Episode 2: Mel Langton

Charlie Fotheringham Interview

Welcome back to another podcast chatting to artists about their life and work! This time I’m talking to a young, local-to-me artist called Charlie, aka Howler Productions. We chat all things to do with finding your style and your voice, finding an audience and feeling free to express your true self. We also chat about the fact that Charlie has his first ever art exhibition coming up, and how he’s been preparing for that. We chat a lot about Charlie’s influences in this episode, and I think a lot of them will be things many people aren’t familiar with, so here are a few links to explore as well. First up, a good overview of the amazing Czech animator we discuss,  Jan Swankmajer: https://youtu.be/OwwGw01kEbM?si=0HKV2udS6mtFTfuw [https://youtu.be/OwwGw01kEbM?si=0HKV2udS6mtFTfuw] Oh, also Charlie’s own award winning animation (TW Suicide themes): https://youtu.be/dDllY3abNE0?si=fcexKeQ78pa8ZKIk [https://youtu.be/dDllY3abNE0?si=fcexKeQ78pa8ZKIk] Charlie’s artist picks: @dont_jinxit @jayrnski @awdtwit @eddyatoms @donavantheraccoon @frambuesa_st   and finally, the film by our mate Mickey Murray: Mind Set movie: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Set-Eilis-Cahill/dp/B0CJLZ2FX7 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Set-Eilis-Cahill/dp/B0CJLZ2FX7] Enjoy listeners! Thanks as always to Michael Kheng for tech support.

Episode 5: Tony Nero

After a bit of a delay, due to extreme busyness on my part, Indigo Artists is back, with our first ever man! Peterborough based artist and all round lovely human Tony Nero. He and I chat about his very diverse artistic practise, whether you need to define what kind of artist you are, plus he reveals a shocking Goya fact! (possibly) We also get into how some good friends encouraged Tony out of his artistic comfort zone and opened up some exciting new opportunities for him, and the extra responsibility of being a role model in the community as an artist of colour. Give it a listen - lots of great stuff here. Sorry for the slightly less than ideal sound on this one - I’m still learning as I go! Check out Tony’s art on Instagram: @artoftonynero As always, check out our gallery on Instagram: @indigocrow gallery, and me, your host here: @hannahabstracts.  You can also find lots of info about upcoming exhibitions at the gallery on our website: www.indigocrowgallery.com [http://www.indigocrowgallery.com] Thanks as always to Michael Kheng for tech support.

Lucy McElroy

After a brief hiatus due to crazy busy lives all round, the podcast that chats to artists is back! This time we have the fabulous Lucy McElroy - a former art teacher turned full time portrait artist. I went out to speak to Lucy in her gorgeous garden studio in a village just outside Lincoln, where we were only slightly disturbed by her lovely dog Coco! Lucy takes us through the process of working on amazing commissions of people’s loved ones, how she handles the intense pressure to create an exact likeness of the clients nearest and dearest, and what she likes to work on when she isn’t making art to others very specific requirements.   Lucy’s exhibition at Indigo Crow gallery will run from July 8th-20th, all the details on our website - www.indigocrowgallery.com [http://www.indigocrowgallery.com]. Lucy’s work can be found on Instagram: @lucy.mcelroy.artist  or on her website: www.lucymcelroy.co.uk [http://www.lucymcelroy.co.uk]. If you want to check out my work, I hang out here: @hannahasbtarcts. Enjoy!   Thanks as always to Michael Kheng and once again Mel Langton rode to the rescue with some crucial tech support! Thanks guys!

Eve Marshall Artisan Felter

In this episode of the podcast I’m talking to another of the Indigo Crow gallery co-owners, eve Marshall. Eve describes herself as an “Artisan Felter”, meaning she makes stunning images of the floral and fauna of the natural world using wool and a host of other materials that she skillfully combines into unique artworks. we have a good chat about her almost photographic recall of things she sees and how that then translates into a finished artwork - with a lot of playful “faffing” in between. We also take a deep dive into the real nitty gritty of selling artwork, how to talk to people about your work when the hard sell isn’t your style, and just how to make making art stack up financially. Next time, I’ve promised a non Indigo Crow gallerist as it’s time for a bit of variety, but for now, enjoy this deeply informative chat with one of “the Crows”! Eve’s work can be seen at her current exhibition at Indigo Crow gallery- all details available here: www.indigocrowgallery.com [http://www.indigocrowgallery.com] and you can find out a lot more about Eve’s work at her website - www.evemarshall.co.uk [http://www.evemarshall.co.uk] and on her Instagram @evefaffs. Thanks to Michael Kheng for tech support, and Mel Langton with the same! Check out my work on Instagram: @hannahabstracts.

Episode 2: Mel Langton

In Episode two of this new podcast, we’re chatting to artist and illustrator Mel Langton. Mel creates artwork based in large part on her love of creating characters - often feisty empowered young women, although she also does lots of work creating special custom portraits of a wide range of people. She also explains how taking over a project when another artists dropped out took her out of her comfort zone and opened up a whole new avenue of work for her! Listen in as Mel and podcast host Hannah have a (slightly meandering) chat about the secret to finding commercial opportunities, how a new hobby helped Mel find the context in which everything clicked in her art practise, and why cheese might just be the most beautiful thing in the world - or is it?? Also included, what’s been happening at Indigo Gallery since the start of the year and a little look forward to what’s coming next! If you want more info about the gallery, go visits our website: www.indigocrowgallery.com [http://www.indigocrowgallery.com] More info about Mel, first interviewee for the podcast Sally, and podcast host Hannah can be found on their instagram pages: @mellangtonart, @skboldart and @hannahabstracts. Many thanks to Michael Kheng for technical support.