Unearthing Art – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

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// Michele's art

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What's next? Find more conversations with Bec & Michele /64

Episode 64

dimanche 25 juin 2023 • Duration 32:33

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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This is the final episode of the Unearthing Art Podcast for the foreseeable future BUT Bec and Michele are excited about what’s coming next. They chat about honestly assessing your creative projects and the signs of when it might be time to let go of what feels routine to welcome in something new.

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It’s been a wonderful experience having these conversations with you, our Unearthing Art listeners—we hope you stay in touch via the links below and that we connect with you again very soon.

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

Are you ignoring this artist superpower when it comes to selling? /55

Episode 55

dimanche 19 mars 2023 • Duration 36:50

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Marketing, advertising, branding… these words can send a chill down the spine of many an artist. The idea of self-promotion, or more specifically having to adopt a certain ‘public image’ to sell art, feels fake and completely at odds with what you want to bring to the world with your original and expressive work.

Michele and Bec have a very different perspective and approach when it comes to branding for artists, and discuss how it can become an enriching part of your process—energising your work and connecting you more deeply with your ideal collectors. In fact, not engaging with your branding is a missed opportunity considering the amazing creative superpower that artists have.

As Bec says at the start of the episode, “for any artist who hasn’t discovered how creative and rewarding, and how authentic branding can be, THIS is the episode for you…”

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

What makes your art worth a $10,000 or more price tag? /54

Episode 54

dimanche 12 mars 2023 • Duration 35:03

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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We’re tackling one of those taboo topics today—MONEY. Do you feel like money talk doesn’t belong in conversations about art? Does the idea of asking for a higher price for your art make you feel: anxious, greedy, a sell-out or a fraud? And does thinking about art as a luxury purchase somehow reduce its meaningfulness?

In typical Unearthing Art style Bec and Michele are digging into the messy and uncomfortable questions.

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

How to design breakthroughs in your art /53

Episode 53

lundi 6 mars 2023 • Duration 28:41

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Bec’s had one of those perspective flipping ‘bing’ moments of insight after her trip to Melbourne–the kind of jump forward in clarity that opens up new ways of seeing and doing in the art studio.

We all have these spontaneous moments from time to time, but can we set ourselves up to have these breakthroughs on a more regular and reliable basis? How do we structure our art practice in a way where new opportunities for growth and insight are always arising?

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

Our 3 unexpected lessons from a modern art museum visit /52

Episode 52

dimanche 26 février 2023 • Duration 36:04

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Bec and Michele chat about their recent visit to the National Gallery of Victoria—which was extra special because it’s the first time they’ve met face-to-face! Meeting outside a busy Melbourne city train station was a bit overwhelming for a pair of introverts but after a cup of green tea (for the Australian) and a coffee (for the American), they were able to enjoy the modern art on display and dive into some juicy and surprising conversations.

Unfortunately the plan to record on-the-day didn’t work out, but the insights were still fresh for this session a few days later. They talk about imperfect art, surprising materials and surrendering to what wants to be made.

The book about Agnes Martin: https://www.amazon.com.au/Agnes-Martin-Painting-Writings-Remembrances/dp/1838663096/

Some videos with and about Agnes Martin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLF6tWblmGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVO38tovlsk

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

Is judgement helping or hurting in your art studio? /51

Episode 51

dimanche 19 février 2023 • Duration 32:11

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Judgement is a BIG topic for artists: overly critical judgement of ourselves and our artwork, plus the fear of judgement by others, can be major creative blocks to creating our best work and sharing it. BUT is there a place for some level of judgement (also known as discernment), when it comes to assessing our art and whether it’s ready to make its debut?

This is one of those conversations where we push beyond the obvious first answers, and dig up some fresh perspectives on this topic—about ego, shame, being humble and also not being a ‘helicopter art mum’ (ie let your art go live its life!).

Also, Bec references this ‘Dear Sugar’ advice column: https://therumpus.net/2010/08/19/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-48-write-like-a-motherfucker/

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

Where’s the low-hanging fruit in your art? /50

Episode 50

dimanche 12 février 2023 • Duration 31:23

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Bec and Michele are revisiting a phrase that’s come up in previous episodes—‘low-hanging fruit’ (aka ‘easy wins’).

We are digging into all the ways you can think about this in your art practice and art business:

In the studio, how do you make the most of what’s right in front of you?
Where else do you find easy wins, and how do you make the most of them?
When does chasing easy wins become a trap?
What does it take to go beyond the early harvests and grow really sustainable, high-value fruit (aka art!).

Follow the twists and turns of this analogy and you might be surprised what new ideas and perspectives come to mind.

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

“Are you still doing your art thing?” /49

Episode 49

dimanche 5 février 2023 • Duration 34:26

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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“Are you still doing your art thing?” or “And people want to buy that?” Yep we’ve all been hit with those questions (often from well-meaning relatives).

Michele is juggling a lot of commitments on countdown to a solo exhibition of her new sculptural pieces, while Bec has been working through an extended season of studio development with few finished products to show for her time.

Both are happy with the choices they’ve made, but also feel the social pressure of often not measuring up to usual markers of success—in a culture that tends to value big, quick, material wins. They agree that it can be difficult for others to understand the essentially invisible, solitary and SLOW work of excavating our art. (Or that an artist’s life is not just a fantasy land of non-stop play!)

So how do you answer those questions? And more importantly, keep committing to your art despite the pressures of everyday demands and not-so-supportive opinions?

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh

https://open.spotify.com/show/05nwUZPw1P9f8mcIPxJFMA

beclei.com

Song credit: Sunday Groove by Michael Kobrin

Questions to ask before you abandon your current art style /48

Episode 48

dimanche 29 janvier 2023 • Duration 31:33

Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more.

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sellable-art-that-feels-like-me/id1733772599

Spotify Podcast:

As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes here but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.

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Last episode Michele and Bec talked about those wobble moments when you doubt whether you should be pursuing art at all. This conversation is about a more subtle form of distraction, one that can seem perfectly logical and reasonable in your mind, but can be just as devastating to your goals and progress as an artist.

If you’re feeling the urge to scrap what you’ve been working on to do something completely different, or to jump into a new art style that you think will be easier to make or sell, take a pause and listen to this episode for the questions to ask first.

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Let's continue the conversation in OriginArt

Find Michele Luminato

// Artist Resources

Instagram @OriginArt_with_Michele

// Michele's art

Find Bec Leigh