Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining Cory in today’s podcast is Kiffanie Stahle, the “friendly” lawyer who helps artists get the legal side of their art businesses in o…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Our guest today is Marisa S White, an award-winning artist-photographer based in Colorado. A drawing and painting major, Marisa fell in lov…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Today’s guest is Kathy Lajvardi, a contemporary mixed media artist based in Laguna Beach, California. Kathy was born in Iran and later migr…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Internationally featured and award-winning artist/designer Cherish Flieder joins TAA founder Cory Huff in today’s podcast. Apart from being…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today is Adam Hall, who describes himself as “an artist who paints New Orleans''. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Adam…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Cory welcomes Wildlife Painter and Fiber Artist Eric Jackson, who specializes in unique batik illustrations of Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlan…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. In 2016, social media platforms ruined themselves for artist Gwenn Seemel. That was the year they stole the last bit of agency from their u…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today to share about his artistic journey is Will Eskridge, a self-proclaimed weirdo that celebrates the ugly, the forg…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Full-time artist, Catherine Rains, joins the podcast today to share her incredible journey to full-time artistry, her artistic insights and…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. In this episode, a longtime friend of Cory Huff joins the podcast – Miriam Schulman! Miriam is a full-time artist, art teacher, and art bus…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today is Dan Cleary, a professional portrait and fine art photographer living in Dayton, Ohio. As the owner, operator a…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. This week on The Abundant Artist podcast, Cory is thrilled to be joined by a return guest – Patricia Vargas! The last time Patricia was on …

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today is Creative Director and Set Designer, Marina Skye! Skye does freelance set design and creative projects for rest…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today is one-of-a-kind artist, Genesis Be. Genesis is a critically acclaimed poet, peace activist, and artist from Bilo…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Returning to the podcast today is Flora Bowley! Flora is a painter, pioneer, permission-giver, and author of four books: The Art of Alivene…

“I realized that stopping before I was done, especially with the process-oriented thesis where I'm not completely in control. I'm like in peripheral control of what's. Not all mine. That leaves room for the viewer to come into it when everything's locked down and every detail is nailed down. I find that work can often be less engaging. If it's got …

Visual artist and entrepreneur Najee Dorsey is known for embracing southern roots in his work by relaying scenes of African American life in the south on canvas. He began his journey as an artist at the age of five, selling his artwork to his mother for candy. From that point on, Dorsey continued making art as a favorite pastime. In his work, as Na…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Multidisciplinary artist Zeph Farmby joins the podcast today to share his journey as an artist from tagging on the streets to selling his s…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. This week, Cesar Biojo joins the podcast! Cesar is a Barcelona-based Colombian oil painter and co-founder of Kaleido, an online network tha…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of “the starving artist” and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. This week, Cory welcomes Jose Trujillo to the podcast! Jose is an impressionist painter that is one-of-a-kind in that he has been selling h…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Oregon-based fiber artist and quilt designer, Sam Hunter, joins the podcast today to discuss her journey as a full-time artist, the importa…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. Joining the podcast today is American realism artist, Brie Hayden. Brie is based in Arlington, Virginia; just outside of DC. She is a self-…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. This week, your host, Cory Huff, is joined by Jordan Clark, a professional murals and signs artist based in Vernal, Utah; a small town with…

Welcome back to The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. In this episode, Cory is joined by Zsudayka Terrell; a multi-faceted person and artist with an emphasis on African American figurative work…

Welcome to the first episode of The Abundant Artist, the show that dispels the myth of ‘the starving artist’ and shares how you can live an abundant life as an artist and make a living from your talent one interview at a time. In this episode, Cory speaks with Yakira Carter AKA CyberL0ve. Yakira is an Atlanta, GA-based artist (that’s soon to move t…

In this episode: 00:45- How Patrick went from an MFA to opening a cabinet shop and working as a general contractor 7:09- How Patrick grew his design/build business 12:52- How working with fabricators and manufacturers has informed Patrick's art-making methods 13:47- Patrick explains what "fabrication" means in the context of design/build work 19:10…

In this episode: 4:35- Maggi shares about how she created a Skillshare class on how artists can create flat lay images for social media... and what a flat lay is. 11:03- How Maggi's background and training in retail merchandising led her to realize she wanted to be an artist. 13:42- What a typical day looks like for Maggi, who has been painting ful…

In this episode, we cover: 00:48- What Nancy & Jarrod took away from the Business of Art Conference 4:10- Where Nancy & Jarrod will take the conference next 5:30- How Art Lovers Australia was started 8:55- Nancy & Jarrod have a very hands-on approach with their artists, which is unusual for a gallery. They share why they operate this way and what i…

In this episode, we cover: 2:58- How growing up on an island contributed to Amica's creativity and how she views the world 4:30- Amica shares about her journey from creating "safe" predictable work to make walls pretty to venturing out into creating her own new work 9:25- The catalyst that encouraged Amica to start sharing her new original work wit…

In this episode, we cover: 0:35- How Cory met Jeffrey 1:45- How Jeffrey made the decision to go into full-time photography 3:45- How Jeffrey leverages a specific kind of tourism- grown adults without kids in tow- to increase his gallery sales 4:35- How Jeffrey identifies which galleries may fit well with his business plan 5:45- Jeffrey's "secret sh…

In this episode, we cover: 0:40- What Betty is currently doing with art galleries and how she's selling her art 2:30- How Betty tells a story with social media in order to sell her art and connect with collectors 5:25- How Betty, who used to be very shy as a child, cultivated her comfort interacting on social media and her approachability 6:45- Bet…

