Starling

About Starling

Topics and practices to explore creativity as a life enriching force. Artist and educator Amy Markham explores development in creative thinking meant to encourage personal growth and progress in all artistic endeavors. Join in as she discusses how an artistic practice can deepen and enrich our personal life experience. These discussions & exercise will engage your creative spirit and direct you towards finding your authentic expressive voice.

Publisher

Amy Markham

Category

arts · arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2019

Latest episode

30 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2025

   The Fine Art of Not Selling: Returning To The Sacred Work Of Creation

   After a long silence, Staling returns with a deeply personal reflection on what happens when your heart is in the art of creation and you are pulled into the orbit of marketing and selling...and how to find your way back to the magic of making. "In this episode I share how turning my work into a product drained the joy from my practice. Even all my own knowing didn't keep me from this trap and it has taken a long while to reclaim my creative self and find my way back to art. We will also touc...

2. 

   2 May 2023

   Enjoying The Process, Marketing & All

   In this episode I share a little about my own process and what I have been up to since the last episode, almost a year ago. Hint, I have been focused on my work as an artist and preparing a path for my art to be shared. I invited my friend and marketing expert, Michelle Mercurio, on to discuss why generic marketing does not work for artists, or anyone really. We also talk about how I am working to reconcile my own issues with selling, sharing and overall offering my artwork to the marketplace...

3. 

   19 Jul 2022

   Can Art Return Us To Ourselves?

   Is society's relationship to individuals reflected in the way art is received in society? Is the group more important than the individual. This one dives into how the individual artistic process could help us all restore a sense of balance to the groups we function in.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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