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We answer a couple of listener questions, and then chew on Inktober, a 30-day inking challenge. What's the deal, how do we feel about it, what are our strategies?

It can be hard to separate your sense of self worth from your output - either quantity or quality. But that's probably not the best way to handle your identity as a creative person.

Dedicated follower of fashion or not - sewing is an amazing maker-skill to have, and we talk a little bit about why.

Det kanske inte var stickläge så stor del av sommaren, men det finns mycket textilt pyssel man kan ägna sig åt ändå. Och nu är det ju dags att börja höstpeppa! (Och, tydligen, prata om julgardiner.)

There is no reason to stop asking people what their favorite color is, right?

Can an artist wear khakis? Do tattoos make someone cool and creative? What stereotypes do we have working for or against us, as creative and makey people?

Challenging yourself is good. We think. But what about specific challenges, like doing something every day for a month, or making a hundred of something? Also: Naked dude report.

Is art political - and does it have to be? Do you have a responsibility to make with issues and values in mind? Is crafting as post-apocalyptic life skill a political statement?

Touchy feely touching base time. How are we feeling about our creating? Is talking about it making it better or worse? And is it OK to do a thing just because it's fun?

Do you have to have proper training and a degree to be an artist? To do art? To call yourself an artist? We ponder credibility and qualifications.

Podden fyller fyra år! Jättemånga avsnitt! Vi funderar på vad vi lärt oss, vad som varit bra, vad som gjort oss arga, och lite sånt.

When do you decide you feel good enough about your art to start charging for it? And how do you put a value on it? We discuss the commercial side of creating. We also check in on our homework progress, and sing the praises of professional framing.

Social media is your friend. Except when it isn't. And when it comes to creativity, that is very much the case. So how do you use it to your advantage?

Together at last! We met up at the Atlanta Pen Show to talk to some amazing creative friends, and try to figure out what a creative community means to us.

Borde vi bli bättre på att ta plagg som vi gillade som blev nästan perfekta, och sticka dem igen för att bli riktigt bra? Vi funderar på skillnaden mellan att öva på massa olika saker, och öva på samma en gång till.