The Social Atelier Podcast with Brittany Torres Brittany Torres

Creative motivation is key to making new artwork - so what happens when you just can't seem to find the motivation in the first place?

In this episodes, we explore creative motivation and challenge the idea that perhaps it's not that you're not motivated to work on your artwork, but instead you're faced with burnout, frustration, and confusion stemming from a lack of clarity in the direction you're moving in. 

If you've been feeling stuck, let's work through together the 5 slow steps of refocusing on your motivation.

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This week's question: What's one thing/one area where you can slow down and take a step back in your art business this week?

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Want to connect with Brittany for questions, reviews, or to get more info about working with The Social Atelier? Email her, visit her website, or connect on Instagram @the.socialatelier

Until next Tuesday artists- stay creative.

Live streaming is your new secret weapon when building a niche online audience for your artwork. Our guest for today's episode is the wildly talented Stephanie Scott, an abstract geometric oil painter from Seattle who's her art world has turned upside down since she started live streaming on Twitch last year. Have you ever been curious about live streaming and how you, as an artist and creative, can tap into this new market? Stephanie chats with us about live streaming and gives us the artistic inside scoop on: 

• How live streaming brought her closer to her audience during lockdown.
• How showing up for live streams creates creative accountability.
• The ups and downs that come with showing up for a live audience.
• How she integrates her live streams into her marketing to sell her paintings.
• Feeling confident in front of the camera.

And so much more! 

My favorite takeaway from this conversation is something that Stephanie said that hit close to home: "It's not your job to be good the first time - it's your job to try." 

Whether you're already streaming or curious about getting started, this is the podcast for you. 

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Connect with Stephanie Scott:
Stream her on Twitch
DM her @stephaniescott.art
Email stephanie@stephaniescott.art
Online at her website
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This week's question: Visualize doing a 'perfect' stream. Now describe it! What did you do, how would it feel? 

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Want to connect with Brittany for questions, reviews, or to get more info about working with The Social Atelier?

Email her, visit her website, or connect on Instagram @the.socialatelier

And don't forget to hit that subscribe button!

Until next Tuesday artists- stay creative.

If you're an artist, there's a fair chance that you have some negative feelings directed towards social media. It's like an exhaustive, draining, constant relationship that's you're not sure how to fix. Am I close?

You're not alone artist! This is a common frustration among creatives - the push and pull between needing to show up on social media for your art business but not being able to personally stand it. Here's the key: if you're getting burnt out by social media, you're most likely not using it with enough intention.

Join me for today's episode as I take you through:

+ identifying what your feelings are towards social,
+ the difference between being ON social media vs USING it,
+ how to avoid the lure of vanity metrics,
+ the shift in mindset to see social media as a tool,
+ and your first 3 steps to more intentional use of social media.  

All relationships go through rocky patches, so don't give up on social media just yet artist! Let's start to pursue an authentic and intentional partnership with social and see what grows from that - I guarantee it'll be good. 

This week's question: What's one way I can be more intentional with my social media this week?

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Until next Tuesday artists- stay creative.

Do you ever experience imposter syndrome as an artist? 

You're not alone- this is a major pain point for us creatives. That's why I brought in an expert to talk with us in this episode and give us a new perspective on the subject! Life Coach Nicole Baker is an expert in helping people work through the mental and emotional roadblocks caused by perfectionism, as well as teaching about how to set goals and actually follow through with them.

In this episode we'll be talking about:

• How to recognize perfectionism in yourself.
• How perfectionism affects us as artists.
• How that perfectionism can lead to imposter syndrome.
• Stories of our own imposter syndrome.
• The dangers of the 'just do it' hustle culture.

And so much more! 

Nicole has a new online course called Goal Smasher, which is available now at her website! 

Connect with Nicole:
Listent to her Podcast
DM her @lifecoachbaker
Email hello@lifecoachbaker.com
Online at her website



This week's question: How can I have fun today?



Don't forget to rate and review the podcast, every one helps! 

Want to connect with Brittany for questions, reviews, or to get more info about working with The Social Atelier?

Email her, visit her website, or connect on Instagram @the.socialatelier

And don't forget to hit that subscribe button! 



Until next Tuesday artists- stay creative.

Welcome to The Social Atelier Podcast! I am thrilled to have you be joining me for this very FIRST episode! 

In this episode we'll be kicking off the podcast with me sharing my story with all of you. Join me as I share about how my creative heart and marketing brain eventually met in the middle to start my business and brought me here to to you today! 

Learn about what to expect each and every week here on the podcast, which airs every Tuesday. We're going to get real here artists, having deep conversations about art, business, goals, struggles, and the creative life in between. Every other week I'll be interviewing a guest and we'll be getting their different perspectives on these big questions. 

Find me on Instagram @the.socialatelier and online at thesocialatelier.co! Questions? Shoot me an email at brittany@thesocialatelier.co 

I can't wait to get connected with you artist as we dive into these conversations together. 

Are you ready artist? 

Let's get started. 

I'm your host, Brittany Torres, and I'm so excited to welcome you to The Social Atelier Podcast!