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Tea and Scones: The Podcast
This is not your grandma’s art podcast.
Equal parts creative pep talk, middle finger to perfectionism, and late-night rant & ramble from your favorite art witch on the edge—this is a space for misfits, makers, and messy sketchbook keepers. Expect unfiltered audios about making stuff, surviving burnout, and reclaiming art as something wild, weird, and entirely yours.
I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT ART
No webinars. No warm-ups. No “drop your Instagram handle in the chat” nonsense. Just short audio episodes for creative people who are tired of being talked at instead of talked to.
▶️ Listen to the Episodes
Or scroll to read more, if you’re one of those people.
☕ WHAT THIS IS
Tea and Scones is a low-effort, high-truth audio series about art, creativity, burnout, freelancing, comparison spirals, and showing up when you’d rather quit.
Each episode is under 30 minutes.
The pod is not:
A webinar in disguise
A “boss babe” blueprint to monetize your creativity
Another “how I made 6 figures in 6 weeks” saga
Voice notes from a girl who bought a ring light and found God
A lecture. Ever.
A personal brand infomercial wrapped in faux vulnerability
Just one human (hi, I’m RJ) saying the things I wish someone would’ve said to me, ranting about injustices in the art world, & trying to motivate all my new internet friends.
🚫 WHAT THIS ISN’T
A course
A funnel
A long-winded webinar that takes 60 minutes to say 1 thing
If you're looking for perfectly polished advice or 12 steps to scale your creative business, this ain’t it.
🧷 WHO IT’S FOR
The artists trying to restart
The burned-out freelancers
The creative people quietly making things at 11PM
when the house is finally quiet
You, probably
☆ episodes
☆ episodes
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The Creative/Admin Balancing Act
How to Protect Your Art Time Without Letting the Business Side Slide
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Unfollow the Spiral
Escaping the Comparison Trap.
“Inspiration over comparison. Progress over pressure.”
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Journaling Doesn’t Have to Hurt
(or be daily) - Why your half-scribbled, three-days-in-a-row-then-nothing-for-a-week kind of journaling totally counts.
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This ‘Test’ Feels Like a Trap
A real talk episode about the exploitative (but weirdly normalized) practice of unpaid creative test work during the hiring process.
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You Were a Creative Kid Once
Everyone starts life creative. Most of us lose that. Here’s how to gently find your way back.
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Your Business Needs to Be Yours
Even If You Love
[Insert Favorite Fandom Here]
+ how to diversify before it’s too late.
meet rJ
Hi. I’m RJ. I’m a fine artist, photographer, content creator, sometimes-writer, and full-time creative human trying to make things without losing my mind.
I started Tea and Scones because I was tired of being told how to “optimize” my creativity and “scale” my art practice when sometimes I’m just trying to find the energy to pick up a pen.
I’ve spent years making art, consulting for brands, and making peace with how weird and winding the creative path can be. This podcast is where I talk through all of it—without the gatekeeping, the fake cheerleading, or the 20-minute webinar intros.
I’m not here to teach you how to hustle harder. I’m here to remind you that your creative voice still matters, even if you’ve lost track of it for a while.
Thanks for being here. I made you something.
(It's audio. And possibly a mess. But it's real.)
🔗 WANT MORE STUFF?
Check the show notes for extras:
Downloadable pep talks
Creative prompts
Quiet rage against hustle culture
Also:
REad the blog
check out my portfolio
work with me
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