The Creative Mother Podcast

This weeks episode is with Nickie Hursthouse, the founder and creative force behind My Clay Table, a ceramics studio grounded in the belief that the best memories are made around the table. My Clay Table ceramics are made to be used, to hold food, to share drinks and to gather people together. Nickie is a mum, small business owner and worked as a dietitian for 13 years. Nickie’s journey with clay began from her own need to pause. Following years of anxiety and burnout she found solace in the most unexpected place: a lump of clay. Working with clay taught her patience, resilience, and how to embrace imperfection. Clay became a powerful, therapeutic way to slow down. Through small collections of functional ceramics, creative workshops, and her ongoing project At the Table, Nickie brings together food, clay, and connection. At the Table is where the brand comes full circle, a space for recipes that look as good as they taste, for gathering people together, and for celebrating the everyday moments that matter. Because what is the point of a beautiful bowl if it never gets filled? https://www.myclaytable.co.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/myclaytable/ https://www.instagram.com/nickiehursthouse/ Links Mentioned Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives by Lori Gottlieb Who Better Than You? The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big by Will Packer https://www.myclaytable.co.nz/blogs/recipes https://www.myclaytable.co.nz/collections/all-products About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

This weeks episode is with Naomi Azoulay a Tāmaki Makaurau–based artist whose work explores the emotional landscapes of resilience, transformation, and social change. Working in portraiture across collage and painting, she portrays women with strength, agency, and defiance, celebrating feminine rage as a catalyst for social change. With a background in visual arts and community engagement, her practice connects personal experience with broader questions of representation and inclusivity. Through vibrant colour, layered textures, and emotionally charged imagery, Azoulay invites viewers to pause and reflect on their own emotions. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and she continues to develop projects that foster dialogue and solidarity across diverse communities. https://www.naomiazoulay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/naomi_azoulay_collage https://www.instagram.com/naomi_azoulay_art Links mentioned: Nap Ministry Lissy & Rudi Kehinde Wiley About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

This weeks episode is with Dina Jezdic, an art critic, curator, and decolonial scholar with a doctorate focused on decoloniality of museums and contemporary Indigenous practice. She has extensive experience in creative mentoring, delivering tailored programs for groups and individual practitioners across fine art and design. Dina is a frequent contributor to Art News (NZ), Art New Zealand, The Big Idea, Artlink (AUS), Art Collector (AUS), and Sculpture Magazine (US). https://www.instagram.com/ms.interpretedd/ Links from this episode: Dina's doctoral thesis: Decolonial Museum Practice Through Performance Art and Activation: A Collective Autoethnography : https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/items/28129a8c-f767-4dca-96cc-5e4bf540b129 https://www.artlink.com.au/issues/4530/the-mother-issue/ Sarah Hughes Sefton Rani Mother Mother Collective About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

Agate Rubene is the artist and illustrator behind Restless & Infectious. Originally from Latvia, she is now based in Auckland, New Zealand. With a background in fashion and graphic design, Agate began her creative journey through fashion illustration—a foundation that continues to shape her distinctive style. Her work focuses on people and their actions, capturing emotion and celebrating life’s pleasures with a light-hearted tone. She uses bright colour palettes, fluid shapes, and vibrant characters to craft alternative realities inspired by daily experiences, mood, and the aesthetic of pop culture. Agate creates bold, expressive paintings, custom commissions, and commercial illustrations that bring stories to life. She has collaborated with brands such as Dipsea, The Beauty Book, and Urbanaut, and her work has found homes with collectors worldwide—reflecting its universal appeal. https://restlessinfectious.com/ https://www.instagram.com/restless_infectious/ https://www.facebook.com/RestlessInfectious About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

