Make Do
Tiff Arment and Julia Skott talk about art and making. They won’t teach you how to turn your creativity into a business. Or how to do anything, really. They just want to talk about doing stuff. Hosted by Tiff Arment and Julia Skott.
Wed, June 08, 2022
Finding Time, and Time off
We discuss that feeling where there's absolutely not enough time. And we're taking the summer off! Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Sun, May 08, 2022
With Mike Hendley!
We're joined by the wonderful Mike Hendley to talk about mushroom ink, oomph, and other great stuff. Guest Starring: Mike Hendley Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Mike Hendley's website Youtube Drawing Inspiration podcast Instagram Jo Brown Drawing Inspiration episode with Jo Brown
Sun, April 24, 2022
Make Do 101
It had to be done. We talk about how to be new at things, and what we would and would not tell our newb selves. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview : Sign up, sign in and track what matters most. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 06, 2022
It Counts!
Four years, one hundred episodes, lots of feelings. We share our thoughts on where we started and where we are now, and share some messages from friends and listeners. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview : Sign up, sign in and track what matters most. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Pen Addict Make Do episode 4 feat Brad Dowdy Kathy Campbell Mikah Sargent Annette Wierstra Bronwyn Erb - Ringers Medieval Shop Dan Wearsch - @nerddotis Mike Hendley Tiff on Drawing Inspiration
Wed, March 23, 2022
My Goblin Cottagecore Heart
How has art and making changed over the past two years? When you absolutely positively cannot watch anything else on Netflix, and all activities are canceled. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview : Sign up, sign in and track what matters most. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, March 09, 2022
Taking The Extra Step
Happy chaos - it's our style, and it's this episode. (Please send us your stories of the past four years!) Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Fri, February 25, 2022
Huge Fan
Fan art - is it art? (Spoiler: We're going to say yes.) Is it about the fan part or the art part? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Costume Industry Coalition (Mrs Maisel and Hamilton patterns)
Wed, February 09, 2022
Ambition And ADHD Is A Dangerous Combo
We check in on the color palette experiment, and what we're making and doing. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, January 26, 2022
Feelin' It
Julia got some arty homework from her therapist and Tiff has Big Feelings about her color challenge. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, January 12, 2022
Color Me Intrigued
It's time for our January challenge - making art using only three colors! Who is happy with the selection they got, and who is a little scared and confused? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Our palettes and inspiration images on instagram
Fri, December 17, 2021
Aims and Aspirations
It's time to look forward again! Carefully and softly. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Thu, December 02, 2021
Get To Giving!
We share some things to give to makers, and some things to give from makers and small businesses. And add some things to our own wishlists in the process. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Daily Project Deck Hannes Enocksson, BitterNotSweet Craftsman Soap Co Vintage Girl Scout Badge Key Rings Jodie Neale Ceramics The Monster Inn Alex Reynoso The Sill Kevin Budnik August Lamm Closed On Mondays Daisy Cooper Ceramics Julie Damhus Fat Bird Handmade EJ Bonbons and Confectionaries Older Ghosts Retro51 Schon Design
Thu, November 18, 2021
Who Knows Where Ideas Come From
What sets us off on a specific project? Do we even know? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Space Goth GirlWithTheGreatGlass.com
Wed, November 03, 2021
Interior Inspirations
We talk about the things we have around us that inspire in different ways. What makes you an art collector? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, October 20, 2021
Grief and Good Times
Julia catches everyone up on what's been going on, including why she had to call a brief hiatus. But also some good things that she's been doing! Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, August 25, 2021
More Market, More Making!
Tiff had a bigger and awesome market, so we talk a bit about table neighbors, future plans, and all that fun stuff. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership All Seeing Studios Faith Brewster
Fri, August 13, 2021
Your Phone As An Art Tool
What are some apps we use for inspiration and creativity? We talk about: Snapseed Phonto Retouch Magic Hour Photoshop Express Year of Color Copic Collection Art Anatomy Procreate Art Studio Pro This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Micro.blog : The fastest way to blog. Join the maker community. Get 2 months free. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, July 28, 2021
Can We Just Not?
