Adulting for Artists

This week my guest is native New Yorker, now Tampa Florida art teacher, Frank Bonanno. Frank tells us his experiences as a tattoo artist, a production designer in LA, and a grade school art teacher. We also talk about art, colors of paint and deciding whether or not you should paint crazy stuff on your apartment walls. You can find Frank online at www.brushandbladeart.com Leave a message for the show at speakpipe.com/adultingforartists Check out my new t-shirts at timimonster.etsy...

Episode #25 is an interview with St. Petersburg photographer Jerry Mitchell. He started the Framed Artist's Group , where artists combine their mediums to create new art. We talk about the benefits of collaborating with other artists, mediums to print on, tracking expenses, art photography vs wedding photography, photographic equipment and other subjects that revolve around being an independent artist. Just because you have a camera doesn't make you a photographer. Learn to use your equipm...

Brandy Stark investigates ghosts, teaches humanities as a college professor and makes wire sculptures in St. Petersburg, Florida. In this episode we discuss ghosts and the supernatural world, doing art without an art degree, different types of mermaids, applying for art grants, setting up your own shows and good and bad ambition. She also owns a bunch of pugs. You can find her at http://www.bstarkart.com and @bstarkart on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. As always, leave a c...

Conversation with Graphic Designer, Kevin Barth about: • Freelancing vs. working for a corporation • Clients • Networking • Getting the hang of digital drawing • Expanding your skillset • Online courses versus college classes • Getting out of your comfort zone. • When to use different computer programs • Is it cheating to use a template? • Timmie's rubber cement nightmare during college midterm See if he got his site back up at www.kevinbarth.com Questions or comments - Leave a message ...

This episode is all about our need to balance creating and consuming. In order to live our best lives, we need to meet our needs and as creators, we have a NEED to create! It is easy to put off or even forget about when we get caught up in endless scrolling, tv watching or overloading on tutorials. We need to find time for ourselves to fulfill our needs and desires. Consuming isn't all bad - we learn by consuming, and most of us want our creations to be consumed/appreciated/listened t...