The podcast where the art world gets refreshingly real. No gatekeeping, no glossy version of success. Just two mixed media artists having honest conversations with the people shaping the creative world: artists, gallerists, consultants, and the curious minds in between. We're not just interviewing the art world, we're learning how to navigate it alongside you. If you're building a creative life, pull up a chair.
Creating Your Own Opportunities - The One With Isaiah Sfagi
Host Isaiah Sfagi shares his journey of building a creative career and agency by proactively creating opportunities, offering insights on confidence and making connections.
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
More Than the Outfit with Kim Tuzzeo - The One Where Getting Dressed Helps You Find Yourself Again
Personal stylist Kim Tuzzeo shares with hosts Jacqui and Andreina how embracing personal style aids women in rediscovering themselves during life's significant transitions.
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Branding Your Creative Business - The One Where We Define Who We Are
Artist Jacqui and brand strategist Andreina explore how understanding your authentic self defines your creative business's powerful brand.
18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Community Becomes the Brand - The One With Ryan Muirhead
Host Jacqui and Andreina interview Ryan Muirhead about how he built Ashevilish into a community-driven brand celebrating local Asheville businesses and creativity.
4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Say It Out Loud - The One Where You Decide You Are an Artist
Host Jacqui and guest Andreina discuss the internal shift from hobbyist to professional artist, emphasizing self-permission and consistent action for creative fulfillment.
21 Jul 2026
A Secret Creative Life - The One With Erik Larson
Host interviews Erik Larson, a designer and underground filmmaker, about his unconventional, lifelong creative journey and diverse career.
7 Jul 2026
Collaboration & Building Community - The One Where We Build Creative Community
Host Jacqui and guest Andreina explore how genuine connection, not just networking, builds a supportive creative community through shared encouragement and perspective.
23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Building Something Bigger Than Yourself - The One With Robert Nicholas of Marquee
Host [Host Name] interviews artist and founder Robert Nicholas about building Marquee Asheville through community and courage.
9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Joy Report - The One With Tiny Things Making Life Better
Host Jacqui and guest Andreina explore how small, everyday rituals and comforts bring joy and grounding to life in this interview.
26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Rebellion of Care - The One With David Gate
Host Jacqui and Andreina interview poet David Gate about creativity, care, and art's role in difficult times, offering grounding insights.
12 May 2026
Pricing Your Art Without Losing Your Mind - The One Where They Talk About Money
Pricing your artwork can feel emotional, awkward, and confusing, especially when you are trying to balance confidence, consistency, galleries, collectors, materials, and your own gut feeling. In this episode of The Art Confidential, Jacqui and Andreina talk honestly about the pricing mistakes they made early on, from undercutting galleries to letting someone else push prices too high. They share practical ways to build a pricing structure that feels fair, sustainable, and believable. We talk ...
28 Apr 2026
Building Community Through The Scout Guide - The One With Meagan Harris
In this episode of The Art Confidential, we sit down with the owner/editor of The Scout Guide (Asheville) to talk about what it really takes to build community from scratch. After moving to a new city without a built-in network, she took a leap and launched a local edition of The Scout Guide, creating a platform that highlights small businesses and connects the people behind them. What started as a bold move has grown into a thriving community rooted in trust, relationships, and consistency, ...
14 Apr 2026
Hooray for Hollywood - The One With Jacqui's Origin Story
In this episode of The Art Confidential, Andreina turns the tables and interviews co-host Jacqui Fehl about the winding path that led her from childhood trips to the Art Institute of Chicago to Hollywood sets, voiceover work, and eventually to becoming a working artist and gallery owner in Asheville’s River Arts District. Jacqui shares how an early love of drawing, a painful childhood art class experience, and years spent pursuing acting in Los Angeles all shaped the artist she would later b...
31 Mar 2026
From Emmy Nominations to Living Paintings - The One With Jaime Byrd
In this first guest episode of The Art Confidential, we sit down with Asheville artist, gallery owner, and Emmy-nominated film editor Jaime Byrd. Unfiltered conversation ahead - occasional strong language included. With over 35 years as a working creative, Jamie shares her journey from film and music back to painting - and how the pandemic accelerated her return to her original passion. Now, she's redefining what a painting can be by blending traditional oil work with technology to create pie...
16 Mar 2026
From Engineering to Artist: Andreina’s Creative Journey - The One With Andreina's Origin Story
In this episode of The Art Confidential, Jacqui flips the script and interviews co-host Andreina Bates about her journey from Venezuela to the American art world. Andreina shares what it was like growing up in a family of strong women, studying engineering in college after moving to the United States at just 17, and discovering her creative voice much later in life—after becoming a mother of twins. What started as a curiosity about watercolor eventually turned into a full artistic career, g...
10 Mar 2026
Favorite Art Supplies, Studio Rituals & Creative Habits - The One With Their Favorite Things
In this episode of The Art Confidential, Jacqui Fehl and Andreina Bates share the everyday tools, habits, and rituals that shape their creative lives. From favorite art supplies and unexpected studio hacks to music playlists, messy studios, and the power of creative play, they reveal the practical things that keep their art practice moving forward. The conversation explores the materials they love most—from charcoal and graphite to pigment sticks and water-soluble crayons—as well as unconve...
3 Mar 2026
Meet the Hosts: Jacqui Fehl & Andreina Bates — The One Where They Interview Each Other
Welcome to the first episode of The Art Confidential. Hosts Jacqui Fehl and Andreina Bates turn the microphone on each other to introduce themselves and share the stories behind their art practices. In this candid conversation, they talk about the realities of being working artists—from the myth of effortless confidence to the challenge of balancing art with full-time jobs, family life, and creative self-doubt. They also explore how supportive artistic communities can replace competition with...
1 Mar 2026
The Art Confidential - Official Podcast Trailer
Welcome to The Art Confidential — the podcast where the art world gets refreshingly real. Hosted by mixed media artists Jacqui Fehl and Andreina Bates, this show dives into honest conversations about building a creative life. From studio practices and creative breakthroughs to gallery relationships, marketing, and the realities of making a living as an artist, nothing is off the table. Each episode features candid discussions with artists, gallery owners, consultants, or other art-world ins...
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Creating Your Own Opportunities - The One With Isaiah Sfagi
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Fashion has four big months, three big months, really. And it's February, September, and May. Well, late May, early June. That's where you're going to get all your major fashion weeks, all your major fashion shows, and all of your major magazine previews, all the things. Everything clicks, but it culminates in September. September is Fashion New Year. It's when everything has to click. That's why I'm in New York right now for New York Fashion Week. It's one of those things where that's where it really matters is in September. And Asheville is too big of a city with too many talented models for it to just be one thing. […]
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