Shawn Petite shares how she found her art soul in mixed media. We talk about Shawn’s love for documenting how she is feeling as part of her creative practice and discuss how Shawn gently dips into her creative practice through small steps that help her connect herself and her art together as she creates. This is all a part of a process of keeping creative momentum and using yourself as inspiration.

I loved chatting to Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd. Vanessa has such a strong, clear creative voice and she proudly and confidently shares that voice with the world. In this episode we talk about the importance of giving yourself permission to break your own rules and get out of your comfort zone. Vanessa shares how she is working on balancing creating art as a teacher and art that is inspiring her and helping her grow as an artist. We also explore what creating art beyond the journal has felt like and what insights have come up for Vanessa as she has explored this new part of her creative journey.

Ash Hoffenberg is one of our amazing Messians and I loved getting to chat to her for this episode. Ash and I chat about the importance of self-care and how art making can be a big part of that for many of us. Nurturing yourself allows you to go out into the world and be a better human. I loved Ash’s insights and tips for someone starting out on their own creative journey, we even put together a little supply starter kit together.

In this episode I am chatting to one of our beautiful Messians, Jessica Kaschig. Jessica talks to us about the power of the Artist’s Way and how art helped her through big life decisions and changes. I loved chatting to Jessica about the concept of living with audacity and being true to yourself and how the power of art and community can help you to do this. Watching Jessica grow in confidence in herself and her art over the past few years has been such a delight.

In this episode Betsy Walton shares with us about her creative journey and how she discovered and rediscovered her creative voice. Betsy talks about the importance of having a sense of curious play within our creative process.It is so exciting to hear Betsy share her love for adding a layer of mystery within her art-making by having an openness to being aware of how the piece is developing and responding to what is happening in front of her as she creates.

In this episode I am chatting to one of our Messians, Debbie Siddon. During our discussion Debbie shares with us how having a community of like-minded people has helped her show up for herself and her art, build a creative practice, and develop her creative voice. Having support has helped Debbie achieve her creative goals and commitments to herself. It has been a delight to see Debbie’s art practice blooming and I am excited for her to share her insights with you, too.

Lynda Monk chats to us about the power of journaling within our lives when we allow our journals to be a soft place to land. Journaling enriches every aspect of our lives, if we allow it to. So much of Lynda’s work is backed by deep research. It is fascinating to listen to how science and expression are working together to help people find deep healing reconnection to themselves. Lynda gives us tips on how we can start and develop a journaling habit. She shares questions we can use to connect to our inner wise self and quilt ourselves together.

Meg is nearing 10 years of daily creating! This is something to be celebrated. Meg and I chat about how she started her journey of daily art-making, how her process has evolved over time and what she has gained through the act of sustained practice. Meg shares how she has moved from being present as she creates to savouring the act of painting. As an artist with many facets Meg talks about the alchemy of finding your artist voice and using your art practice to grow and transform various aspects of your life. I loved this discussion. We unpack how you can have a more successful daily practice and how following the breadcrumbs of inspiration can lead us to unexpected places.

Marianne Burger is a collage artist living in Swakopmund, Namibia. This magical place has had a profound influence on Marianne’s choice of colour palette and imagery. Marianne talks to us about how the process of collage has become medicine for her soul, a way to work through her thoughts and feelings. We also talk about the magic of passing down a passion from creativity throughout the generations and the connections that are formed through this relationship.

In this episode Traci Taylor and I talk about staying true to your creative voice through failure and success. Throughout her work Traci lives the essence of the truth that your story matters and deserves to be told. Traci chats about being able to look back through her journals and finds the thread of truth that runs through her work as she keeps showing up authentically, even if at times it might not look and feel like her. We also talk about the power of saying YES to big scary things before you feel ready to do so, and how having a cheerleader alongside you can help you leap before the net appears.