artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George

artchatter

Welcome to the artchatter podcast, a fortnightly window into the working lives of two artists, Karen George and Gaynor Leverett-Jaques. Join us for our chats as we mix up friendship and art; an inspiration for artists and art lovers alike.

  1. 11 MAR

    120 - what makes you an artist?

    Episode 120 - what makes you an artist? Holy heck, this is a BIG topic… we have lots to say and would love to hear what you think. Here’s a quick dictionary definition: ‘Ultimately, being an artist is a personal journey and identity, defined by the act of creating and expressing, making it a fundamental way of living for many, not just a job title’ Well that sounds great, but what does it even mean? Actually sooo many things spring to mind. Let’s chat. Now, as always, we invite you to tell us your thoughts, there’s lots more to chat about. Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four and a half years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar! Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by Svitlanka Dlinnaya on Unsplash Sarah Targett Polly Gough Kathy Hutton Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards @karengeorgeart @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up Women’s Business Awards 2025 https://womensbusiness.club/awards ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    51 min
  2. 119 - are we labelling ourselves?

    25 FEB

    119 - are we labelling ourselves?

    We all wear many hats, class ourselves as this or that. But who are we and which label do we claim first? Which title are we most proud of?  Clumsy, funny, shy, outgoing, mother, father, child or friend?  Here’s the big question for today though… How do you label yourself - which labels limit you, which enable you, and which labels make you glow with happiness?  Do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar!  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four and a half years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact This week’s links and mentions: Photo by Angèle Kamp on Unsplash Rae Melody @raemelodyart  Tracey Emin  Basquiat  Jackson Pollock Venn diagram Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up Women’s Business Awards 2025  https://womensbusiness.club/awards ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    48 min
  3. 118 - believe it or not

    11 FEB

    118 - believe it or not

    "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right" Henry Ford  Karen and Gaynor are delving in to how we much inner strength, self belief and hope we all need as artists. How do we brave social media, public opinion or our own self doubt? How do we get brave enough to put our souls (not dramatic at all!) out on display. Obviously, we have thoughts…  So do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar!  Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you feel about putting yourself out there, there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last nearly five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by Katja Anokhina on Unsplash Royal West of England Academy - Cosmos James Clear Atomic Habits  Louise Fletcher Brené Brown Rae Melody Women’s Business Club  @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up Women’s Business Awards 2025  https://womensbusiness.club/awards ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    44 min
  4. 117 - back again!

    27 JAN

    117 - back again!

    Oh heck we’re a bit rusty. Where’s Gaynor’s microphone? Has Karen got her podcast cough back? We’re having a bit of a jiggle up, here; diving deeper into things… slightly more structured schedule, making time for little breaks throughout the year.  So do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar!  January for Karen and Gaynor has been about gently unfolding a little, doing some clearing, editing, considering. We’re not rushing into decisions, doing or making. However, we’ve both chosen a word for the year and are stepping gently into our hopes and dreams, beginning by letting go of the stuff we no longer need.  Oh and did we mention… second place in pod of the year? *still giddy* Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how your January has been, there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four and a half years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by Jo Hounsome Photography Jo McCarthy https://jomccarthy.com Jen Mick Day Count App Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up Women’s Business Awards 2025  https://womensbusiness.club/awards ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    48 min
  5. 116 - chasing numbers

    17/12/2025

    116 - chasing numbers

    We made it through another year together! How wonderful. Now to consider our dreams, create a wish list and send everyone love for a beautiful and peaceful 2026  Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for finding your way is, there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by ⁠Svitlanka Dlinnaya⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠ Carolina Ximena  Opal fruits  Sue Bulmer Harry Baker  Barbara Reade  Tamara Grande  @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    49 min
  6. 115 - how do you find your way back?

    03/12/2025

    115 - how do you find your way back?

