Ep 524: Adjusting to Full Time with Rhianon Vichta

The Maker's Playbook

Thinking about becoming a full time artist is a dream that lingers in the back of many people’s minds. And my assumption is, whenever any of us are dreaming about a change, we mostly think that if we took this leap, if we didn’t have to be bothered with showing up to an office for someone else Monday through Friday, we’d have more time to do the thing we love - to make. But is that what the change is really like? Is selling your work after you do take that leap to be a full time artist the same as selling your work when it’s a side-hustle? In other words, as you will soon hear from Rhianon Vichta, “What do you do when what you did for fun becomes your job?”

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Chapters

1. Introduction and Welcoming Rhianon (00:00:00)

2. Rhianon's Journey into Ceramics (00:03:50)

3. Accents and Mirroring Tendencies (00:05:02)

4. Early Beginnings in Art and Therapy (00:07:50)

5. The Restaurant Venture (00:11:12)

6. Discovering Happiness in Clay (00:13:48)

7. Balancing Art and Service (00:26:34)

8. A Beautiful Moment of Togetherness (00:32:56)

9. Balancing Work and Life as Self-Employed Creatives (00:33:30)

10. The Challenges and Rewards of Self-Employment (00:34:36)

11. Finding Community and Accountability (00:37:34)

12. Dreaming of Future Meetups (00:38:55)

13. The Power of Critique and Mentorship (00:42:44)

14. Without the Darkness We Couldn't See the Light (00:57:17)

15. The Value of Functional Art (01:00:14)