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60: Stamina, Resilience and Bloody-Mindedness with Sally Hirst

August 28, 2026

Painting shop shop-window mannequins in Chelsea is not a traditional way to learn the art of blending oil paints, but it's just one of the steps on Sally Hirst's journey to becoming both an artist and a hugely popular tutor.   Sally was in Spain in the spring of 2020 when it became clear that the workshops she'd planned for the summer back in Norfolk were unlikely to happen. She got the last flight out of Malaga, announced on social media that she'd find a way to teach online, wrote a blog ab...

59. What If You've Built the Wrong Creative Career? Beginning Again with Claire Gent

August 14, 2026

After 13 years of running a successful jewellery business, Claire Gent knew that something no longer felt right, but she wasn't sure what should come next.   Picking up an art book in a cafe on a family holiday in Penzance she discovered the work of  contemporary painter Alasdair Lindsay https://www.alasdairlindsay.co.uk/; she fell in love with it and it sparked a passion for her to pick up her own paintbrushes. What began as a new creative interest rapidly became an obsession.   In 2024, Cla...

58: Wearing Many Hats: Artist, Gallerist, and More with Kellie Miller

July 31, 2026

Some guests really need more than one episode, and Kellie Miller is one of them. A successful artist in her own right, she is also founder and director of Kellie Miller Arts, a renowned Brighton gallery representing an exciting mix of national, international and local artists. She also teaches, is involved in philanthropy and plays a major role in the creative life of  Brighton - she just has to come back for another chat. But in this very entertaining episode we talk about the realities of l...