Creating a life you love in music and the arts.
For those of us who dreamed of life as a professional artist, the realities of trying to make a career with our creative work can be daunting and demoralizing.
We believe there are many ways to make ART work for you and your life. Let go of the false narratives we were sold about starving artists, child prodigies, and ivory-tower experts.
Join us instead as we carve out our own paths and fashion a creative life that works for YOU.
Do your artistic habits include caring for your body? How much time do we spend caring for ourselves as a whole person, not just a performer? On today's episode we discuss stretching and exercise routines, Alexander technique, massage and physical therapy, and other ways to take care of the whole person behind the art.
19 Feb 2026
Curiosities and News Items
Join us for a light-hearted discussion of cool, interesting, and hilarious things happening in the arts world!
9 Jan 2026
Burnout
Artists and knowledge workers are increasingly vulnerable to burnout in the modern world. Often, the demands of 21st Century living don't accommodate the needs of creatives, and don't mesh with their unique schedules.
How we measure productivity is the first step on our journey to understanding how and when we become vulnerable to burnout and nervous system collapse. Are we only productive if we're busy? If we have visible content to show?
Join us as we discuss productivity, burnout, and strategies for healing in the lives of modern artists.
Buy Cal Newport's Slow Productivity through our affiliate partner, BookShop! (https://bookshop.org/a/118418/9780593544853)
Link to Berkeley's Purpose Quiz (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/quizzes/take_quiz/purpose_in_life)
A great guide to managing stress and assessing your burnout (with quizzes!) (https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/content/doclib/10943.pdf)
16 Dec 2025
Portfolio Careers
How do artists make a career out of the many diverse skills they have acquired?
What does a career look like outside of a traditional employment situation?
Join us for an exploration of portfolio careers and how we can design and showcase the kind of work we do!
5 Nov 2025
Routine and Ritual
Artists of any variety need structure and discipline to succeed. And yet we so often resist the boring, mundane habits that we know are key to creative living.
Join us for a discussion on how we can approach our routines differently and transform them into creative rituals.
Books discussed:
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (https://bookshop.org/a/118418/9780143129257)
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (https://bookshop.org/a/118418/9780593652886)
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