We talk with FatRat Da Czar, Columbia SC hip hop artist and organizer. Hip hop as folk music, the wall in Atlantic City that made FatRat fall in love with hip hop culture, why one t-shirt = 5,000 spins, and why he had to get his early rap tapes from white kids. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: strategic planning for individual artists.
You can find FatRat at fatratdaczar.com and czarrecords.com
Facebook: FatRat Da Czar
Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TiTok: @fatratdaczar
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook at artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks to 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

We talk with lifelong painter Ed Rice. Selling his first drawing for five bucks. Keeping that overhead low. And how to work on one artistic question for 50 years. Plus an Artists U tool: time design.
You can find Ed Rice at: edwardriceart.com
Instagram: @edwardriceart
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com
This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

We talk with visual artist and "sewist" Camela Guevara. Asthma inhalers as a luxury item, tying knots with your charger cords, making art while you're at your day job, and what it means when you start finding Instant Pots at the thrift store. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: revenue streams for artists.
You can find Camela Guevara at camelaguevara.com
IG: @camelaguevara
Purchase yardage of Camela's custom fabric here
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook at artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks to 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

We talk with visual artist Malik Greene. Working for exposure, the artist as marriage counselor, getting an incredible letter from a fan, and being a black artist in February. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: knowing what your time costs.
You can find Malik Greene at malik-greene.com
IG: leakylikeafaucet_
FB: malik.greene.39
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks to 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

Our first Shadetree Mechanics episode where we sit down with an artist to talk through a challenge or issue. We talked with storyteller and performer Kali Ferguson about shifting course and seeing funders as partners (not parents). And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: What feeds your art practice beyond studio time?
You can find Kali Ferguson at culturestorycoach.com
Facebook.com/kalimarietee
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at michaelapilarbrown.com and https://www.andrewsimonet.comandrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

We talked with painter, muralist, hip hop artist, and alchemist Cedric Umoja about honest conversations, his three-artist household, and the difference between a condo and a community. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: artist mission statements.
You can find Cedric Umoja at cedricumoja.com and on his weekly hip hop radio show, Sumn for tha Cultcha, Monday-Saturday 8pm-9pm on raidtheradio.com
IG: Umojaizm FB: Cedric Umoja
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

Our second Shadetree Mechanics episode where we sit down with an artist to talk through a challenge or issue. We talked with visual artist Emily Clanton about endless to-do lists, how long things really take, and getting your studio time. And a bonus segment with an Artists U tool: writing down everything you are doing.
You can find Emily Clanton at emilyclantonart.com
Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook: artistsu.org
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks to 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.

For our final episode, we put ourselves on blast, bringing our artist partners in to talk about living as a two-artist couple, leaving the play at intermission to go to IHOP, raising kids, and NOT collaborating with your partner.

Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the ARTISTS RAISING KIDS COMPENDIUM at artistsu.org.
You can find Darion McCloud at darionmccloud.com
You can find Elizabeth Stevens at kelizabethstevens.com
You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com and andrewsimonet.com

This podcast is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Special thanks for 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Artists U. Music by Sheldon Wright and Jamil Byrom.