The Art We Make: Recent Episodes
Anna Lentz
The Art We Make is a podquest to determine why we make art and what art does for us! In each episode, I, Anna Lentz, will either sit down with an artist or maker to find out how their creativity is expressed and what impact is has on their life, or I will be sharing my philosophy of creativity in solo shows.
In this solo episode, I discuss the merits of having a creative habit that can develop into a creative practice.
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music "Nowhere Land".
A conversation with Bay Area Avian Artist, Amanda Krauss.
We discuss creativity and mistakes, sharing a studio space with an artist dad, cleaning the studio as part of the creative process and connecting to nature from both a biological and an emotional approach. We also address what it is like to make art during a pandemic.
Please support Amanda at:
amandakraussart.com/
@amandakraussart on Instagram
@AmandaKraussAvianArtist on Facebook
Thanks to Kevin McLeod for letting us use his song, “Nowhere Land”
In this solo episode, I discuss my meditation on creating from desire and pleasure - how beginning to locate our desires leads us to our truest selves.
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
A conversation with my dear friend, writer, poet, and microbiologist Mary Fontana!
In it we discuss her writing process, decluttering the mind, having an emotional need to write, and emotional distance of poetry.
Please support Mary here:
marypedia.wordpress.com
@MarrietTheSpy on Twitter
Thanks to Kevin McLeod for letting us use his song, “Nowhere Land”
A conversation with Mel Moseley, a theatre artist, musician, writer, storyteller, teacher, and truth teller based in Portland. Her performance work explores themes of sexuality and relationships using music and storytelling.
We discuss the powerful impact of sharing our personal truths publicly, the outdoors as a place for creativity, having the privilege and financial ability to pursue creative endeavors, how to get out of a creative funk, seeing yourself through the eyes of collaborators, the Bauhaus movement, and the importance of having multiple perspectives.
You are going to love this episode, which is a perfect way to wrap up this season of The Art We Make Podcast.
You can find Mel at melaniemoseley.com
On Instagram and Facebook @sexologythemusical
A conversation with Bryan Northup, an environmental artist who creates sculptures and reliefs using single-use plastics and foam. These sculptures, which often look like food such as sushi-like rolls, highlight how our consumption relates to the environment.
We discuss Bryan’s process of making art from plastics as a method of paying attention to the environment, experimenting with discovery and wonder, how time limits can promote productivity, making as self care, and how being an artist is being a faucet for creativity.
I think you will enjoy this episode. And I promise that you will not look at your plastic bags, styrofoam meat trays, or empty pill bottles the same way since.
You can follow Bryan
On Instagram @bryan.northup
And at bryannorthup.com
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”
A conversation with photographer Dawn Bertuca, Spring Bird’s first Artist in Residence. Her photography practice focuses on slowing down and noticing nature through her lens.
We discuss shifting perspective in order to get a closer look at nature, noticing beauty in the everyday, and relieving stress through an art practice that has an outward focus.
You can follow Dawn
On Instagram @dawnbertuca and everybeautifuldaydb
And Pinterest @everybeautifulday
Website: everybeautifulday.com
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”
In this solo show, I delve into some concrete pathways for making money as an artist. I discuss my experience with selling goods on Etsy, on my own website, at shows, and at brick and mortars, and I present selling for commissions and for public art projects. I share my experience selling designs through Spoonflower and TeePublic, teaching and coaching, selling services, and devising ways for earning dependable monthly income.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
Rachel works in the healing arts as a Massage Therapist specializing in Shiatsu. She also has a Plant and Elemental Medicine Practice.
We discuss how making is connected to the seasons and to the elements, the importance of scheduling and also of letting go, plant medicine, the need to be surrounded by nature, and living intentionally.
You can find Rachel at fullcirclehealing.us
On Instagram @fullcirclehealinggeneva and @chariot_apothecary
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
I share with you, broadly, the challenges of turning your art into a business - at least the ones I have encountered these last few years.
I share what it means to have a calling that you also hope will turn a profit, starting a business from financial stability, finding self and doing personal development as a means forward in your business, trying many pathways and knowing when to pivot (I always jump ship too soon), and factoring time into your business decisions.
Part two (coming in two weeks) will delve into some concrete pathways for making money as an artist.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
A conversation with the founder and executive director of Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, Illinois. Erin is a performance artist, founder and artistic director of Core Project Chicago, founder of the Going Dutch Festival, and a dance teacher and choreographer.
We talk about dance as an art form, creating environments through movement, finding inspiration during relaxed moments, collaborating, being forced to take a break from making, and so much more!
Follow Erin and her work at Side Street Studio Arts
On Instagram @sidestreetsa
On Facebook @sidestreetstudioartselgin
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
I share strategies from my workbook for troubleshooting when things don’t go to plan and how to process your completed - or abandoned - project. The workbook, Practicing Creativity, helps creatives manifest their heart’s desire and make the thing that they have been aching to make!
