The Splatter Effect

73. Big Plans, Big Energy: Our 2026 Goal Chat

The Seven Minute Kendal Trick You MUST Learn This Year.
We’re kicking off the second week of 2026 with a candid conversation all about the goals we’re setting for ourselves personally and in business this year. In this episode, we walk through what’s on our lists, what’s pushing us outside our comfort zones, and the habits we’re putting in place to actually follow through. Our hope is that this behind-the-scenes look at our planning inspires you to dream a little bigger, get intentional, and build your own list of goals for a year filled with momentum and meaning.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
SPARK SESSION WITH KAYLA'S TEAM
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➡️ @kendalblanchardart
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72. Off the Canvas: How to Stay Grounded and Intentional in the New Year

We’re kicking off our brand-new monthly series, Off The Canvas, with Atlanta-based mental health expert Jessica Alexander, who brings practical, grounding tools to help you stay emotionally healthy and intentional in 2026.
Jessica walks us through the power of SMART goals: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time sensitive, and how to use them without overwhelming yourself. She also shares simple weekly habits that make a real difference: choosing a word or mantra, daily gratitude, meaningful self care, tuning into your body, and using a clear to do list to reduce stress.
We also dive into Brené Brown’s three shame responses: moving away, moving toward, and moving against, and how recognizing your own pattern can shift your relationships, your creativity, and the way you show up this year.
Off The Canvas will feature different topics and voices throughout the year, and this first conversation sets the tone beautifully: grounded, honest, and full of tools you can start using today.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
Book Mentioned: The 12 Week Work Year
SPARK SESSION WITH KAYLA'S TEAM
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➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast

71. Your Most Productive Year Starts in Seven Minutes

Start your new year with a burst of focus and fire. In this episode Kendal shares how the Louvre heist sparked one of her most powerful productivity hacks. You will learn why seven minutes can change the entire energy of your day and how to use short intentional bursts to reset your focus for 2026. This episode is motivating, simple and perfect for anyone who wants a more productive year without the pressure. Tune in to kickstart your most intentional season yet.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
SPARK SESSION WITH KAYLA'S TEAM
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast

70. When Art Becomes a Lifeline: Jenn Gietzen Collier on Infertility, Healing, and Hope

For our final episode of the year, we’re closing 2025 with a deeply meaningful conversation with Atlanta artist Jenn Collier. Jenn opens up about her journey of using art to navigate a season of infertility. She shares how creativity became both a lifeline and a language for processing grief. Now a thriving artist and mother, she shares honest insight into holding space for both sorrow and joy, inviting us into the realities of pursuing motherhood in a non-conventional way.
From vulnerability to resilience, this episode offers a tender and hope-filled reminder that beauty often grows from the places we least expect. It’s the perfect way to wrap the year: grounded, brave, and full of heart.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
SPARK SESSION WITH KAYLA'S TEAM
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➡️ @jenngietzen
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast

69. Advent Edition: Hope for today, promise for eternity (4/4)

This month, we’re stepping away from launch plans and inbox noise to talk about the coming of Christ. We’re diving into the history of Advent, how it fits into the Christian calendar, and how we can keep the main thing (Jesus) the main thing this holiday season and in our businesses. 
Our hope? That by growing spiritually, we’ll lead our creative lives and businesses from a place of peace, clarity, and purpose. Because when your soul is centered, your work naturally follows.
Join us for a heartfelt reset before we return in January with more art business strategy, creative inspiration, and conversations that keep you grounded and growing.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
Book we love about Jesus: Back to the Gospel
Podcast we love about Jesus
Malachi 3:1 (ESV)“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Mark 1:3–4 (ESV)“‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,”’ John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV)“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

68. Advent Edition: Clearing the Clutter of the Heart (3 of 4)

This month, we’re stepping away from launch plans and inbox noise to talk about the coming of Christ. We’re diving into the history of Advent, how it fits into the Christian calendar, and how we can keep the main thing (Jesus) the main thing this holiday season and in our businesses. 
Our hope? That by growing spiritually, we’ll lead our creative lives and businesses from a place of peace, clarity, and purpose. Because when your soul is centered, your work naturally follows.
Join us for a heartfelt reset before we return in January with more art business strategy, creative inspiration, and conversations that keep you grounded and growing.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
Book we love about Jesus: Back to the Gospel
Podcast we love about Jesus
Malachi 3:1 (ESV)“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Mark 1:3–4 (ESV)“‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,”’ John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV)“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

