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An Art To It

by Elaine Dye
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  • 64: Hannah Louise Lamb – Coastline Jewellery and the Many Routes to Market

    October 23, 2026 · 46 min

    Coastal memories are important to Jeweller Hannah Louise Lamb - she grew up in Cornwall and now lives and works on the east coast of Scotland, but it's other people's coastlines that are central to her business. Hannah has been making her…

  • 63: Ceramic houses, monthly sales and winging it with Amanda Banham

    October 9, 2026 · 43 min

    A handful of ceramic animals and a walk along a road of Tudor houses are just two of the steps on Amanda Banham's path to becoming the much loved and in demand ceramic artist she is today. Amanda is best known for her collectable…

  • 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…

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  • 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…

  • 54: From Marketing to Making with Katie Robbins

    May 8, 2026 · 43 min

    A passion for colour, flowers and making all came together for Katie Robbins as she said goodbye to a career in marketing and welcomed a new creative direction as a ceramicist.  In a lively and very open chat Katie - known by many on…

  • 53. The Fine Art of Balance with Lucy Burley

    April 24, 2026 · 50 min

    Ceramicists never really retire, but they are allowed to indulge in a sabbatical. In this episode of An Art to It, I chat to Lucy Burley, whose beautifully distinctive ceramic bottles and vessels have been a much-loved part of my gallery…

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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!