Week 16: Artist Check-in | Mother-Artist Survival Guide

Summer brings freedom—and plenty of disruption. In this check-in, we explore the ups and downs of making art during the first week of break, from experimenting with style to creating connection points with our kids. Together we reflect on how setting intentions, inviting play, and embracing imperfection can help us ride the waves of a new season with creativity at the center.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:03):
Welcome to the Art Peace Experiment.
We're your hosts, two artistsand friends.
I'm Tasha.
And I'm Brianna.
At the end of 2024, we decidedwe wanted to cultivate more
safety, peace, love, alignment,and excitement through our art
and our art practices.

(00:24):
So here we are sharing ourjourney with you.
And we're so excited you'rehere.
We hope you enjoy ourconversations.
They're honest, raw, just justtwo friends talking to each
other about the realities oflife and creativity.
We're so excited for you to joinus and be along with us for the
journey.

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Week 16 check-in.
First week of summer break.
How did it go?
Did you make time to create thisweek?
Yeah, this week has beenobviously crazy.
You know, like the schedule isout the window.
It's a new schedule.
We're figuring it all out.
But I did.

(01:06):
Yeah, I did.
I was able to squeeze in sometime while Jenny was occupied,
you know, doing something else.
And so I was like, I'm going todo it.
so I how did you manage I youknow it wasn't very long um
that's okay but I'm trying toremember this week has been so

(01:29):
long it's been insane um thelongest week of our lives yeah
adjusting the summer break likea really long time ago that this
even happened like a whole montha whole month ago yeah in a week
yeah um yeah so I did the thirdum painting for my inkwell oh so

(01:52):
that was really fun because itwas like the last you know paper
that I had cut the last one Ithink I'm still gonna do more
because it'll be fun but I justhave to make time to you know I
have to actually cut the paperand like do the thing yeah um
but yeah it was fun it was funto finally finish those the the
first three initial ones that Ihad planned on doing and so and

(02:14):
then um to see them all togetherAnd put them in and see how they
look and figure it out.

(02:46):
was a little more you know alittle more my style but still a
little bit I don't know I wasjust kind of like putting it out
there but this third one yeah Idon't know I just really got in
the zone and I was like leaninginto how I like to create and
how I like to do it and theblending and the colors and I
just really wanted to you knowdo my palette and the other ones

(03:09):
I was really experimenting youknow and it was fun it was great
and I like the way they turnedout too they're just different
but Yeah.
This other one was a little moreof the usual way that I have
been creating.
And so that one felt good.
Okay.
No, I love that.
I love that you're doing morethan one for the inkwell because

(03:31):
then it is fun to see thatprogression.
Yeah.
And noticing that difference andgetting even more like clarity
on like, what do I like?
What do I not like?
What feels good to me?
Yeah.
That's fun.
Yeah.
Playing with style, playing withcolors, playing with, you know,
Yeah.
All the different things.
So it felt good.
It was fun.
It was, it was an experiment.
Right.

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So how did you end up makingtime this week for creating with
having your son at home?
How did that part of it go?
He was doing something else withhis dad.
And so I just took that timeinstead of trying to do laundry
or trying to do the dishes ortrying to do, you know, anything
else.
I was like, no, I'm just, I'mgoing to, I'm going to paint

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real quick right now.
Yeah, your priorities.
it yeah well he's busy I'm andI'm you know I have some time um
that I don't have to be in mommode or have to you know do
anything else yeah I'm gonna I'mgonna do this this is what I'm
gonna do so yeah I prioritizedit I I just chose to let the
other things go for a minute andand do do that and and connect

(04:38):
with myself and it was reallygood because I I really needed
it so yeah it was good I lovethat I love that yeah so before
summer's started, I talked to mydaughter and I was like, look,
this is something that I want towork on this summer.
I want to make art and I want topaint and I want to be creative
and I want to make space forthat every week.

(05:00):
And she's old enough now that wecan have that conversation.
And just be like, look, I wantyou to be in the studio with me
and come have painting, drawingdays with me.
And sometimes she wants to writeand sometimes she wants to draw
and sometimes she wants to paint

SPEAKER_01 (05:19):
and

SPEAKER_00 (05:20):
um just telling her like you we've even pulled up
like youtube videos of how todraw oh yeah different things
there's a lot of fun tutorialsfor kids on there yeah well for
anybody yeah but yeah that'sthat's a good way to do that too
yeah so just had a conversationwith her like look this is what
i want to explore with thissummer what do you want to

(05:42):
explore with your art and yourcreativity what do you want to
learn about?
What's exciting you right now?
And just giving her that momentof really supporting her, not
moment, but like moments.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Of just being like, look, Ireally want to support you in
this.
I think it's important.
And showing up for her that way.

