For this final episode in our mini series on style development, I wanted to talk about ways we might both: find new inspiration when we're feeling stuck *and* uncover substantial ideas that we'll actually be able to stick with (hi cohesion and consistency). I think pushing our work forward in unique ways requires a balance of playfulness and focused intention-- which I discuss in this episode. Where ever you're at in terms of finding your style, these 10 suggestions will surely bring you a lot closer to your next most honest and exciting work. Register for "UNIQUE: A Style Development Workshop Series": www.devonwalz.com/unique Enrollment close Friday, October 22nd at midnight PST SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com

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35. 10 Ways to Push Your Work Forward, Get New Ideas + Find Themes That Stick

In the age of social media, we're likely to experience either being copied, finding ourselves too influenced by other artists' work, or both. This is a sensitive topic on both ends. Being copied feels horrible (what do we do when it happens?), and trying to move away from the voices of other's when you're developing your own can be a big challenge. As part of our continued discussion on style development, I wanted to offer some nuanced thoughts for both positions with the hopes of validating the feelings those who have seen their work replicated and shine some light on how you can weed out any elements in your work that aren't really your own. I discuss... -- Thoughts on being copied, ways to handle it and possible perspectives -- The common things I see in work that is too influenced by others / how to tell if your work is too close to someone else's -- Ways to move away from your influences and make your work more your own (no shame here, just ideas) “UNIQUE: Style Development Workshop Series” is now open for enrollment! Learn more and register: www.devonwalz.com/unique SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com

34. Copying, Being Influenced and How to Weed Out What isn't Yours

If you feel caught between multiple styles and you’re craving cohesion or to solidify your “thing,” you’re not alone.  As part of the next three weeks where we’ll be digging into style development, I wanted to specifically address what to do when we feel scattered and without direction. In this episode I discuss… -- The 3 stages of style development -- When multiple styles can work for you and when it might be time to rein it in -- Obstacles that the “scattered artist” often faces -- Ways to identifying your “umbrella” and cultivate your style beyond just how it looks -- Remedies and practical ways to focus your style -- And more! “UNIQUE: Style Development Workshop Series” is now open for enrollment! Learn more and register: www.devonwalz.com/unique SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com

33. Struggling to Focus Your Style or Find Direction? This Episode is For You.

Muralists, aspiring muralists and any artist interested in doing client-based work: look no further than this episode with Roxy Prima and Phoebe Cornog of Pandr Design Co. and Ladies Who Paint.  These women have been my go-to resource for murals since I discovered them (and I WISH I would’ve known about them when I first started with murals). I really wanted to bring you a practical episode that got into the details of being a successful muralist and these ladies did not hold back one bit. We discussed getting your first mural, pricing, outreach, contracts, taking care of your body, the proper boots and equipment and SO much more. I love their perspectives on the abundance of work available in the mural world and their focus on empowering women muralists- so needed! We talked about…. All about Ladies Who Paint and being women in the mural industry How to get break into murals if you’re itching to start The importance of outreach: finding who to email, how to present yourself and more Normalizing 5 and 6 figure mural jobs The biggest mistakes they’ve made and learned from in doing so many projects Taking care of your body as a muralist: everything from equipment to proper shoes What to consider in your pricing, and all about discussing rates Much more! FOLLOW PANDR www.pandrdesignco.com IG: @pandrdesignco @ladieswhopaint @phoebecornog @roxyprima SUPPORT THE SHOW patreon.com/devonwalz FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com

32. All About Murals: Pricing, Pitching, Getting Started + More | Roxy Prima and Phoebe Cornog of Pandr Design Co.

I love stories that showcase versatility in how humans find their way to art and make it their job. K’era is definitely one of those stories! Considering art her “second act,” she started with a career PR and later found her way to fine art, design and textiles. We get into what that journey has entailed, the practical side of licensing and getting her products into stores, owning the title of artist for herself and much more. I highly recommend this episode for that always-needed dose of “there’s no one right way to do it, there’s only your way.” Not to mention, if you’re interested in textiles, home decor and/or making functional products--you’ll learn a TON from K’era. We talked about… Her winding road from working PR to becoming a working artist The power of PR, awareness and getting your work in front of people The practical steps K’era took to get her products into stores How K’era got into licensing and what she’s learned in the process Claiming ownership over the title of “artist” + and balancing design and fine art in her brand Advice for carving out your own artist route Much more! FOLLOW K'ERA www.k-apostrophe.com IG: @k_apostrophe SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com

