Today's episode is all about avoiding the trap of that old heap of coffee grounds and lemon peels: Artistic Bitterness. I investigate how artists of history, like Carmen Herrera, Louise Bourgeois and Laurie Simmons, persevered and dealt with feeling like their work was ignored by the art scene. I also read some quotes from the eternally wise Enrique Martinez Celaya. Also, why am I always bringing up Lawrence of Arabia? I've never even watched the movie! Also, I hate discouraging art stats! 

Come along with me as I discover the secret keys to the Non-Bitterness Kingdom and attempt to quantify, label and identify them for fellow and future seekers.

Artists mentioned: Carmen Herrera, Louise Bourgeois, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Marsden Hartley, Laurie Simmons, Liam Gillick, Portia Munson, Comedian Maria Bamford, Tik Tok Creator/Actor/Writer Kiersten Lyons (TTK @kierstenlyons or kierstenlyons.com)

Texts Mentioned: "On Art and Mindfulness" by Enrique Martínez Celaya, "At 106, Carmen Herrera Is Taking the Art World By Storm" by Grace Bonney/Town & Country, "13 Artists Give Advice to Their Younger Selves by Alexxa Gotthardt"/Artsy, "The Bitter Pill You Must Swallow if You Want Success" by Bryan E. Robinson Ph.D./Psychology Today, "Shoshin (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind)" by Shunryū Suzuki, "The Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois" by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan

*Special thanks to my sweet outro team: Steve Donelson, Abby Gardner and Claire Gardner, lover of lemons. You three are the best half-Talluto's in the world.

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