Welcome to Not A Real Artist! A podcast by Iris Fritschi-Cussens and Tamara Sagathevan, discussing relatable creative topics with honesty and humour. We hope you enjoy the podcast!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
(NOT) A Real Artist
Claim This Podcastby Tamara Sagathevan, Iris Fritschi-Cussens
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to Not A Real Artist! A podcast by Iris Fritschi-Cussens and Tamara Sagathevan, discussing relatable creative topics with honesty and humour. We hope you enjoy the podcast!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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October 10, 2025
EP24: Make Shitty Art
<p>In episode 24 we talk about what we've been up to since the last season</p><br><p>1.Creativity isn't just painting; it's any form of making. Building in Minecraft, sewing, even a self-development practice like running it’s all creative.</p><p>2.Like Caylee Grey says more than zero is enough. Tiny efforts beat perfection. Your momentum can be gentle. You don't have to strong arm yourself. </p><p>3.Protect your private practices. Teaching and public work can drain, so keep a space where it's just you and the sketchbook to keep your well full </p><p>4.Prompts and challenges, are inspiration or permissions, not obligation. Feel free to repeat themes. Skip days, change your mind, keep it fun or make your own challenge </p><p>5. Resist sameness and curation. Let your art be messy, personal, specific to you. The call to action is make shitty art.</p><br><p>Have questions or topic suggestions? Write to us at <a href="mailto:notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com</a>,</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 12, 2024
EP23: Questing Queens
<p>In episode 23 we talk about games and being gamers. We explore what makes one a gamer, the different types of games we engage in (board, video, TTRPG) and our feelings around the label and the activity.</p><br><p><strong>Key Takeaways </strong></p><p>1. The label of "gamer," like "artist," can be difficult for us to claim. When we examine why, we see that we sometimes feel too casual about it, believing we don’t invest enough time or effort to deserve the label.</p><p>2. We find that gaming serves as a social activity. Both video games and board games allow us to bond with friends and family, whether through collaboration or competition.</p><p>3. We notice that we have personal judgments around gaming being a lesser or wasteful hobby. So we try to remind ourselves that: </p><p>A. The artistry of games in terms of storytelling, visuals, and mechanics is valid. </p><p>B. Playing games gives us chances to experience and work through emotions, helping us develop resilience. </p><p>C. Games put us in unique scenarios that can be cathartic. </p><p>D. Gaming enables us to build skills and potentially hone our own storytelling.</p><p>4. In both art and gaming, we find that the process, so the storytelling and the journey, is just as important, if not more so, than the win or level-up moment.</p><br><p>Write to use about your favourite games at <a href="mailto:notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com</a>, feel free to share this podcast with a friend and remind them that they have just lost <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the game</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 29, 2024
EP22: What's Cooking, Creatively
<p>In episode 22 we talk about all the ways in which we have been creative recently, and explore what it means to engage in different artforms and how it relates to our creativity as a whole.</p><br><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><ol><li>We usually paint to express our creativity; therefore, it can sometimes feel like anything that is not painting, isn’t necessarily creative, or has no common thread with our main creative practice.</li><li>You will find that you’re the common thread! You are the thing that connects all your expressions of creativity whether visual or not.</li><li>Creativity can also look like; cooking with new ingredients or trying new recipes, running a fantasy RPG game, learning new subjects, making bracelets and comics.</li><li>Your additional creative pursuits don’t have to be healing, and if it does feel like it is therapeutic, that is a happy bonus!</li><li>Whether your final creative outcomes are enjoyed just by you, or an audience (like your family), your creativity is meeting a need.</li><li>We hypothesise that these needs are:</li></ol><ul><li>Needing to feel connected and loved</li><li>Needing to be seen or validating</li><li>Needing to show up for self and not self-abandoning</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Email us:</strong> <a href="mailto:notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">notarealartistpodcast@gmail.com</a> (you can let us know what you enjoyed, what your 'AHA' moments were, or any questions you'd like us to answer or topics you'd like us to discuss in a future episode)</p><br><p><strong>Iris</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iris.impressions.art/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/iris.impressions.art/</a></p><br><p><strong>Tamara</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruskea_art/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ruskea_art/</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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