For our final episode, we put ourselves on blast, bringing our artist partners in to talk about living as a two-artist couple, raising kids, and NOT collaborating with your partner. 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. 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 www.kelizabethstevens.com. You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com

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. 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. 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 andrewsimonet.com

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.

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.

You can find Cedric Umoja on his weekly hip hop radio show, Sumn for tha Cultcha, Monday-Saturday 8pm-9pm on Www.raidtheradio.com www.cedricumoja.com

IG: Umojaizm

FB: Cedric Umoja

Free downloads of Making Your Life as an Artist and the Artists U Workbook atartistsu.org

You can find the hosts at: michaelapilarbrown.com andrewsimonet.com