artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George

Get ready for the invasion of small humans. It’s THAT time again, people will visit, tiny creatures will devour your brain cells AND energy. Grandparent artists will find their days filled with love and sticky fingers; parent artists will become personal chauffeurs, chefs, and/or entertainment officers. There will be tantrums (mainly from artists who need some creativity time).

Then again, how do we incorporate some sketch-paint-stick into our jolly travels? 

What’s art again? Who am I? There’s time to plan, even if it’s just to accept there will be no time whatsoever to work until September…but maybe an hour here and there could be negotiated. All eventualities covered. It’s all okay. We can only do what we can do. 

Whatever the situation you’re in, Karen and Gaynor have a few ideas to navigate summer. Are you ready? Let’s hear your ideas too. 

Oh and if you’re new to the artchatter podcast, maybe it’s time to subscribe so we pop up automatically in September. 

Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Yulia Matvienko on Unsplash

@suebulmer 
@ginabelfordart 
Karen’s blog on art travel  

@rebeccachapmanart
@johounsome 
Sketch and explore com https://www.sketchandexplore.com
@manchesterartfair 

Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards

@karengeorgeart 
@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast

Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025 

https://womensbusiness.club/awards

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.

You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠
@karengeorgeart on instagram

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠
@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Holy heck, it’s been five whole years of mixing up friendship and art. Thank you. 
What’s changed? Hair cuts, glasses, we’ve had exhibitions, photo shoots, attended art fairs, been nominated (came second!) for a women’s business award and started a club (

What has never changed - always at the heart of the artchatter pod is sharing our successes and challenges as artists and the friendships we have made and celebrate. 
Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast

Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News  https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

@ginabelfordart 

Sketch and explore com https://www.sketchandexplore.com

Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards

@karengeorgeart 
@gaynorljart

@artchatterpodcast
About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025 

https://womensbusiness.club/awards

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 
⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠
@karengeorgeart on instagram
⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠
@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

It’s six months into the year, we’re all doing things and chasing our tails. It’s time to see what else needs doing and what we need to tweak to make life easier on ourselves. 

Karen has a club, Gaynor is in new galleries, but both are still turning up to do the other things that are important to them. Still making mistakes, still learning, still having minor disasters… still laughing (mostly!) and hanging on in there. 
What are you learning? What’s new with you? 
 
Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last rapidly approaching five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast
Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:
Photo by Omar Abozeid on Unsplash?

@ginabelfordart 

Sketch and explore com https://www.sketchandexplore.com

Devizes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devizes
Devizes Arts Festival https://www.devizesartsfestival.org.uk
Devizine   https://devizine.com/2026/06/14/sketch-and-explore-the-art-of-embracing-imperfection/?fbclid=PAdGRleASba-xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAac0bBaCuxrmoeewUPOZnzPdA5wiin4IGaNVofQZzXy7lz85pbkkG6earFjSUA_aem_-eaXGiMQGlGP4YbMEUecxA
Connected Artists Club https://alicesheridan.com/artists/
The Design Trust https://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk
Go Large Karen Turner https://www.go-large.com/about

Pink Gorilla Collective https://pinkgorillacollective.co.uk
Pink Storm Social https://pinkstormsocial.co.uk

Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards

@karengeorgeart 
@gaynorljart
@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025 
https://womensbusiness.club/awards

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠
@karengeorgeart on instagram
⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠
@gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
www.gaynorljart.com

About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025 
https://womensbusiness.club/awards

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 
⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠
@karengeorgeart on instagram
⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠
@gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
www.gaynorljart.com

It can be isolated, isolating and a bit lonely being an artist. Running a business completely alone can also be a bit daunting, tricky to navigate, and overwhelming at times. 
What to do? Well, it may be time to find some support, other art friends, make connections, find your online tribe or an actual real life community. 
Both Karen and Gaynor have benefited from widening their circles and consider how, despite their different approaches, they’ve both enjoyed the chance to share and learn from other artists. 
It’s your turn, how do you connect? 
So do hit the subscribe button on whichever platform you listen to Artchatter on, it’s easier than marking your calendar! 
Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last rapidly approaching five years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast
Sign up to receive Karen’s Studio News https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ and Gaynor’s emails https://gaynorljart.com/pages/contact

Links and mentions:
Photo credit Park Troopers on Unsplash
@ginabelfordart 
Sketch and Explore Club with Karen George 
Carol Baines insta https://www.instagram.com/carolbaines100?igsh=MWZ3ODRuZHg2cmttMQ==
Rae Melody https://www.instagram.com/raemelodyart?igsh=d2M2MDh0dTFxaGdu
Ruth Thorp Studios
@https://www.instagram.com/ruththorpstudio?igsh=ZGdjaWkwNTE2NW94
https://ruththorpstudio.co.uk
@bronjonesart 
@susannahcrookart
@sophiepiddock 
@camvalleyartstrail
@katewestcott3
@springcheltenham 
@sixteengallery

Women’s Business Club https://womensbusiness.club/awards
@karengeorgeart 
@gaynorljart
@artchatterpodcast

About the podcast
Artchatter: Podcast of the Year Award Runner Up
Women’s Business Awards 2025 
https://womensbusiness.club/awards

⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ and ⁠Karen George⁠ are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing lessons and experiences of the ups and downs of living their best artist lives.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 
⁠Karen George Art⁠ ⁠https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/⁠
@karengeorgeart on instagram
⁠Gaynor Leverett-Jaques⁠ ⁠https://www.gaynorljart.com/⁠
@gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/⁠ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree
https://www.sketchandexplore.com@thesanctuary_gallery
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
www.gaynorljart.com