Sometimes you just have to roll with where your mood takes you. And sometimes that mood is not for making. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Micro.blog : The fastest way to blog. Join the maker community. Get 2 months free. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Dirty School of Skate (Dirty Deborah Harry)
Wed, July 14, 2021
How Ya Doing?
We do a little feels and project catch-up, and Tiff blows Julia's mind. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtStack : A better way to do commissions. Get 1 year of Premium features with code MAKEDO. Micro.blog : The fastest way to blog. Join the maker community. Get 2 months free. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tiff's rooster Julia's Bletchley cardigan
Wed, June 30, 2021
Show Report!
After a quick update on Julia's application situation, Tiff shares her experiences selling at an art show. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtStack : A better way to do commissions. Get 1 year of Premium features with code MAKEDO. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tiff's glass Dwight Schrute
Wed, June 16, 2021
Josh Millard And The Cubes
We're joined by Josh Millard from MetaFilter who tells us about drawing horses and sponges and cubes, and trying lots of things. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership art.joshmillard.com
Wed, June 02, 2021
Rejected and Dejected
Julia has some failure to try and figure out, so we talk through rejection and frustration. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, May 19, 2021
What's In A Name?
How do you name your business, your art pieces, or your knits? Turns out, we have a lot of feelings. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership @girlwiththegreatglass
Wed, May 05, 2021
Pins and Pens and Prioritizing
We read a lovely listener email and discuss how you can pin down the idea butterflies. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 21, 2021
When Thing Turns To Art
When does making a thing start to feel like doing An Art? Also: Julia shares the projects for her art school applications. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 07, 2021
One Big Leap For Podkind
Julia has made kind of a big decision, and Tiff has a lot of questions. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, March 24, 2021
Sharing Is Caring
How do we share - and not share - our spaces? Sadly, Julia's suggestion for an app that pairs people according to how much room their hobbies need is not yet a reality. Also: What was "the nost brautiful thing" Julia had ever seen? This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Baronfig : Do your best thinking. Use MAKEDO20 for 20% off the Idea Toolset. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, March 10, 2021
Confidence and Consternation
A check-in and catch-up also turns into some deep musings. Including how being less of an artist can make you feel like more of an artist. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Baronfig : Do your best thinking. Use MAKEDO20 for 20% off the Idea Toolset. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Paper Magician *Amazon affiliate link
Wed, February 24, 2021
Creation in Isolation
Tiff shares some new thoughts on selling her art pieces, and then we discuss why so many people are getting into making and crafting during quarantine. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: Baronfig : Do your best thinking. Use MAKEDO for 20% off the Idea Toolset. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, February 10, 2021
Tik Tok, Don't Stop
The clock app has turned out to be a really good place to find inspiration and encouragement. We share and discuss some things that hit us in different parts of the feels. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership @gigi_dolleyes Buying craft supplis and using them are two different hobbies. @ghosthoney If you're an artist you're always going to be an artist. Sh*t art is better than no art @crappygymcat Make terrible art and put it out there. @abrahampiper "I enjoy painting." "Are you any good?" @jqwellinart How to recover from creative perfectionism @somanyjets @gunnardeatherage @lordofthemoths The fantasy vs reality of living with an artist @ashmyerdesigns Your actual skill has nothing to do with your medium. You see beauty. ADHD brain and hobbies Inside the artist brain
Wed, January 27, 2021
Just Kidding
How do you figure out when to introduce more grown-up crafts and tools to tiny beings? And then, how do you go about it? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, January 13, 2021
2020 Visions
Well, that was a year. We discuss things we made and what we're - maybe, possibly, carefully - planning for 2021. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, December 23, 2020
John Siracusa and the Game Loop of Art
John Siracusa comes on to talk about the skill tree of art and making, over-encouraging, and lots of different things. Guest Starring: John Siracusa Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership ATP Reconcilable Differences Robot Or Not? Hypercritical Top Four: Sports!
Wed, December 09, 2020
Gift Guide!
