Stream of Art

As artists, we often long for the thrilling feeling of being deeply inspired. But are our current ideas about inspiration actually doing us a disservice? In this episode, we share the ways we find in…

With so many different ways to approach learning art and music (or any craft, for that matter), we decided to share how we each think about it. We explore how our approaches have differed—while still…

This week's episode is all about routines. We explore the benefits of maintaining a consistent routine, share the routines we’ve built, and offer suggestions for how to build one of your own. Robyn f…

Last week’s conversation about the fear of success inspired us to tackle the topic of fear of failure as well. We look at the ways it holds us back and how reframing the term failure can make us more…

We hear a lot about the fear of success, but what is it really? In this episode, we explore how it manifests for each of us and consider how to push forward in spite of it. Robyn has fun playing in N…

It’s tangent time! Our weekly catch-up turns into a discussion about the intersection between creativity and self-improvement,  who are the best people to receive feedback from, and the merging of ou…

In part 2 of our conversation, we dig into what you need to do to cultivate your artistic voice. Spoiler alert: show up and do the work! Robyn has made the last minute decision to do the 100 Day Proj…

Join us for part 1 of our conversation on “finding” your artistic voice. We start by discussing how we define our artistic voices and question whether or not our creative output needs to be stylistic…

Making art is tricky business, especially when your income depends on the work you create. In today’s episode we talk about creating for yourself vs. creating for commercial appeal. We explore the te…

In this episode we explore self-compassion. What does it involve? How can we work more of it into our lives? What role has it played in our creative journeys? A couple of tangents lead us to discuss …

Oh perfectionism! Where would we be without you? This week we chat about the ways perfectionism can manifest in our lives and in our art. We consider how it might serve us and explore possible soluti…

This week we chat about month-long creative challenges like RPM, Inktober, and NaNoWriMo. Is there value in doing these kinds of challenges? Robyn plays in the snow and Michelle thinks RPM is amazing…

This week we chat about defining our “why”. What drives us to create? Is creativity in all of us? Robyn starts a daily painting challenge for the month and Michelle (mostly) gets to bed earlier, but …

In honour of the New Year, we chat about how we’re approaching the year ahead and our plans for 2024. Robyn has a busy holiday week and Michelle stays up late playing Baldur's Gate 3.

Recorded on Dec…

In this episode, we reflect on 2023 and discuss the role planning and goal setting has in our lives. Robyn has some time off from her day job and is in full R&R mode, while Michelle wraps up her work…

In this episode, we explore how we each define success and how those definitions evolve over time. Robyn reconnects with her youth by watching Road to Avonlea (it’s the best!) and Michelle gives hers…

In this episode, we discuss the concept of seasonality. Michelle celebrates some musical wins and Robyn processes her feelings about an art show that didn’t meet her (perhaps unrealistic?) expectatio…

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Stream of Art Podcast with Robyn and Michelle! In this episode we dig into why we started this podcast and how we hope it will inspire and connect like-mind…