{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"36: Carving out a Creative Life (helped by proper coffee!) with Jill Hudson","description":"This week, I\u2019m joined by painter, and Byre Gallery regular, Jill Hudson, whose creative life has been shaped by travel, resilience, and an enduring love of the sea. Jill shares her journey from studying at Falmouth art school to achieving an enviable life\/work balance, and how experiences like teaching in Uganda and studying in Venice helped shape both her perspective and her practice. We chat about the realities of running a professional art business - from the challenges of self-promotion and gallery relationships to the delicate balance between commercial work and creative freedom. Jill reflects honestly on what success means to her, the ongoing struggle with admin and marketing, and why she\u2019s finally ready to explore a long-held dream of working in fresco. We also discuss   Jill\u2019s early determination to become an artist (despite her careers advisor\u2019s doubts)   Her formative experience teaching in Uganda   Studying art in Venice and its lasting influence (not just the coffee!)   The gentle build of her creative career and gallery representation   Making art that sells vs making the art you love   How she manages gallery relationships and adapts work to suit different audiences   The tension between creative flow and business tasks like websites and self-promotion   Her plans to explore fresco painting in 2025   As Jill says: &quot;Success for me is making a living from this \u2014 a creative career with inspiration and opportunity. But you have to keep carving it out every day.\u201d You can see Jill\u2019s work @jillhudsonart and jillhudson.art Jill talked about https:\/\/eu.patagonia.com\/gb\/en\/home\/ and paints by michaelharding.co.uk&amp;nbsp; She learned about fresco painting a artchoolboas.com with Carey Mortimer. ","author_name":"An Art To It","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/539737","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37888180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194511330"}