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The Warrior ArtistKeep your courage. Do what you believe in. Find a way to do it - Dr. Jo Melvin [31]Jo Melvin is a professor in fine arts and feminisms at Chelsea College of Art in London, director and curator of the Barry Flanagan estate. Jo is also an art historian, a writer, a lecturer, a filmmaker, a curator and an exhibition maker."I speak as a woman who wears many hats, academic, scholar, teacher, mother, alongside the simultaneous development of my artistic, curatorial and exhibition making practices."In this episode of The Warrior Artist, Jo Melvin chats to Éadaoin Glynn about:Ending up in art school 'by default'Steering her own path in art s...2025-06-171h 22The Warrior ArtistThe most important thing is being authentic to yourself, as a creator, and actually trying to find your true voice - Leah Hewson [30]Leah Hewson is an abstract artist who works in layers of complex patterns, in vibrant neon colours. She studied in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design. She has exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions in the RHA and Hillsboro. Fine Art. She has had residencies in New York, LA Berlin and Dublin. She has won several awards, including the whites award for painting in the RHA. Her work is in many public collection and has also been auctioned at Sotheby'sIn this episode of The Warrior Artist Podcast, Leah chats to host Éadaoin Glynn about :Interning w...2025-05-261h 05The Warrior ArtistYou’ve got to keep working at your practice - that's why we call it a practice - Ciara Rodgers [29]In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Ciara Rodgers, a visual artist based in Cork City who works from her studio at Backwater Artists Group. She has a BA and MA from Crawford College of Art and Design and works in an expanded drawing practice which includes polaroid photography, installation and performance. Her work is often site specific, with the defunct and disappearing architecture of the urban landscape as her starting point.Ciara discusses:How the frustration of COVID lockdown forced her to explore new areas in her practiceHer love of th...2025-03-2457 min
The Warrior ArtistLeah Beggs - intuitive painting process [28]In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Leah Beggs, a visual artist based in Galway.
Her work is semi-abstract landscapes and she is represented by the Solomon Gallery in Dublin and the Kenny Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway.
A graduate of Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, her work is in public collections including the Department of an Taoiseach, Trinity College Dublin and the National Concert Hall.
Leah discusses:
Her intuitive painting process and 'the crap pile'
How moving to Connemara impacted her work
How i...2024-10-2934 minThe Warrior ArtistLove the mistakes. You have to keep persevering before the good stuff comes out - Debbie Godsell [27]In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Debbie Godsell, a visual artist and art educator based in Cork. Her work is primarily lens based, but has evolved to include sculptural forms and video.
A graduate of Crawford College of Art and Design and Limerick School of Art and Design, she is a member of Cork Printmakers. In 2018, she was shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize. She has won many awards and her work is in public collections, including the National Gallery of Ireland, the OPW, and the Crawford Art Gallery.
D...2024-07-121h 05The Warrior ArtistAideen Barry - the role of the artist as rule breaker and messenger [26]In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Irish visual artist Aideen Barry, who shares insights into her expansive practice that includes performance, sculpture, film, text, and experimental lens-based media.
Barry discusses her personal journey to becoming an artist, the themes in her work such as domestic labor, environmental changes, and human vulnerability, and her unique approach to engaging with varied mediums. She reflects on the significance of international collaboration and how her work resonates on a global scale, touching on social and political issues.
Highlights include discussions on her projects...2024-05-0854 minThe Warrior ArtistSolo Exhibition insights and lessons learned [25]In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn shares her recent experiences and lessons learned from preparing for two solo exhibitions. Éadaoin discusses the process of creating a new body of work, from initial opportunity to final execution, highlighting challenges such as finding inspiration, embracing experimentation, and the importance of documentation and promotion. She offers advice on trusting the creative process, seeking feedback, and lessons learnt on documenting and curating exhibitions. Éadaoin also shares tips for artists on how to maximise opportunities.
Follow Éadaoin on Instagram @eadaoin_glynn and on her website www.eadaoinglynn.com2024-04-2930 minThe Warrior ArtistArtist Website Tips [24]In this episode I share what I've learnt about artist websites. I've just finished my third website iteration. Each time it's been PAINFUL!
I procrastinate about it but like everything I learn by doing. We'd all prefer to be in the studio creating, but having a website is essential. I hope this helps motivate you because if you wait for the perfect website, you've waited too long. Put something up and then edit! Good enough is good enough!
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For those in Ireland, you can avail of a business grant of up to €2,500 to...2023-12-2012 minThe Warrior ArtistAn art career is a marathon not a sprint, you have to keep running - Nuala O' Donovan [23]Nuala O'Donovan builds sculptural forms in porcelain clay based on the patterns and geometry of living organisms. She has won many awards including the Golden Fleece award and her work is in many important public collections including the Irish National Art collection.
