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Fail Like An Artist
Phoebe Gander & Julie Battisti
Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 46

A podcast discussing all the ways we’ve failed as artists - with insights, advice & humour. Each episode we discuss a failure & what we learnt from it
Released weekly on a Tuesday and Saturday
Follow us @faillikeanartist for more updates!
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for the full list of recommendations each week
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From art burnout to balance
Season 1 · Episode 45
lundi 22 juillet 2024 • Duration 51:48
Whoop we made an episode!! After a long hiatus, Julie & Phoebe discuss the challenges they've faced in balancing art, life, and other responsibilities. We reflect on the difficulties of staying connected and maintaining a creative practice amidst busy schedules and personal obstacles. Despite these challenges, Phoebe talks about recent efforts to carve out studio time, the emotional rollercoaster of feeling like an artist, the pressure of social media, and the small victories in reconnecting with their artistic identities. Julie talks about her new podcast, "The Creative Kind," and how it offers a different perspective by interviewing other artists. They also touch on the importance of community and support, highlighting how connecting with others facing similar struggles can be validating and motivating.
You can find some of Phoebe’s new artworks here:
You can find Julie’s new podcast “The Creative Kind” here on Apple and here on Spotify
Follow us @faillikeanartist for more updates!
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for the full list of recommendations each week
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti Julie’s newsletter
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And remember… keep failing!
JB & PG xx
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Failing to record a podcast
Season 4 · Episode 44
mercredi 6 mars 2024 • Duration 48:06
It was so nice to record a new episode for you! in this episode we touch on what has been keeping us in and out of the studio lately, and why there's been a lengthy break between podcast episodes!
ind Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter
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Podcast Website:
Submit a question or fail here
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Keep Failing!
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Artist, interrupted
Season 3 · Episode 35
jeudi 7 septembre 2023 • Duration 30:15
A catch up on our weeks so far! We celebrate hitting 100k downloads and discuss some of our fails and wins, similarities and differences this week.
Newsletter: (published each week with Tuesdays episode)
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter
Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart & Phoebe’s newsletter:
Podcast Website:
Submit a question or fail here
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You Asked, We Answered!
Season 3 · Episode 35
lundi 4 septembre 2023 • Duration 49:00
This week we thought we’d try something new, so as the title suggests we asked the listeners to throw some questions at us. From our favouring artists to our favourite colours, there’s hopefully something of interest for you to listen to as we witter on... Full disclosure, we asked for questions aimed specifically at either of us but ended up just having a big ol’ pile that we picked randomly from. So sorry if we asked the wrong question to the wrong person, or if we didn’t manage to get to your question, we might just have to do another Q&A episode down the track! Keep the questions and fails coming, you can DM us a voice note @faillikeanartist on instagram and we might just play it out on the pod - Imagine that!
Mentioned in the show:
None of these are sponsored ( I mean, we wouldn’t say no if any of you are reading this!)
‘Read this book if you want to take great photographs” Henry Carroll
Gamblin Ground here
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter
Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart & Phoebe’s newsletter:
Podcast Website:
Submit a question or fail here
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We're both fine
Season 3 · Episode 34
jeudi 31 août 2023 • Duration 27:46
In this weeks catch up, Julie & Phoebe ignore the rest of their lives and focus on art.
Newsletter: (published each week with Tuesdays episode)
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter
Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart & Phoebe’s newsletter:
Podcast Website:
Submit a question or fail here
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Navigating Comparison & Competitiveness as Artists
Season 3 · Episode 33
lundi 28 août 2023 • Duration 53:23
This week on the pod we discuss the tricky subject of comparison and competitiveness. We both admit to having these feelings especially during recent times when sales have been slower, and talk openly about how it makes us feel, and how we manage things when the green eyed monster inevitably does show up. We both realise that it is completely normal to feel a level of competitiveness and comparison, and it’s not about trying to quash that, but it’s what we do with those feelings that matters. We share personal anecdotes highlighting times when we’ve caught ourselves comparing, feeling jealous when we see fellow artists succeed, and how feelings of envy can actually be signposts towards growth. We chat about the negative impact of using others’ success as a metric to compare ourselves to, how to manage social media and stop the doom scroll… and how it’s far better to lean into community rather than see others as competition.
So if you’ve ever compared yourself to other artists and feelings of scarcity are creeping in, you’re not alone! This episode is one for you.
PG & JB xx
Mentioned:How To Fail with Elizabeth Day & Brene Brown
Woo-woo podcast (Very Vedic -Competitiveness, Social Media & The Status Trap)
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti & Julie’s newsletter
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Podcast Website:
Submit a question or fail here
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The Time Crunch
Season 3 · Episode 32
jeudi 24 août 2023 • Duration 39:48
Phoebe and Julie talk about their lives post visit, Phoebe talks about her time timer and how she's starting painting again since getting home and Julie talks about the how pressured she feels around time leading up to her exhibition.
Artist shout out to : Emilybell.art who has launched her etsy shop!
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for the full list of recommendations ( out each week with Tuesdays episode)
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And remember… keep failing!
JB & PG xx
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Gallery Representation, from Swiping Right to Partnering Up!
Season 3 · Episode 31
lundi 21 août 2023 • Duration 56:54
In this episode we discuss forming relationships with galleries and interior stores. From finding and approaching a gallery (specifically how we have approached them), and what to do if you get the ‘dreaded rejection’ email or worse still - totally ghosted. It’s a bit like the dating game really - just like finding the right partner involves figuring out compatibility, communication styles and looking for someone who supports you, finding the right gallery who you connect with and one that supports your growth in a way that feels aligned with you is very important. But it’s not always an easy journey - of course there’s always going to be times when things don’t work out, so finding a gallery does take resilience! Of course, we only have our own experiences to draw from, and we share what we feel are some things to consider. However, we have future episodes planned where we actually talk to some experts to get the inside knowledge!
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter for the full list of recommendations from this weeks episode- too many to fit in the show notes!
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And remember… keep failing!
JB & PG xx
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Bonus Catch Up Episode #2
Season 2 · Episode 29
jeudi 17 août 2023 • Duration 31:48
We've finally met! Our first in person record we're just catching up on the week of mishaps and having some fun. Enjoy!
Back to normal programming next week
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter (there isn't one this week but there usually is one every week)
Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com or @juliebattisti Julie’s newsletter
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Buy us a Ko-fi!
Please don’t forget to rate and review! And take a screenshot and tag us in your stories to help spread the word.
And remember… keep failing!
JB & PG xx
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Sick, burnt out & excited to meet up IRL
Season 2 · Episode 28
dimanche 13 août 2023 • Duration 20:55
Just a quick catch up, Phoebe and Julie both talk about their weeks of being sick, tired, and burnt out and how excited and nervous they are about meeting in person tomorrow!
Visit the Fail Like An Artist newsletter (there isn't one this week but there usually is one every week)
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Buy us a Ko-fi!
Please don’t forget to rate and review! And take a screenshot and tag us in your stories to help spread the word.
And remember… keep failing!
JB & PG xx
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