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Artsy Types

Creativity conversations for artists, or just artsy types. Joy and Teresa are two life-long friends who have been having a 40-year conversation about culture and creativity, and they"ve expanded the conversation to include you. They both have day jobs, but what they really love is creating and talking about art, writing, music, metalsmithing, painting--figuring out how to create something from nothing. artsytypes.substack.com

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48:57

To Commission or Not to Commission, That is the Question

Artsy Types ·

2025/11/11

Whether or not to take commissions is a question every creator is faced with at some point. Joy and Teresa are talking pros and cons, logistics, and reliving a commission gone awry involving an airbrush and a Harley Davidson. Rabbit holes and recommendations is on a hiatus, and taking its place is a new segment, “The Last Thing I Wrote Down.” Joy is taken to task in real-time for gatekeeping Gen X culture, and Teresa laments not having any Garanimals in her closet as a kid. ~Show Links and

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50:52

Mystical, Magical, Where-Did-They-Come-From Ideas

Artsy Types ·

2025/10/28

Divine inspiration, random occurrences, ideas born from dreams. . .what are we to make of creative ideas that come to us in unconventional ways? Joy and Teresa look at famous examples of great works of art born out of dreams, then attempt to gain an understanding of how the supernatural can impact creation. The exchange leads to a practical discussion of ways artists can quiet the logical part of their minds and allow creative flow to the forefront. In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Joy talks

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37:06

Saying Secret Goals Out Loud

Artsy Types ·

2025/10/21

Daydreams, hidden ambitions and a never-before-shared passion project—Joy and Teresa are telling each other their secret goals for the first time. A coffee table book, a herd of cows and St. Sulpice all get laid bare in this swap of secrets. In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Teresa has discovered a mysterious cure for insomnia, and Joy has discovered a band that everybody else discovered 30 years ago. The episode ends with both artists reliving the day in high school that they were put on a bus

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46:07

Influencers (No, Not That Kind!)

Artsy Types ·

2025/10/07

From Sylvia Plath to Wayne Thiebaud, Joy and Teresa are talking about the creators who’ve inspired and influenced their work. Whether it’s Plath’s ability to impart “an impression of a feeling that you don’t know what to do with,” or Thiebaud’s colorful shadows, these old-school influencers are at the heart of an interesting discussion about early inspirations. In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Teresa talks about the Symbolism Movement and her discovery of a haunting painting, while Joy

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51:25

Is This Something?

Artsy Types ·

2025/09/24

Joy and Teresa are back at it, starting season two by workshopping four seemingly-eccentric journal entries (rodents seeking revenge, a strange golf tournament, big strawberries, pickups at the gym), determining which “is something” that could be transformed into a developed story. The twosome workshop the ideas, settling on a concept, sharing their creative process as the discussion moves along. Teresa goes down a rabbit hole to explore Cabinets of Curiosities, and Joy raves about the André 3000

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36:23

Highlights: Hacks for Making Time for Art, Elizabeth...

Artsy Types ·

2025/09/02

In this highlights episode, Joy and Teresa bring back several of their most popular segments. Their discussion about what to do when you’re too busy for art struck a creative chord with listeners who shared their own hacks for making time for art after hearing this discussion. Teresa goes down the rabbit hole that is Elizabeth Siddal and Joy is dissecting the old-fashioned card game, cribbage. The two end by pondering one of life’s more perplexing questions: why are banana clips and Candie’s clogs

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46:45

Highlights: Artistic Fears, the Language of Flowers,...

Artsy Types ·

2025/08/19

Joy and Teresa are on hiatus enjoying the final days of summer by taking a holiday in the South of France. Just kidding! Joy is getting kids back to college and Teresa is helping her mom move to a new house. In the meantime, they have carefully assembled a “bespoke” offering of their favorite segments from season one. From losing a limb to having a bunny mistaken for a gopher, they are opening up about the fears they each have as artists. They try to figure out how to write in the style of the

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45:35

The Studios We Have, The Studios We Dream Of

Artsy Types ·

2025/08/05

Sunlight, sound systems and storage: in the finale to season one of Artsy Types, Joy and Teresa talk about the studio spaces they have, and the studio spaces they dream of. The episode kicks off with shared updates on Teresa’s poetry workshop and Joy’s attempt at playing Camille Saint-Saens on the piano. In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Joy is diving into the Andy Warhol Diaries on Netflix, and Teresa is reading The Book of Symbols. The two also reminisce about 1980’s board games including Mouse

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49:16

Sales, Likes and Atta Boys: How Will You Know When...

