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Art Side of Life®

Iva Mikles: Artist and Creative Entrepreneur

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Art Side of Life® is a podcast and YouTube show dedicated to inspiring artists to pursue their passion in life and take action to make money as an artist. It is the perfect companion for your commute to school, work, or while you are creating. The artists share how to make money as an artist, how to get first art jobs, how to get freelance artist jobs, commissions, and clients, how to improve your art skills, how to find your style and grow your Instagram and social media following. Get insp ...
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The ACH Podcast is a show about Autistic Adults and their careers. The Autistic Creative Hub celebrate Autism Acceptance Month each year with projects that educate about Autism and help Autistic people. This year, ACH member 'Sheepdog' is interviewing a variety of Autistic Adults about their careers. How they found them, how being Autistic affects their work and what support they've used to maintain their careers. Unemployment is a huge struggle for autistic adults and our hope is that by sh ...
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Today's episode features Kevin Chapman, a Youtuber who has also worked as both a Teacher and Financial Advisor before turning his interest in the game Football Manager into a full time job. We talk about how Kevin started his career as a teen, his early aspirations and what motivated him to do the various jobs he had prior to becoming a qualified t…
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On today's episode it was a privilege to interview British Diversity Award winner Connor Ward about his career as an Accessibility Consultant! Connor explains how he started off in the world of work and the barriers he hit upon due to the lack of accessibility on offer. How he began turning his knowledge and interest in this area into a job, and th…
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Sheepdog sat down to talk to the lovely Cora Burke about her career as a Neuro-divergent Lawyer. Cora talks about her life growing up in Holland and moving to the UK, working in Legal administration and overcoming many obstacles to build an amazing position in law that helps and protects neuro-divergent people. You can find out more about Cora's wo…
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A slightly different episode today! Sheepdog asked the question "What is the biggest barrier preventing you from applying for work?" on the ACH. There were a lot of replies and out of all of them, 2 major themes presented themselves very clearly. In this episode we look at what the barriers are, why they cause issues and potential ideas for overcom…
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Today Sheepdog is chatting to Natalie Doncaster about her outstanding career as a Chartered Tax Advisor working for major global businesses in Banking, Law, Accounting and Business Consultancy. We would also like to thank The Thetford Farm Estate for the support they have given the ACH through this podcast. Thank you for working with us!…
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In this episode Sheepdog gets to chat to the wonderful Micaela aka Moonie - a Visual Development Artist from Buenos Aires in Argentina. While studying Graphic Design at college, Moonie has also delivered many projects in freelance design, such as Storyboarding music videos for Disney Jr , Prop Design, Character Design and Concept Art. They are a pu…
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In this episode Sheepdog sits down with Matt Jones aka RubyNova - a Senior Game Developer and Microsoft MVP - who talks about their early career in software development and moving from developing office software to professional game development at Sumo Digital, one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-Rated video games, and beyond into…
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This is a podcast for autistic people, by autistic people. We aim to share our life experiences and help other autistics to navigate the world of work. This episode is a brief introduction of the series, explaining: Who The ACH are What we're doing for Autism Acceptance Month Introducing Sheepdog, the host of the Podcast. Explaining what's in store…
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Hey, guys! This is another special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Donovan (Fantasy & Mythology illustrator from Texas), Visi (Freelance illustrator from Colorado) and Keshna (Illustrator from New Jersey) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Special offer for Ar…
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Hey, guys! This is another special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Alex (graphic designer from Poland) and Petar (3D artist from North Macedonia) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Prem…
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Hey, guys! This is a special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Manuel (concept designer from Argentina) and Maria (comics designer from Mexico) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium …
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Greg Gunn. He is a creative director, illustrator, and animator from Los Angeles. He helps passionate people communicate their big ideas. We talk about his path as an artist and about teaching online. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/greg-gunn Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am catching up with Beatrice "Bea" Blue. We chat about what she has been up to since we talked last time - her time in Montreal, her new books and much more. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/beatrice-blue-2 Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of cr…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Bonnie Christine, an artist and pattern & textile designer living in North Carolina. She is most known for her rich, flowery designs, making artworks for companies & products around the world. She also run a program called Flourish, where she shares tools, resources and trade secrets for designers to l…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Sarah Beth Morgan, a freelance art director, motion designer & illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. She is most known for her work with studios such as Gentleman Scholar and Oddfellows. Enjoy!! Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jarom Vogel, who is an illustrator and programmer. He is wel…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jarom Vogel, who is an illustrator and programmer. He is well known for his colorful illustrations and has worked with clients such as Apple, Disney, Procreate, Spotify, Pepsi, Adobe, Nobrow, HarperCollins, Skillshare, and others. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Daniel Folta, the student of classical oil painting at The Art Academy and Evolve Artist program. He apprenticed under master portrait-painter Kevin Murphy, our guest in episode 197. He talks about his experiences of choosing the right art education, being an apprentice under Kevin, and becoming a full…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Peggy Dean, the best-selling author of The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide, Botanical Line Drawing and Peggy Dean’s Guide to Nature Drawing & Watercolor. Enjoy!! Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, p…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lord Gris about what's new with her! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others 🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - growi…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Donna Adi, a creative director, illustrator and photographer from Los Angeles. We talk about how her hobby of magical realism turned into a full-time career, working with well-known fashion brands all around the world! Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life lis…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Cat Coq, a location-independent artist, and designer. Her success as a creative and businesswoman has afforded her the opportunity to travel the world as a permanent "nomad.” Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Kevin Murphy, an internationally recognized award-winning portrait painter and illustrator. We talk about his art education program Evolve Artist , a comprehensive home-study art program that gives students a clear path to artistic mastery with oil paint. At a fraction of the costs, it challenges the t…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Djamila Knopf about what's new with her! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others 🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - g…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Holly Fae an artist and entrepreneur with a wealthy knowledge of how to make a living with your art. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, we…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ahmed Aldoori about what's new with him! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - illustration, painting, photography, well-being and many others 🔈 KNOWABLE Audio Courses - try for free - g…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Andy Estrada, on Instagram known as andy_estra, an illustrator from Texas. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creat…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Andy Estrada, on Instagram known as andy_estra, an illustrator from Texas. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creat…
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Hey, guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Jake Parker, an illustrator, concept artist, and teacher from Utah. He is a creator of the #inktober challenge. He has worked on animated films, comics and picture books. Now he freelances out of his home studio. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/mr-jake-parker/ Special offer for Art Side of Life l…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Laura Price a.k.a Lulusketches, an artist at Disney animation and YouTuber in sunny LA! Shownotes: https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousand…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Laura Price a.k.a Lulusketches, an artist at Disney animation and YouTuber in sunny LA! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousan…
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Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Bea Blue, Wouter Tulp, Cyarine and Felipe Machado share their favorite art books and other books. Full interviews here: Bea Blue https://artsideoflife.com/beatrice-blue/ Wouter Tulp https://artsideoflife.com/wouter-tulp/ Cyarine https://artsideoflife.com/cyar…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Nina Vakueva, on Instagram known as Sirpangur, a comic artist and freelancer from Russia known for webcomic “Lilith’s word”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Lif…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Nina Vakueva, on Instagram known as Sirpangur, a comic artist and freelancer from Russia known for webcomic “Lilith’s word”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Lif…
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Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Alisa Vysochina, Tomasz Mro, Chantal Horeis, Marco Bucci, Djamila Knopf, and Carrosurreal share their favorite art supplies and art tools. You can find all the tools and resources at https://artsideoflife.com/resources Full interviews here: Alisa Vysochina ht…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Andrew Price, better known as Blender Guru about important topic of work life balance as an artist. It’s another year after interview! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/blender-guru-andrew-price-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of cre…
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Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Ester Conceicao a.k.a Tehchan, Matt Urbanowicz, Victoria Ying and Armand Baltazar share tips and advice about their art process Full interviews here: Ester Conceicao a.k.a Tehchan https://artsideoflife.com/tehchan-ester-conceicao/ Mateusz Urbanowicz https://a…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Sweeney Boo, a freelance artist from Canada known for her graphic novel “Eat and Love Yourself”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium …
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Sweeney Boo, a freelance artist from Canada known for her graphic novel “Eat and Love Yourself”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium …
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Marco Bucci. We talk about how he teaches art online and how he was able to grow his following on YouTube so much in the past year. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/marco-bucci-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of Skillshare Premium - thousands of creative classes - i…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Erin Dollar, a super talented textile artist and patterns designer from the sunny San Diego. She is the founder of Cotton & Flax, where she creates beautiful textile designs using her unique hand printed fabrics. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/erin-dollar/ Special offer for Art Side of Life list…
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Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Pernille Oerum, John Nevarez, Audra Auclair, Nathan Fowkes, Eliza Ivanova, Asia Ladowska, Sean A Murray and Ahmed Aldoori share their tips and advice for starting artists. Full interviews here: Pernille Oerum https://artsideoflife.com/pernille-orum/ John Neva…
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with David Alvarez, also known as DaveXP on Instagram who is a digital artist and illustrator from Costa Rica. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 …
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Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with David Alvarez, also known as DaveXP on Instagram who is a digital artist and illustrator from Costa Rica. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 …
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lucas Graciano, an award-winning freelance artist teaching at Watts Atelier in California. He focuses on fantasy illustration doing book covers, card art, and other promotional works. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/lucas-graciano/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ Free 14 Days of S…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Matt Rhodes, an Art Director at Bioware. He has worked on Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition. His personal project called Tellurion is an attempt to tell a story entirely through visuals. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/m…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ruby Lee, a character designer from NZ with experience in film and TV. She worked as Lead Designer, Art Director for Nickelodeon and 7Towns and as Costume Designer on Hobbit, Elysium, Ghost in the Shell. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/ruby-…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Asia Ladowska. We talk about how she quit her job to become a full-time freelancer, what she learned and experienced along the way. We also talk about her book she will be publishing through Kickstarter soon! Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Alpaca Carlesi, a Freelance Illustrator from Chile! She likes to draw in different styles, digital and traditional, especially anime and fanart. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/alpaca-carlesi/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners ⭐️ …
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with David Colman, better known online as DavidsDoodles. He is an illustrator, who has worked as a visual development artist, character designer, story artist and art director in the animation since 2003. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/davidsdoo…
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Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Cameron Knight, a freelance Illustrator known for drawing comics. He is working on own comic called Cliques, which follows 4 best friends living in a city where the population use weapons called Saber edges. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/c…
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