    Ugh. Are you people pleasing in your art? Do you do what YOU love or do what you think others will love and approve of?  Karen and Gaynor explore coming back to themselves and the work they want to create. Maybe you feel the same way about your work too. It’s time to stop playing safe, find our way to ourselves. Let’s start working as we want to, showing up how we want to and really enjoying it!  Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for your next year is, there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast  A big shout out to the listener who nominated @artchatterpodcast for the Women’s Business Awards - we’re giddy to be finalists! Thank you - we’re delighted.  Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash Bath Humbug at 44AD artspace Bath  https://www.44ad.net Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk @raemelodyart  @artistmackenzie https://www.instagram.com/artistmackenzie?igsh=MTF3dXBsYTZzdWt1Mw== @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    43 min
  7. 114 - repeating patterns

    19/11/2025

    114 - repeating patterns

    Hands up who’s created a pattern to their year that’s become a dull routine of “but I always do this”?  When do we need just stop our old routines of turning up at the same place and hoping this time it’s different? Have we created our own annual merry-go-round, showing up out of habit without purpose?  Is it time for a change where we jump off the ride and make positive changes rather than repeating the same journey again and again? Let’s actually consider why we do the things we do, and do The Things because we really want to - and maybe they’ll take us in the direction we want to grow.  Now, as always, we invite you to tell us what your plan for your next year is, there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast  A big shout out to the listener who nominated @artchatterpodcast for the Women’s Business Awards - we’re giddy to be finalists! Thank you - we’re delighted.  Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact Links and mentions: Photo by Walter Frehner on Unsplash Bath Humbug at 44AD artspace Bath  Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk @raemelodyart  @artistmackenzie @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    45 min
  8. 113 - procrastination

    05/11/2025

    113 - procrastination

    Well, holy heck… our cheeky little podcast, artchatter, hasbeen nominated for a Women’s Business Club Award https://womensbusiness.club/awards WHAT? We are so very grateful to the listener(s) who nominated us. Unfortunately we can’t attend the awards ceremony in person on 3rd December, but we’ll be live online…holding our breath, obviously! This is a big deal for us. We’re not famous, we don’t have a gazillion followers, but we are more delighted than Jennifer Lawrence on Oscar night. Although the winner isn’t decided by the number of votes, wewould love it if you enjoy #artchatterpodcast if you would take a moment to vote for us. ---------------------------------------------- Righty-ho, back to regular scheduling! We’ve all experienced the “I’ll do it later… after lunch,after a cup of tea…tomorrow?” haven’t we? (It can’t just be us). Why though? Do we really understand why we do this to ourselves when actually just starting can be such a relief. Do we need a pep talk, a body-double, a deadline (helloGaynor)? Is it a question of lack of self-belief, confidence or dare we say it…fear? Fear of being judged, fear of getting it wrong, fear of looking foolish? Or all of the above? Maybe if we look at the reasons behind our procrastination we’ll find a way to motivate ourselves. If we understand what we need, perhaps we can find a solution and step right on up and do the thing. Finally! Now, as always, we invite you to tell us how you feel aboutthis, what’s your favourite go to delay tactic…and do you know why you put things you actually want to do, off? there’s lots more to chat about.  Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages andhave made the last four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News ⁠ https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ ⁠andGaynor’s emails ⁠https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact⁠ Links and mentions: Photo by Colin White on Unsplash Opal App https://www.opal.so/ Alice Sheridan Connected Artists https://alicesheridan.com/artists/ Leona Howard The Joyful Selling Coach https://joyfulselling.thrivecart.com/joyful-selling/ Manchester Art Fair https://www.manchesterartfair.co.uk/   @karengeorgeart  @gaynorljart @artchatterpodcast About the podcast ⁠⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Karen George⁠⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life. You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  ⁠⁠Karen George Art⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠⁠ @karengeorgeart on instagram ⁠⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠⁠ @gaynorljart on instagram Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, BenLeverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠  Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar:https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

    50 min
4.8
out of 5
16 Ratings

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Welcome to the artchatter podcast, a fortnightly window into the working lives of two artists, Karen George and Gaynor Leverett-Jaques. Join us for our chats as we mix up friendship and art; an inspiration for artists and art lovers alike.

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