Nitty Gritty
Episodes
KATE FLORENCE — The Host in the Hot Seat (Q&A with Sophia D’Urso)
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is on the other side of the mic for an expansive Q&A with Sophia D’Urso of ArtSupport.From the psychology of sales to what bubbl...
SOPHIA D’URSO — Advice from an Art Mentor every artist should hear
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m chatting with the brilliant Sophia D’Urso, founder of ArtSupport and one of the most insightful voices in the Australian arts space....
LOLA ERHART - The creative cost of constant scrolling
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time again, and this week I’m sitting down with the talented Argentinian visual artist, Lola Erhart. Lola is a painter born in Buen...
TAMIKA HOGAN - Goodbye flighty artist, hello businesswoman
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by self-taught oil painter Tamika Hogan for a grounded conversation about the evolution of her practice over the last 6 years, ...
KATE FLORENCE - The gallery red flags that cost me $25K
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Story time this week. In light of recent events, I wanted to share my experience with galleries — the red flags I ignored, the things I’d do diffe...
REAL FUN, WOW! - How Daren Magee built a multi-stream creative machine
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I caught up with illustrator, muralist, designer, and all-round creativity machine, Daren Thomas Magee, aka Real Fun, Wow!His work lives so...
BIANCA PINTAN - The freedom of sharing creative secrets
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, my studio partner Holly and I sit down in Byron with self-taught ceramic artist and educator Bianca Pintan, and walk away completely energi...
JESS COCHRANE - The pursuit of legacy and a place among the greats
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I’m in the studio of London-based Australian artist Jess Cochrane to chat through her modern take on a traditional art practice. Jess’...
TABBY BOOTH - “Instagram artist” vs “real artist”
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by UK-based artist, illustrator and curator Tabby Booth, whose work treads between illustration and traditional folk art painti...
TABLE TALK: Softedge Studio - Craftsmen and Copycats with Layla Cluer
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To round off the Table Talk series, we’re sitting down with Layla Cluer, the creative force behind Softedge Studio and the mind behind the beautiful...
TABLE TALK: The artistry of food with Maria’s Byron Bay
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Table Talk takes us out of the studio and into the kitchen. Maya and Chelsea of Maria’s Byron Bay are culinary artists who blur the ...
TABLE TALK: Ten artists. One couch. Five big questions.
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks a first for Nitty Gritty. TEN creative minds on one couch, diving into the nittiest and grittiest questions we’ve ever asked.Welc...
SASHA COURT - Fu*k the rules and follow your intuition
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by Canadian ceramicist Sasha Court for a chat that’s basically creative rocket fuel. We unpack ditching the 9 to 5, breaking ...
HANNAH MÜLLER-HILLEBRAND - Buy my art before I’m dead
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back!! Season 4 of Nitty Gritty is officially here, and I’m so grateful to you for putting me back in your ears.We’re starting t...
A Look Back at Season 3
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for being part of this big, beautiful season of Nitty Gritty!We’ve heard from so many incredible artists this season, and although they’...
KATE & HOLLY - Copycats, criticism & the cost of putting yourself out there
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate sits down with studio buddy, Holly to discuss some of the trickier things one is faced with being an artist… like handling nasty com...
KATE FLORENCE - Why comparison is infecting your creative brain
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week is just a little solo episode with Kate, as she shares some of her ideas around why comparison is a blocker for creativity and the cycle of ...
ZOE GREY - The gift of time & the courage of doing less
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week i chat with abstract painter Zoe grey from Tasmania. This was such a great chat thanks to Zoe for being so open and honest about life an an ...
KATE FLORENCE - Creating Creative Structure
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week its just little old me chatting about the things that i have found really help me build structure within my days of being a full time artist...
JONNI CHEATWOOD - Making space to create with intention
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sit down with LA based Contemporary painter Jonni Cheatwood. Innovative in his practice, I was so excited to speak with Jonni and learn...
Q&A - With Kate Florence and Holly Terry
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sit down with my good friend and studio buddy, Holly Terry. We sit down to answer your questions, from how to price your work, the pros a...
MUSONGA MBOGO - Identity, art & the freedom of structure
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week i sit down with Musonga Mbogo, a visual artist and painter based in Canberra NSW, Australia. We chatted about the importance of paving the w...
JULZ BERESFORD - Embodying the spirit of a landscape and the power of age
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m speaking with Julz Beresford, a traditional painter from the countryside of rural New South Wales! Having grown up immersed in th...
ABBEY RICH - Bridging the art divide and reimagining everyday spaces
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I chat with public and exhibiting artist, Abbey Rich. Passionate about working in public space, Abbey has worked with communit...
KATE FLORENCE - Reflections from growth in 2024
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s just me behind the mic, reflecting on changes I made in my practice that helped me grow in 2024. I chat about finding inspiration in...
MATT CAUCHI - Making art you love and managing comparison
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sit down with Matt Cauchi, a Sydney-based mixed media artist focused on pushing texture-based boundaries. His paintings are tactfully laye...