31. Licensing, Claiming the Artist Title + Finding Your Own Path | K’era Morgan

As I'm just completing a series of paintings that has taken me the longest and challenged me the most, I'm reflecting on what I had to do differently over these past eight months, what I've learned and what I'll be holding on to for the future. There's all kinds of tips in here, from weathering the pre-release feels to how to keep a long-term body of work cohesive. These lessons are applicable no matter where you're at and might be the thing to help keep moving when the going gets tough.  You can preview the paintings from "Safe room" at www.devonwalz.com/safe-room-preview SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

30. Lessons Learned From My Most Challenging Body of Work

Today’s guest is the amazing painter, illustrator and teacher, Lindsay Stripling (you might know her from her fabulous Lunch Club series on Instagram!). This is one of those conversations where we got to bounce around and touch on ALL of the things: style, social media, having studio practice, Lindsay’s story, the importance of boredom, story-telling, and so much more. I have to say, my absolute favorite part toward the end of the conversation where Lindsay broke down how she thinks about her work. She has a way of putting words to the mysterious intangible that I could’ve listened to for hours. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did! We talked about.. -- How she guides students to find their style -- Getting away from the digital realm for inspiration -- Ageism on social media -- Keys for creating a consistent studio practice -- Holding the titles of painter and illustrator at the same time, and thoughts on illustration v. fine art -- The importance of reading for Lindsey and the in’s and out’s of how philosophy influences her work Bio Lindsay Stripling is a San Francisco based illustrator and teacher. Her work is always coming from a place of layering, texture and experimentation. She likes to keep things fun and explore themes of nature, time, memory, community and psychology. When Lindsay isn’t drawing or painting in her backyard in the Sunset, she can be found walking in Golden Gate Park or looking for a new book at the library. She’s taught team building workshops for Google, Pixar, Shutterfly and Nike and worked with clients such as  Adobe, Nike, Intercom, Mind Body Green, Bust Magazine, Spirituality and Health Magazine, St. Regis Hotel and more. FOLLOW LINDSAY www.lindsaystripling.com IG: @lindsayvictorialee SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

29. Style Development, Leaving Room for Play, and Balancing Painting and Illustration | Lindsay Stripling

We're back with another Q+A, and this one's loaded with practical realness. I talk about how to manage the financial unpredictability of a creative career, what do about deadlines and commissions when you're burnt out, how to overcome a fear of sharing your work, the artists I look to as examples of a healthy work/life balance, and lots of other fun stuff like what I'm reading and the point in time I realized I was even creative at all. Want your question answered on the next Q+A? Email it to devonleewalz@gmail.com SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

28. Financial Ups and Downs, Overcoming a Fear of Sharing, When to Start Selling, Burn Out and More | Q+A with Devon

I’m super excited to get into the nitty gritty of navigating large-scale projects: from building the right portfolio and going after opportunities, to the process itself. This is all of particular interest for me because I’ve found that, beyond selling paintings to collectors, this aspect of being a working artist can seem especially mysterious. I couldn’t have asked for a better guest to bring such honest and practical wisdom in this department than Nicole Mueller.  I was introduced to Nicole by listening to the podcast that she co-hosts, Beyond the Studio (highly recommend) and have since admired her passion for open discussion about being a working artist and her vibrant paintings. She didn’t hold back any details! This is a highly informative conversation that I got a *ton* out of. We talked about… -- The ins and outs of portfolio building -- Getting opportunities for commissions, site specific installations and murals -- The importance of being proactive and building relationships -- What art consultants do, the benefits of connecting with them and how to find them   BIO Nicole Mueller is a San Francisco, CA based visual artist. Her work includes large-scale paintings, murals, and installations that mimic the effects of stained glass. Driven by process, her abstract works are highly saturated, built with layers of collage-like shapes. Her work explores the complexity of color, states of flux, dichotomies within painting, the transitional nature of being, and the threshold between interior and exterior, the tangible and intangible. Mueller earned her BFA in Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD in 2011. Her work has been exhibited in California, New York, and Maryland. She has been an artist-in-residence at ArtPoint (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco), the Vermont Studio Center, and Proyecto'ace in Argentina. She has completed public projects in collaboration with the City of Alameda, California Arts Council and Downtown Alameda Business Association, ArtSpan and the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, as well as commercial businesses throughout San Francisco. In 2017 she was the recipient of the Mark M. Glickman and Lanette M. McClure Artist Award for emerging artists in California. Mueller is also co-host of Beyond the Studio, a podcast that interviews working contemporary artists about their professional practices. The podcast received an Alternative Exposure grant in 2017 from Southern Exposure in San Francisco, with support from Facebook's Artist-in-Residence Program and the Andy Warhol Foundation. Beyond the Studio is a cultural partner of Art World Conference, and a fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media. FOLLOW NICOLE www.nicolemariemueller.com IG: @nicolemariemueller SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