'Tis the season to stare desperately at your empty list! We suggest some fun things and some boring but very practical things, and possibly share a sneaky tip for the people in our lives who have to figure out what to get us. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Gubba Gumma Stamps Postage Stamp Studio Postage Stamps 4 U Enfield Post Parade Made stamp carving kits Rubberstamps.net Rubberstamps.net GoFundMe Bosch cordless glue pen Pinultimate My Life In Yellow Adrian Brandon Fireflyfiphie Bella Souto August Lamm Federica Fabbian Jana Altmann Tiny pottery wheel *Julia hasn't tried it yet and can't vouch...
Wed, November 25, 2020
Commission, Commission, What's Your Mission?
How do you take a commission? Should you? We try to figure it all out. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Sarah Andersen Jen Jardim / Oxenfree Artistry Wimperis Embroidery
Wed, November 11, 2020
Losing An Identity?
Julia has been thinking about what it would be like to lose pottery entirely; she and Tiff cheer each other up. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Amanda's Soundcloud Tiffany's Costuming Career Episode The Yarn Harlot - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Wed, October 28, 2020
More A's To Your Qs!
We take on some great listener questions about important topics like retreats, planning and overplanning, and desserts. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Hilma af Klint Max Ernst Niki de St Phalle Miles Johnston Joey Feldman Top Four episode on Taco Toppings
Wed, October 14, 2020
Done Is Beautiful; Simple Is Hard
Tiff reports on her stained glass and Inktober adventures, and we talk about the magic of simplicity. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Simple Minimal Art on Instagram
Wed, September 30, 2020
Glass and New Things
We get into Tiff's new hobby, and talk a little bit about getting into new things. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, September 16, 2020
Keeping It Real
Is realistic art better than not? Is it important to be able to draw or sculpt with a realistic result? How many times can Julia say "yes and no" in one episode? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Relay St Jude Drive Callen Schaub
Wed, September 02, 2020
Getting Good as Heck
It's OK to not want to be super best - but if you WANT to get really good, how do you do that? We discuss motivators, tips and tricks, and plain ol stubbornness. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership @diary.tiff on Instagram Sticking Out Comics, by Adina Hurley
Wed, August 19, 2020
Tiff Did The Thing!
Tiff did the thing and sold her stuff at a walking art fair! We talk about how that feels, and about some of the practicalities. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership "Why Painting Is No Longer An Olympic Event"
Wed, August 05, 2020
A Whack on the Side of the Head
We take on a book about shaking loose your creativity. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership A Whack On The Side Of The Head *affiliate link Back to Work, episode 478
Wed, July 22, 2020
I Give You Three Tasks
We think of three fun and-or weird projects for each other to do. And then just keep coming up with stuff! Links and Show Notes: Julia’s list: Make a box and paint all four sides. A still life? A landscape? A videogame pig? Go nuts! Recreate ocean pictures on your nails. Mend or fix or refresh something, using embroidery. Tiff’s list: Do bodypaint incorporating your tattoos. Write a letter. Make an abstract painting. Do nothing. Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership A Whack On The Side Of The Head, by Roger von Oech Email Debt Forgiveness Day Kamikaze Girls
Wed, July 08, 2020
Apathy, Empathy, and Inspiration
We talk about people who inspire us in different ways - but also why it can be hard to feel that inspiration and encouragement. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Whitney Elliott - @doublerainbowdesign Rachel Maksy Yzma Goes Old Hollywood Adam Savage Amina Mucciolo - @studiomucci David Suh Danae Mercer, @danaemercer
Wed, June 24, 2020
When You Just Can't Even
We talk a little bit about what to do when you can’t make things, for whatever reason. Is it always a bad thing? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Episode 9: Content and Intent – Being Political Tiff on Wholesome Health
Wed, May 27, 2020
Routines and Rituals
Do you have a special hat you put on to paint? A candle that helps you write? We discuss the rituals and habits we create around our art – and what to do when those rituals don’t, in fact, trick the muse into showing up. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership My Brother, My Brother And Me Soma FM Back to Work, episode 478 A Whack On The Side Of The Head, by Roger von Oech
Wed, May 13, 2020
Eating The Elephant One Bite At A Time
A listener email has us talking about the differences in getting ready to do BIG projects and smaller ones. Does the giant mountain start to feel smaller after you climb it once? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 29, 2020
K. Tempest Bradford and The Power of Narrative
Julia talks to writer and podcast neighbor K. Tempest Bradford about being a creative, teaching people how to write, and whose stories get told and by whom. (Content note: There is discussion of racism and some of the less pleasant things that can happen to women and minority groups in literature, especially sci-fi and fantasy.) Guest Starring: K Tempest Bradford Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Originality Britain A.D. / King Arthur's Britain Writing the Other Online Classes and Workshops Writing the Other: A Practical Approach - by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward (affiliate link) Marianne Kirby Meg Elison XKCD Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band K Tempest Bradford's website @tinytempest on Twitter
Wed, April 15, 2020
Don't Tell Me How To Hobby
We take on a listener question about feeling like you’re not doing your hobby right and producing worthy things, and how that can make you hesitate to even do it at all. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 01, 2020
Stu-stu-studio
A whole room? A rented space? A tiny corner? There are lots of ways to set up a studio for the stuff you make. Not everything will work for all people, but there are a lot of things that can be good to think about. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, March 18, 2020
Give In, Give Up, Let Go.
