{"id":934,"date":"2025-04-16T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?p=934"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:17:38","slug":"168-why-artists-need-frameworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/2025\/04\/16\/168-why-artists-need-frameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"168: Why Artists Need Frameworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1101\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-934-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/Adventures_in_Arting_Podcast_168_final_cut.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/Adventures_in_Arting_Podcast_168_final_cut.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/Adventures_in_Arting_Podcast_168_final_cut.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/Adventures_in_Arting_Podcast_168_final_cut.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_pinw=934-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('934-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_934-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_934-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_embed=934-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adventures-in-Arting-Thumb-nail.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this episode, Julie and Eileen explore how frameworks can transform your creative process from scattered to sustainable. 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