27. Large-Scale Projects and Working with Art Consultants | Nicole Mueller

The demand for content v. the pace of our process, the ever-changing algorithm, and questions about if growth on Instagram is even possible anymore-- I think these topics are on all of our minds right now. And I know so many of us are asking if investing our time into social media even worth it. In this deep dive episode I share my thoughts on the topic, how I'm dealing with Instagram in its current "climate," and the tips and perspectives that've been helpful to me. If nothing else- I hope you feel validated and less alone knowing that we're all wrestling with these issues! SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com WRITE TO US Have a question you'd like answered on the show or thoughts to share about this episode? Send an email to devonleewalz@gmail.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

26. Navigating Social Media as an Artist in 2021

This is an extra special episode for me because working with Pennylane Shen over the past year has been a game changer for my art practice. Pennylane is an artist consultant, and she’s really one of the good ones out there providing support to artists who want to strengthen their work, develop their business, write their artist statement and much more. I loved getting to steal her for an hour to ask everything I’ve been wanting to and highlight the knowledge that she’s imparted to me in our sessions together. We talked about… -- The two overarching factors that make for strong artwork and how to know if you’re hitting the marks --Navigating experimentation and incorporating just the right dose of it -- Why you need to bulk up the “meat and potatoes” of your work and ways to bring meaning and substance to the forefront of what you make -- How to overcome the insecurity of being self-taught -- The things to become aware of in your own self (or continued!) art education -- Determining which way of selling your work is right for you: self-representation v. working with a gallery BIO Pennylane Shen is an artist consultant, curator and educator. Since 2006, her company Dazed and Confucius has offered personalized consultations, group workshops and business development with regular seminars held worldwide. Artist consultants Pennylane and David advise over 1000 artists each year. With a variety of services catered to the fine artist, Dazed and Confucius has quickly become the "one-stop shop" for artists navigating the fine art industry. Pennylane holds a Master’s Degree in Visual Culture Theory from New York University and has lectured at various forums throughout Canada, the US and the UK. Her teaching experience includes Langara College and the NYC Crit Club. For more than a decade, Pennylane has worked in commercial galleries such as the Bau-Xi Gallery, the longest standing commercial gallery in Canada. In her hometown of Vancouver, BC Pennylane has curated for the Vancouver Mural Festival. An avid supporter of art and wellness, she sits on the board for the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Foundation, collecting notable art pieces for hospital walls. FOLLOW PENNYLANE www.dazedandconfucius.com/ IG: @dazed.and.confucius SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com To get started with the Frame It Easy App and claim $100 off sample frames head to frameiteasy.com/artmagic

25. How to Strengthen Your Work + Decide Where to Sell It | Artist Consultant, Pennylane Shen

As working artists and/or aspiring ones, we tend to have a lot of questions about how people have made this gig sustainable, and what their path has looked like.  In this episode, Gracelee Lawrence provides a lot of those answers by giving us a generous look into her own behind-the-scenes. Not to mention, some very rich commentary on gatekeeping in the art world, commercialization, accessibility, creative community, committing to your art practice and much more (I could’ve listened to her for hours!). We talked about... How Gracelee found her way to sculpture and digital fabrication How she approaches accessibility in her work, especially as it applies to her public art Her journey through art school and into making art a sustainable career Attending art residencies to support the making of her work (she did 20 residencies in 9 years!) Balancing making larger, more expensive work with making smaller work The fundamentals of gatekeeping in the art world *and* what’s been helpful for her to focus on instead How she protects her work from commercialization and being treated like a commodity How to find your creative community much more! FOLLOW GRACELEE www.graceleelawrence.com IG: @gleeleelawlee SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Send it in to  devonleewalz@gmail.com to have it discussed on a future episode (be sure to let me know if you’d like a shoutout or not!). 