When do you give up on things? Or entire crafts? Basically, we try to answer the fundamental question: ”What IS fun?” Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership We Draw Wednesdays
Wed, March 04, 2020
Thank... You?
We follow up on leaning into pretention, and then try to figure out how to accept compliments gracefully. Or at all. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Julia's pretentious concert shot Bletchley Park Bletchley Park knits (Instagram) Myke Hurley's pots
Wed, February 19, 2020
To Write With Light
Photography! We talk about Tiff’s path to becoming a capital P photographer - and, of course, if photography is Art. Also why pictures with that white frame around them felt so much more fancy when you were a kid. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tiffany Arment Photography Fotografiska museum Fotografiska New York Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (Wikipedia) "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (PDF)
Wed, February 05, 2020
Little Boxes, All The Same
”Your brain is infinite, but your space is limited.” Tiff gets deep when we talk about organizing your materials. By function? By craft? By color? Bye bye? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Color Factory Anabelle Sophie Heller - @stringsandpedals
Wed, January 22, 2020
The Not-So-Distant Future
It’s time to dream and plan for 2020. Not in hindsight. Foresight. Also: How do you find a new hobby? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Contrapposto (Wikipedia) Beach Combing Magazine
Wed, December 25, 2019
Brain Potatoes
We talk about our year and what we’ve maybe learned. Sort of. CW: This episode contains some discussion of mental health. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Gifts for Knitters video Episode 18: The Myth of the Tragic Artist Simone Giertz’s Everyday Calendar How Andrew Wyeth Made A Painting (video)
Wed, December 11, 2019
A No-Good Heartbreaker, A Liar And A Cheat
It can be hard to get over the feeling that you’re cheating somehow, if you’re not doing Art exactly the way you think it ought to be done. Why is that? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership St Stephens Cathedral, Vienna Albertina Museum Julia's tiny wheel on Instagram @tiffarment on Instagram How artists on twitter tricked spammy T shirt stores "Alfred Drucker" is in fact Albrecht Dürer
Wed, November 27, 2019
A Safe Place To Get Lost
Studiomate Jamie is back to talk about her year of boldness and about vulnerability. Also: Borrow other people’s stuff! Guest Starring: Jamie Kay MacKenzie Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tiff on Drawing Inspiration Noah Scalin on Art Supply Posse Story Cubes Episode 19 with Jamie
Wed, November 13, 2019
Keeping It Cosy
It’s time to put on comfy slippers and do some nice, cosy, undemanding crafts. (Or is it?) Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tiff’s Instagram Julia's Instagram "Wild" "Ash" Baba Yaga house "Ornament" Yarn peddler We Draw Wednesdays Dandelion Yarns The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt (Affiliate link) The Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt Affiliate link Tiff's Pinterest craft board
Wed, October 30, 2019
Julia: Journalist Jabber
Tiff gets to turn the questions back on Julia, for a discussion about journalism and pottery as careers. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Inktober Jimmy Marks Ice Station Housman Bungubox Magic of Alice pen The Pen Addict podcast The Pen Addict blog Make Magazine
Wed, October 16, 2019
They Say The Neon Lights Are Bright
After a quick Inktober chat, we get deep into Tiff’s not-that-seedy past at a Broadway costume shop. And yes, it is just as cool as you imagine. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership We Draw Wednesdays Parson-Meares Adam Savage's Tested
Wed, October 02, 2019
Oh Noez, I’m Monetizing My Hobby!