67. Advent Edition: Promises Kept in the Dark (2 of 4)

This month, we’re stepping away from launch plans and inbox noise to talk about the coming of Christ. We’re diving into the history of Advent, how it fits into the Christian calendar, and how we can keep the main thing (Jesus) the main thing this holiday season and in our businesses. 
Our hope? That by growing spiritually, we’ll lead our creative lives and businesses from a place of peace, clarity, and purpose. Because when your soul is centered, your work naturally follows.
Join us for a heartfelt reset before we return in January with more art business strategy, creative inspiration, and conversations that keep you grounded and growing.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
Book we love about Jesus: Back to the Gospel
Podcast we love about Jesus
Malachi 3:1 (ESV)“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Mark 1:3–4 (ESV)“‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,”’ John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV)“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

66. Advent Edition: Why Advent Still Matters (1 of 4)

This month, we’re stepping away from launch plans and inbox noise to talk about the coming of Christ. We’re diving into the history of Advent, how it fits into the Christian calendar, and how we can keep the main thing (Jesus) the main thing this holiday season and in our businesses. 
Our hope? That by growing spiritually, we’ll lead our creative lives and businesses from a place of peace, clarity, and purpose. Because when your soul is centered, your work naturally follows.
Join us for a heartfelt reset before we return in January with more art business strategy, creative inspiration, and conversations that keep you grounded and growing.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
Book we love about Jesus: Back to the Gospel
Podcast we love about Jesus
Malachi 3:1 (ESV)“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Mark 1:3–4 (ESV)“‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,”’ John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.”
Romans 3:23 (ESV)“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

65. Nutcrackers & Nuptials: Clara Clough on Stress, Strategy, and Staying Creative

Planning a wedding is stressful. Building an art business is stressful. Doing both at the same time? That’s a whole new level of “creative chaos.”
In this episode, we sit down with Cape Cod artist Clara Clough, known for her gorgeous custom nutcrackers beloved throughout New England. Clara opens up about navigating bridal planning, managing expectations, protecting your mental space, and keeping the creative spark alive when life feels very full.
We dive into boundaries, burnout, business systems, and what it really looks like to honor your art practice while walking through a major life milestone.
This one has full Hallmark-movie coziness with the practical pep talk every artist needs.
Grab your coffee, art besties... this conversation is honest, encouraging, and exactly what you need if you’re building something beautiful in a busy season.
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
✨ Acrylic Ornaments (CODE: FREESHIP25) 
✨ Prayers to Share
✨ Snail Mucin 
✨ Barefoot Dreams Socks 
✨ Match Cloche 
✨ Cookbook 
✨ Maldon Salt and Cellar 
✨ Sennelier oil pastels
✨ Thrive Market Discount Code: SHOP THRIVE NOW
✨  Craig Frames Discount Code: CFKBA10
✨  The Best Planner For Artists: Shop Now
✨  A mocktail for every occasion

64. Tiny Tales. Big Impact: How 3 Sentence Stories Can Skyrocket Your IG and Inbox

This week, Kendal and Kayla dive into the power of micro-storytelling: the crisp, 3–4 sentence stories that instantly elevate your Instagram presence and strengthen your email strategy. They share tangible examples and break down exactly how to weave these tiny narratives into your brand and content flow. The hosts also spotlight one of their favorite inspirations, storytelling expert Cyndi Zaweski, and explore why these bite-sized stories work so effectively. By the end, listeners walk away with ready-to-use micro-story prompts for Instagram and email that can be implemented immediately.
It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business.
** If you want clarity, momentum, and a plan for 2026, book your Artist Spark Session with Kayla while spots are still open.**
Follow:
➡️ @klacole
➡️ @kendalblanchardart
➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast
Our Favorite Things:
✨ Acrylic Ornaments (CODE: FREESHIP25) 
✨ Prayers to Share
✨ Thrive Market Discount Code: SHOP THRIVE NOW
✨  Craig Frames Discount Code: CFKBA10
✨  The Best Planner For Artists: Shop Now