Lizelle Villapando owns a popular shop on South Congress where tourists and locals can find prints, originals, tees, and more. We talk about how she got started and how they survived covid.

Small Business Advise

• Be conscious of burnout. Treat yourself like one of your employees. You wouldn't ask them to work seven days a week, so you shouldn't either.
• Don't cut corners. Make sure you pay taxes right and hire a CPA.
• Work smarter not harder.
• Try to think a little more with math and less with feelings.

How to get into Paper Work

• Reach out for some time to pitch your art
• Typically the shop will want to stock 20+ prints at first
• 12X16 prints sell well
• For the first quarter the artist gets 80% of sales
• If your print's do well after the first quarter it's a 50/50 split on sales

References

• Overhead, rent, followed by payroll which is close to 30%
• They received help from their landlord and an SBA grant during covid
• South by Southwest
• Regretsy
• Kerbey Lane
• Magnolia Cafe
• Austin Pasta
• Uncommon Objects
• South Congress Books on Kerbey Lane
• Frans
• Hey Cupcake
• Mighty Cone
• Castle Hill
• Shady Grove
• Spread and Co.
• Boldin Creek Cafe
• Sap's
• Thai Fresh
• Hill County Weavers

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Instagram @Paper_Work_ATX

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In this episode I talk to Jenn from Maridad Studio about her very sexy watercolor paintings. Jenn paints personified foods and drinks in a unique and attractive way. She is a full time artists with a background in fine arts and has a lot to share on how she makes a living here in Austin.

References

• Sass N Strut
• 2324 Studio
• Almost Real Things
• Philosophize This - Podcast
• Basil Moon on Instagram
• PHEEBEE - Austin artist
• Marcella Colavecchio - Austin artist
• Meow Wolf
• Portland KinkFest
• Highland Collective

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Instagram @maridad.studio
https://www.maridad.studio/

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Surprise! Bonus content! This episode is a special addition that I recorded last year at Good Dad Studio during EAST. I met up with Rachel LaRue Allen who does really lovely watercolor landscapes on wood canvas. We look at the art, talk to artists in their studio, and have a good time. I should point out that Good Dad Studio was brand new and I kept calling it Good Daddy Studio. So, enjoy that happy accident.

This episode is a one time example of what you will have access to as a Patreon member. I talk to artists while they work and we have a casual conversation about whatever comes up. The next Studio Time will be with a Plain Air painter. We talked about the outdoor painting practice while in the middle of a field off Lake Travis.

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Instagram @rachellaruecreative
https://www.rachellarueallen.com/

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In this episode I talk to painter and engineer, Mike Clark in his studio at Good Dad Studio. We discuss the benefits of having a stable job, and what it means to be an artist first. Mike's art explores the confines of a corporate job and how he finds freedom in his art.

References

• Square inch way of pricing his art
• Civil engineer
• Inspired minds art center in Buda
• 11x14 and 9x12 prints sells well
• Prints charge $20 - $30
• Best year $5,000
• 180 ~ square feet $520 with a studio mate $6 a square foot
• Picked up art after kids were out of the house
• Good Dad studio every second Saturday
• Ala Prema Richard Smith book about oil painting
• Raul Campos Mexican artist
• Marcella Colavecchio
• Cyprus Grill

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Instagram @Clarksart
https://www.clarksartstudio.com/about

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In this episode I talk to Ursula, an art collected here in Austin. She tells me about the art she chose for her house and her personal connection she has made to it. We talk about the value of art and why you should support artists.

References

Georgia O'keeffe Museum

Wally Workman Gallery

Mark Rathco - artist

West Chelsea Gallery

Lisa Russell Gallery

Good Luck Have Fun Gallery

Chicos - Restaurant

La Choza - Restaurant

Cowgirl - Restaurant

Helmut Barnett, Austin

Gary Welton,

Till Augustin, Germany sculpture

Hanne Voelkl, Germany

Karen Lastre

Houston (Rothko painting)

De Von, park city James Dean

Libby - Free Library app

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Description of the episode and or artist

I am talking to 𝓝𝓮𝓮𝓷𝓪 𝓑𝓾𝔁𝓪𝓷𝓲 about her very vibrant paintings in her gallery at the Canopy. We talk about her making the jump to be a full time artist and how her past job in jewelry inspires her work today. Neena’s paintings are very big and bright and you should go look her up right now.

Find the artist
https://neenabuxani.com/
Instagram

References

The Canopy - art gallery

Quickbooks - tax help

Nike Air Force One - shoes

Posca markers - leather paint

Angelus leather paint

Round Rock Art - gallery

Big Medium

The Doughterty art center

Lesion in Chemistry - book

Patrick Puckett - local artist

Jennifer Balkan - local artist

Grimaldi's pizza

ATX Casina - Restaurant

Wu Chou - Restaurant

Jay Long Studio - September

ATX Galls - art colective

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In this episode I interview Tim McCool. He is most recently a pencil artist and he runs the gallery Good Luck Have Fun with his wife Kira. We talk about MFAs, art residencies, and how living a car-free lifestyle inspires his art.

Find the artist

https://timmccool.com/

Tim McCool Instagram

Good Luck Have Fun Gallery

The Contemporary - art classes

References

Continuing education program at RISD

ICOS - gallery and art collective

Joyce Ganlen paper artist

Prisma colored pencils

Fibra Castell colored pencils

Legion paper

Strathmore mixed media paper

Daniel Johnson, how are you?

Austin artist accountants

Big medium

Room 68

SMFA

The Contemporary Austin - art classes

Procreate - digital painting app

Rocket Money - app

Concept animals - Instagram account

Per Adolfsen - pencil artist

Bouldin Creek Café

24 Diner

Veracruz tacos

Edward Monk - artist

Megan Hildebrand - artist

Peter Abrami - artist

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Larry Akers, he has been living in Austin for close to 50 years. He makes kinetic sculptures that play with the Morey effect. You might have seen his work at the Thinkery, the Austin Children’s Museum. He is a retired computer scientist and an example that you can start your art at any age. Larry has been making art for the past 12 years and recommends art to other STEM retirees.

Find the artist

https://www.eyeplaystudio.net/index.html

Instagram: @larryakersart

Lincoln Gallery in October 2023

East Austin Studio Tours at his house

04 Studio Tour

Carver Branch Library

References

Carlos Cruz Diez - artist

Jesus Rafial Soto - artist

Bridget Reily - artist

SVG veteran language

Doughterty art center

Thinkery Kids Museum

Creative Art Society

Austin Art in public places program

Tempo Program Austin

People’s Gallery at Austin city hall

Kerbey Lane - Restaurant

Jill Robinson - Austin artist

Entangled Life - book

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