Be Scared and Do It Anyway

11/17/24 • 71 min

A live audience recording, part of ‘Creative Industries Week’ at the University of Sunderland.

Together we talk advice when starting out in the creative industries;
exploring side quests, life-balance, and learning to let some of your plates smash.

Nicole Saenchan retells her experience of leaving university and entering the world of commercial product design,
trading collaborative university projects for the practicalities and logistics of fabrication with organisations like Primark and LC Waikiki,
and the community of her fellow graduates who supported and checked in with each other along the way.

Fe Duncan shares the four-year long process behind releasing her first hand-illustrated book, which has now sold over 400 copies.
But, says Fe, it's not about the figures; 'Mother Marshall's Make-Believe Menagerie' is so integral to her wellbeing,
and represents a milestone in moving from designing for others to designing for herself.

Featuring music by the Sunderland-based punk band Slalom D- and the story behind the women bombers known as the 'Night Witches' who inspired the track '588'.

Our artists and creatives featured in the episode:

Nicole Saenchan - Footwear & Accessories Designer
Fe Duncan - Illustrator, Writer, & Lyricist
Ru'A Ahmad - Animation and Games Art Student
Kosti Tsapanidis - Performing Arts Student

More about ArtyParti:

Our website - www.artyparti.com
Bluesy - @ArtyParti
Instagram - @Arty_Parti_
A Jay Sykes Media podcast

Our supporters and funders:

The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:

Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A live audience recording, part of ‘Creative Industries Week’ at the University of Sunderland.

Together we talk advice when starting out in the creative industries;
exploring side quests, life-balance, and learning to let some of your plates smash.

Featuring music by the Sunderland-based punk band Slalom D- and the story behind the women bombers known as the 'Night Witches' who inspired the track '588'.

Our artists and creatives featured in the episode:

Nicole Saenchan - Footwear & Accessories Designer
Fe Duncan - Illustrator, Writer, & Lyricist
Ru'A Ahmad - Animation and Games Art Student
Kosti Tsapanidis - Performing Arts Student

More about ArtyParti:

Our website - www.artyparti.com
Bluesy - @ArtyParti
Instagram - @Arty_Parti_
A Jay Sykes Media podcast

Our supporters and funders:

The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:

Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Previous Episode

Show & Tell #1 - Momentum through Procrastination

Six artists & creatives from our first ‘Show & Tell’ event at Port Independent “step up to the microphone” to share their projects and practice.

Hear original writing by mixed media Sarah Drummond, who wrote a 100-line poem for her grandmother's birthday, and the opening extract from cyberpunk novel 'Joy-Land' by speculative fiction writer Stephen McGowan.

Enjoy original musical composition fresh from a new release by DJ and music producer Rafał Marzec, a unique take on self-portraiture which incorporates concentric circles by Julie Easton, musings and recommendations from Albert Bennett-Cowell as he passed around his many sketchbooks, and Danielle Chamberlin's journey into artwork through her paintings at Kerry Cooke's classes at 'The Art Room'.

Together, we discuss the therapeutic and restorative practices of art, the benefits of procrastination within a hectic life balance, and our plans for the future as artists & creatives

Our artists and creatives featured in the episode:

Danielle Chamberlin
Sarah Drummond
Stephen McGowan
Albert Bennett-Cowell
Julie Easton
Rafał Marzec

More about ArtyParti:

Our supporters and funders:

The ArtyParti podcast is made possible thanks to the support of our generous Patreon backers:

Danielle Chamberlin - Watercolour Artist
Chantal Herbert - Founder of Sister Sounds and Sister Shack
Jo Howell - Photographic Artist
Angela Sandwith - Mixed-Media Artist
Stephanie Smith - Visual Artist

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Next Episode

Show & Tell #2 - Intentional Mistakes & Serious Play

Six more artists & creatives “step up to the microphone” at our first ‘Show & Tell’ event at Port Independent in Sunderland, to share their projects and practice.

From (literally) shining a light on the environmental destruction of 'ghost-fishing', to the restorative healing of collective water-colouring when dealing with grief, our artists & creatives share recent projects and passions that they've been working on recently.

You'll hear an audio retelling of moving to the UK from Greece in seeking queer friendlier culture, how an illustrator responded to creating illustrations for an audio drama, how building in intentional mistakes can inform an artist's practice, and the 45-hour embroidered 'clown pendant' design that celebrates often maligned working class culture.

Our artists and creatives featured in the episode: