It can be isolated, isolating and a bit lonely being an artist. Running a business completely alone can also be a bit daunting, tricky to navigate, and overwhelming at times.
What to do? Well, it may be time to find some support, other art friends, make connections, find your online tribe or an actual real life community.
Both Karen and Gaynor have benefited from widening their circles and consider how, despite their different approaches, they’ve both enjoyed the chance to share and learn from other artists.
It’s your turn, how do you connect?
So do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar!
Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last rapidly approaching five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast
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Links and mentions:
Photo credit Park Troopers on Unsplash
@ginabelfordart
Sketch and Explore Club with Karen George
Carol Baines insta https://www.instagram.com/carolbaines100?igsh=MWZ3ODRuZHg2cmttMQ==
Rae Melody https://www.instagram.com/raemelodyart?igsh=d2M2MDh0dTFxaGdu
Ruth Thorp Studios
@https://www.instagram.com/ruththorpstudio?igsh=ZGdjaWkwNTE2NW94
https://ruththorpstudio.co.uk
@bronjonesart
@susannahcrookart
@sophiepiddock
@camvalleyartstrail
@katewestcott3
@springcheltenham
@sixteengallery
Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards
@karengeorgeart
@gaynorljart
@artchatterpodcast
About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025
https://womensbusiness.club/awards
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.
Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/
@karengeorgeart on instagram
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/
@gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree
https://www.sketchandexplore.com@thesanctuary_gallery
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
www.gaynorljart.com
