There are so many moving parts to living and working as an artist. So many options, questions, bits of advice, and paths to take.

 

Art + Practice is where I share what’s on my mind: what I’m working through in my own studio, and what’s coming up in conversations with the artists I mentor.

 

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There are so many moving parts to living and working as an artist. So many options, questions, bits of advice, and paths to take.

 

Art + Practice is where I share what’s on my mind: what I’m working through in my own studio, and what’s coming up in conversations with the artists I mentor.

 

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I refuse to begin a year feeling scattered. Dec 17, 2025

I want to invite you to a workshop. It's not mine. But I will certainly be there.

 

I do it at the beginning of every year, for the past 10 years.

 

I would not NOT do it.

 

It's called Review &...

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Listen in: Evolve artists on the mic 🎧 Dec 08, 2025

Over the past week, month and year, many of our Evolve artists (past and present) have been featured on podcasts and YouTube conversations and it’s time to celebrate them. Yeah!

Michelle Benson, Rose...

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Sustaining a High-Level Practice with Melissa Harvey Dec 01, 2025

Whenever an artist I’m working with (or dare I say it, me) slips into the familiar complaint of “I just don’t have enough time in the studio,” I immediately think of the artists who prove that time is...

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I almost always buy from these sorts of artists… Nov 21, 2025

I have a growing art collection, which, not surprisingly, is mostly ceramics. When I look around my small cottage, I see artwork and handmade objects in the lounge room, kitchen, office, bedroom, vera...

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Why do I do what I do? Nov 06, 2025

2018.

I credit my sister for suggesting I could help artists in the area of artist residencies. She had been encouraging me to step out and create something of my own, alongside my art. She was plant...

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The edges of our work really matter. Nov 06, 2025

The edges of our work really matter.

 

The place where a vessel meets the table.

The rim meets the lips.

The end of the thread.

The contour of a brushstroke.

The boundary of the canvas.

The poi...

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In the studio: three lessons that keep me stretching Nov 06, 2025

I don’t claim to have all the answers, but here are three things that have shaped my art practice, helped me carve a path for my own work, and opened doors to opportunities I never could have expected...

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Break it down: a simple way to improve your work Nov 06, 2025

Last week I mentored an artist whose goal is to consistently make high-quality ceramic jugs.

Our conversation ranged widely, but one part stood out.

I asked her to roughly sketch a jug and label all...

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Are you a ‘real’ artist if you only work one day a week on your art? Jun 25, 2025

What do you think?

Are you a ‘real’ artist if you only work one day a week on your art?
 
How much do you need to be working, and indeed producing, to be considered a 'real' artist? 

If you are not full t...

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It’s all in the follow up. Jun 25, 2025

The follow up is significantly overlooked

What do I mean by follow up?

I mean taking further action after an event, after you have already done something, after you have made a move of some sort.

There a...

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Right under your nose. Jun 25, 2025

In my younger years I desperately wanted to get away from where I lived. Don’t get me wrong, I love where I live, but I wanted ADVENTURE. It was waiting for me... somewhere out there on the horizon. T...

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Rejection. It's only the beginning. Jun 25, 2025

Last Thursday I had my weekly open hour call in the EVOLVE program. This is a one-hour group call for artists to ask their burning questions of the week or get feedback on something they are working o...

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