Artsy Types ·

2025/07/22

Making money, going viral, and having peers compliment your work are all ways of measuring results as an artist. Joy and Teresa are trying to figure out the best barometer for success in art. In the penultimate episode of season one of Artsy Types, they’re asking if there’s shame in chasing social media, if wanting to have sales is a bad thing, and they’re confronting the daunting possibility that creators may never know if they’ve arrived as an artist. While not the bibliophile Joy is, Teresa

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41:13

I Can't Quit You: The Themes We Keep Coming Back to...

Artsy Types ·

2025/07/08

From catastrophes to rolling vineyards to beautiful, but sorrowful, felled birds, Joy and Teresa are talking about the themes that make repeat appearances in their artistic expressions and try to understand why. They share a story they received in response to the last episode that talked about creative ways to find time for art. In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, the discussion starts with the early works of Thomas Kinkade and moves to Elizabeth Siddal, one of art’s most famous muses and the

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44:41

When Life Gets in the Way - Hacks for Making Time for...

Artsy Types ·

2025/06/25

Teresa and Joy commiserate that their creative pursuits have been put on the the backburner as Teresa helps her mom move and Joy has kids home from college. All hope is not lost, however, as the two share ideas for keeping creative sparks alive when life gets hectic—including a technological idea that may surprise! In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Teresa raises the bar with her acquisition of a Chautauqua Desk and Joy immediately lowers it with a glowing recommendation of. . . truck stops. The

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39:01

Quotes on Creativity and the Comeback of Candies Clogs

Artsy Types ·

2025/06/10

From Andy Warhol to Picasso to a few sayings that just get tossed around, we’re counting down the quotes that rattle around our heads while we’re creating. Teresa’s rabbit holes have again led to photography techniques, this time exploring the history of spirit photography and methods for recreating ectoplasm tintype photographs, while Joy is at the kitchen table playing cribbage. In the throwback segment, Joy quizzes Teresa on her memory of banana clips and Candies clogs, while Teresa disavows the

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40:49

Art 911: The Lemon Tree

Artsy Types ·

2025/05/29

In the first of what will be a recurring segment featuring case studies of artistic failures and attempting to turn them into opportunities, Joy unravels after not being able to paint a basic lemon tree, while Teresa provides input on what might be happening and methods for turning lemons into lemonade—or in this case a painting that works! In Rabbit Holes and Recommendations, Teresa introduces the concept of a poetry volta and Joy is studying the Twilight Zone. There’s also discussion of Easter

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44:37

Mentors

Artsy Types ·

2025/05/14

Teresa is helping to pack up her childhood home, documenting the process with Polaroids, while Joy sketches poolside in Las Vegas. The two get into a discussion about the role mentorship plays in the development of an artist, and end with their rabbit holes and recommendations segment, where Teresa discovers braided hair and Joy eats an exotic fish. The show ends with a memory from the late 80s that involves a cassette tape, the basketball playoffs, Three Dog Night and AC/DC. ~Show Links &

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55:48

Artistic Fears

Artsy Types ·

2025/04/30

After a quick update on Teresa’s recent collection release, Joy and Teresa get into the topic of artistic fears, with each counting down fears that accompany creating and sharing their art. While some of the fears are universal. . .several are surprises. In rabbit holes and recommendations, Teresa talks about discovering ex-voto paintings and Joy makes a confession. Closing out with an anecdote from growing up together, the two recount the horrors of taking the President’s Physical Fitness Test in

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49:14

"Covid Artists"

Artsy Types ·

2025/04/12

With time on their hands, new artists emerged during the Covid years. Joy and Teresa discuss how the art world views newcomers to art, seeking input from accomplished artists including a goldsmith, painter, ceramicist and writer. Teresa gives an update on her signet ring collection and goes down a rabbit hole into the language of flowers. Joy talks about oil painting on wooden cigar boxes and reviews J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf’s memoir. The episode ends with the twosome discussing the

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55:23

Is Talent Merely Practice in Disguise?

Artsy Types ·

2025/04/02

In the debut episode of Artsy Types, Teresa and Joy talk about the magical concept of talent and the role practice plays in artistry, but not before a shot of tequila. The two artists have a quick discussion of signet rings, their high school English teacher Dr. Henery, and the composer Sibelius. ~ Show links and references ~Read one of Joy’s short stories, The Bats.See Teresa’s signet rings.Listen and learn more about Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss

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