In this episode: 1:30- What is an art therapist, and what do they do? 4:20- What Brushes with Cancer does, how it's connected with the larger organization Twist Out Cancer, and how Jacquelyn got connected. 7:15- What the application process looks like for artists interested in joining Brushes with Cancer. 8:15- What the process of connecting with a…

In this Facebook Live conversation, Cory chats with mastermind group facilitator Sarah Guthrie: 2:38- What is a Mastermind group? Recommended reading includes Think and Grow Rich. 6:15- How Cory started his first mastermind group, and the important things to consider when getting started. 8:12- Sarah's experience being involved in mastermind groups…

In this Facebook Live conversation, Cory chats with watercolor artist and teacher Rebecca Rhodes. 1:30- How Rebecca went from a music teacher to a full-time artist, and how her creative family encouraged her in her pursuit. 6:00- Navigating the practicalities of the transition from teaching music in-person to teaching art online. 8:32- The apps and…

In this episode we cover: 1:25- How Patricia began selling prints on Etsy 5:15- Selling digital prints comes with its own unique challenges 9:00- How Patricia came to realize that she could make a living from her art 13:20- The advantages and disadvantages of selling on Etsy 20:50- How to get website traffic from Pinterest 24:40- Finding success se…

In this episode we cover: 5:10-How Stephanie is inspired by the mythologies and fairytales that stem from oral tradition and span thematically across cultures and languages 13:38-Stephanie's struggle to convince college advisors of the validity of pursuing both computer programming and art, at a time before digital art had entered the scene 25:40-T…

In this episode, we cover: 1:43- How Artwork Archive got started 6:44- Artwork Archive's philosophy and process of providing valuable content to their audience 11:07- One of the big keys to good content creation is know thy audience 16:35- What it's like to run a business that serves artists 27:20- How the Artwork Archive discovery engine began and…

In this episode we cover: 1:40- Rex explains his philosophy of "grow where you're planted". 6:14- Rex talks about the Hausmann Millworks Creative Community 16:25- The kind of shows you should be trying to get into depends heavily on your age, where you are in your career, and which of many art worlds you're a part of. 18:53- How artists should view…

In this episode we cover: 1:35- A smaller but dedicated fan base that is passionate about your work is just as (if not more) valuable than a much larger fan base. 3:27- Paula's journey of spiritual self-discovery 7:07- Paula began her creative journey later in life, at the age of 45. She explains how this shift came about. 8:08- What it's like to b…

In this episode we cover: 3:13- Jesse's particular brand of hustle and the rules he created for himself early in his career that enabled him to make contacts and get gigs 6:24- What Jesse's art business looks like and when he accepts licensing deals 8:29- Living with mistakes in life, your business and in your work and discovering that often, they'…

In this episode we cover: 2:39: How Jennifer began the 100 Angels series 5:15: What it means to be in a black body and why it's important to create art that speaks to that unique experience 11:43: How to make a space for yourself as a woman/person of color/etc in an industry still dominated by white males 13:45: Jennifer shares some thoughts on way…

In this episode, we cover: 1:55- The way travel informs and changes your visual vocabulary 8:15- The value of keeping a journal, particularly while traveling 9:45- The materials Robyn uses when journaling and making her own journals 14:45- Robyn's journey to making art full time and how she has found ways to support herself 22:10- Visual artists of…

In this episode we cover: 2:30- The concept of "idea debt", a term coined by Amulet author Kazu Kibuishi, and why it's probably holding you back. 8:40- The comics that appealed to Jessica before it even occurred to her that she could be a comic book artist herself, and how she got started in the industry. 12:20- The lessons that indie self-publishi…

In this episode we cover: 6:35- John's fascinating trajectory that some might consider backwards- he transitioned from digital work to traditional mixed-media and resin. 7:16- The artwork you create at any given time is a culmination of all your previous work, and this adds tremendous value to your art. 8:56- There is a lot of truth to the idea of …

In this episode, we talk with Kickstarter's Head of Curation, Willa Koerner. A former curator at MoMA and other museums, Willa has a deep understanding of curation, internet culture, and the very leading edge of art. For more show notes, go to theabundantartist.com/podcast18

In this episode, we cover: 2:00 - Camilla D’errico explains how she got started attending comic cons, and how her presence at the conventions has changed over 18 years. Her first solo show sold out! 7:30 - Camilla addresses the fact that its scary to put your work out for people to see, and how she deals with it. 11:00 - How Camilla has been so inc…

Leonardo Pereznieto has over 1,000,000 subscribers on Youtube. In this podcast, we break down how he did it and what it’s done for his business. http://www.artistleonardo.com/ :32 - Leonardo explains how he grew his audience base to over 1,000,000 subscribers. https://www.youtube.com/user/FineArtEBooks/ 2:30 - Leonardo is a member of the Youtube Pa…

In this episode, I talk to Maria Brophy. She’s one part of an art business couple that sells and licenses art all over the world. 1:30 Maria talks about her corporate background and how she and Drew started doing business together, and how working together happens. 11:00 - Maria talks about the mindset necessary to be a successful artist. Having po…

In this episode, we cover:3:00 ­ Cory & Kelly talk about the difference between talking about technique and talking about the emotional quality of art. 7:19 ­ How Kelly came up with the flyer idea and executed on it. 12:30 ­ How Kelly found interior designers. Check out Houzz.com and the website for the Association of Interior Designers19:45 ­ Kell…