"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck." 

-Emma Goldman

Money is the thing that no one wants to talk about. Emotions of shame and guilt are common blocks. Is money the thing that provides us what we need or keeps us from what we want? This episode features artist Liz Volpi. We discuss finding joy in the things around you, treating yourself, and sticking it to the  man.

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Liz Volpi is a lettering artist and graphic designer with an illustrative style. A native Louisianian, she now calls Texas home.

You can connect with her here:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lizvolpi

https://lizvolpi.com/

Look and you will find it– what is unsought will go undetected. 

–Sophocoles

Often our limitations come from our inability to perceive ourselves as capable or worthy. Allowing ourselves to wish for more often leads us to exactly  what we want.

This episode features Volta Voloshin-Smith, a watercolor artist. We discuss how to find creativity right where you are, and also dream of new and crazy possibilities!

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Volta Voloshin-Smith is a watercolor artist with a focus on food. She lives in Dallas and knows all the best spots for a donut or bánh mì.

You can connect with her here:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/colorsnack

https://www.colorsnack.com

Integrity of self: does your outer persona match your inner self? Stop and listen... to your own voice. To have integrity, we must know who we are at this moment in time. We may be caught in a past vision of ourselves, or a vision of who we want to be. Time to get honest.

This episode features Riley Frost, an art director with an inner artist. We discuss how our vision of ourselves affects our creative endeavors and how to take steps to find ourselves again.

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Riley Frost is an art director with a background in studio art. Originally from Nashville, she has called Dallas home for the past six years. Riley loves conceptual art, drunken noodles, and live music. She has a dog named Grey who is a bit of a monster. 

You can connect with her at http://www.rileyfrost.net/.

There is great power in looking at ourselves in full and without judgement. Examining the why behind our emotions will return valuable feedback and direction as to what is meaningful and important to us.

This episode features Willie Baronet, an artist and professor. We discuss how making space for our inner artist, includes making space for all your emotions, including the ones we may not want, like anger and shame

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Willie Baronet is a professor at Southern Methodist University, teaching in the creative track of the advertising program. He travels the world with his social art project, We Are All Homeless, showcasing the humanity in homelessness. He's a morning person with a sharp wit and a love of cats.

You can connect with him here:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/williebaronet/

Signs of Humanity film (streaming on Amazon Prime): https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Humanity-Willie-Baronet/dp/B07YVNSZQ6

Self-definition is the backbone of identity. Listen as your personal needs, desires, and interests announce themselves.

This episode features Steve Blackburn, a writer and director. We discuss how identity affects our creative endeavors and how to be happy while staying true to ourselves.

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Steve Blackburn is a recovering trial lawyer turned writer/producer/director.  He lives in Dallas with his beautiful and talented producer/photographer wife and dog named Sugarbee.

You can connect with him here:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/stevejust

The first step to  overcoming creative blocks, is recovering a sense of safety.

This episode features Jill Allison Bryan, a creativity coach. We discuss common creative blocks and how to be successful with The Artist's Way.

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Jill Allison Bryan is a creativity coach and founder of Creative Oasis Coaching. She helps multi-passionate creatives move past blocks, build confidence, and diffuse mind drama so they can turn their creative dreams into reality.

She’s a Sagittarius with Leo rising who meditates and journals every morning. Jill loves travel and live music and harmonizing. She has a healthy addiction to recycling, composting and her excellent (if she does say so herself) homemade cold brew.

You can connect with her here:

https://www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/creativeoasiscoach/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/creativeoasiscoaching

The Artist's Way is a world-renowned book about creativity: what blocks us and how to recover. This podcast takes us on a journey through the book, exploring each chapter through conversation.