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Spill your heART – Episode 3 and Upcoming

Wow – did you catch the latest episode of Spill your heART? If not, you can enjoy the recording below. In Episode 3 we tackled the topic: Social Media – Taming the Beast with my stellar panel of artists: Jimmy Leslie, Iris Fritschi-Cussens, and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. It was an informative but also super fun time to chat with these 3 professionals on their take.

Recap: In this Spill your heART webinar we talk about why we use social media, how we set boundaries, our own ways of dealing with comparison, the importance of meaningful interaction, and the question of authenticity. Hear 4 different perspectives on Social Media, and how we “Tame the Beast” as professionals, artists, business owners, and human beings.

Whenever you miss an episode or want to revisit, you can find recordings of past episodes and info about upcoming Spill your heART episodes here in the Community section of my website. To always have the latest news on webinars, be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter here.

Next Episode:

Coming Soon: This time I’m getting together with Gwen Lafleur, Mystele Kirkeeng, and Marsha Valk to talk about why we make art with Episode 4: What’s the Point – Purpose vs Journey. Join us on Friday, May 28th at 12noon EDT. Register here today.

We will discuss What’s the Point – why are we making art? Are you creating for a purpose or is your goal to focus on the journey? Are you somewhere in between? Everybody creates for a different reason and as professional artists (and hobby artists too) that may include a blend of reasons. We’ll explore the why and then also the aftermath – what do you do with it all afterwards. Selling, personal collections, gifts, the closet, and the trash will all be on the table.

Nat

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Nat’s Community – Spill your heART Webinars & ArtCollab Zoomcasts

The Community tab on my website is your portal to Webinars and Zoomcasts – past, present, and future!

Catch up on all past episodes of Spill your heART HERE and don’t miss any of the insight and fun from our professional panelists.

Check out all my ArtCollab adventures with Sarah Matthews HERE, sign up for the next episode and watch previous episodes too :)

Join us tomorrow, Friday April 30th at 12noon EDT (NYC time) for the next LIVE Webinar episode of Spill your heART! Register here to attend. I’m super excited about this one as I think we all have different perspectives on Social Media and I know it will be very helpful to share more on this topic.

Episode 2: Social Media – Taming the Beast – Join artists Nat Kalbach, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Iris Fritschi-Cussens, and Jimmy Leslie as they discuss the ups and downs, ins and outs, and the good, bad, and ugly of using social media as artists. We’ll talk about balancing privacy and sharing, potential benefits and downsides, and how participating can change your practice. Metrics, negative comments, and thoughts on how to get started will also be touched on. Let’s hear some professional perspective on taming the social media beast!

 

Spill your heART – Once a month, you can join me and a panel of professionals to hear them sharing their personal stories and experiences in the arts. From past-life professions to finding time for art to discovering your creative style, each month we’ll be covering topics to motivate and inspire you to create and do what moves you.

You can catch up on past episodes HERE in the Community section of my website :)

Nat

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Spill your heART – Archives and Upcoming

Hosting my live webinar series Spill your heART each month has been a blast so far and I love seeing so many of you tuning in too! There is more to come, read on to register for the next one and for info on watching archived episodes.

Did you catch the latest episode with life coach and dear friend of mine Karen Auld? If not, be sure to watch the recording below. And you can always find those recordings and info about upcoming Spill your heART webinars here in the Community section of my website.

Check out Spill your heART #2 on the topic of Beginner’s Mind:

Recording of Episode 2: Beginner’s Mind – (Friday, March 26, 2021) – Nat Kalbach and Success Coach Karen Auld discuss a concept from Zen Buddhism, Shoshin, the Beginner’s Mind. Learn how to adopt a beginner’s mindset to unleash more creativity and fun in your art journey. Whether you make art for a living or just for fun, come explore how your thinking might be affecting your art.

 

Register for the next one HERE

Episode 3 is on Friday April 30th at 12noon EDT (NYC time)!!!

Social Media – Taming the Beast: Join artists Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Iris Fritschi-Cussens, Jimmy Leslie and me as we discuss the ups and downs, ins and outs, and the good, bad, and ugly of using social media as artists. We’ll talk about balancing privacy and sharing, potential benefits and downsides, and how participating can change your practice. Metrics, negative comments, and thoughts on how to get started will also be touched on. Let’s hear some professional perspective on taming the social media beast!

Register HERE to attend – See you on April 30th!!!

Nat

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Spill your heART – Next Webinar Friday March 26

Join us Friday March 26th at 12noon EST for the next LIVE Webinar episode of Spill your heART! Register here to attend.

Spill your heART – Once a month, you can join me and a panel of professionals to hear them sharing their personal stories and experiences in the arts. From past-life professions to finding time for art to discovering your creative style, each month we’ll be covering topics to motivate and inspire you to create and do what moves you.

Episode 2: Beginner’s Mind – Join Nat and Karen as they discuss a concept from Zen Buddhism, Shoshin, the Beginner’s Mind.  Learn how to adopt a beginner’s mindset to unleash more creativity and fun in your art journey.  Whether you make art for a living or just for fun, come explore how your thinking might be affecting your art. Join in HERE.