We need to work out some feelings. Insecurity, overenthusiasm and overexertion, joy, worry. They’re all there. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Inktober Procreate Kaweco Grip for Apple Pencil Relay and St Jude Podcastathon Meet .TIFF We Draw Wednesdays
Wed, September 18, 2019
Back To Life, Back To Reality
Tiff is back in the studio, and Julia is itching to get back to hers after a month on the road. What have we learned from having to, well, make do with what we had? Also, a big reveal! Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Never Look Away Relay Membership Relay for St Jude Relay anniversary live show San Francisco Pen Show Leigh Reyes XOXO New York Academy of Art XOXO Bingo Helen Zaltzman Relay blog post about St Jude
Wed, September 04, 2019
Afternoons with Gerhard
We watch the documentary Gerhard Richter Painting and ponder what makes an artist great, and how the sound of paint shmooshing and scraping makes us feel. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Relay Family Feud Live Show Gerhard Richter Painting Official Movie Site Gerhard Richter on Wikipedia Sevy Marie Art
Wed, August 21, 2019
Give Me A Q! Give Me An A!
We answer some listener questions, from suggestions for specific pens to more philosophical musings about productivity and profitability. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Audie Norman - T'Arment Craftsbane Relay 5th Birthday Live Show San Francisco International Pen Show The Pen Addict
Wed, August 07, 2019
"You're Just Coloring"
What do you do when someone else says the things that you say to yourself? Why do they like to feed our impostor syndrome? Send us your questions for the Q&A episode! makedopod @ gmail Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Relay 5th Birthday Live Show San Francisco International Pen Show
Wed, July 24, 2019
Self. Help?
We tried reading a book and gave up. So we talk about self help or inspirational books, and about giving up. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Blown Away By The Book Rosey Grier Copcakes Lucy Bellwood, 100 Demon Dialogues
Wed, July 10, 2019
Merlin Mann and Vulnerability
We get a visit from Merlin Mann, and talk about - well, a lot of stuff. What to call yourself, tall poppy syndrome, and micro-creativity. Guest Starring: Merlin Mann Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Merlin Mann Reconcilable Differences Do By Friday The ”Jante law” Tall poppy syndrome ”Psycho” brush Make Magazine Gay Mag (Roxane Gay on Medium) Adam Koford (Twitter) You Look Nice Today
Wed, June 26, 2019
Be Nice To Your Past Self
Why are we mean to our younger selves, when they were trying out new things? Can we be nicer to our now-selves by being nicer to our then-selves? Also, did Julia ever really like hockey? Links and Show Notes: Why are we mean to our younger selves, when they were trying out new things? Can we be nicer to our now-selves by being nicer to our then-selves? Also, did Julia ever really like hockey? Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Apron Dress pattern from Assembly Line
Wed, June 12, 2019
And All That Class
Julia is very excited about some workshops she’s been taking lately, and we talk about the ups and downs of taking different kinds of classes to try new things or improve your craft. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership SamsPenguins on Twitter Jennifer Weiner on ”writing a thing”
Wed, May 29, 2019
Failing Forward
Some followup, some crap news, some Pollyanna attitudes. We discuss how we’re dealing with some failures and frustrations. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership My Creative Type quiz Three great virtues of a programmer Timelapse of oranges
Wed, May 15, 2019
What’s Your Type?
We took a quiz on creative types, and it spun into a discussion about what that actually means. And if it matters. HOMEWORK: How would you describe yourself as a creative person? Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership My Creative Type quiz
Wed, May 01, 2019
I Know You Are But What Am I?
We tricked our respective husbands into joining us for a conversation about being creative and not, and putting up with us. (And by tricked, we mean we asked them.) Guest Starring: Pontus Walck and Marco Arment Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Marco makes Overcast (a podcast app) ATP Top Four
Wed, April 17, 2019
Reunited And It Feels So... Good?
