Not Sorry Art Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
State of the Studio
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sari gives an update on what she's been focusing on with her art-- including a growing YouTube channel and a greater emphasis on Not Sorry Art School-...
How To Consume Media Like An Artist
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of her previous discussion on Jenny Odell's book How To Do Nothing, Sari discusses her routine for filtering the media and information she...
How To Eliminate Burnout From Your Art Practice
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses her strategies for overcoming burnout in her art practice, taken from lessons as an artist, mentor and parent.There is one spot remaini...
"How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sari recounts her takeaways from Jenny Odell's 2019 book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy and how the book's recommendations can be...
Ask Sari: How Can I Make Art About Identity?
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sari reaches into her mailbag to answer Kayla B.'s question about grappling with identity in her art and how to authentically share lived experiences ...
The Lessons of Doechii
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 3 of the Not Sorry Art podcast! In this first episode of 2025, Sari discusses a recent interview of the rapper Doechii in Rolling St...
Life As An Arts Professional In NYC w/Mac Cumpian
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by arts professional Mac Cumpian to discuss her career working multiple art world jobs, including serving as an educator at the Met, wo...
Ask Sari: How Can Artists Make Socially Impactful (And Beautiful) Work?
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her first ever call-in episode, Sari answers a listener question about the desire to make visually appealing work that also comments on societal is...
Summer Book Club Pt. 3: "Get The Picture" by Bianca Bosker
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Megan E. Collins for the third and final installment of their Summer Book Club series as they discuss "Get The Picture" by Bianca Bo...
Making Friends As A Creative with Danielle Bayard Jackson
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with friendship coach and author Danielle Bayard Jackson about how creatives can approach friendships that blend personal and professional...
How To Eat An Elephant
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses how reaching goals as an artist requires patience and the willingness to commit to a small step-by-step journey.I want to hear from you...
Summer Book Club Pt. 2: "Your Brain On Art" by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Megan E. Collins for the second installment of their Summer Book Club series as they discuss Your Brain On Art by Susan Magsamen and...
How To Push Yourself Creatively
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses how putting limitations on ones creative pursuits can actually be beneficial when building for a long-term art practice.This episode is...
Summer Book Club Pt. 1: "Status and Culture" by W. David Marx
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by cultural insights expert Megan E. Collins for their second annual Summer Book Club series. This month's pick is W. David Marx's 2022...
All About Art Therapy with Pierra Brown
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats with Chicago-based art therapist Pierra Brown about her profession, how she got into art therapy, and some misconceptions associated with t...
Healing Through Art with Brit Chida
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by artist/creative Brit Chida to discuss their abstract diagrams and the message of healing and emotional vulnerability behind the work...
You Have To Make Bad Art
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari addresses the reality for artists that making subpar work is a part of the process and must be dealt with in order to improve.This episode is spo...
Optimizing Your Art Space with Artist/Gallery Owner Ella Nilsson
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats with her friend and fellow Austin artist and gallery owner Ella Nilsson about making the most out of an art space for creating art and exhi...
Cringe
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the topic of cringe: how our tendency to experience that emotion comes out of a societal desire to maintain group cohesion, and why she...
Do You Need Art School To Be A "Real" Artist?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the myth that artists have to attend art school to be legitimate. She weighs the pros and cons of art school, how she came to major in ...
Answering Your Painting Retreat Questions
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari answers your questions about painting retreats: how she got involved teaching them internationally, what happens at one, what materials to bring,...
Oil Painting 101 with Gamblin's Mary Tevlin
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Gamblin product expert Mary Tevlin on the intricacies of painting mediums and the myriad ways that artists have approached oil painti...
Safe & Eco-Friendly Painting w/Leah Fanning of Natural Earth Paint
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Natural Earth Paint founder Leah Fanning on her journey to creating a safe and eco responsible painting product line, the health risk...
The Science of Observation
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the often overlooked impact that intentional observation can have on artists and non-artists alike.This episode is sponsored by my upco...
