What you workin' on, pal? A Good Ship Illustration chat.

11/29/24 • 29 min

Show Notes

When we meet up, this is always one of the first things we ask each other. We'd ask you too if you were here!
"What are you working on, then?" is the question that made us want to start The Good Ship Illustration all those yeeeeears ago - we realised how mega different our illustration careers are, even though we're all illustrators.

Grab a cuppa - in this episode, Tania shares her big goal to create a personal map (including residencies, studios, and maybe a little bit of procrastination). Helen's talking about writing stories and why she never wants to write alone again. And Katie takes us through the ups and downs of scaling & right-sizing a creative business.

Plus, we chat about the magic of saying "no".
Nice. See you in there.

Timestamps:

00:19 Tania's maps

10:44 What's Helen up to

12:41 Writing with a pal

22:46 Katie's nap goals

26:17 You Are NOT a to-do list! (Good Ship permission to slow down)

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Show Notes

Plus, we chat about the magic of saying "no".
Nice. See you in there.

Timestamps:

00:19 Tania's maps

10:44 What's Helen up to

12:41 Writing with a pal

22:46 Katie's nap goals

26:17 You Are NOT a to-do list! (Good Ship permission to slow down)

Previous Episode

The burnout life raft (for when you're drowning in to-dos)

Show Notes

Feeling frazzled & running on illustration fumes? You're definitely not alone!

In this episode, we wade on in to discuss the murky waters of burnout. Don't worry, we've got your life raft right here! We chat about what burnout actually IS, why it seems to be so common amongst illustrators & creatives, and most importantly, what you can do to nip it in the bud, or escape it if you're already knee-deep.

So grab a cuppa, put your feet up, and recharge your batteries with us for a bit.

Timestamps:

00:38 Defining burnout

04:37 💰 What's money got to do with it anyway?

04:54 The Instagram hamster wheel and how to escape it

05:35 Virtual assistants = sanity savers

11:30 "Illustrator's boob" - yep, it's a thing!

Next Episode

What should you tackle first!? Starting out as an illustrator.

When you’re starting your illustration career, there is so much advice out there, so in this episode, we're untangling the nice juicy question of “Where do I even start!?”

We share a bit about how we've each learned to hop in and out of our business & creativity cars over the years. Plus, we'll dish out some wisdom nuggets on balancing creative bursts with the less exciting bits of building your freelance illustration career.

Come and say hello, we're friendly! Have you got a question you'd like us to tackle on a future podcast episode?
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Timestamps:

00:31 Taming the overwhelm gremlin (aka Your To-Do List)

03:25 Website? Social media? LinkedIn? 🤯

04:48 Building a portfolio (without stressing yourself out)

14:08 The juggle is real: business vs. creativity

16:18 Sharing your work and being picky about it