Honest Art Podcast with Jodie King

Jodie King
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I'm an abstract artist and art educator and I'm hellbent on helping my fellow artists redefine their freedom by tapping into their creative spirit. If you want to have a whole lotta fun while you learn about art, creativity, and what it takes to build a thriving art career, you're in the right place.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 166: Build Your Own Art Reset This Fall (Nobody Else Will)

    Every January, artists promise themselves this is the year they finally show up consistently in the studio. By February, the sketchbook's still blank. Jodie has a different theory: fall, not January, is the real reset, because it doesn't ask us to rely on willpower the way New Year's resolutions do. In this episode, Jodie walks through why the September feeling never actually leaves us, even once nobody's handing us a new school year anymore. She shares the three questions she asks herself every fall (who do you want to be, what do you want to learn, what scares you most), introduces her Dululu Wednesdays challenge, and breaks down exactly how to back into a holiday collection release before the season gets away from you. She also shares something personal: this is the last episode of Season 7, and she's got news about what's coming in Season 8, including a new version of ArtBiz for Rebels that was built to give artists their time back!! See yall in November!!!!  In this episode: Why fall doesn't require the willpower January does The three questions to ask yourself this season How to back into a holiday collection release date Resources Mentioned Studio Elite Mastermind, fall cohort begins September 21st: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Artwork Archive Discount Code: www.artworkarchive.com/jk  Episode 30: How to Sell Art for the Holidays. Hint: Start Now!: https://jodieking.com/episode-30-how-to-sell-art-for-the-holidays-hint-start-now/ Episode 48: Don't Wait, Create Your Own Opportunities: https://jodieking.com/episode-48-dont-wait-create-your-own-opportunities/ Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6  How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know! Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF For a full list of show notes and links, check out my blog: www.jodieking.com/podcast  If you loved this episode, subscribe so you never miss one, and if you have a guest suggestion or a question for Jodie, reach out anytime at amy@jodieking.com. This episode is for educational purposes and reflects Jodie King's personal experience building her own art career. Results vary by artist.

    Episode 166: Build Your Own Art Reset This Fall (Nobody Else Will)

  2. Sep 8

    Episode 165: Why Your Art Isn't Selling on Social Media (Even With Followers)

    Your comment section is full and your inbox is empty. In this episode, Jodie breaks down why an engaged audience and a buying audience are not the same thing, and the four specific things missing from almost every art post that keep followers from ever becoming collectors. Jodie walks through the psychology of familiarity and parasocial trust, why price transparency matters more than most artists think, and the story behind a painting she sold called Finding the Way, using it to show the difference between a making story and a becoming story. In this episode Jodie talks about: Why an engaged following and a buying audience are not the same thing The four things missing from almost every art post that stops a sale Why no price means no sale, and what the data says about affordability Resources Mentioned Studio Elite Mastermind, fall cohort begins September 21st: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Episode 06: How to Use Social Media to Sell Your Art: https://jodieking.com/episode-06-how-to-use-social-media-to-sell-your-art/ Episode 14: How to Price Your Art (So It Sells!): https://jodieking.com/episode-14-how-to-price-your-art-so-it-sells/ Episode 51: Why Your Art Social Media Account Isn't Growing: https://jodieking.com/episode-51-why-your-art-social-media-account-isnt-growing/ Episode 105: How to Craft an Artist Statement That Drives Sales: https://jodieking.com/episode-105-how-to-craft-an-artist-statement-that-drives-sales/ Episode 126: From Scrolls to Sales: Attracting Real Art Collectors on Instagram: https://jodieking.com/episode-126-from-scrolls-to-sales-attracting-real-art-collectors-on-instagram/ Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6  How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know! Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF For a full list of show notes and links, check out my blog: www.jodieking.com/podcast If you loved this episode, subscribe so you never miss one, and if you have a guest suggestion or a question for Jodie, reach out anytime at amy@jodieking.com. This episode is for educational purposes and reflects Jodie King's personal experience building her own art career. Results vary by artist.

    Episode 165: Why Your Art Isn't Selling on Social Media (Even With Followers)

  3. Sep 1

    Episode 164: The $20,000 Decision I Made With Zero Proof It Would Work

    In 2019, Jodie spent $20,000 on a program she could not really afford, terrified and with zero proof it would work. That decision turned into $250,000 in revenue that year. This week, Jodie breaks down the fear stack that keeps artists circling the same decision for years, and why ready is not a feeling you wait for. It is a decision you make first and prove second. Jodie also shares the story of Studio Elite alum Jodie Gear, who applied the night before the deadline with shaking hands, and has since built an entire home furnishings line out of that one decision. Resources Mentioned: Studio Elite Mastermind, fall cohort begins September 21st: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Check out Studio Elite Alum, Jodie Gear, website: https://jodiegear.com/  Related episode: Episode 76: The Life-Changing Effects of an Artist Committing Related episode: Episode 138: How to Make Your Art Career Dreams a Reality Related episode: Episode 31: Artist's Money Mindset Related episode: Episode 87: How Imposter Syndrome Is Holding You Back as an Artist Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6 How are you liking the Honest Art® Podcast? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform and let us know! Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF For a full list of show notes and links, check out my blog: www.jodieking.com/podcast Make sure you are subscribed so you never miss an episode, and if you know an artist who would be a great guest, or you are one yourself, reach out to Amy at amy@jodieking.com. This episode is for educational purposes and reflects Jodie King's personal experience building her own art career. Results vary by artist.

    Episode 164: The $20,000 Decision I Made With Zero Proof It Would Work

  4. Aug 25

    Episode 163: Playing Small Isn't Humility, It's Fear In A Costume

    You've sold your work. You might even have a waitlist. So why do you still talk about your art like it's a hobby you squeeze in around your real life? That's not humility. That's fear, dressed up in a really convincing costume. In this episode, Jodie names the three lies keeping artists small, even ones who are already selling: that success will cost you the joy, that visible ambition means public failure, and that claiming this life means giving up who you already are. She shares stories from her own life and from artists inside Studio Elite who faced these exact fears and moved through them anyway. What you'll learn in this episode: • Why time blocking protects your joy instead of stealing it • Why staying small doesn't protect your reputation, it just protects you from ever being seen trying • Why certainty never comes first, and what actually does instead   Resources Mentioned:  The Artist Who Gets Paid, Jodie's 3-part workshop (August 20, 25, and 27): https://www.jodiekingart.com/artistseries  Studio Elite Mastermind applications: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Episode 138, How to Make Your Art Career Dreams a Reality with Jodie Gear: https://jodieking.com/episode-138-how-to-make-your-art-career-dreams-a-reality-with-jodie-gear/  Episode 116, You Can't Fake It: The Power of Artist Identity In a Crowded Art World: https://jodieking.com/episode-116-you-cant-fake-it-the-power-of-artist-identity-in-a-crowded-art-world/  Episode 149, 22 Years As An Artist: What I'll Never Do Again: https://jodieking.com/episode-149-22-years-as-an-artist-what-ill-never-do-again/ Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6  If you loved this episode, subscribe so you never miss a week, and leave a review, it genuinely helps other artists find the show. Know an artist who should be a guest on the podcast? Email amy@jodieking.com. This post may contain affiliate links. Jodie King Media may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This episode is for educational purposes and reflects Jodie King's personal experience building her own art career. Results vary by artist.

    Episode 163: Playing Small Isn't Humility, It's Fear In A Costume

  5. Aug 18

    Episode 162: She Called Herself an Artist for the First Time ft. Sue White

    Six years ago, Sue White picked up a paintbrush for the first time. Before that, she spent decades building a career in the furniture/design industry that came with a lot of perfectionism and people pleasing standing between her and calling herself an artist. But then everything changed.  In this episode, Sue joins Jodie to talk about the exact moment that changed, an offhand comment in an airport that turned into the first time she said the words I'm an artist out loud. Not long after, she sold two large paintings in a single week. Jodie and Sue get into the self-talk every artist battles, the two non-negotiables that changed how Sue runs her art business, and what she is building next. Resources Mentioned The Artist Who Gets Paid, Jodie's 3-part workshop (August 20, 25, and 27): https://www.jodiekingart.com/artistseries Studio Elite Mastermind applications: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Sue White on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suewhitestudio  Sue White on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sue-White-Studio-61589565904703/  Sue's Artwork Archive portfolio: https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/suewhitestudio  Related episodes: Episode 02: How to Know if You're a Real Artist Episode 14: How to Price Your Art (So It Sells!) Episode 32: Artwork Archive: The Business Tool I Can't Live Without Episode 145: How Your Mindset Impacts Art Pricing Episode 152: How to Get Your Art Seen (Online, Offline, and Without an Art Degree) Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Know an artist who would make a great guest? Reach out to amy@jodieking.com.

