Lyndsey & Ashe casually discuss their paths to becoming artists in their respective fields. Lyndsey is a traditional artist while Ashe is a graphic designer, giving two fun perspectives! They also discuss the common saying "do your passion and never work a day in your life," and how it's not all that it seems.

Join in on the wheeze laugh fun as these fruzzins (friends + cousins) have a grand ole time chatting about creative business.

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Recorded on February 7th, 2021.

Digital art selling for tens of millions!? Welcome to the world of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. They have taken the art world by storm in the past few weeks and many of us don't quite understand them or how they work. Ashe & Lyndsey educate each other on what they are, what this means for digital artists, and how there are some serious repercussions.

The artsy fruzzins wheeze, laugh, and snort their way through trying to comprehend this collision of the art world and the digital currency world. And well... you'll see. They try.

Recorded on March 14, 2021.

Ashe and Lyndsey discuss the very non-magical process of unlocking your creative style and ways to go about it. Each fruzzin discusses their own journeys, research, and styles they admire. They chat also about Dawson's Creek, their lack of fashion sense, glitter, and the super yummy liquid anisette.

If you hear a squeaking noise in the background once or twice, don't worry, its actually there. Lyndsey's pup Scotia demanded to be part of the podcast all the way from another side of the house. What a self-starter she is!

Recorded on March 28, 2021.

Ashe and Lyndsey discuss the difficulties most creatives face when it comes to putting a dollar value on their work. It's one of the most annoying parts of the job, so why not start chatting about it early on in their podcast journey? They talk about their personal experiences in pricing which include failures and successes. The fruzzins also venture off topic more than once, but that's where the fun is! Ashe has recent obsession with near death experience stories, and Lyndsey is all there for it. Join them for the fun... or at least a good 30 seconds of wheeze laughing and snorting that was 100% not edited out on purpose.

Recorded on March 28, 2021.

Anyone else completely put off by the thought of maintaining a social media presence while also being a productive creator? You're not the only one! Join Lyndsey and Ashe for a discussion on how they do/don't approach social media, and its impact on their creative process. And don't worry, there are updates on Ashe's progress with the "consistently bad" tv show Dawson's Creek and Lyndsey's obsession with YA fantasy books. Oh, and y'know... lots of laughing.

Episode recorded on April 11th, 2021.

This week Ashe and Lyndsey discuss the benefits of market research. Well kind of. They also tell lots of stories of their more youthful times, catch up on the Creek, chat about books and shows inspiring them, and touch on some real world art happenings. Enjoy the ridiculousness friends!

Episode recorded on April 25th, 2021.

The first guest! Ashe and Lyndsey interview metalsmith Laura Morneau of DWN.TWN.FOX. She discusses her journey from making accessories to forming gorgeous jewelry from scratch. Laura shares her funny-as-heck experiences learning the trade as well as her perspective on shopping for jewelry within your budget. Laugh with everyone as you get an insider perspective on the craft of metalsmithing.

Episode recorded on April 25th, 2021.

Graphic designer Lewis Read joins Ashe and Lyndsey to discuss the train wreck of Dawson's Creek... oh and his experience becoming graphic designer. Lewis and Ashe nerd out with design talk and discuss their creative processes. Lyndsey has fun learning more about graphic design and they all have a fab time laughing their asses off.

Episode recorded on May 5th, 2021.

Ashe and Lyndsey discuss the common night owl trend amongst creatives and their own tendencies to sabotage a good night's sleep.

They also chat about their projects, happenings in their businesses, and Lyndsey's new Patreon page. Oh, and they renamed Lewis. He's Loodus now.

Episode recorded on May 16th, 2021.