnerability - what does it mean for artists and why does it matter? In this wide-ranging discussion, we touch on the relationship between vulnerability and risk-taking; the importance of connecting with your work and your audience; and the fears that hold us back from showing our true selves. We close with a challenge to you - where can you allow yourself to be just a little bit more brave, just a little bit more open?

Louise's free course is open for a few more days at: https://www.louisefletcherart.com/free-course

Find Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Recently we have both been reevaluating parts of our life - both work and home. Perhaps this has to do with chronological age, but perhaps it also relates to the stages we've reached in our careers. All creatives are inherently driven by the desire to make new things, but success can sometimes lead us to settle into comfortable repetition. Personally, we both feel the need to make changes in order to keep things interesting and this week, we explore where that might lead. If you are feeling the need to step back and reevaluate your art goals, this is the episode for you.

Mentioned

Steve Jobs speech about connecting the dots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

Find Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Eight years ago, Carlene Bronner was told she had only 18 months to live. Luckily, that prognosis was wrong and today she joins Louise to discuss how the illness spurred her into new efforts with her art, and where those efforts led her. Carlene's journey has been remarkable and she now sells her artwork around the world. Our conversation covers the importance of play, the value of coming into alignment with yourself, and the importance of welcoming mistakes. Carlene is a true inspiration, so settle back and enjoy her wisdom.

You can join Louise's free taster course at this link https://www.louisefletcherart.com/free-course

Mentioned

Carlene's website https://www.carlbronnerart.com/

Carlene on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carl.bronner_art/?hl=en

Jonathan Field TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlSCuXj3wEw

Find Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

This week's solo episode finds Louise musing on a quote from the writer Cheryl Strayed, who describes how she found her way with her writing. Instead of trying to write an amazing book, she says she simply "surrendered to the idea of my mediocrity" and then started writing anyway. This phrase seems to capture so much of what it means to be an artist. If we stop striving to be better than we currently are, we are free to experiment and play and find our way. In the process, we may create something better than we ever thought possible.

Louise's free Find Your Joy taster course runs from September 1st to September 8th 2023 and you can sign up HERE

Mentioned

Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed quote in full

Find Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

This week we were inspired by two different creative documentaries to consider what we might learn from two rather unexpected masters of their craft; from developing a persona to where we look for outside validation. We discuss constructing in the process of creating, the benefit outside influences can bring - and when to say no! There are also practical suggestions about the benefit of keeping a scrapbook (or at least a record or your progress) and the pitfalls of only seeing one side of success.

Mentioned

You can find the Wham documentary on Netflix and the Sinead O'Connor documentary is available in various places: In the UK it is on Sky or Now TV. In the US it is also available on Showtime. It’s also available as a paid one-off in Amazon Prime. You may have to google for listings in your part of the world. It’s called “Nothing Compares.”

Find Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

What do you want from your art life? In this episode, Alice and Louise discuss the trials and joys of navigating through their own art careers. How do you know when it's time to change? And how do you find the courage to make that change, when there is no way of knowing the outcome? In this honest conversation, we emphasise the importance of reflection and self-awareness. If we don't regularly check in with ourselves, we can start to drift, or to be led by the needs and desires of others. Alternatively, we can become so overwhelmed by our many ideas, that we have no idea which path to take, or we can find ourselves pushing towards a goal that doesn't really align for us anymore. We hope this conversation inspires you to check in with yourself, just to make sure you're still heading in a direction that feels good to you.

Mentioned

Will Gompertz "See What You're Missing"

Fifteen-Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MykuvVwtXtQ

On the Verge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7rbMP6lx2k

See Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Debbie Taylor-Kerman is a New York-based artist who paints about the issues that most concern her. This week she joins Louise to discuss her life and her work. Debbie shares her formative experiences as a fish-out-of-water art student and explains how that time resonates in her work even today. Her early feelings of isolation and of never being "good enough" led her to a deep and abiding interest in issues of equality. She believes passionately that everyone is equal, no matter their race or gender or sexual orientation (or any other trait or quality that can be used to discriminate) and she makes art about this core value. Whether she is celebrating love of all kinds, or observing subway riders, or memorialising essential workers, Debbie is constantly exploring what it means to live in a diverse society. We know you'll find this an enlightening, inspiring and thought-provoking conversation.

Mentioned

Debbie's website https://www.debbietaylorkerman.com/

Debbie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/debbietaylorkermanart/?hl=en

See Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Debbie Taylor-Kerman is a New York-based artist who paints about the issues that most concern her. This week she joins Louise to discuss her life and her work. Debbie shares her formative experiences as a fish-out-of-water art student and explains how that time resonates in her work even today. Her early feelings of isolation and of never being "good enough" led her to a deep and abiding interest in issues of equality. She believes passionately that everyone is equal, no matter their race or gender or sexual orientation (or any other trait or quality that can be used to discriminate) and she makes art about this core value. Whether she is celebrating love of all kinds, or observing subway riders, or memorialising essential workers, Debbie is constantly exploring what it means to live in a diverse society. We know you'll find this an enlightening, inspiring and thought-provoking conversation.

Mentioned

Debbie's website https://www.debbietaylorkerman.com/

Debbie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/debbietaylorkermanart/?hl=en

See Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

This week, we share our thoughts on Meta's new social media platform Threads. Do you need to join? Do you have time to make the most of it? Is this something to help with your art career/business, or is it just a nice way of meeting new people and having interesting chats? Our conversation touches on introversion vs extroversion, the beauty of a platform with no algorithm, and the likely changes we can expect. If you're up for it, we recommend having a dabble with Threads - you might just find it really suits you :)

Mentioned

The 10% Happier Podcast https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast

The Daily Stoic Podcast https://dailystoic.com/podcast/

See Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

“I think, no, you're not a real artist. I think we can all agree, Alice is not a real artist because she doesn't want to draw villages."

And so it exists... amidst the every day trials of backache, family commitments we still carry around a load of rubbish ideas about what creativity looks like. So, today we are encouraging something different and asking "What does your should-free summer look like?"

It can be so easy to jump to the negative comparison rather than the self celebration and what with all the bossy ads on social media telling you you are doing everything wrong, today we are championing sticking two fingers up to that and honouring your own process, your own life, and your own need to step away at at times (and celebrating where we did just that! )

Mentioned

Lewis Capaldi documentary on Netflix "How I'm Feeling Now"

Modern Love on Amazon Prime (especially Series 1 episode 7 !) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Love-Season-1/dp/B0875ZRBGB

See Alice Sheridan at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alicesheridan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alicesheridanstudio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find more about Louise Fletcher:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.louisefletcherart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@louisefletcher_art⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License