The Power of Constraint
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats about how limitations in an art practice can be helpful in uncovering style and setting us apart as artists.This episode is sponsored by my...
The Teacher-Artist Balance with Erika Lamar
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats with Erika Lamar of Flynn Craft House about balancing her duties as a full-time artist and high school art teacher.This episode is sponsore...
Art Is All Context feat. Pierre Bourdieu
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses how French philosopher Pierre Bourdieu's seminal book, Distinction, has influenced her thoughts about taste and how having (or lacking)...
Curating & Building Community with Coka Treviño
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with curator and director of programming at Big Medium, Coka Treviño, about Austin, Tx arts community and what it's like curating and org...
Painting The Personal with Sophie Pearson
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats with Massachusetts-based oil painter Sophie Pearson (@creating.sophie) whose work is a powerful reflection of childhood and familial relati...
Being An Artfluencer
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a lot of online discourse recently on the modern reality for artists marketing ourselves as brands, and in this week's podcast Sari discu...
Pricing Art Requires Context
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses a viral story out of Australia of an influencer criticizing the prices of an independent ceramist to set the stage for a wider conversa...
Let's Talk Money w/Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taxes can be something that sends a shiver up anyone's spine, but as artists working for ourselves it's incredibly important to have a handle on that ...
Finding Motivation Pt. 4: Motivation Isn't One Size Fits All
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of her series on motivation, Sari discusses the circumstances that make motivation different for everyone, and how it's been co-opte...
Finding Motivation Pt. 3: Rethinking Discipline
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses her relationship with discipline in her art practice and how her understanding of the word has changed throughout the years.This show i...
Finding Motivation Pt. 2: Pros and Cons of Daily Painting
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the mostly good (and some not so good) of adopting a daily painting challenge to kickstart your art practice. Sari's professional art c...
Finding Motivation Pt. 1: Rock Bottom
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Not Sorry Art podcast! For the first episode of Season 2, Sari reflects on her relationship with January 1 and new beginnings, and...
Season 1 Postscript + Giveaway Details
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is back to wrap up Season 1 of the Not Sorry Art podcast with details about an art giveaway she's promoting as a "thank you" to her podcast liste...
Summer Book Club Pt. 3: "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Megan Collins (@VirgoLikeBeyonce on TikTok/@themanicuredshelf on IG) to discuss their final Summer Book Club selection of 2023, Stea...
How To Have A Flop Era
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of season one of the Not Sorry Art Podcast, Sari discusses the lessons she's learned on resting in your practice, even if t...
My Review Of "Barbie"
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari finally saw the Barbie movie and she provides an artist's perspective of the blockbuster film, as well as her thoughts on how the movie could hav...
Summer Book Club Pt. 2: "Chromophobia" by David Batchelor
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Megan Collins (@VirgoLikeBeyonce on TikTok/@themanicuredshelf on IG) to discuss their latest Summer Book Club selection, Chromophobi...
How To Thrive At Art Markets with Smile Cult
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the pros and cons of art fairs??Sari chats with @smilecult__ founder Sandy Lopez about her experiences with art markets and fairs— what to ...
The Beige-ification Of Childhood with Official Sad Beige
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Hayley DeRoche, aka Official Sad Beige, about their popular satire page highlighting the growing trend of children's clothing becomin...
The Moralization Of A Gimmick
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses how social media impacts the work that artists create, and how morality is often incorrectly assigned to those who follow trends online...
Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None?
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the pros and cons of sticking with one medium as an artist and why trying different mediums doesn't always mean that an artist lacks fo...
Summer Book Club Pt. 1: "You May Also Like" by Tom Vanderbilt
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Megan Collins (@VirgoLikeBeyonce on TikTok/@themanicuredshelf on IG) to discuss June's pick for the Summer Book Club, "You May Also ...
