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October 10, 2025 6 mins

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The month kicked off like a creative sprint—teens asking to guest on the show, paint-streaked fingers from Iris Scott–inspired experiments, and a calendar full of community art events that turned blank spaces into living galleries. We open up about what it takes to build a studio that puts joy and access first, from rolling the art dice with students to running lessons that nudge confidence higher one brushstroke at a time. Between laughs and paint splatters, we also get candid about the moments nobody posts: the wrong mic turned on, the edits we let go, the faith to publish anyway.

You’ll hear why a conversation with Beth Buffington’s mastermind felt like a turning point, surfacing the quiet truth that creators at every level need encouragement and a circle that elevates rather than drains. We talk through practical ways to find those people, protect your focus, and keep showing up when perfection tries to slow you down. There’s exciting news, too: our studio was selected for a local award announcement, a reminder that community-centered art—classes, pop-ups, youth programs—does more than teach skills; it builds belonging. We spotlight new work on our walls from photographer and designer Glenda Hake, fresh off a ribbon-stacked showing at the Canfield Fair, and share why her pieces have visitors leaning in and talking to each other.

From painting 250 pumpkins in Hartville to gearing up for another amphitheater session, the theme is simple: create anyway. Start where you are, with the tools you have, and let progress beat polish. If you’re a parent, educator, or maker looking for real-world inspiration and practical ideas to spark creativity, you’ll feel at home here. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a nudge to start, and leave a review to tell us what project you’re daring to launch next.

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SPEAKER_00 (00:06):
Hello everyone.
Happy October.
I'm very excited to be back.
Um, I had a lot going on whenthe month began.
I was on a podcast uh recording,it's going to be released next
week.
So with Beth Buffington.
So I'm very excited about thatepisode coming out.

(00:26):
So I was doing that last week.
And then my homeschoolers, theywere very interested in being
guests on the podcast.
So I asked them to get parentalpermission.
And so next week they are goingto be on the podcast with me.
And I think we're going to uhdoodle, bring that back.
I'll roll one of my art dice sowe have a subject matter and

(00:49):
talk about what interests teensnowadays in art.
Uh they come on a weekly basis,and we've been exploring
everything from line drawing toum wire work to painting with
tool.
Uh today we did finger paintingwith wonderful Iris Scott's um
book.
It's just this great tutorialbook that uh shows you how to

(01:13):
use um oil paint.
We used acrylic, but it wasstill a lot of fun.
Uh, one of the gals she did thatat our summer camp and loved it.
So we picked another umillustration and practiced that
today.
So I really had a good timedoing that this week with the
kids, and um, I've had privatelessons all week, and those, oh

(01:34):
my gosh, those kids are just sotalented and they are so cute.
I love working with them.
So we've just had a blast, and Ilove October.
I have all kinds of seasonalthings to do as a pop-in, as uh
classes.
I really enjoyed the month andjust I love fall.

(01:55):
So you can see my shirt ifyou're watching on YouTube.
It's one of the Queen ofSparkles with all of the
trick-or-treaters on it andtheir monsters dancing.
I guess it's more monster mashthan trick-or-treaters, but I
think it's really fun.
So I am very excited aboutrecording with them, and I'm
really excited about Beth's umpodcast coming out.

(02:16):
She asked me to be part of uhkind of a mastermind, sharing
how I started the space here,encouraging others to do what
they loved.
And I was just so honored thatshe felt that I would have
something to bring to the table.
And it just reminds me of youdon't know who's watching and
what you're doing to encouragesomeone.

(02:38):
And I look for encouragement allthe time.
I totally need it.
It may not seem like I dobecause I'm always really
positive, but trust me, I get inthose funks like anyone else.
And I'm just like, oh my gosh,what's gonna happen?
And so I look for that in otherbusinesses with other people.

(02:59):
Love talking to people thatbring me up and elevate me, and
I encourage everybody to findothers that are positive like
that.
So I did get to speak to hermastermind group and I get to
come back and talk to them abouttheir projects they're working
on at the end of the month.
So I'm super excited about that.
And I was told by a group herein town that our business was

(03:22):
awarded something coming up,blown away by this.
So I can't wait to share whatthat is in the coming weeks.
And I am very humbled by beingseen in that light.
So I'm anxious to share morewhen they do their press
release.
So um, again, I just wanted tostart a business that I loved

(03:46):
and I wanted to do something inthe community with stuff that I
love, with art and beingcreative and encouraging others
to find the space to becreative.
And um, and I'm not perfect, thethings that we do aren't
perfect.
We just enjoy creating together,and so that's the whole you know
basis of what I'm doing here,and that has resonated so well

(04:10):
with others.
So I just encourage you to dowhat you love and find a way to
make it work the best that youcan and where you're at, at
where you're at too, because Iwas not a hundred percent ready,
and I'm still every day makingsure that I can make things
work.
Sometimes my podcast soundscrazy for because I forget to

(04:30):
turn the right mic on.
Um, but I still publish itanyway.
I mean, I do the best that Ican, and that's all that you can
do.
And you're gonna have peoplecheering you on, you're gonna
have people rooting for you tofail.
It doesn't matter.
Don't listen to either side, dowhat makes you happy and just
try your best every day.
That's all you can do.
And you're going to be happierby listening to that intuition

(04:54):
than anything else.
So I'm just wanting to give youan update of what's going on,
and I can't wait to share theother podcast with you and
everything else that we'redoing.
I'm hoping to have some newguests on.
Um, yeah, I gotta arrange thosetimes with everyone.
So uh we have a new uh artist onthe wall, Glenda Hake.

(05:16):
And so I'll be recording withher shortly this uh month, and
you're gonna learn more abouther process and her work, and so
I'm really excited to bring herto you and hear more.
She does photography and design.
Um, she was in the CanfieldFair, she said, and had 14
submissions for the art, and shegot 13 ribbons, and it's just
everyone really loves her piecesthat are on the wall, and it's

(05:39):
been a really cute show.
And we had a reception lastweekend, so again, it was a very
busy start to the month, and I'mvery happy about um everything
that's coming along in the nextthree months for um the end of
the year.
So um, yeah, this weekend I'llbe painting more pumpkins.
Last weekend I painted 250pumpkins with all the kids in

(05:59):
Hartville, and so this weekend Ihave another event from noon to
two at the amphitheater here.
So uh busy, busy, busy.
Thanks for tuning in, and I willtalk to you uh next week with
some kiddos.
So take care and uh have awonderful weekend.
Enjoy the fall.
Bye.
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