The Creative Couch with Sam Marshall
The Creative Couch is a podcast about creativity, doubt, and finding your own way of making work. Hosted by artist and coach Sam Marshall, it’s a place to talk honestly about making work, staying connected to creativity, and building confidence over time.
Episodes
22 episodes
Episode 21: Exhibiting, Printing & Opting Out
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to four thoughtful creative dilemmas from Jen, Laura, Sheena and Nikky, exploring art appreciation, printmaking, selling artwork, creative identity and the complicated relationship between creati...
Episode 20: Creativity After Crisis, New Studio & Interrupted Practice
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Grace, Mary Lou and Kelly, exploring creativity after crisis, returning to the studio after major life changes, chronic illness, momentum, artistic iden...
Episode 19 : Burnout, Selling Art & Finding Your Direction
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Claudia, Sophie and Caroline, exploring burnout, artistic identity, selling artwork, creative validation and the challenge of moving beyond your comfort...
Episode 18: Digital Art, Creative Time & Leaving Teaching
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Mimi, Louise and Cally – exploring digital art, creative time, financial security and the realities of building a creative life.Mimi is ...
Episode 17: Pricing Artwork, Creative Flip-Flopping & Hobby Businesses
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Caroline, Alison and Laurel – exploring the emotional complexity of pricing artwork, the overwhelm of constantly changing creative direction, and the qu...
Episode 16 : Creative chat with my Mum
In this special episode of The Creative Couch, I’m joined by a very special guest… my mum.Before we headed off together to Italy for my recent drawing and printmaking retreat, I asked listeners to send in their questions for her — and th...
Episode 15: Artistic Ethics, Mailing Lists & Creative Identity
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Sarah, Lyn and Helen – exploring artistic ethics, building a mailing list from scratch, and the vulnerable question of whether to create under your own ...
Episode 14: Framing Anxiety, Comparison & Blank Sketchbooks
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Barbara, Mimi and Juilette – exploring framing and exhibitions, comparison and creative growth, and the pressure we place on ourselves through sketchboo...
Episode 13: A Creative Conversation with Laura Smith
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I’m joined by painter Laura Smith for the first in a new series of creative conversations with artists, friends and fellow creatives about their practice and creative lives.Although the podcast bega...
Episode 12: Instagram Burnout, Pricing and Creative Pressure
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Dana, Lou and Alan – exploring the frustration of Instagram, the fear around raising prices, and the pressure of making the most of a creative opportuni...
Episode 11: Accuracy, Creative Pressure and Overthinking
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Marilyn, Rachel and Jill – exploring the pressure to draw accurately, the weight of creative expectations after a big life change, and the para...
Episode 10: Presentations, Too Many Directions and Shipping Artwork
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Magdalena, Carrie and Jennifer – exploring public speaking nerves, feeling pulled in too many creative directions, and the practical realities of shippi...
Episode 9: Starting to Sell, Losing Interest and Studio Block
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Becky, Emeline and Addy – exploring how to start selling your work, what to do when interest fades after success, and how to navigate creative ...
Episode 8: Copyright, Creative Travel and Going Viral
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Liz, Ziva and Lucy – exploring ownership and boundaries online, creativity through travel, and what happens when success starts to feel like a ...
Episode 7: Too Many Ideas, Letting Go of Old Work and Finding Time to Draw
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Lucille, Siobhan and Sam. exploring creative paralysis, letting go of old work, and how to build a meaningful practice in very limited time.
Episode 6: Drawing in Public, Getting Started and Taking Yourself Seriously
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Julie, Caroline and Kerry – exploring how to handle being watched while drawing in public, how to get started when you suddenly have all the eq...
Episode 5: Multiple Jobs, Creative Loneliness and Changing Direction
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Helen, Sue and Liz – exploring how to organise a creative life when you have multiple roles, how to navigate a shift in your artistic direction...
Episode 4: Creative Blocks, Too Many Ideas and the Fear of Peaking
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Chinju, Catherine (with a nod to Siobhan, who sent in a very similar question) and Jane – each exploring creative block, creative overwhelm and...
Episode 3: Creative Identity, Overwhelm & Open Calls
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Jenny, Becky and Liza – each exploring identity, overwhelm and how we move forward with courage in our creative lives.Jenny did an art d...
Episode 2 : Staying Creative, Selling Work & Curating With Confidence
In this episode of The Creative Couch, I respond to three thoughtful creative dilemmas from Mary Ann, Liza and Melissa - each touching on confidence, stability and how we navigate uncertainty in our creative lives.Mary Ann...