The Top 10 Episodes of The Create! Podcast

Alicia Puig

As 2021 winds down and we end another exciting season of The Create! Podcast, we wanted to revisit our most listened-to episodes over the past few years. It’s been a pleasure recording interviews with inspiring contemporary artists, established curators, and other professional creatives, and we hope you’ve enjoyed our content as much as we love making it!

As always, if there is an artist who you think would be a great match for our show or a specific topic you wish we’d cover, please reach out and let us know. Thanks for your support and we look forward to many more exciting episodes to come.

Cheers,

Kat & Alicia

1. Reimagining the Art World With Jerry Saltz

In this episode, Jerry Saltz discusses his new book and talks about the future of the art world with Kat. Jerry talks about how his family is handling the lockdown and shares his thoughts about this pandemic and what it means for artists.

"The easiest thing in the world to do is not to work. What I want you to do is to do the hard thing, which is to do a little bit of work. There are no wasted days. You have to accept that the minute you start working there's a hundred percent chance that two things are gonna happen: you're going to be embarrassed, and you'll start to get lost."

Jerry also reminds us to fight envy that may lead to cynicism, and cynicism may destroy your creativity. Listen in to hear the rest of the humorous and encouraging words from one of the top art critics today.

2. How To Sell Your Art Online (11/27/2018)

Kat shares how she has been selling her paintings and works on paper online for the past few years. This episode includes tips on how to set up your shop, common mistakes to avoid, curating your content, marketing, and promoting your work. Happy Selling!

3. Start Late, Live Your Dreams | Lisa Congdon

Join us for a super inspiring episode featuring one of our favorite artists and role models, Lisa Congdon.

If you are worried about whether it's too late for you to be an artist and pursue your dream, listen to this interview immediately!

This episode covers:

Lisa's journey and breakthroughs
Starting later in life
Overcoming imposter syndrome and fear
Finding your artistic voice
Managing your time and increasing productivity while making time for fun + more

4. Transforming Your Mindset With Erin Fitzpatrick

Kat and Erin Fitzpatrick chat about the importance of maintaining a positive mindset in order to design the art career of your dreams.

Erin shares her story of becoming a full-time painter and also talks about:

Giving a painting to Martha Stewart
Using creative thinking to improve her lifestyle
Gradually building her career and increasing prices
+more

5. Instagram Fact or Fiction (8/12/2019)

In this episode, Kat and Alicia address common misconceptions about Instagram and offer tips to artists on how to make the most out of this platform. We share common success behaviors that help creatives drive sales, meet collectors, build a community, and more.

In this episode find out:

The reason why you don't need a lot of followers to benefit from Instagram
Why you don't need to be posting or spending hours to make sales or gain valuable connections
Tips on investing in ads and business partnerships

6. Creativity Is Your Superpower With Gabriella Rosie

Kat and Gabriella Rosie chat about affirmations, the law of attraction, following your passion, and believing in yourself when it comes to pursuing your art as a career. We also talk about being vulnerable when sharing your story with the world + so much more!

This episode features some adult language, so please wear headphones if listening around little ones.

Gabriella Rosie believes that our creativity is our superpower. As an artist whose work spans from painting and illustrating to writing, speaking, and creative coaching, she is dedicated to empowering individuals to create with impassioned freedom through her podcast, Creating Happy, and believes that our unique creativity is the key to our self-actualization.

7. Feeling Behind? Discussing "The Gap" with Artist and Psychotherapist, TJ Walsh

In this episode of our podcast, Kat and TJ Walsh discuss the idea of "the gap." TJ shares his philosophy on what causes artists to feel stressed, inadequate, and behind on their work as well as the cure for these experiences.

TJ shares his thoughts on the three gaps of creativity:

-effort gap

-skill gap

-quality gap

8. Art Fairs for Artists | Alex Mitow of Superfine Art Fair

In this episode, Kat speaks with Alex Mitow, the co-founder and CEO of Superfine Art Fair. This episode will help you find out if exhibiting at an art fair is for you. We discuss tips for traveling, what type of art to bring, and other advice for first-time exhibitors. Alex also shares the story about why he co-founded the fair and what Superfine's events can offer artists in terms of marketing and publicity.

9. The Magic and Sensuality of Painting, Podcast With Anne Siems

On this episode of our podcast, join us for an inspiring conversation with artist Anne Siems who shares her story and discusses the evolution of her paintings.

Anne shares pivotal moments in her life, including: