9 | You Don’t Have To Be A Struggling Artist with CHEERSTHANXALOT

In this episode of Through the Creative Door, Alexis sits down with Steph AKA Cheersthanxalot a Melbourne-based lino print artist and podcaster, who shares her inspiring journey from hobbyist to full-time artist. Steph discusses how the process of printmaking itself fuels her creativity and how we often get in our own way of success. She also talks about her mission to make art more affordable and accessible for everyone with her series Sevens Collection as well as some advice for the creatives out there who aren’t mathematicians! 

 

If you’d like to see more, you can follow Steph on instagram; @cheersthanxalot

 

This episode was recorded on 12th April 2025 on the lands of the Woiworung Peoples. We hope that this episode inspires you as a creative person and as a human being.

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CREDITS

Created and Hosted by Alexis Naylor

Music by Alexis Naylor & Ruby Miguel

Edited and Produced by Ruby Miguel

 

00:09 - Alexis (Host)

Hello, my name is Alexis Naylor and I am your host here at Through the Creative Door. On behalf of myself and my guests, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians on which this podcast is recorded and produced. Owners and custodians on which this podcast is recorded and produced. May we pay our respects to all First Nations people and acknowledge Elders, past and present. On this podcast, I'll be chatting to an array of creative guests, getting a glimpse into their worlds and having some honest and inspiring conversations along the way. I'm delighted to welcome you to Through the Creative Door. 

00:09 - Alexis (Host)

Hello, my name is Alexis Naylor and I am your host here at Through the Creative Door. On behalf of myself and my guests, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians on which this podcast is recorded and produced. Owners and custodians on which this podcast is recorded and produced. May we pay our respects to all First Nations people and acknowledge Elders, past and present. On this podcast, I'll be chatting to an array of creative guests, getting a glimpse into their worlds and having some honest and inspiring conversations along the way. I'm delighted to welcome you to Through the Creative Door. 

Hello, steph. 

 

00:52 - Steph (Guest)

Hello

 

00:53 - Alexis (Host) 

Welcome to Through the Creative Door. I have come through your creative door.I'm very excited. Thank you for having us here. I want to start with the fact that one you are, steph.

 

01:08 - Steph (Guest) 

I am Steph. 

 

01:09 -  Alexis (Host)

However, aka 

 

1:14 - Steph (Guest)

 Cheersthanxalot

 

01:17 - Alexis (Host)

Right? 

 

01:19 - Steph (Guest) 

Which is just, if you're going to ask where the name came from, 

 

01:21 - Alexis (Host) 

How did you know I was going to go there? 

 

01:21 - Steph (Guest)

I know because it's so random, all right, but I love it it's so easy to remember cheers. Thanks a lot except I put an x in it okay so no I like that. 

 

01:29

Oh, thank you, Yeah, it's it all. So it started because in ab fab absolutely fabulous, one of the greatest tv shows the character patsy says um, like cheers, thanks a lot. The way she says it is just. I used to think so funny. Originally the handle was going to be is it a baby shower? Because this handle is just my Instagram handle from day one, Like so back way back when Instagram was starting. 

 

02:04 - Alexis (Host)

Long, long time ago. 

 

02:05 - Steph (Guest)

Yeah, starting, we were putting terrible filters on all of our photos. That was just my Instagram handle and then, as I just kind of started going and building things and making stuff, I was like, well, it's just this now, and now it's too far gone. So it's actually just an AbFab quote and it just so happened yeah, it just so happens to now be my artist name as well and I'm like, well, that works, I'll keep it that way. 

 

02:28

No, but yeah, my actual name is steph so it's not as exciting as cheers thanks a lot, is it? I'm like. I can't wait till one day to be like someone. Be like are you cheers thanks a lot and you're like yes my name is