We met up in Atlanta and talked about being good and feeling not good. And how to take a compliment. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Atlanta Pen Show The 2018 pen show episode "Fake Art" guy Callen Schaub
Wed, April 03, 2019
"The Artist Is Resident"
Julia has Done A Thing, and so we’re talking about artist residencies and creative retreats, and what those can mean. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtSnacks : The Best Monthly Art Subscription Box. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership AlfieArt’s cross stitch Audie Norman portrait The Atlanta Pen Show Pay-It-Forward Project (pen table)
Wed, March 20, 2019
Take The Cake
We are celebrating our one year podiversary! And what better time to talk to Tiff’s bestie Tanya about the ups and downs of being a cake artist. (Though she might object to that word. ) Guest Starring: Tanya Cakes on Hudson Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Cakes on Hudson Tanya's Instagram Memorial cake for fisherman dad Ivy and Stone Cupcake Jemma (of Crumbs and Doilies)
Wed, March 06, 2019
”Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into The Met Museum?”
It’s not easy being green. Or pink, as the case may be. What role does gender play in our own making, and in the history of art and creating? Spoiler: It ain’t all roses and fluffy yarn. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtSnacks : The Best Monthly Art Subscription Box. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Title quote is from the Guerrilla Girls Weaving Within Reach (This is an affiliate link, meaning we may receive some compensation if you purchase through it.) @Flaxandtwine Black and white vase on @semicoolceramics Louise Bourgeois Niki de Saint Phalle Hitomi Hosono Five Groundbreaking Women Ceramic Artists You Need To Know Booky Margoof Etta Vee The Challenges Female Artists Face Mid-Career
Wed, February 20, 2019
Out and About
Art is not just for museums and living rooms - it’s all around us! We discuss murals, graffiti, illicit mosaics, and all sorts of possibly gray area beautifying. Links and Show Notes: Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership The Hula / Sean Yoro "Clara" mural ”I Lost My Shoe When I Saw You” Johan Karlgren / "Pappas pärlor" Jan Vormann's Lego patchwork "Klisterpeter" (bird houses etc) Tiny Mouse Shops of Malmö (Atlas Obscura) This Street Artist is Fighting Nazis With Giant Images of Food Reverse graffiti r/powerwashingporn A Mural in Bushwick Shows Ninja Turtles As Their Renaissance Painter Namesakes Blek Le Rat Graffiti ‘Accidently’ Removed in Chicago
Wed, February 06, 2019
When Art Really Is Pain
There are a lot of ways to hurt yourself when you’re making stuff. We discuss ergonomics, stupid injuries, proper protection and weird helpful doodads. Plus a question about (not) comparing yourself to others. This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtSnacks : The Best Monthly Art Subscription Box. Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Upright Go Silicosis CDC guide to respirators Stretches for knitters Stretches for desk work
Wed, January 23, 2019
It All Sparks Joy, OK?
Konmari mania makes it into the Make Do studio, as we discuss if and when you should take a long hard look at your stash of craft supplies. Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Tidying Up With Marie Kondo on Netflix The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Fancy antique watercolor box at Green and Stone
Wed, January 09, 2019
We Need A Resolution
Welcome to the distant future! We’re talking about goals, aims, resolutions, and intentions, and what they can mean. (And which of them sends Tiff hiding under her desk.) This episode of Make Do is sponsored by: ArtSnacks : The Best Monthly Art Subscription Box. Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Cortex - 2019 Yearly Themes Tiff's Instagram The Pen Addict podcast Tiff’s Loom - Schacht School Loom Portlandia woodworking skit
Wed, December 26, 2018
2018 - That Was The Year That Was
We do a little end of the year wrap-up and talk about things we’ve learned and things we’ve tried. We’d love to hear your thoughts - and we want to know your goals and resolutions for next year! Drop us a line on Twitter or instagram or at makedopod@gmail.com Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Julia’s goals video Playing For Fun Somehow I Manage XOXO
Wed, December 12, 2018
Happy handmade!