Abbie McCall (Ngāti Apa) is a mother of three and a proud Māori creative whose life has always been steeped in the arts. Born into a whānau of musicians, visual artists, and makers, creativity has been her constant — a natural rhythm that’s guided her through every chapter. A true jack of all trades, Abbie spent her life joyfully moving between creative worlds — until 2022, when everything stopped. A breast cancer diagnosis brought transformation in every sense of the word. Through the challenge came a deep rebuilding, and it was art-making that became her compass — a way to recalibrate, to find meaning, and to return home to herself. A chance encounter at a writing workshop introduced her to the world of Creative Arts Therapy, sparking a brave return to academia with renewed purpose. What followed was not traditional study, but a deep dive into identity, healing, and curiosity — a process of carving out, and peeling back. Now completing her Master’s in Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical), Abbie brings the healing power of art into schools, kaupapa Māori spaces, and acute care settings. Her mahi is grounded in aroha, wairua, and connection — meeting people where they are, and using creativity as a bridge back to wholeness. For Abbie, being creative isn’t a verb — it’s an innate devotion. A way of being. Links mentioned in the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/abbie.toi.ora.therapy/ https://www.wharehaututu.nz/creativearttherapy https://www.dancetherapy.co.nz/ https://huiacomehome.co.nz/ Notes on Womanhood - https://sarahjanebarnett.net/ About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

Today I am talking to Hannah Jensen Fox, a powerhouse of creativity, who is technically a multidisciplinary artist, with a love of drawing, photography, etching, printing and more. However she is more well-known for her intricate hand carved images into layers of acrylic paint; a technique I created in 2003 while at Auckland University of Technology. To achieve her bespoke work Hannah applies anywhere between 40-80 layers of acrylic paint to custom made framed ply boards before carving back through the layers, revealing the colours beneath. The results are detailed images rendered in negative relief that emphasise the texture and tonal variations between paint colours in a topographical manner. This paint carving discovery in her second year of study has taken Hannah on this wonderful journey that she is still challenged by (in a good way), to this day. Hundreds of litres of paint later, Hannah is still hooked on this technique as she navigates motherhood alongside her creative practice. https://hannahjensenfox.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hannahjensenart https://www.facebook.com/HannahJensenFoxArt https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahjensenart About your host: Kate Hursthouse is a practising artist and trainee Creative Arts Therapist with over a decade of creative and community experience. She combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. https://www.katehursthouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katehursthouse/ https://www.instagram.com/creativemotherpodcast/ A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast.

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Creative Mother Podcast. A huge thanks to Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme for supporting this season of the podcast. Today host Kate Hursthouse talks about her struggles with chronic illness and the impact that has had on her creativity and sense of identity. She also discusses her journey towards becoming a Creative Arts Therapist. Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner, trainee Creative Arts Therapist and a single mother to one awesome kid. With over a decade of creative and community experience she combines her background in design, illustration, and arts education with a growing therapeutic practice centred on inclusion, emotional wellbeing, and creative expression. Guided by empathy and curiosity, Kate supports individuals and groups to explore identity, connection, and growth through the transformative process of art-making. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse @creativemotherpodcast

Today’s episode is with Awhina Murupaenga, a mum of two and founder and director of Whatu Creative. Awhina launched Whatu Creative as a grief response to losing a best friend to cancer. She started with the intention of growing art exhibitions in Te Hiku, the Far North but, as for so many, Covid had other plans for them and she had to pivot her business. She created and launched her Tukutuku kits which are a contemporary take on a traditional Māori artform. The kits were an overnight success and they have struggled to keep up with the demand ever since. Whatucreative.com @WhatuCreative https://www.facebook.com/whatucreative/ Links from today’s episode: Selwyn Muru Claudine Muru Lenny Murupaenga Inspired by: Her mentor, Pareaute Nathan About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

Today’s episode is with Katie Rickson who is a poet, copywriter and editor and mum of one. Katie has had bipolar episodes for most of her adult life, but wasn’t diagnosed until she was eight weeks postpartum, and experiencing insomnia and mania. One thing that got her through this time was the mantra: “something beautiful will come from this.” Katie now writes about her experiences of hospitalisation, diagnosis and identity, recovery, work, motherhood and more through her website Compassion Poetry. She’s been a guest lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington every year since 2018, a guest on podcasts, and a lived experience speaker at events. She’s on a mission to raise awareness and reduce stigma. www.compassionpoetry.co.nz @compassion.poetry https://www.katierickson.co.nz/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-rickson-writer Links from today’s episode: Inspired by: Andrea Gibson Poetry Shelly Davies Dreamers Collective - Michelle Keating Reading: Roald Dahl The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron Becoming - Michelle Obama Atomic Habits Owning Bipolar - Michael G Pipitch? About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