ASH HOLMES - Staying curious, embracing challenge & running a gallery
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week i sit down with Ash Holmes, an abstract painter and co owner of HAKE House gallery, we discuss her career as an artist and the ups and downs...
STATE OF ART - The power of sharing a studio
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sit down with some of my studio family- Rosie Woods, Holly Terry and Ebony Dew. Together we unpack life at The State of Art, exploring the...
Are prints devaluing your work?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a solo episode, in which i breakdown the much request topic of how or if ever to make prints of original artwork. I breakdown my approach...
TAMARA DEAN - Hope and creativity in an ever changing world
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week i sit down with renowned Australian photographer Tamara Dean! I loved this chat so much thank you to Tamara for being so open and honest ab...
KATE FLORENCE- Transitioning from an unfulfilling job to a creative career
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I chat through some of the things that helped me make the challenging transition from a full time unfulfilling career into painting full ti...
KYLE STEED - The importance of perspective, human connection and self representation
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks chat was so great! I sit down with Kyle Steed, a painter and Muralist based In Texas. Kyle is my first international guest, so much honest ...
CASSI YOUNG - Global Fine Art Director at Artworks Group
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am in Singapore and I sit down with the lovely Cassi, the Global Fine Art Director at Artworks group in Singapore. We discuss her journey ...
RAINBOW STUDIOS - Behind the scenes with Jade Gillett
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is something a little bit different, Kate sits down with co founder of Rainbow studios Jade Gillet to discuss life behind the scenes of the ...
SARA WINFIELD - Creative redirection, authenticity & imposter syndrome
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate sits down with abstract painter Sara Winfield, based in Fremantle WA, Sara discusses her personal creative journey , how she moved thro...
ROSIE WOODS - Murals, self comparison and investing in your work
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sit down with my dear friend and studio partner Rosie Woods, a muralist and painter from the UK based between Australia and UK. Rosie has ...
LAUREN JONES - Motherhood, creative practice and facilitating workshops
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week i sit down with painter, Lauren Jones. We discuss the many realms of creative living, alongside motherhood, the challenges of the long term ...
AMBER CRESWELL BELL - What a leading art curator looks for in emerging artists
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats with Amber Creswell Bell, renowned art curator and author based in Sydney. Amber has spent over a decade celebrating the arts thr...
EMMA CURRIE - Harnessing self doubt and releasing artist guilt
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats to Emma Currie, a figurative painter based in Naarm, Melbourne. We chat about artist guilt, self belief, self doubt and the ups a...
SYLVIE KETTLE - Art as a reflection of life
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats to Sylvie Kettle - an abstract figurative painter. She has such a beautiful insight into living as an artist and this conversatio...
WELCOME BACK Ft life update
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! We are back after a well needed break - Here is a little life update on whats been going on during this time away from the podcast! Super excit...
KATE & HOLLY - Money mindset, approaching galleries and sharing studios
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats with holly terry again - this time we discuss our approach to contacting galleries, the ways that we present the works, the impor...
KATE FLORENCE - Tools that have helped me grow my business
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a short solo episode in which Kate shares some of the most beneficial things that have helped her build her art practice into creative bu...
AMANDA JONES- Turning poetic literature into visual art
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate Chats to poet, film maker and visual artist Amanda Jones. We chat imposter syndrome, the connection between visual and phonetic languag...
MAYA IRVING - Embodying Sexual & Creative energies through art and healing
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats with emerging, painter, performance and video artist based in Wurundjuri country, Maya Irving. This was such an engaging, raw and...
ALISON MOONEY - Leaning into fear and challenging society’s expectations
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week i chat with Alison Mooney Alison money is an abstract artist based here on the the Sunshine coast Gubbi Gubbi country. Her work moves betwee...
RHYS JOHN KAYE - Staying in alignment & creating with intention
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week i chat with Rhys John Kaye, an painter based in Naarm. I loved this chat and hearing all about his journey through the years from such an ho...
KATE FLORENCE - Creating a positive mindset for a solo exhibition
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate does a short episode in which she shares from her personal experiences and shares her top tips on creating a positive mindset around h...
OCTAVIA TOMYN - The art of building a creative business
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats with Octavia Tomyn, a painter based in Naarm. We discuss all the things, from building your own brand, starting from scratch, emb...
CHARLIE BROPHY - Finding realignment and the many eras of creating
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate chats with Charlie Brophy, a dear friend and photographer based in Naarm. We discuss the creative journey in all its era's and finding...
HOLLY TERRY - Returning to self and trusting your gut
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate chats with self taught painter, friend and studio partner Holly Terry. Holly talks about her journey into becoming an artist full time...
MARISA MU - Taking risk and redefining success
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kate chats with Marisa Mu, a multi disciplinary artist based in Naarm. We chat about building a brand as an emerging artist, showing up for ...
CHARLOTTE ALLDIS - Remaining playful and staying authentic
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Charlotte about the many stages of her painting practice up until this point, from her earliest childhood creation, Melanie Teabag to ho...
The Genesis of Nitty Gritty
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! Nitty Gritty is the podcast that delves deep into the underworld of being an artist from a raw and honest perspective.This is a short introdu...