If you haven’t already, I recommend going back to listen to the episode featuring Part One, the episode feature Parts Two, Three, and Four, and the episode featuring Parts Five and Six.
Already listened to Parts One through Six? Then grab your notebook and a pen. There are some discernment questions that you might want to write down.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
Tara is a writer, visual artist, and musician who also happens to be very busy carrying for children and family. For Tara, art making is critical to living. So much so, that she calls it “breathing”.
We discuss practicing everyday art as a means of solitude, as a coping mechanism, as a human need, and making time for “art snacks.”
Recommendation: Steven King’s Book On Writing
Follow Tara on Instagram @littlet33
Follow Anna Lentz on Instagram @annalentz_art
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode features Parts Five and Six of my Practicing Creativity workbook. I share strategies for combating fear and doubt and making a plan for implementing your project.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
JoAnne is the founder and creator of The Meal, a movement dedicated to reacquainting Americans to the practice of the family meal. She is also trained in art, ayurvedic medicine, yoga, and massage therapy. She sees the practice of feeding ourselves as the ultimate in expressing our creativity.
In this episode we discuss the importance of the meal, food made with loving hands, food as creativity and as life force, intentionality of food and eating, misplaced creativity, and discord when creativity is not able to flow.
Follow JoAnne
At themeal.net
Facebook @ JoAnne Pavin
Instagram@ joanne.pavin
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
In Parts Two, Three, and Four of my workbook, Practicing Creativity, I share the importance of naming your project, determining your audience, and discerning goals for your project. This workbook helps creatives manifest their heart’s desire and make the thing that they have been aching to make!
If you haven’t already, I recommend going back to listen to the episode featuring Part One.
Already listened to Part One? Then grab your notebook and a pen. There are some discernment questions that you might want to write down.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at www.annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
A conversation with textile artist and educator Pamela Penney. We discuss her commitment to the process of making as a method of healing, playing, and discovery. Also Pam shares her journey from being an artist in early motherhood, to owning and operating a brick and mortar business, to beginning a new chapter of teaching a process she has developed that involves spinning meditations for healing.
Follow Pam
On Instagram and Facebook @pamelapenneytextilearts
On the web pamelapenney.com, portfolio.pamelapenney.com, pamelapenney.wordpress.com/blog
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
In this solo show, I share with you my workbook, Practicing Creativity, which I developed to help creatives manifest their heart’s desire and make the thing that they have been aching to make!
This episode features the Introduction and Part One of the workbook. Grab your notebook and a pen. There are some discernment questions that you might want to write down.
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art and at www.annalentzart.com
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
A conversation with Sarah Johnson, an artist living with ADHD. In it we discuss the challenges that ADHD presents to everyday life and how that impacts being an artist. Sarah presents excellent strategies and tools for coping with some of the challenges associated with ADHD. She covers everything from emotional regulation, executive functioning, self-care, self-forgiveness, and how planning can aid in time blindness. This conversation was truly a gift for me to better understand the life of those living with ADHD. I am so grateful to Sarah for being so candid about her experiences and lessons learned. This episode is perfect for those with ADHD or for those who have loved ones, coworkers, and friends with ADHD.
Advisory Note: Sarah is not a doctor or a professional healthcare care worker, she is offering tips from her own life and her own experiences.
This episode is truly wonderful and rich in information and insight (see resources below). You are going to love it!
Resources mentioned in this episode.
Mel Robbins Mindset Reset
Laura Vandekamp Before Breakfast Podcast
Brene Brown
Annalog Planner and Practicing Creativity Workbook - springbird.land/creativitykit
Seth Godin and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
How To ADHD YouTube Series
Savvy psychologist podcast episode 103: How to say no without feeling guilty
Marie Kondo
Follow Sarah
https://www.littlequeststolove.com/
On Instagram @littlequeststolove
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
Artist Sarah Johnson works primarily in watercolors and also crochets and knits. We discuss claiming artist as an identity and as a career, material responsiveness, making art full of color, emotions, and feelings, having a morning routine, and what it was like to make art for 365 days straight!
Follow Sarah
https://www.littlequeststolove.com/
On Instagram @littlequeststolove
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
In this solo show, I address how to silence your inner critic and get you unstuck in your creative projects. I hope this episode will help you to get started or restarted on your creative projects!
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode features a conversation with Spiritual Director, Maker of Rattles, SoulCollage Facilitator and my Mom, Peg Lentz. In it, we discuss nature, working with natural materials, and how spirituality impacts creativity.
If you are interested in contacting Peg, please email me at info@springbird.land
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
In this episode, I talk about the possibility of rewriting our stories and the power of praxis.
In it I reference, Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s book: Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode features a conversation with multimedia artist, sculptor, and ceramicist Veronica Fremont. In it, we discuss creating in response to tools, the importance of creating in community, and how one’s process can remain constant.