Finding Your Style As A Producer vs. Consumer
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari explains two common approaches to developing style, producing and consuming, and how the former can lead to a more genuine discovery of the art y...
The Magic Of An Art Retreat
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari shares her incredible experience teaching an art retreat last week in Morocco, and explains the lasting impact that such an experience can have f...
Building A Sustainable Creative Business With Sam Remboldt
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Sam Remboldt, an offer strategist/creative small business expert who is the founder of her business, Passionland. Through her busines...
Where Are All The Working Class Artists?
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the significant obstacles facing artists from lower class and working class backgrounds and how that affects the quality of art and rep...
The Future Of Web3 & What It Means For Artists
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Web3 expert Kiana Pirouz (@futurelilith.eth on TikTok) about the technology's potential for radically changing who holds the power of...
Painting In The Age of AI
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses why she believes painting remains relevant despite the emergence of more efficient picture-making technology and how the medium will su...
How Reparenting Can Improve Your Art Practice
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari shares how she's used reparenting techniques that she picked up as a new mother to improve the compassion and understanding for herself in her ar...
The Crucial Role Of Art Writers with Teri Henderson
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with writer/critic Teri Henderson, an Arts and Culture Editor at the Baltimore Beat and the curator of Black Collagists on Instagram.Teri ...
Artists Are Mushrooms
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks on the anxiety many artists feel around the significance of their work and practice in a world constantly consumed with large societal pro...
The Importance of Discipline
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari shares how she relied on old habits of discipline to build her art career from the ground up.This show is sponsored by Not Sorry Art School and N...
The Artistic Value Of Mindfulness
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari speaks with Paige Polk, an Experience Director and Mindfulness and Creativity coach, about how artists can incorporate mindfulness into their pra...
The Science Behind Inspiration
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the psychology associated with creativity and how inspiration can be better sourced when an artist embraces their creative self.This sh...
An Artist's Place In The Trend Ecosystem
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari chats with Megan Collins of @VirgoLikeBeyonce, a cultural insights analyst and Gen Z expert, on her process of trend forecasting and what value h...
Ask Sari
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari answers your questions about making time for art, working with galleries, avoiding burnout and so much more.This show is sponsored by Not Sorry A...
Making Art More Accessible with Seema Rao of @ArtLust
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari is joined by Seema Rao (@ArtLust on TikTok) for a conversation about art on social media, cultural institutions, the art world’s views on reali...
Finding Value In Mistakes
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari shares how she has learned to welcome mistakes in her painting practice while still constantly striving for improvement. This show is sponsored b...
The History Of Creativity
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari takes a look at the how creativity has evolved throughout history and what the modern understanding of the word means for artists today.This show...
Niche, Please
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses the "niching down" phenomenon and how it can both hinder and benefit artists looking to streamline their work.This show is sponsored by...
The One About My Childhood
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses how her experience growing up in poverty impacted her art and shares how she's navigated the uncomfortable reality of her childhood.Lis...
Finding Your Style
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses her "Style Sandwich" analogy and how multiple factors go into uncovering an artist's stylistic identity.This show is sponsored by Not S...
Copying vs. Inspiration Pt. 2: My Story
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari shares her experience with having her work copied and what she learned from the ordeal.This show is sponsored by Not Sorry Art School and Not Sor...
Copying vs. Inspiration Pt. 1: How To Protect Your Work
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding your rights when it comes to copyright law is critical for artists, especially those who share their work online.Sari speaks with Wynton...
In Defense Of The Part-Time Artist
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses her experience as both a "part-time" and "full-time" artist and how the distinction isn't as important as it's sometimes made out to be...
Powers and Pitfalls of Potential
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sari discusses her experience with potential in her art practice and how it nearly kept her from pursuing a painting career. This show is sponsored by...
Not Sorry Art Podcast: Trailer
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the brand new Not Sorry Art Podcast from Sari Shryack!In this series, artist and creator Sari Shryack will discuss her painting practice an...