Makers gonna make and makers gonna give. What kind of value and values do we place on homemade and handmade gifts? Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Dear Prudence and the bedspread (CW: The first letter on the page is about abuse) Ravelry The RECORDING sign ArtSnacks
Wed, November 28, 2018
Studiomate Jamie in: ”Let’s Not Make This About Boats”
Tiff has lured Jamie from one studio into another and we talk about finding your voice — more than once — and about her winding path with and without art. Guest Starring: Jamie Kay MacKenzie Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Jamie's Instagram Jamie's website Philip Pearlstein
Wed, November 14, 2018
The Myth of the Tragic Artist
We do some final Inktober check-in, but mostly we talk about the idea that real art comes from pain and real artists don’t dull their pain. (Note: If you’re not feeling up to the heavy stuff right now, you can still listen up to the 09.55 mark!) Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Inktober Tiff's Instagram Julia's Instagram Thomas Kinkade
Wed, October 31, 2018
Words, Words, Words
We calm some fears about X-acto knives, and talk about writing as a creative pursuit. Do people treat it differently from painting or knitting? Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Horror stories in Pen Addict ep 329 NaNoWriMo Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence
Wed, October 17, 2018
Spoopy Decorations, Do-overs, and Some Fun News!
Noisemakers and party hats - we’re now part of the Relay FM family! Also party hats and decorations because we’re talking about Halloweeny crafts and such. Plus some inktober check-in. Links and Show Notes Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership Relay FM Inktober Spiderman 10 minutes, 1 minute, 10 seconds Mia / Bokkei Doesthedogdie.com
Wed, October 03, 2018
Inktober
We answer a couple of listener questions, and then chew on Inktober, a 30-day inking challenge. What’s the deal, how do we feel about it, what are our strategies? Links and Show Notes Tiff’s sewing machine – Janome Skyline S7 Inktober – and rules and prompts #inktober on instagram Tiff’s Ink Pens Tiff’s Eraser Tiff’s White Pen Well Appointed Desk on red/blue pencils – pencil review , some older input Art Set Pro (iPad app) Procreate (iPad app) Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, September 19, 2018
Doodles, Self-Worth, and Inspiration, Question Mark?
It can be hard to separate your sense of self worth from your output – either quantity or quality. But that’s probably not the best way to handle your identity as a creative person. (Or is it? Julia briefly plays devil’s advocate.) Also: Spaghetti-Os. Links and Show Notes XOXO Fest (and previous years’ talks on YouTube ) NaNoWriMo Julia’s NaNoWriMo tips video Captain Planet intro Top Four School Supplies episode Sheryl Crow, If It Makes You Happy Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, September 05, 2018
Sew, Sew, Sew Your Coat
Dedicated follower of fashion or not – sewing is an amazing maker-skill to have, and we talk a little bit about why. Links and Show Notes Making It The Great Pottery Throw Down XOXO Fest Bon Appetit – Pastry Chef Makes Gourmet Lucky Charms Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, August 22, 2018
Paint With All the Colors of, You Know
There is no reason to stop asking people what their favorite color is, right? It turns out Tiff and Julia have the same one – but we also talk a lot about all sorts of colors and how color theory, -psychology, -philosophy, and -blindness might work. Links and Show Notes What color was the sky before the word”blue” existed – an article Fewer words for colors means that men ”see” fewer colors – one article (and some suggest it actually is perception ) I Love Hue Black-and-white yarn trick – some examples The Addams Family set was pink (not the Munsters, sorry) Sam Chapman’s ”black-and-white tutorial” Still Processing podcast about the Obama Portraits Beyoncé’s Vogue cover photographer Pantone’s color of the year 2018 (and previous years) Millennial pink – Guardian article The Devil Wears Prada blue sweater scene Orange and turquoise in movies (and some more poster info) Colorblindness glasses from EnChroma and some video examples , <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-
Wed, August 08, 2018
Posers and Impostors – Looking the Part
Can an artist wear khakis? Do tattoos make someone cool and creative? What stereotypes do we have working for or against us, as creative and makey people? Links and Show Notes Purple hair means you’re super cool and creative. ”When I am an old woman I shall wear purple” (The poem ”Warning” by Jenny Joseph ) Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, July 25, 2018
Ready, Set – Challenges