    Episode 162: She Called Herself an Artist for the First Time ft. Sue White

  6. Aug 11

    Episode 161: Why Perfecting Your Art First Is Stalling Your Career

    If you think you have to perfect your art before you let yourself think about the business side, Jodie has news for you: that belief is not protecting your work, it's stalling it. In this episode, Jodie breaks down her 85% rule, the mindset hack she uses every time perfectionism tries to keep her work off the easel and out of the world. Jodie shares the story of an artist whose technically flawless painting had nothing left in it because the energy and story got polished away, and the piece of her own early work that's so "cringeworthy" it lives in a closet, but sold anyway. She walks through why art, business, and mindset were never meant to be separate lanes you pick between, and why the artists who build real, sustainable careers work on all three at once. In this episode: Why waiting for "perfect" is usually just stalling dressed up as responsibility The real difference between technically skilled work and work with a story Jodie's 85% rule for getting your art out into the world Why art, business, and mindset have to move together, not in sequence Resources Mentioned The Artist Who Gets Paid, Jodie's 3-part workshop (August 20, 25, and 27): https://www.jodiekingart.com/artistseries Studio Elite Mastermind applications: https://www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite Episode 16: How to Get Out of the Fugly Stage of Art: https://jodieking.com/episode-16-how-to-get-out-of-the-fugly-stage-of-art/ Episode 31: Artist's Money Mindset: What Do You Really Believe Is Possible?: https://jodieking.com/episode-31-artists-money-mindset-what-do-you-really-believe-is-possible/ Episode 87: How Imposter Syndrome Is Holding You Back as an Artist: https://jodieking.com/episode-87-how-imposter-syndrome-is-holding-you-back-as-an-artist-what-to-do-about-it/ Episode 113: From Hobby to Career: How Artists Go Pro: https://jodieking.com/episode-113-from-hobby-to-career-how-artists-go-pro/ Episode 145: How Your Mindset Impacts Art Pricing: https://jodieking.com/episode-145-how-your-mindset-impacts-art-pricing-one-on-one-coaching-with-jennifer-cupp/ Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6 Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF If you loved this episode, subscribe so you never miss one, and if you have a guest suggestion or a question for Jodie, reach out anytime at amy@jodieking.com. This episode is for educational purposes and reflects Jodie King's personal experience building her own art career. Results vary by artist. Nothing in this episode is a guarantee of income or sales.

    Episode 161: Why Perfecting Your Art First Is Stalling Your Career

  7. Aug 4

    Episode 160: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Your Art Business

    If you have been waiting to feel ready before you invest in your art business, this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting. Jodie shares the story of the moment she first felt like a complete imposter, and the six honest questions she now asks every artist before they spend another dollar on their art business, whether that is a mastermind, a workshop, a studio, or new supplies. • Why readiness is a nervous system issue, not a resume issue • The story behind Jodie's first art fair and the tears in the car ride home • Why you only need 1% more courage than fear • The six questions to ask yourself before investing in your business • Why the Rebel Trifecta of art, business, and mindset has to move together   Resources Mentioned: The Artist Who Gets Paid, Jodie's 3-part workshop (August 20, 25, and 27): https://www.jodiekingart.com/artistseries  Studio Elite Mastermind applications: www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite  Honest Art® Society: jodiekingart.com/has  Episode 31: Artist's Money Mindset: jodieking.com/episode-31 Episode 57: Do You Fear Failing With Your Art? Or Do You Fear Success?: jodieking.com/episode-57 Episode 71: Is Your Art Ready to Sell?: jodieking.com/episode-71 Episode 73: The Importance of Connecting With Other Artists, ft. Studio Elite Members: jodieking.com/episode-73 Episode 87: How Imposter Syndrome is Holding You Back as an Artist: jodieking.com/episode-87 Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6 Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF If this episode moved you, subscribe so you never miss one, and leave us a five star review, it genuinely helps other artists find this show!  Know an artist with a great story or a tough question? We'd love to feature them. Reach out to amy@jodieking.com to be considered as a future guest.

    Episode 160: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Your Art Business

  8. Jul 21

    Episode 159: Turning Grief Into Gold: One-on-One Coaching with Erika Person

    What if the parts of your story you've been hiding are exactly what makes your work impossible to ignore? In this coaching call episode, Jodie sits down with artist, Erika Person, a former opera singer, breast cancer survivor, and member of the Honest Art® Society, to talk about grief, the Japanese art of kintsugi, and what it actually takes to stand out as a working artist. They cover finding your why, why story sells the work, treating your art like a real business, and the three simple analytics that actually move the needle. No math required. Resources Mentioned: The Artist Who Gets Paid, Jodie's 3-part workshop (August 20, 25, and 27): https://www.jodiekingart.com/artistseries  Studio Elite Mastermind applications: www.jodiekingart.com/studioelite  Follow Erika Person on Instagram: www.instagram.com/erika_person   Erika Person's website: www.erikaperson.com  Honest Art® Society: jodiekingart.com/has  Have a question for Jodie? Ask it here: https://forms.gle/hxrVu4oL4PVCKwZm6 Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF If this episode moved you, subscribe so you never miss one, and leave us a five star review, it genuinely helps other artists find this show.  Know an artist with a great story or a tough question? We'd love to feature them. Reach out to amy@jodieking.com to be considered as a future guest. This episode is for general educational purposes and reflects the personal experiences and opinions of the host and guest.

    Episode 159: Turning Grief Into Gold: One-on-One Coaching with Erika Person
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I'm an abstract artist and art educator and I'm hellbent on helping my fellow artists redefine their freedom by tapping into their creative spirit. If you want to have a whole lotta fun while you learn about art, creativity, and what it takes to build a thriving art career, you're in the right place.

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