Follow Veronica
On Instagram @cicadapi_artstudio
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
If you have ever wondered what would happen if you took a break and walked away from social media for a week or longer, you will enjoy this episode.
This episode features a roundtable about how three artists (Sarah Johnson, Kathy Guttosch, and Anna Lentz) experienced a week of no social media.
Follow Sarah Johnson On Instagram @littlequeststolove
Follow Kathy Guttosch On Instagram @twistshoutblog
Follow Anna Lentz On Instagram @annalentz_art
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode features a conversation with writer and multimedia artist, Kathy Guttosch. In it we discuss our mutual love for making a variety of things all at once, creativity as a way of life, and being what Kathy coined a “friendly introvert”.
Follow Kathy
Twistshout.wordpress.com
On Instagram @twistshoutblog
Visit her Etsy Shops: TestamentHandcraft and AbsintheYarn
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode features a conversation with writer and multimedia artist, Kathy Guttosch. In it we discuss our mutual love for making a variety of things all at once, creativity as a way of life, and being what Kathy coined a “friendly introvert”.
Follow Kathy
Twistshout.wordpress.com
On Instagram @twistshoutblog
Visit her Etsy Shops: TestamentHandcraft and AbsintheYarn
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode is about creating time and structure to allow your creativity to flourish.
I hope this episode helps you to reach your creative dreams!
Laura Vanderkamp's Time Audit available at https://lauravanderkam.com/
Practicing Creativity and Annalog Planners available at
https://www.springbird.land/creativity-kit.html
Find this podcast and more from Anna Lentz at
https://www.springbird.land/
on Instagram
@springbird_annalentz
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for the use of his music "Nowhere Land".
This episode features a conversation with Artist Danuta Loane. In it, we discuss what life is like as a working artist as a ceramicist and the importance of living with beauty.
Follow Danuta
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DanutaLoaneCeramics
On Instagram @danutaloaneceramics
Support this podcast! Visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/theartwemake
A BIG thank you to Kevin Mcleod for using his music “Nowhere Land”.
This episode is about prioritizing your creative heart’s desire and weighs the risk of misplacing our creativity.
In order to develop and locate your creative life, you must find your creative heart’s desire. This means giving yourself time and permission to playfully examine what you are really curious about - what really excites you - what makes your heart say “Yes! Yes! Do that! Make that!"
Share your heart's desire - use #mycreativeheartsdesire on social media or visit https://www.springbird.land/ to let me know what you think.
find this podcast and more from Anna Lentz at
https://www.springbird.land/
on Instagram
@springbird_annalentz
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for the use of his music, "Nowhere Land".
In Part Two of this conversation with Laura, we continue to traverse a wide range of topics including: scheduling creativity, politics, feminism, Victorian maternal death, anxiety and survival, and Pechakuchas.
Follow Laura on Instagram:
@olaurieo
A Big Thank You to Kevin Mcleod for using his music Nowhere Land.
In Part One of this conversation with Laura, we cover quite a few big topics such as: philosophy, nature of humanity, our impulse to create, academia and craft, language of craft, non-visual art making, and creative communities.
Follow Laura on Instagram:
@olaurieo
A Big Thank You to Kevin Mcleod for using his music Nowhere Land.
We can use our creativity to make changes to our worlds. In this episode, I outline my Working Creative Humanifesto, and I explore three aspects (Hope, Freedom of Choice, and Innovation) that encourage change to happen as a result of creative endeavors.
I hope you enjoy this solo episode!
Find this podcast and more from Anna Lentz at
https://www.springbird.land/
on Instagram
@springbird_annalentz
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for the use of his music Nowhere Land.
This episode features a conversation with artist Faith Humphrey Hill! We discuss evolving methods of making, brain and body connection to art making, creating digital art, and Harry Potter houses!
Follow Faith:
Dartily
and On Instagram
@dartily_faith
A Big Thank You to Kevin Mcleod for using his music Nowhere Land
Getting started on a new creative project or just getting started practicing creativity can be really challenging when doubt, fear, and gatekeepers shut more doors than open them.
Listen to coping strategies in this solo episode!
Find Anna Lentz at
https://www.springbird.land/
on Instagram:
@springbird_annalentz
Thank you to Kevin Mcleod for the use of his music Nowhere Land.
In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Manning, my sister :), to discuss finding balance in making art, building community through art, and preserving traditional art making methods.
Follow Lisa at:
Nido Art Studio
Yoga Bones
Aurora Yoga Center
On Instagram @nidoartstudio @yogabonestshirts
A big Thank You to Kevin Mcleod for using his music Nowhere Land.
In this episode, I describe my journey to making this podcast and arriving at its name.
A new podquest to determine why we make art and what art does for us! In each episode I will either sit down with an artist or maker to find out how their creativity is expressed and what impact it has on their life, or I will be sharing my philosophy of creativity in solo shows.