Art Horse Fiona and Jess

Kat Middleton is a scientist and aFISHionado based in Ottawa, and we last heard from her in episode 79. In this episode, she takes big, brave steps towards a lifelong dream: animating a short film and submitting to a (very Art Horse-y) local animation festival. You can find her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/katmidds and on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@katmidds 
In this episode:
The juicy joy of finally making things MOVEDissolving barriers with time, practice, and lots of Youtube tutorialsBig Animation Dreams? Where to start!We mention:
Procreate Dreams: https://procreate.com/dreamsAlex Grigg tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexGriggAnimationBardot Brush: https://www.youtube.com/@BardotBrushLog drivers Waltz: https://youtu.be/upsZZ2s3xv8?si=jzZ0Eya7N7LCVwiwBlackfly: https://youtu.be/f389hIxZAOc?si=AC3L9oI2dGjm-E5hScavengers Reign: https://youtu.be/CADHf3kPnjAAnimation Show and Tell (Ottawa - sold out!!) https://www.instagram.com/animationshowntellOttawa animation festival: https://www.animationfestival.ca/

A walking-around-the-house episode:
breaking news: what if hoarding supplies actually limits your future (instead of expanding it)?picking up the pieces after the Big Dance and goals become a little clearerhow do you reskill an entire generation?I mention:
It's All Too Much by Peter WalshHold On to Your Kids by Gabor Maté and Gordon NeufeldPlayful Parenting by Lawrence CohenDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportScarcity Brain by Michael Easter

Kristen Egan is a mixed media artist – primarily gourds, wood, and paper clay – based somewhere in the woods of Pennsylvania. Her folkloric and characterful masks drip with personality and take illustration 3 dimensional. See her work on Instagram at kristeneganart.

This episode contains a PSA about breast cancer.

In this episode: 
How to grow as an artist when people expect the same type of work from you (one thing at a time)Purposeful imperfectionFinding myth in every day lifeThis is kind of a follow-up episode to episode 181 of the Tenet podcast, where they talk about the basics - sourcing gourds and art school, some background, all the good stuff - it's an excellent episode and you can find that here: https://www.tenetpodcast.com/episodes/ep-181-kristen-egan-mixed-media-sculpture-masks
We mention
American Gods by Neil GaimanArch Enemy Arts (Philadelphia): https://www.archenemyarts.com/

Cassidy McAuliffe is a photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, teacher, and artist. She's half of the Woodland Sisters (https://www.woodlandsisters.com/), who make creative projects inspired by Northern Ontario, sisterhood & social/environmental themes. You can hear more from Cassidy in episodes 112/113.

In this episode:
The DELIGHT of learning to sew + rekindling oldfashioned skillsOn perfection: you having ambition is not the problem (LOVE TO HEAR IT)Tolerating longing with small winsWhat would be deserving of your limited time on this planet?How do you build something that outlives you? (you tell me)We mention:
The substack (the dancing photo is at the bottom of #4): https://woodlandsisters.substack.com/Sew Local SudburyA Perfectionist's Guide to Losing ControlThe Art of GatheringSophie Lucido Johnson comic - you get to decide: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4F-5xvrrKA/Miitens: https://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTmiittens.php 

Capri Aspe is a little bit of everything: ballerina, composer, contra caller, puppeteer, film editor, travelling performer... and she's not afraid to add new things to that list!

We talk about:
Using existing works (eg. Barney) as a springboard for learning new skillsCreativity as the arrangement of different types of mediaHow to keep perfectionism from bogging you down? Quotas.Weight lifting is for ballerinas tooCheck our her children's show, Sugar Plum Celeste and the Big Book of Ballet:  https://sugarplumceleste.com/. I've watched a few episodes so far and honestly I think it was made for me haha "The experts in Celeste's ballet book are giving conflicting advice. How can a fairy make progress when the instructions aren't clear?" okay just @me already

This episode was recorded in August 2023. We last heard from Rikka in episode 103! She's a writer, sewist, and Asian ball-jointed doll enthusiast. You can find her on Instagram @crimsonchimera.
The routine is not writing 500 words every morning. The routine is asking myself, "what do I have  the energy and the heart for today?"How can I commit to making something if I don't even know if it will be good?I'm scared _____ because _____ 👀We mention:
Devon Walz's podcast Art + MagicTMNT artist Woodrow White: https://www.instagram.com/woodrow_white I Solo Balboa with Olga Marina: https://isolobalboa.com/(book) How to Calm Your Mind with Chris Bailey(book) Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman