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Just Make Art

by Ty Nathan Clark and Nathan Terborg

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  • The Wonderful Mistake. Where Do You End and the World Begins?

    September 22, 2026 · 31 min

    Grief has a way of erasing your map. One day you’re moving with confidence, and the next you’re standing in front of your work thinking, is this the first time I’ve ever done this? I’m recording solo while Nathan’s away, partly because I…

  • The Long Game: Georg Baselitz and Rafael Nadal: Kind of Part 2

    September 3, 2026 · 47 min

    A 15-foot painting stops Ty cold, and it kicks off a conversation that keeps getting bigger: what does it look like to keep making serious work when you’re old, tired, and no longer trying to prove anything to anyone? After a London walk…

  • The Long Game: Rafael Nadal and Georg Baselitz: Kind of Part 1

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Ty Nathan Clark and Nathan Terborg are back!  A career that ends because your body says “no” forces a kind of honesty most of us try to avoid. That’s why the Rafael Nadal Netflix documentary hit us so hard and why we couldn’t stop talking…

  • Breathwork And Nervous System Resets with Michael Gazzo

    July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    The fastest way to kill creative flow is to turn art into an identity you have to defend. Nathan sits down with special guest host Michael Gazzo (@Michaelvgazzo), a coach, rebirth breathwork facilitator, master NLP practitioner, and…

  • How Music Builds Memory And Momentum In Art

    June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    One song can pull you back to a room you haven’t seen in 30 years, and that same song can push you into the studio with a totally different kind of courage. Nathan Terborg and Ty Nathan Clark go all-in on the music that formed their taste…

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  • How Cameron Crowe’s Memoir Teaches Artists To Keep Going

    June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Cameron Crowe wrote for Rolling Stone as a teenager, rode alongside the biggest bands of the era, and somehow stayed human enough to turn those years into art. We use his memoir The Uncool as a springboard to talk about the real creative…

  • De-Romanticizing Art And What It Gives Back

    April 30, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Art-making isn’t a vibe. It’s a practice that can feel exhausting, confusing, and sometimes flat-out miserable, yet we still wake up wanting to go back. We sit with a blunt question that every working artist eventually faces: what is…

  • Cy Twombly And The Beauty Of Contamination In Art

    April 9, 2026 · 40 min

    This is a replay from Season 1. A single line from Cy Twombly cracks open a huge question for artists: “One must desire the ultimate essence even if it is contaminated.” We sit with that tension between purity and grit and ask what…

  • Make The Art No One Is Asking For with Jeff Musser

    March 26, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Nobody is asking you to make your art. Jeff Musser thinks that’s exactly why you have to make it anyway. Jeff is a Northern California figurative painter who builds images from collage, family photographs, sketches, and historical source…

  • Art Friendships That Fuel The Work

    March 5, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

    Three artists. One exhibition. A decade of friendship that turned into fuel for making braver work. Ty sits down with Vy Ngo and Eric Breish to explore how creative community shapes everything—from the courage to apply, to the way we…

  • Art is Hard. What If The Hard Part Is The Point. We Are In A Fight With The Work.

    January 29, 2026 · 52 min

    What if the hardest days in the studio are not detours, but the path itself? We open up about the real fight behind the work—those sessions where flow vanishes, doubt gets loud, and the canvas refuses to cooperate—and why that tension can…

  • Jack Whitten, Gimmicks, And The Grind Of Abstraction with Jamele Wright Senior.

    January 15, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    What if paint could hold fear, wonder, and the cosmos all at once? That question runs through this conversation with guest host Jamele Wright Sr., where we explore Jack Whitten’s radical break from gesture and the relentless search to make…

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About the show

A conversation about making art and the artist's journey with Ty Nathan Clark and Nathan Terborg, two artists trying to navigate the art world, just like you. In each episode, the duo chooses a quote from a known artist and uses it as a springboard for discussion. Through their conversations, Ty and Nathan explore the deeper meaning of the quote and how it can be applied to the artists studio practice. They share their own personal stories and struggles as artists, and offer practical advice and tips for overcoming obstacles and achieving artistic success. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, "Just Make Art" provides valuable insights and inspiration to help you navigate the creative process and bring your artistic vision to life. With their engaging and conversational style, Ty and Nathan create a welcoming space for listeners to explore their own artistic passions and learn from two artists working hard to navigate the art world.