Nuala chats to Éadaoin Glynn about her early career in architectural design as a facilitator of travel, returning to Cork and doing a self-directed MFA, how the regular irregularity of the geometry of nature inspires her and her deep love of pattern.
Nuala expresses her ideas by creating sculptural structures in porcelain clay. She lov...2023-10-1457 minThe Warrior ArtistI never thought I would end up being an artist - Bernadette Doolan shares her creative journey [22]Self-taught painter and ceramicist Bernadette Doolan chats to host Éadaoin Glynn about imposter syndrome, falling into art, her intuitive approach to painting and being inspired by the resilience of children.
Show notes web page
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@bernadettedoolanartist
@eadaoin_glynn2023-09-0436 minThe Warrior ArtistThe final product is less important than the journey of getting there - Rachel Doolin [21]Irish visual artist Rachel Doolin chats to Éadaoin Glynn about the challenge of taking the leap to become a professional artist, how materials inspire her, her slow research-based, collaborative approach and why she likes writing grant applications.
Rachel graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the Crawford College of Art & Design and has received many awards, grants and residencies. Rachel's multidisciplinary approach merges art, experimentation, and ecology. She collaborates with artists, NGOs, community and professional organisations to create meaningful artworks in response to social and environmental issues.
In this episode Rachel talks about:
Goin...2023-08-091h 01The Warrior ArtistVanity Galleries are parasites feeding on artists' dreams [20]Vanity galleries are parasites who feed on emerging artists' aspirations to show their work. They make their money from artists' hopes and dreams.
The origin of the name comes from vanity publishing. They were a last resort for authors whose books were not deemed commercially viable by traditional publishers. They would publish any work at the right price. Authors could claim to have work published, but they had paid for it.
With vanity galleries, it's a little bit different because the artist is duped. The artist thinks it's genuine and an an investment worth risking. ...2023-07-2116 minThe Warrior Artist'Stop everything and pursue what you want to pursue. Now is the time' - Annie Hogg's creative journey [19]Annie Hogg is a visual artist based in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. After graduating with a Diploma in Fine Art from the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork in 2001 and a BA in sculpture from Aki College of Art in The Netherlands in 2002, Annie worked and lived in environmental protest camps and learned organic horticulture.
When Annie Hogg was in art college, her interest in the environment was dismissed as not being 'real art', causing her to abandon her art practice. Twenty years later, her work gravitates around the themes of solastalgia, ecopsychology and transformation. She uses pl...2023-07-071h 02The Warrior Artist'I blocked myself from creativity for decades' - Éadaoin Glynn [18]I blocked myself from creativity for decades. I didn't go to art school even though I had a place. Perhaps I felt I had to pursue something more sensible in life? Perhaps I just didn't give myself permission at that time to become a painter?
Distraction
I used to distract myself from this gap in my life..the void of not being creative. I used to distract myself by buying things. I think that was filling something inside me, because now I no longer have that impulse.
Motherhood
I wasted a...2023-06-2719 minThe Warrior Artist'The art world is watching' - Ty Clark shares his creative journey [17]"The art world is slow. It is not fast. There's no ten steps to make it in the art world...Some people have two steps, some have 400 steps, some have 20 steps, some have 30 steps. The art world moves at its own pace. And at the end of the day, it's all about the work"
Ty Clark is a visual artist, film maker, sculptor and writer based in Waco, Texas. He produced an award winning film, Jump Shoot and is currently working on a documentary series. He began a Mentorship Programme in 2021, through which he has mentored 49 artists fr...2023-06-1759 minThe Warrior Artist'I want to insert myself right into the material', visual artist Orla O'Byrne shares her creative process [16]Cork based Orla O’Byrne explores overlooked histories of sites and artefacts. She works across a variety of media and techniques such as drawing, photography and sculpture. Orla rebelled against going to art college after school, travelled and lived abroad, before having children, setting up a bakery business and eventually went to art college aged 35. She has an MA in Art & Process and a BA in Fine Art from The Crawford College of Art and Design. She is a member of the board of directors of the Backwater Artists where her studio is based. Some of her awards include The La...2023-06-041h 36The Warrior ArtistWhy I go early to opening nights [15]I've talked about entering open calls and managing rejection in episode 6. In this episode, I talk about going to exhibition openings.
When you get a yes, when your artwork, painting or sculpture is accepted, you have to celebrate because they're so rare, those yeses...If at all possible, you have to try and go to that opening night.