An Inside Look at Being a Working Artist | Gracelee Lawrence

If you’ve felt the need to overproduce work (particularly by Instagram), work at an unnatural pace or race to improve,  this episode will be salve for your studio practice. This conversation with Soleé felt just like two artists chatting over tea, because it was so honest and soothing. We unpacked dilemmas around scheduling studio time, being self-taught, chasing after a “career” (and what that even means), confronting imposter syndrome and much more. My favorite was the wisdom Soleé radiates when it comes to being in integrity with her creative energy. I think you’ll find it to be contagious. We talked about…. Soleé’s transition from jewelry making to painting Imposter syndrome Why she would and wouldn’t return to get her MFA Pacing yourself, honoring your creative energy and Soleé’s studio schedule The ways being off Instagram shifted her studio practice Thoughts on what a “career” as an artist actually means and Soleé’s personal career values Working with mystery in the process much more! Bio Soleé Darrell is a   born multidisciplinary artist who is based in Oakland, CA. Her work is purely intuition-driven. She explores the experience and depth of being a human in this world while connecting with other worlds through practice and meditation. Each stroke encompasses color, vulnerability, passion, texture, and complete faith in the universe. She uses layers of mixed media to symbolize the healing of wounds and maps the unknown paths we take in life. She is forever fascinated with the idea of things we can never know about our existence, and the self inflicted suffering that human beings can endure through generations of trying to figure it out. Her hope is to bring some optimism to the viewer and bridge the gap between the intuitive world and the physical world. FOLLOW SOLEE soleedarrell.art IG: @soleedarrell SUPPORT THE SHOW Visit patreon.com/devonwalz for exclusive bonus episodes each month FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Send it in to  devonleewalz@gmail.com to have it discussed on a future episode (be sure to let me know if you’d like a shoutout or not!).

Honoring Your Creative Tap | Soleé Darrel

Feel daunted by the commitment, consistency and delayed gratification required to create a series? I think that's very common. And I'm in the thick of it myself! Which is why I wanted to talk about why creating a body of work is so important for your artistic growth (and smart for your career), as well as the 7 things I've found to be most helpful within the process. This is a fun topic because, the truth is, a lot of depth and reward comes from investing our energy into projects that are more demanding and long term, but with that, comes more to consider--there's much to discuss! This is episode is a preview of May's Patreon exclusive bonus episode. I wanted to give you a little taste of you can expect each month when you sign up. To listen to the full episode, and unlock other artsy bonus content, head over to patreon.com/devonwalz FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Send it in to  devonleewalz@gmail.com to have it discussed on a future episode (be sure to let me know if you’d like a shoutout or not!).

7 Tips for Completing a Body of Work *Patreon Preview Episode*

Feel daunted by the commitment, consistency and delayed gratification required to create a series of work? I think that's very common. And I'm in the thick of it myself! Which is why I wanted to talk about why creating a body of work is so important for your artist growth (and smart for your career), as well as the 7 things I've found to be most helpful within the process. This is a fun topic because, the truth is, a lot of depth and reward comes from investing our energy into projects that are more demanding and long term, but with that, comes more to consider-- there's much to discuss! This is episode is a preview of May's exclusive bonus episode, which lives over on Patreon! I wanted to give you a little taste of you can expect each month when you sign up for just $5 a month. To listen to the full episode, and unlock other artsy bonus content, head over to patreon.com/devonwalz FOLLOW THE SHOW @artandmagicpodcast @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com Have a question you’d like answered on the show? Send it in to  devonleewalz@gmail.com to have it discussed on a future episode (be sure to let me know if you’d like a shoutout or not!).

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