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And then in turn, she's atleast, I mean, we're one
weekend, but she showed up forme

SPEAKER_01 (06:09):
that

SPEAKER_00 (06:10):
way.
And we did, we had a really, wehad a really fun, fun day in the
studio that this week where Iyou know worked continued
working on my painting on thebig piece of paper that I didn't
cut from last week yes so bravestill working on that and she
was in the studio with me and welistened to an audio book

(06:32):
together and did some yeah didsome creative work and it was
really it was really fun andthen I got some more done when
she like had a play date yeah Ilove that I love that you made
it a connection point yeah andthen you made it fun together
like a together thing you knowit's not just like okay I have
to work so you have to be youknow go do your thing it was

(06:54):
like let's do let's make thisfun yeah this is something
that's important to me and youlike you know and so let's do it
together and make it anexperience together you know
yeah that's brilliant you'reamazing thank you like mom win
100% so good it helps that sheloves to draw yeah so that was
actually an exciting moreexciting Oh, that's so fun.

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If she hated drawing, I don'tknow what I would have done.

SPEAKER_01 (07:20):
Well, I

SPEAKER_00 (07:21):
don't know what I would do.
If I had just like a child thatloved to play soccer or
something, I would be so lost.
I don't know how to parent this.
It's okay.
You got the right kid for you.
So it's all good.
I do.
I do.
Yeah.
But I liked, I like havingthose, you know, if I'm going to

(07:41):
ask her for support in some way,um, being an example like trying
to be an example of that as welland like extend that same you
know kindness and support yeah Ifeel like it's really helpful
yeah 100% because then they wantto do I mean kids are so great

(08:02):
they just they want to you knowthey want to do all the right
things and all you know theywant to love you and they want
to do you know be good yeah andso yeah when they have that
experience Then they want tonaturally just want to do that
in return.
And it's great.
That was like really insightful.
It was really good.
Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 (08:22):
Thank

SPEAKER_00 (08:23):
you.
Yeah.
We also talked about like, whatare some other things that are
important to you this summerthat you want to do?
Yeah.

(08:44):
again those connection pointswhat do you want to do together
that's fun for like could be funfor both of us that yeah you
know either it's something thatwe are really focused on each
other and working on you knowbeing with each other together
I'm trying to think of anexample I can't think of an
example but like with the artyou know I'm doing my own thing
and she's doing her own thingit's not like we're working on

(09:05):
the same painting together rightso you know it's kind of like
you know do you want Do you wantthings where we are more
connected?
Do you want things where we'redoing the same thing, but...
separately yeah no I like that Ilike that a lot so this is

(09:25):
mother artist survival guide 101and it will probably like we'll
see how it goes like we'll keepchecking in and seeing what
works and what doesn't work andif you are going through this we
would love to hear from youwhat's working for you and
what's not working yeah tell usplease yeah like we'll tell you

(09:47):
please tell us um like please weneed all the help we can get it
would be great no yeah yeah Ithink this is I mean off to a
good start so yeah we're gonnamake it work we'll let you know
how it keeps going right and youknow it's not gonna be 100% as

(10:10):
planned throughout the wholesummer we're gonna have ups and
downs and so it's just ridingthe waves right riding the Yeah.

(10:50):
and for our families and and thesummer is going to go better you
know if we're if we're feelinggood then they'll feel good and
the summer will go better soright yeah yeah I mean it was
fun after our creative daybecause then we could do a
little like show and tell ohthat's cute it was really fun
you know I saw this thing onInstagram um that somebody made

(11:11):
like a whole art show for theirdaughter's art and like had it
up on the wall and they havehors d'oeuvres and had people
will come in and she like wastalking about her artwork it was
so cute oh my gosh that'sadorable something like that
would be that's would be fun tomake it you know make it special

(11:31):
yeah fun yeah have a party whodoesn't love a party right yeah
my daughter's been talking aboutwanting to do some commissions
oh yeah and do like you know dndcharacters or something cute
because she's really great withlike character design and um
like uh magical creatures sheloves drawing all the magical
creatures so she's been talkingabout maybe she wants to do

(11:55):
commissions like mommy and maybemake a little extra spending
money over the summer which Ithink is just adorable that's so
great yeah same my son has beendoing the same I mean he's he's
very like entrepreneurial mindedso he's always trying to figure
out what can he make what can hedo you know what can he sell so

(12:15):
he's had several differentprojects over the last little
while of making artwork and hemade like little magnets and a
whole bunch of things I justlove that I think it's so great
and it's it's like a fuel

SPEAKER_01 (12:28):
as

SPEAKER_00 (12:29):
well seeing their creativity and their excitement
over and they're not afraid toask yeah you know what great
things can I put out into theworld yeah make someone's life a
little bit better today likeit's just gotta embody that yeah
ourselves it's so fun it's cuteso yeah it's great I keep that
you know like we gotta keep thatmentality and and work on

(12:53):
getting that back for ourselvesyou know that child like just
freedom right and play andexpression so good good
reminders thanks kids yeah allright well we hope your summer
is going well and if you havekids like we said let us know if
you or whatever season you're inas you're listening to this we

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hope it's going well yeah tipsand tricks for showing up for
yourself despite life's crazyyeah craziness chaos and we'll
see you next week that's it fortoday friend thanks for spending
this time with us we hope you'releaving with a little more light

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a little more peace and maybeeven a nudge to go be creative
just because it brings a littlemore joy to your life if
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Your voice matters.
You matter.
We're cheering you on always.
Until next time, keep making,keep softening, and keep showing
up as your whole beautiful self.