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An Art To It

by Elaine Dye

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About the show

When does your passion become your profession? Can you take a love of making and creating and turn it into a successful business? This is the podcast where I talk to artists and makers who, whatever their discipline, are all fortunate to have turned their passion for creating into their occupation. As we discuss their journey to being professional artists and makers we explore inspirations, imposter syndrome, what success really means and of course, if there IS an art to running a flourishing creative business. I'm Elaine Dye, I'm the owner and curator of Cornwall's Byre Gallery, I'm also a creative business mentor and coach, and the creator of the course, 'An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success.' When the Byre Gallery celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024, I thought it was the ideal opportunity to chat to some of the fascinating creatives I've got to know over the past decade and to explore what it means to be in the business of doing something you really love. I discovered that I love doing the podcast... so I'm keeping going!

Latest episodes

62: Learning to Say No with Tamara Williams

September 25, 2026 · 47 min

Before she was a painter, Tamara Williams spent 25 years running a successful London design agency - it was a career she loved, creating work for a wide range of clients including Marks & Spencer and Burberry. It was only after selling the…
61. Carving Out a Ceramic Practice Kate Clark

September 11, 2026 · 40 min

When CAN you call yourself a ceramicist? Kate Clark's @K_ceramics beautiful hand carved ceramics are sold across the country, from the Outer Hebrides to Cornwall, and even over to France. Her many fans include three generations of one…
60: Stamina, Resilience and Bloody-Mindedness with Sally Hirst

August 28, 2026 · 46 min

Painting shop shop-window mannequins in Chelsea is not a traditional way to learn the art of blending oil paints, but it's just one of the steps on Sally Hirst's journey to becoming both an artist and a hugely popular tutor. Sally was…
59. What If You've Built the Wrong Creative Career? Beginning Again with Claire Gent

August 14, 2026 · 40 min

After 13 years of running a successful jewellery business, Claire Gent knew that something no longer felt right, but she wasn't sure what should come next. Picking up an art book in a cafe on a family holiday in Penzance she discovered…
58: Wearing Many Hats: Artist, Gallerist, and More with Kellie Miller

July 31, 2026 · 51 min

Some guests really need more than one episode, and Kellie Miller is one of them. A successful artist in her own right, she is also founder and director of Kellie Miller Arts, a renowned Brighton gallery representing an exciting mix of…
57. Emily Hett: Creating Joy Through Clay

July 17, 2026 · 39 min

What happens when an artist decides that joy isn't just an emotion - but a creative purpose? In this episode I chat to ceramic artist Emily Hett, whose colourful, tactile sculptures have captured the imagination of collectors and…
56: From Floral Art to Fine Art with Brigitte Girling

July 3, 2026 · 45 min

When creating with flowers is not quite fulfilling you, it's time to pack away the secateurs and pick up the paintbrushes. Brigitte Girling shares her story in Episode 56 of An Art to It. Brigitte is a fine artist based in Suffolk whose…
55. A Creative Approach to Business with Alice Sheridan

May 22, 2026 · 48 min

Having her eyes fixed as firmly on her business goals as on her paint palette, has been the bedrock of Alice Sheridan's creative success. In this episode of An Art to It, artist, mentor and co-host of the long running and much-loved Art…