Here is a little more about our special guest panelist:

Karen C. Auld is a coach, consultant, writer and inspirational speaker.  She is the WAIT Loss coach, specializing in BUT reductions.  As a corporate consultant, coach, and catalyst her mission is to help people get rid of their big BUTS and live their vision of excellence.  Karen teaches mindset and goal setting classes for entrepreneurs at colleges and via small business development centers.  Karen provides both individual and group coaching services to her clients and is a Certified Success Coach via Dr. Robert Holden. As a consultant she works with Fortune 500 corporations in the areas of management systems and environmental compliance.

Connect with Karen here: karenauld.com |  Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

We hope you join us for this event – don’t forget to register early to secure you place in the webinar. Register here today.

Nat

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10 Years of Being a Full Time Artist – Newsletter Thoughts

I don’t know if you know this, but I’ve been writing some thoughts in my monthly newsletters – thoughts on creativity, making art, and being an artist – along with some other info about what is going on around here. In February I shared the following – a topic that I then hosted a webinar about along with some other artist friends who also weren’t always full time artists. You can check that Spill your heART webinar out here and then be sure to sign up for my newsletter HERE for more of these :)

10 Years of Being a Full Time Artist

As the 10th Creative JumpStart comes to an end, I realized that I actually quit my career as a paralegal in January 10 years ago.

I remember how I asked my boss for a meeting and how my heart was pounding when I sat down to tell him that despite loving my job in this pro-bono/legal aid office, I wanted to be a full time artist and quit my career of 17 years. I remember how relieved I was when I spoke those words, and how wonderful it was when my boss said that he was sad to see me leave but that I would have his full support. Just a couple months before, they let me have an art exhibit in the law office and throw an opening party. I was very fortunate to have worked there. It was a good place and while I might not miss the stress of being a paralegal, I do miss the office and the people. 

I gave myself 3 years to work it out and to see if I could sustain myself as a full time artist. I had 3 years to build up my little n*Studio, teach, consult, write and above all make art. I decided on 3 years because I figured that if I failed, I might still be able to deal with the changes in law to fall back into my paralegal career. My father died when I was a baby, and my Mom was a hard working single mother, so while I had a lot of support from my husband and friends about this decision, having a Plan B was necessary to calm the nerves of my family as well as my own honestly. 

Now 10 years later I am still at it and I love love love my work: I love making art, I love teaching, and I love writing and organizing events like Creative JumpStart. Has it been hard at times? Very, but I have also learned a lot, not only about art making but also about me and about life. And above all, I have met so many new wonderful people, students and other artists. What a blessing this has been. My heART is full! 

And so I thought, what better topic than “I wasn’t always a Full-Time Artist” for the first episode in my Spill your heART webinar series. I invited three other artists to chat with me about past careers, our paths toward our dreams and tips we have for anyone who might think about becoming a Full-Time Artist. You can watch a recording of this webinar and learn about upcoming webinars here on my website.

I also hope you will join me every last Friday of the month, when I talk to different guests on “Spill your heART”. If you have a topic you would love to have an episode about, let me know!

Check out my Community tab of my website for info about webinars, my ArtCollab zoomcasts, and my Facebook Group Nat’s Creative Hood. For all the latest info on webinars and zoomcasts right in your inbox, along with my monthly Thoughts, sign up for my newsletter here.

Thank you for all your support during the past 10 years and here is to at least another ten :) 

Nat

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  • Liz Thayne

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    Congratulations Nat and best wishes for the next 10 years.Hope you go from strength to strength. I especially love your “stools through the hood” feature. Well done.

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Spill your heART – New Webinar Friday Feb 26

Updated: Sign up to our newsletter HERE so you do not miss the next episode!

Next Episode:

Registration and more information coming soon! 

Watch Previous Episodes:

Recording of Episode 1: “I wasn’t always a Full-Time Artist” Friday, February 26th, 2021

I am excited to bring together three artists, Seth Apter, Carolyn Dube, and Sarah Matthews, and myself to discuss this topic that many of you bring up in my workshops and on the blog. We will talk about our past careers, our path towards our dream and what tips we have for anyone who might think about becoming a Full-Time-Artist and even have the possibility for you to ask questions regarding this topic.

 

Spill your heART – Once a month, you can join me and a panel of professional artists to hear them sharing their personal stories and experiences in the arts. From past-life professions to finding time for art to discovering your creative style, each month we’ll be covering topics to motivate and inspire you to create and do what moves you.

 

 

 

Nat

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  • nswyers

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    Oh, I am so sorry I missed the live broadcast.
    Naomi

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Naomi- as you can see the recording is in this post and if you sign up for the newsletter you stay in the loop for new ones to come!

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  • Reni Grunhut

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    Hi Natalie, just watched the recording. thx so much for organising the talk it was very informative. Can I please have Sarah’s website would like to c some of her work. Looking forward to ur next talk. I have 1 question how long did it take to fined ur type of art from when u started how it evolved and where do u want to take it⁉️

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Reni- glad you enjoyed the recording. Sarah’s website is linked up as well as the others in the text for the episode on this post. I can only speak for myself as to where my art is going – it is an ever evolving process – my urban paintings started out with mere paintings of what I see to deeper exploration of the history of the neighborhood I painted, to talking to people who actually live in those neighborhoods and starting to incorporate this into my art in many different facets.

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  • dominouk

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    Hi,
    How do we view the recording? Will it be posted here?

    Thank you
    Sarah

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