The Independent Artist Podcast Douglas Sigwarth/ Will Armstrong

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.We are back after three weeks on the road and have some stories to tell! Tune in this week for our reviews of Main Street Fort Worth, Southlake, and New Orleans Jazz Fest. Spoiler alert: We have weather! And we've lost Uptown! There is a lot to talk about!!EPISODE NAME DROPS@harmstonarts@causeyteri@scott.causey@andrewsovjani@ginapannorfi@spake.thomas@diane_harty_hats@d...

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.William Kidd taught high school ceramics for 30 years while simultaneously pursuing his career as a professional artist. Bill credits his stable income with allowing him to create the work he wanted to make without the pressure of having to sell. He describes how his nature-based work has evolved to the point that the inspiration for his new work emanates from his own ...

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.Whether you've been on the road for a month, like Will, or home for an extended period, like Douglas, we can all relate to feeling "stuck." In this week's conversation, we explore the advice from a hipster poet who says, "If you can't sit down and write, stand up and live!" Both cohosts share their experiences with resets and new beginnings, as well as the unexpected j...

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.Since childhood, Lisa Kattenbraker has been on "A Mission for Magic" in her artwork and life. Her narrative batiks are expressions of her own experiences, often tinged with nostalgia as she explores her past, her ancestors, her role as a mother and grandmother, and literally sews stories together with ancestral threads. In this conversation, she shares the myster...

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.When Christopher Jefferies caught the glassblowing bug in high school, he charted a course that would ultimately result in building his own glass shop by "paying his dues." From working on Dale Chihuly's team to sleeping on the floor of a Czech hot shop, Christopher immersed himself in the fast-paced environment of production glass studios that created hundreds of piec...

Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists.Step into the mind of Matthew Naftzger! "Stubborn!" he says, "I don't want to work in a shitty job just to pay for an expensive house. I don't even want to make artwork I don't want to make." Living and working out of a box truck or buying abandoned houses to renovate are ways he feels free. In his pursuit of "choosing a life," Matthew describes how he has adapted his ...