The Artist’s Journey

Gesso Girls: TikTok, Facetuned Art, Side Hustles & More with my BFF Jennifer Reardon!

Today on the podcast we have Julia's best friend Jennifer Reardon! We chat all about the power of TikTok and why artists NEED to be sharing their work on TikTok ASAP. We also talk about pressure as artists and creatives to please our clients even when it's not realistic, and Jen opens up about how she's handled backlash and criticism online. 
Follow Jennifer at @jenneeree and @jenneeree_art, and be sure to check out her podcast Real or Fake! 

Gesso Girls: IT’S A SCAM!!!

It pains us that we needed to record an episode about this, but the truth is there are SO many people out there who want to take advantage of artists. Julia relays some of the scams she has seen or fallen victim to in hopes that it will prevent you from doing the same. Please share with us any scamming experiences you have had by DMing us on Instagram at @gessogirls, we may do a part two and share more stories. 

Gesso Girls: Why Are You ”Blocked”?

Today Julia and Erin discuss creative blocks, and specifically what causes them. We talk a lot about getting "unstuck" but sometimes it's more helpful to look at the root cause first. Shining light on this may help you see more clearly the steps needed to move past the block. 

Gesso Girls: ATTENTION: Don’t Make This Mistake in Your Insta Bio!!

Today Julia shares an awesome tip she received about what link to use in her instagram bio. Have you been making this same mistake too? 

Gesso Girls: Branding Workshop with @erinmurr

In today's episode, Erin kicks-off a working branding session with 4 key branding elements. Have fun with this exercise you're an artist with brilliant ideas. And sometimes we are our own worst branding enemy, why?  Because we have so many creative ideas. 
Make rules for yourself and hold yourself to them. That means that the graphic elements, copy, and any type of content all must be consistent.
Define your brand
What's in a name?
Tone, Copy
Fonts, Color Palette
 

Gesso Girls: Staying Accountable to Your Art

In today's episode Julia & Erin talk all about ways to stay accountable and consistent in your creative practice. 
In addition, Julia is starting an Artist Accountability Group for all artists to join, and is giving away a free membership to one lucky winner. To join just follow the link below!
https://juliahagenartist.com/made-to-make-art-blog
The winner will be announced this Friday, Feb. 19th and registration for the group will also open on that day. 
 
 
 

Gesso Girls: What’s Your Ideal Creative Lifestyle?

Today Julia interviews Erin about how she balances her full time job in advertising with her creative side hustles. They discuss how one creative lifestyle is not better than another, and for some having the creative gig on the side may be the best call for them! For others, the lifestyle of a full time artists makes more sense. It's all about choosing what your priorities and goals are, then weighing the risks. 
 
Also follow Julia's venture, the Artist Accountability group at @ArtistAccountabilityGroup on Instagram and join her live today (2/10/21) on her personal instagram @JuliaHagen_art at 3pm CST to discuss this new group membership and how to cultivate a creative practice that you can stay accountable to.  

Gesso Girls: A Colorful Conversation with Stephanie Broussard!

Today we have on the show the fabulous painter Stephanie Broussard! She is currently completing her MFA at Washington State University, and we talk all about her upcoming thesis show and the beautiful work she is creating. 
We dive into the nitty gritty of painting, talking all things color, composition, how she approaches a canvas and of course the beautiful message behind Stephanie's current body of work which is space. Such a relevant topic during this pandemic when everyone's relationship with space and distance has been drastically changed. 
Please give Stephanie a follow on Instagram at @ssbroussard, and see her work on her website stephaniebroussard.net
A BIG thank you to Stephanie for coming on the show, we hope to have her back on again soon!
 

Gesso Girls: The Art of Listening

In this week's short form episode, Julia encourages us all to unplug and embrace some moments of silence in our day to day. We all consume so much content just existing. So it's important to take stock of what and how much we are absorbing and notice how it's affecting our creativity. 
Julia was inspired by Julia Cameron's new book "The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention" for the episode. 

Gesso Girls: It’s Easier Than You Think!

Today Julia talks about the common phrase "If it was easy, everyone would do it", and how her assumption that being a full time artist would be "hard all the time" had kept her from pursuing it. She debunks this sentiment and explains how passion and enthusiasm make everything in life and business 10 times easier!