Challenging yourself is good. We think. But what about specific challenges, like doing something every day for a month, or making a hundred of something? Also: Naked dude report. Links and Show Notes Tiff hits the road. Or, at least, the sidewalk. #The100DayProject Inktober Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, July 11, 2018
Content and Intent – Being Political
Is art political – and does it have to be? Do you have a responsibility to make with issues and values in mind? Is crafting as post-apocalyptic life skill a political statement? Either way, we have a lot of feelings on the subject, and on current events. Links and Show Notes Tiff’s ’Resist’ shirts Oliver Jeffers on Twitter and Instagram ”Plastic bracelets that help whales” Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, June 27, 2018
Figuring out our Feelings
Touchy feely touching base time. How are we feeling about our creating? Is talking about it making it better or worse? And is it OK to do a thing just because it’s fun? Links and Show Notes Tiff’s painted rocks! Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, June 13, 2018
Too Cool for School
Do you have to have proper training and a degree to be an artist? To do art? To call yourself an artist? We ponder credibility and qualifications. Links and Show Notes Wine and paint! Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, May 30, 2018
”Give Me Worth” – selling your art
When do you decide you feel good enough about your art to start charging for it? And how do you put a value on it? We discuss the commercial side of creating. We also check in on our homework progress, and sing the praises of professional framing. Links and Show Notes Fracture Julia’s Etsy store and ceramics instagram Tiny Supply Natasha Newton Julia’s display shelf at a market. Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, May 16, 2018
Baller at Whales – Social Media, Inspiration, and Fails
Social media is your friend. Except when it isn’t. And when it comes to creativity, that is very much the case. So how do you use it to your advantage? Links and Show Notes This was originally a yarn bowl that came out wrong. Then the lacing cracked. Homework: Post your fails. Or the frustrating process. Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, May 02, 2018
From The Pen Show – Double Broad, Double Feature!
Together at last! We met up at the Atlanta Pen Show to talk to some amazing creative friends, and try to figure out what a creative community means to us. Guest Starring: Brad Dowdy , Jonathon Brooks , and Ana Reinert Links and Show Notes The podcasting closet! Photo by Doug Beal The Atlanta Pen Show Jonathon Brooks and the Carolina Pen Company Nakaya Pens Danitrio Stylo Art Matthew Morse, HeyMatthew Brad Dowdy – NockCo , The Pen Addict blog , The Pen Addict podcast Ana Reinert – The WellAppointed Desk , shop The Art Supply Posse podcast Hallmark’s famous pansy Thinking of You card Cakes On Hudson Julia’s tree Tiff’s triangles Pay It Forward The Pen Addict episode 253 from the 2017 Pen Show , where Jonathon tells his story Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 18, 2018
Why Do We Make? (”Hello. I am achiever. Please notice.”)
Why? That is forever the question, isn’t it. Why do we make and do? Also, can we just put in our 10,000 hours spread over a thousand different things? Links and Show Notes Homework for the episode is to find something you’ve made and put it in a frame. The color pencil portrait artist is Kate Packer: http://katiepackerartist.com Tiff’s dog portrait: https://instagram.com/p/BdLspmjhAyz/ Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, April 04, 2018
A Room of One’s Own
It is a truth universally acknowledged that having space to do art is an amazing feeling. (Never mind that first time you get to say ”my studio” out loud… ) But spending money on your art, be it a hobby or a business, be it a studio space or tons of supplies, is not always an unadulterated joy. Links and Show Notes Raspberry Pi Nock Co Copic Markers Art Snacks Bacon and eggs painting The Atlanta Pen Show The Pen Addict Jonathan Brooks Kanilea Pen Co Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
Wed, March 21, 2018
”Lowercase a, art.”
Introductions! Tiff and Julia share a little about themselves and their relationship to art and creativity. And Bob Ross. Links and Show Notes The writer Julia can’t remember the name of is Ira Glass, who talked about the ”taste gap” or ”creative gap” when you know what’s good but can’t get there yet. (Read more at Brain Pickings or AdWeek .) More from Tiff at Top Four and Playing for Fun . And Julia at Romancepodden , Rätt avigt , and Skott från höften (in Swedish). Support Make Do with a Relay FM Membership
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