Artsy Types
by Joy and Teresa
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About this podcast
Creativity conversations for artists, or just artsy types. Joy and Teresa are two life-long friends who have been having a 40-year conversation about culture and creativity, and they've expanded the conversation to include you. They both have day jobs, but what they really love is creating and talking about art, writing, music, metalsmithing, painting--figuring out how to create something from nothing.
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Episodes
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- Falling Leaves, Moody Palettes: How Do Artists Embrace Autumn? · 40 minShorter days and falling leaves have Joy and Teresa thinking back to grade school fall art projects. They recall laminating fallen leaves between melted wax paper and making…
- Art In Progress: Sketching on Location, Creating a New Collection · 44 minJoy and Teresa update one another on current projects. Joy reveals she is leaving on a trip and wants to try sketching on location. Teresa has been getting into a flow at her…
- Why We Create · 39 minHearing Barry Manilow explain why he writes songs has Teresa and Joy asking each other why they create? Joy has one word that captures her motivation as a creator, and Teresa…
- Where Do Ideas Come From? · 40 minFinished works of art are born from small ideas. Tiny seeds—sometimes just a few scattered thoughts—somehow nestle into our minds, find ways to grow and finally make their way to…
- Recipes for Living a Creative Life · 43 minDo you have habits and rituals, or things like special clothing or playlists that set the stage for your creativity? Joy and Teresa share the recipes they each use to spark their…
- When Is it Ok to Be a Creative Copycat? · 39 minArtists have tried to replicate the works of the masters for centuries. Copying to learn is nothing new. But what happens when the piece of jewelry you dreamed up while looking…
- A-Ha Moments: Three Creativity Revelations · 45 minThe creativity conversations are generating lots of ideas, and they’ve led Joy and Teresa to pose a question to one another: what have your a-ha moments been? Are there…
- Getting Your Art Noticed: How to Navigate the World of Exhibitions, Articles & Podcasts · 53 minCreating art is one thing, getting it noticed another. How do exhibitions work, and what is a juried competition? What are tips for getting into magazines and invited onto…
- Fresh Starts and Old Ruts: How to Navigate Creativity's Ups and Downs · 47 minTeresa is on the cusp of a fresh start as she moves into a new home and studio, while Joy is in a creativity slump. In this episode, Teresa and Joy talk about the up and down…
- Digital Detox: Results of the 2-Week Experiment · 55 minThe two-week digital detox has drawn to an end, and Joy reports to Teresa how her life changed while going off-grid. What were the hardest parts, did she ever cheat on the…
- Digital Detox: A Two-Week Experiment · 35 minJoy decides to go off-the-grid for two weeks in an attempt to re-set thought patterns, gain time, spur creativity and live life outside the distorted lens of social media. Teresa…
- Honesty in Art: Let's Get Personal · 36 minHonesty is the foundation of good art, but is there such a thing as being too honest? Spurred on by a beautifully forthright statement that Teresa recently made on Instagram…
- Trends We Love, Trends We Hate · 35 minThe resurgence of plein air painting, over-the-top maximalism, visibility of the artist’s hand laid bare in finished work, the way museums treat sensitive subjects--Joy and…
- Three Good Habits Every Artist Can Develop (and a Bad Habit to Avoid) · 50 minArtists are creatures of habit, and those habits either help creativity flourish or get in its way. Teresa is sharing the habits that have helped build her metalsmith practice…
- Creative Alchemy: The Elements That Transform Us Into Artists · 37 minAn accident, a coincidence, a life event. Conversations between mothers and daughters. Sheer boredom. Teresa and Joy are putting words to the alchemy that took place in their…
- Is This Something: Step-by-Step Workshop for a New Collection · 41 minIn this second “Is This Something” episode, the tables are turned, and Joy and Teresa are thinking through Teresa’s idea fragments for a new collection based on Polaroids and…
- The Three Tips Every Artist Should Know · 43 minJoy and Teresa count down the three tips they each think every artist should know, and at least one of the tips is something that will surprise listeners! Whether you are a…
- Starting a New Year: Setting Creativity Goals · 46 minJoy and Teresa walk through the process for setting annual creative goals and lay out what they each hope to achieve in the coming year. From creating a collection of paintings…
- Creativity Goals: A Year-End Report Card · 44 minJoy and Teresa are goal-setters by nature, even when it comes to creativity. To close out the year, they take a look back at the 2025 goals they each set as creators and disclose…
- Irony, Beauty, Nostalgia, Crafty Creativity: The Holiday Episode · 53 minHow do two Artsy Types celebrate the holidays? With home cooking, homemade crafts and one very peculiar tradition involving 80s vinyl records. Joy and Teresa also count down…