Today’s conversation is with stand-up comedian, writer and social commentator Michele A’Court. Originally trained as a journalist, Michele has been an icon in stand up comedy since it got started in New Zealand. She was the winner of “Female Comedian of the Decade” at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards, is a frequent voice on RNZ National’s “ Nine to Noon ” and “ The Panel ” and has been a frequent guest host on Three’s primetime show, “ The Project ”. She has also made regular appearances on the hit comedy show “ 7Days ” since it began in 2009. Her motherhood journey and her career are very much intertwined. In the early 90’s she was one of the only women and the only parent on the comedy circuit. She also created the successful stand up show “Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter” which was then turned into a book in 2015. www.micheleacourt.com Instagram: @michele.acourt Twitter: @MicheleACourt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michele.acourt Links from today’s episode: “Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter” by Michele A’Court Reading: “Needs Adult Supervision” by Emily Writes “Eddy, Eddy” by Kate De Goldi About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

This weeks conversation is with designer Jess Holdaway. Jess originally co-founded Frank Stationery with her husband Jason, where for each item of stationery sold they donate a school book to a child living in poverty. She is now the design director at The Opshop, a brand strategy and creative studio, she is a mother of two boys, lover of the beach, deep conversations and good questions and is the first one on the dance floor. Always. Theopshop.com @theopshopstudio @jessholdawayart Links from today’s episode: Frank Stationery @frankstationery Reading: - Ocean Vuong Book - All About Love by Bell Hooks - Design for Belonging Listening: - On Being - Ocean Vuong - A life worth of our breath About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

Phoebe is an abstract landscape and still life artist from the UK but now living in Gisborne. Phoebe returned to art making 4 years ago after a long break due to having 3 children. Originally trained as a textile designer, Phoebe works in a similar process working with colour and layers to create her unique artworks. In this episode she talks openly about her experience with post-partum anxiety, raising neurodiverse children, being diagnosed herself with ADHD in recent years and how healing her art journey has been for her. Phoebegander.com @phoebeganderart Links from today’s episode: Listening to: Parenting Hell Podcast Watching: Mayor of Easttown Phoebe’s online course: https://phoebegander.teachable.com/p/home About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free download with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

This week's creative conversation is with Genevieve Chunn, a commercial creative leader, and mother to two kids who are 6 and 9. Gen's background is in advertising and TV creative, she has worked as a creative director, and is currently Head of Creative in a PR agency. She is also the main breadwinner for her family. Gen has stoked her creative fire in recent years with the publication of a children's book she illustrated, curating a group art show featuring her friends from Elam and life, oil portraiture painting, illustrated pet portraits, and experimental cake decorating. She'll also dance up a storm to music at any opportunity she can. Genevievechunn.com IG - @genevievechunn @lovemypetportrait https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieve-chunn-1555998 Links from today’s episode: ‘It’s good to know your neighbours’ - Written by Karin Montgomery + Illustrated by Genevieve Chunn Listening to: David Farrier’s Flightless Bird Podcast This is Love Podcast Criminal Podcast Liar Liar Podcast About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

