Miranda Aisling, pronounced ash-lean, (she/her/hers) is an interdisciplinary artist, community organizer, entrepreneur, and author. In 2013, she launched her book Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something which became the subject of a TEDx talk the following year.

She joins host Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about tiny houses, how to make friends as an adult, and how not to edit ourselves out of existence. 

Jacob DeGeal and Lauren Smedley of Creative Blocks are the new Artists in Residence for this year's cohort on Artists' Row. With more than 10 years of experience in their respective fields, Lauren in Museums and Jacob in interactive design, the two have been plotting ways for Salem residents to engage with social distancing in a way that's playful and inviting, rather than disconcerting.

They join Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about the importance of getting feedback from the community when designing popup infrastructure and functional public art and what it means exactly to be Wayfinding Artists. 

Stephanie “Espy” Espinal is an Afro-Latina New England freelance photographer and videographer. She also teaches Jazz, Contemporary, and Musical Theater in Burlington when she's not out capturing the world. 

Today Espy joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about her role in this project, her path to becoming a visual artist, and some of her thoughts on life, the universe, and everything.

Aerialist and performer Peter Mercury joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about following your guiding star, the tarot, what it’s like to walk in stilts, and how the experience of bending their body into beautiful shapes has given them the opportunities of a lifetime. 

Lauren Snatched Cameron is the owner and event producer of Snatched Entertainment. A Jamaican native and an alum of Suffolk University Sawyer Business School, she started producing events in 2008 and has since taken the Boston Nightlife Industry by storm, an industry, we will observe, that tends to be completely dominated by men. 

She joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about SatHERDayz, how to produce events during quarantine, and some of the challenges she’s faced being a Black womxn in the entertainment business. 

Daybar and Phillip Bugler, along with their son Phil Bugler IV - aka Burrito -  are the hosts of the Eat Drink Explore Podcast a podcast celebrating the best of the North Shore's food scene and the chefs, sommeliers, bakers, baristas, and front of house staff that make those experiences possible. Excited by the sights, smells, and flavors of the North Shore Foodie scene, Day and Phil have made a name for themselves talking about the food they love. 

They join Joey on the podcast today to talk about dining in the age of COVID-19 and about some of the best stuff they've been eating recently.

For shownotes and links to organizations - go to https://www.creativenorthshore.com/the-chaos-within-work-with-what-youve-got-with-grace-and-diggs/ 

Linda Mullen of Grace & Diggs is an interdisciplinary artist who makes wearable art and installation pieces out of recycled materials.  She joins Joey on the podcast today to talk about what she’s been up to, the inspiration behind upcycled art, and what it means to be a maker in an untethered world. 

Lisa Kawski is a sound healer, kirtan practitioner, and the owner of Sound Healing for the Soul. She joins me on the podcast today to talk about mindfulness and how vibration affects us, which she demonstrates in a sound healing at the end of the episode. 

Christian is a graphic designer, cosplayer, actor, singer, performer, writer, and director. He joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about Tales from the Dragon Eye Galaxy, following your curiosity, and asking important questions like hey, what day is today anyway?

Tia Cole of GALA, the Brickyard Collaborative, and Lynn Main Streets has dedicated her time and energy to supporting the creative economy through community building and placemaking, and she joins me on the podcast today to talk about creative spaces, collaboration, and as you might suspect, making art.