Opening nights are a way of meeting other artists. I believe you have to get outside of your studio and try and connect with the art world in some way, no ma...2023-05-2020 minThe Warrior Artist'I had to bring the world into my house' how photographer Enda Burke got creative during lockdown [14]Galway photographer Enda Burke gave a TED Talk on creativity and has been featured in The Guardian, Rolling Stone Magazine, Forbes Magazine and The Observer. He has been shortlisted for the Sony World Photo awards , The Zurich Portrait award and Saatchi Art Visions of the Future. Recent Awards include the international Bartur Photo Prize, Profifoto “best of new Talent award” 2022 and Lens Culture Home 21’.
Enda's practice entails building elaborate sets filled with props from everyday life and with narratives played out by his family and friends . His work is saturated with vivid neon colours and it is nostalg...2023-05-0339 minThe Warrior Artist'My studio is in my head' Aoife Nolan shares her creative process [13]Aoife Nolan's successfully operated her own fashion business for over a decade before going to art college. Aoife describes this change like a switch, like shutting one door and opening another. In the Crawford College of Art and Design, she was awarded the RHA student access programme and her graduate show received several awards. She has exhibited in Ireland and in the Endicott College, Massachusetts in the US.
Aoife describes her work as the merging of interior and exterior landscape and her work is inspired our need for connection and for connection to the earth.
Ao...2023-04-241h 06The Warrior ArtistMy creative time is precious - my top tools to minimise admin time [12]My time in the studio is my most precious resource. When you're an artist, you're self employed. You probably have a day job. Your time in the studio, your creative time is really, really precious.
There's so many things you have to do apart from the creative side. There's so much admin involved in being an artist - managing and tracking applications, submissions, sales, paintings and marketing.
In this podcast, I share my top admin tools. I'm not into perfectionism. I want to do admin as efficiently and quickly as possible. These are the tools...2023-04-1412 minThe Warrior ArtistEamon Colman painter - 'all paintings are political and autobiographical' [11]Eamon Colman grew up in Dublin, Ireland in a family of painters. He left school and starting painting in a spare room in his parents house, he took art classes by night at National College or Art and Design and studying horticulture by day. He has had a professional art career since 1979. Eamon was only 19 when he had his first solo show. Since then he's had over 40 solo shows in Ireland and internationally.
He was chair of the The Artists' Association of Ireland and president of the the European council of artists. He was elected a member of Aos...2023-04-031h 20The Warrior ArtistI get up at 5am to paint - Sile Walsh visual artist shares her creative journey [10]Waterford based visual artist, Sile Walsh, chats to host Éadaoin Glynn about the challenges of painting with raising young children, returning to painting after a hiatus and her experience with Sky Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year.
Sile also talks about:
The importance of drawing and life drawing in her practice
How she draws inspiration from the sea and the sea swimming community
Why she gets up at 5am to paint
The evolution of her painting style away from form
How her self portraits are guiding her
Her favourite tools and paint
The best advice s...2023-03-241h 17The Warrior ArtistMarketing for artists - why email works [9]Artists are self employed. We make work and we hope to sell it! Marketing is important for artists. Marketing is about communicating, sharing who you are, what your work is about. It's about finding an audience. Email is a very simple and powerful way of connecting with people who are interested in your work.
Email marketing is very effective for many businesses, including artists!
In this episode, Éadaoin shares tips and simple actions you can implement immediately. She explains:
Why email is effective
How to collect emails
How often to send emails
How long do emails ne...2023-03-1412 minThe Warrior Artist8. Opportunities are out there - Maurice Quillinan, visual artist and curator shares his creative approach"The opportunities are out there, and it's just a question of finding them and trying to take advantage of them." Limerick based visual artist and curator, Maurice Quillinan shares his thoughts on being an artist, his collaborative approach to work and curating, his studio practice and advice for emerging artists.
Maurice chats about:
Art college
the best part of being an artist
the opportunities that are out there
how he tries to make connections and new opportunities
Art as a conversation
the importance of always learning
Why drawing is such an important part of his studio...2023-03-071h 20The Warrior Artist7. Why don't you do it yourself? Visual artist and curator Dermot Browne shares his creative journeyVisual artist and curator Dermot Browne has an entrepreneurial approach to creating art spaces.
"Curators live in museums. They have jobs and titles..I'm an artist who wants to see certain exhibitions happen"
Highlights of this episode include:
the appeal of abstraction
his approach to painting
Using collage elements
his studio and studio practice
the importance of building an audience and a platform to sell work
music as an influence
how he mixes paint
time management and how time away from you art can enrich it
balancing painting, curating and entrepreneurial projects
the importance o...2023-02-281h 34The Warrior ArtistYou can't get a 'Yes' without risking a 'No' - tips for managing open calls and rejectionThere are two sides to being an artist:
You want to spend as much time as you can creating work, investing in your learning and development and getting as good as you can.