Today’s conversation is with iconic New Zealand artist and mum of two boys FLOX. Having built her brand over many years, FLOX is one of New Zealand’s most recognised contemporary artists, redefining what it is to be a practicing artist in the 21st century. An aerosol and stencil artist with a fine art degree, FLOX first made her mark on the inner cityscape of Auckland in 2003. Her trademark native birds, ferns and flowers are a celebration of New Zealand’s environmental taonga (treasure). FLOX has always maintained a philosophy of “making art for the people” and making her art accessible which has seen her take her own artistic lane by avoiding the traditional artist/gallery relationship. Utilising her long term experience and skill set, FLOX has also spent the last few years putting energy into teaching workshops and passing on her creative knowledge. Her shop and working studio - Haus Of Flox can be found in Grey Lynn, Auckland and she has just opened up a new gallery space next door called Eyes on Fire which aims to be a gallery by artists, for artists Haus of Flox, 13 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand www.flox.co.nz Insta: @floxnz Eyes on Fire Gallery, 15 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand www.eyesonfire.nz Insta: @eyesonfire.nz Links from today’s episode: iPad Pro & Fresco App Books illustrated by Flox Tu Meke Tutatara Tu Meke Tui Inspired by: Charles and Janine Williams @charlesjaninewilliams Watching: Handmaids Tale House of Dragon About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for f

This week on The Creative Mother Podcast, host Kate Hursthouse talks to Napier based print maker and contemporary artist Rachael Stone. Through her artwork and zines, she loves expressing messages of self-worth (especially to young girls). Rachael's prints predominately depict her daughter overcoming challenges and believing in her capabilities. Her most recent work has been large-scale, bold-line paintings frequently referencing other women she admires, female empowerment and women supporting women. Several of these statement pieces are displayed in local businesses around the Napier CBD. Instagram: @rachaelstoneart Links from today’s episode: Creative Arts Napier Rachael’s Books I Hope You I See a Girl Inspired by: Greenhouse Interiors Timothy Goodman Kindah Khalidy Ken Done The Kiwi creatives Rachael’s currently feeling inspired by: Flox NZ Katherine Quinn Grimoire Studio Dali Susanto Mica Still Reading: Matisse Books Raising Girls Who Like Themselves About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand-painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast If you are wanting to start or grow your creative business I have just the thing for you. I have learned over the years that to succeed as a creative, you must understand business. I wish I had a guide to help me when I got started, and the way I see it the more we can share with each other the better it is for all creatives. So I have created a Free e-book with an overview of some of the things I think are essential to know when starting a creative business. I have included: 5 things you need to get your business started 7 revenue streams to make income as an artist 5 ways to sell and share your work You can download ‘ The Basics of Running a Creative Business’ for free here.

Today Kate Hursthouse talks about some of the key themes and takeaways from season one of The Creative Mother Podcast. In particular she talks about building a strong support system, connecting with other creative women, investing in business mentoring, never having all your eggs in one basket and prioritising yourself, your health and your creativity. Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner, mentor and single mother to one awesome kid. She has worked on a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand painted murals. After 14 years working in the creative industries, and the last eight years running her own creative business, Kate understands the barriers in the creative industry and the challenges faced by women in the arts. She is passionate about educating women on alternative ways of working and building a sustainable creative business that can accommodate their creativity and their families. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast Download The Basics of Running a Creative Business Download My Studio ToolKit: 60 tools, materials & programs I use to run my creative business Join the Creative Business Basics Facebook page Find out more about The Business of Art Mentoring course

Links from todays episode: https://adriennewhitewood.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AdrienneWhitewood/ https://www.facebook.com/AdrienneWhitewood/ TikTok: @adriennewhitewood https://ahuboutique.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ahuboutique.co.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/ahuboutique/ Stores: ahu Boutique Rotorua 1178 Eruera Street, Rotorua, New Zealand ahu Boutique Wellington 115 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington Miro Moda Koko Chocolate Watching: Korean Drama of Netflix: Greenhouse Mother’s Club Hometown Cha Cha Cha About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand-painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding, and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast FREE download: The 60 tools, materials and programs I use to run my creative business

