Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty is the podcast that delves deep into the underworld of being an artist from a raw and honest perspective.
Hosted by artist Kate Florence, Kate chats with many different types of creatives about their struggles, failures and how these things have helped them grow a full time creative practice. We cover all the taboo topics, money, self worth, mental health, insecurities and much much more! xxx
New Ep: Every second Wednesday
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
RAINBOW STUDIOS - Behind the scenes with Jade Gillett
SARA WINFIELD - Creative redirection, authenticity & imposter syndrome
This week Kate sits down with abstract painter Sara Winfield, based in Fremantle WA, Sara discusses her personal creative journey , how she moved through different creative industries, how she's deve…
ROSIE WOODS - Murals, self comparison and investing in your work
This week I sit down with my dear friend and studio partner Rosie Woods, a muralist and painter from the UK based between Australia and UK. Rosie has been in the business of painting murals for many …
LAUREN JONES - Motherhood, creative practice and facilitating workshops
This week i sit down with painter, Lauren Jones. We discuss the many realms of creative living, alongside motherhood, the challenges of the long term nature of being a professional artist as well as …
AMBER CRESWELL BELL - What a leading art curator looks for in emerging artists
This week Kate chats with Amber Creswell Bell, renowned art curator and author based in Sydney. Amber has spent over a decade celebrating the arts through her publications and championing emerging ar…
EMMA CURRIE - Harnessing self doubt and releasing artist guilt
SYLVIE KETTLE - Art as a reflection of life
This week Kate chats to Sylvie Kettle - an abstract figurative painter. She has such a beautiful insight into living as an artist and this conversation was so special!
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KATE & HOLLY - Money mindset, approaching galleries and sharing studios
KATE FLORENCE - Tools that have helped me grow my business
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AMANDA JONES- Turning poetic literature into visual art
This week Kate Chats to poet, film maker and visual artist Amanda Jones. We chat imposter syndrome, the connection between visual and phonetic language, her upcoming solo exhibition an much more!
Her …
MAYA IRVING - Embodying Sexual & Creative energies through art and healing
This week Kate chats with emerging, painter, performance and video artist based in Wurundjuri country, Maya Irving. This was such an engaging, raw and vulnerable chat in which we discuss, the patriar…
ALISON MOONEY - Leaning into fear and challenging society’s expectations
This week i chat with Alison Mooney Alison money is an abstract artist based here on the the Sunshine coast Gubbi Gubbi country.
Her work moves between large scale public and private murals, installa…
RHYS JOHN KAYE - Staying in alignment & creating with intention
This week i chat with Rhys John Kaye, an painter based in Naarm. I loved this chat and hearing all about his journey through the years from such an honest and open perspective.
His website is - https…
KATE FLORENCE - Creating a positive mindset for a solo exhibition
This week, Kate does a short episode in which she shares from her personal experiences and shares her top tips on creating a positive mindset around having a solo exhibition or releasing a body of wo…
OCTAVIA TOMYN - The art of building a creative business
This week Kate chats with Octavia Tomyn, a painter based in Naarm. We discuss all the things, from building your own brand, starting from scratch, embracing failures, not allowing your art to define …
CHARLIE BROPHY - Finding realignment and the many eras of creating
This week, Kate chats with Charlie Brophy, a dear friend and photographer based in Naarm. We discuss the creative journey in all its era's and finding re- alignment after almost burning out, how she…
HOLLY TERRY - Returning to self and trusting your gut
This week, Kate chats with self taught painter, friend and studio partner Holly Terry. Holly talks about her journey into becoming an artist full time, how she approaches valuing her work and evolvin…
MARISA MU - Taking risk and redefining success
This week Kate chats with Marisa Mu, a multi disciplinary artist based in Naarm. We chat about building a brand as an emerging artist, showing up for yourself in times of deep struggle and hardship, …
CHARLOTTE ALLDIS - Remaining playful and staying authentic
Kate chats to Charlotte about the many stages of her painting practice up until this point, from her earliest childhood creation, Melanie Teabag to hosting her first show in her share house living ro…