You also need to put your work out into the world, if you want it to be seen, to be discovered. Open calls are an important way of doing this.
Why enter open calls?
Open calls are a level playing field.
I view them as an opportunity and I'm grateful they're there.
Builds CV
Where do you find open calls?
Google a...2023-02-2117 minThe Warrior ArtistIt's never too late to become an artist - how Barbara Kenneally went from medical scientist to glass artistIt's never too late to become an artist - from medical scientist to glass artist, Barbara Kenneally shares her creative journey.
What it was like to go art college after retiring from science
the connection between her scientific research and her glass art
her interest in surfaces and what lies beneath
the inspiration of the old mine shafts in West Cork
the different kinds of glass
her favourite glass
Her process
Finishing and displaying glass
her photography
her studio and studio practice
how she records her process
her least favourite part of being an artist
her attitude to...2023-02-1645 minThe Warrior ArtistInstagram for artists, why it still works and how to use it, 18 quick and easy tips to up your Instagram game!Instagram is still one of the best ways for artists to share their work. Éadaoin Glynn shares 18 quick and easy tips for artists that you can implement immediately! Read a more detailed explanation in my blog and see how I use Instagram on @eadaoin_glynn
Don't worry about how many followers you have and the 'algorithm'. Engagement is more important than how many followers you have.
Make sure you have a public account - not private. Implement Instagram's two-factor authentication.
Your Instagram handle or username and your photo. Make sure your actual name is somewhere so people can search...2023-02-0727 minThe Warrior ArtistThere were no curators. Visual artist and poet Pauline Flynn shares her creative journey about returning to the art world after 10 yearsIrish visual artist and poet Pauline Flynn turned her back on the art world for 10 years to pursue writing. She found the art world a very different place when she returned to painting. This is her creative journey.
Pauline talks about :
The influence of her time in Japan
Different art forms - sculpture, painting, writing
Changes in the art world
Differences and similarities between the art and writing worlds
Connection between her poetry and painting
Evolution of her painting style
Favourite paint (Golden and Mutsuda)
Painting practice
Time management and different jobs of being an artist
G...2023-01-311h 25The Warrior ArtistThe challenges of moving from a non-creative life to a creative oneMoving from a non-creative life to a creative one isn't easy. It's scary. It's vulnerable, filled with highs and lows but if a creative life is calling to you then it's worth the risk.
I share some of the challenges I faced:
Overcoming fears of being foolish, too old and being judged as not good
Overcoming my inner critic. The only one judging me was myself.
Learning not to worry so much about what people might think. They're too busy with their own lives.
Trying to return to the confidence and self-belief I had when I was...2023-01-2415 minThe Warrior ArtistMy Creative JourneyThis is my creative journey. I tossed a coin aged 17 and opted not to art school, instead studying literature. I worked in business and only returned to painting when her children were small.
It's never too late to start your creative journey.2023-01-1622 minThe Warrior ArtistThe Warrior Artist TrailerDo you want to be an artist? I'm here to tell you that it's not too late. My name is Eadaoin Glynn and I sold my first painting just before my 50th birthday. Moving from a non-creative life to a creative one is scary - but If I can do it, so can you.
The warrior artist podcast will inspire you on your creative journey, I'll share what I've learnt, tips and strategies (and what didn't work!) along with learnings from other artists.
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Art Seeker StoriesEP 25: Art 2 HeArt : Part 2: Éadaoin Glynn, Cycles in Art & Nature, Celebrating Warrior Women and Being Shameless in Our Art.Today on Art Seeker Stories podcast, I have Part 2 of our chat, an Art 2 HeArt with Éadaoin Glynn, a self-taught abstract artist from Cork, Southern Ireland. Éadaoin’s creative journey began with literature and acting. At the age of 17 she tossed a coin to go to Uni or Art college and Uni won. Ah after an epic 3 hour chat I decided to split it in two for a double whammy episode, so here we have part 2. In this episode we chat about the cycle of nature and our art making, working in series and exp...2022-03-2453 min
Art Seeker StoriesEP 24: Art 2 HeArt : Part 1: Éadaoin Glynn, In Giving and Sharing, Your Knowledge and Work, the Return is Multiplied.Today on Art Seeker Stories podcast, I have an Art 2 HeArt with Éadaoin Glynn, a self-taught abstract artist from Cork, Southern Ireland. Éadaoin’s creative journey began with literature and acting. At the age of 17 she tossed a coin, would she go to Univercity, or Art college -Uni won. Ah after an epic 3 hour chat I decided to split it in two for a double whammy episode, so here we have part 1. In this episode we chat about the artist journey as a rollercoaster of highs and lows making the art and putting it out. We ta...2022-03-221h 19