This week on The Creative Mother Podcast host Kate Hursthouse talks to artist and painter of joy, Jen Sievers. Jen's mission is to bring joy into your home. She does this with her distinctive colours, and by injecting all of her strongest positive, magical energy into every single piece. Jen paints joy. She uses acrylic paints with fresh colours, sweeping lines and a contemporary edge. She has worked in abstract and portraiture, but found her artistic home in contemporary abstracted landscapes. Colour is her love language. A brush with breast cancer gave her the push she needed to become a full time artist and over the last few years she has gone from strength to strength. She paints obsessively in her home studio in the foothills of the Waitakeres, New Zealand - between being a mum and hatching plans for new creative projects. https://jensievers.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jensievers_art/ https://www.facebook.com/jensieversart Links from today’s episode: Jen Jen Home Inspired by: Petrina Jose Reading: “Boy Swallows Universe” Trent Dalton “All our shimmering skies” Trent Dalton Listening to: Tim Ferris Lewis Howes Glennon Doyle Brene Brown About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand-painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding, and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast 15 Minutes to Calm is a free four-part mini course that gives you permission to take 15 minutes out of your day to find a bit of calm. Through the course you will be guided through 15 minutes of meditation, 15 minutes of journaling, 15 minutes of yoga and 15 minutes of creating so you can begin to take control of your wellbeing and find a bit more calm in your day. Sign up for free at https://courses.katehursthouse.com/

This week on The Creative Mother Podcast host Kate Hursthouse talks to the founder of Paper Theory Patterns, Tara Viggo. Tara was born in the Cook Islands and grew up in New Zealand, however Tara has been living and working in London as a professional pattern cutter for the last 16 years. During this time Tara has worked right across the Fashion industry, from Top Shop and All Saints to luxury catwalk brands like J.W Anderson, Erdem, and Roland Mouret. This breadth of experience gave her insight and expertise into how the fashion industry really works.It is this behind the scenes understanding that lead her to re-evaluate how the fashion industry was serving the public and prompted her to create a means for people to dip out of fast fashion without dipping out of fashion altogether. Paper Theory was created in a quest to help others who, like Tara wanted to get as far away as possible from the fast fashion system – but didn’t want to leave fashion altogether. https://papertheorypatterns.com/ https://www.instagram.com/paper_theory/ Links from today’s episode: Inspired by: The global sewing community, especially on Instagram Watching: Bridgerton Reading: The Body Keeps the Score About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand-painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding, and inspiration . www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast FREE download: The 60 tools, materials and programs I use to run my creative business

This week on The Creative Mother Podcast host Kate Hursthouse talks to Jade Tang - Taylor who is a purpose-driven, design-led, creative social entrepreneur. Over the past 10-15+ years her career has been more of a squiggly line than a straight one, something I can really relate to. Jade has worked on a myriad of game-changing projects with change-making organisations, moving in & out of being a social entrepreneur to social intrapreneur across various organisations, industries & sectors. However, the common thread through them all is that she is deeply passionate about design for social innovation, social change & more recently systems change. She brought Creative Mornings to New Zealand 10 years ago. Currently, the main "hat" she wears is the Director of Innovation & Partnerships at Innovation Unit. She is also an Edmund Hillary Fellow, a SheEO activator but most importantly Jade a proud working mum of one. https://www.tangtaylor.com/ https://twitter.com/JadeTT123 https://www.instagram.com/jadett123/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadett123/ Links from today’s episode Creative Mornings Auckland Swiss Miss - Tina Roth-Eisenburg Emma Rogan 100 Days Project 100 Mums Project https://medium.com/@JadeTT123/100-mums-project-reflections-468c0d0315d0 SHEEO Inspired by: Traci Houpapa Ara Simmons Listening to: The Long Time Academy About your host: Kate Hursthouse is an artist, creative business owner and single mother to one awesome kid. She has run her own creative business since 2014 and has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years - from commercial illustrations and design projects to contemporary art, children’s book illustrations and hand-painted murals. She started this podcast to try and answer the question: how do we continue to be creative and produce creative work, while raising children? Her goal is to create a little corner of the internet where creative mothers share their stories and gain a feeling of community, understanding, and inspiration. www.katehursthouse.com @katehursthouse www.creativemotherpodcast.com @creativemotherpodcast FREE download: The 60 tools, materials and programs I use to run my creative business