Into Existence

This episode, I do something different: its just me, talking to you about some of the principles of creativity and how I harness them in my own work. There is something here for everyone, because the principles of creativity are the principles of self-expression, which is important for everyone, artist or not. I talk about playfulness, non-judgment, connection and self affirmation.

This week I am in conversation with Stefan Blom, whose work encompasses clinical psychology, writing, drawing and painting, and more! We talk about the bridges between therapy and creative expression: how his clients inspire his art, and how his art seeps into his therapy. 

Intro music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week I am sharing a conversation I had with musician Abi Wade. She tells me all about what she is working on: a musical story-telling project on climate change and the environment. She shares insights into how she shapes her ideas, and why it's important for her to spend time in nature. Since she is also a long-time friend of mine, we go back into the childhood archives to talk about how her creative journey began. 

Intro music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tapiwa Guzha describes himself as a generalist. He makes ice cream, does rope bondage, creates and paints calligraphy and lettering, makes soap and more! We have a conversation about all of this; and how he playfully integrates and remixes all these different parts of himself.

This episode includes conversation about sex and contains swearing.

Intro music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this last episode for 2020, I have a conversation with the gifted painter and baker Alice Toich. She tells us all about her training at the Florence Academy of Arts, her love of oil paints and why she paints from life. 

Theme music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I talk to Bongani Kona, a writer and editor based in Cape Town. We speak about the cultivating the creative process, about the themes of his writing and about balancing intellectualism with creativity.

Intro music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

As an introduction to the podcast, I have a warm, intimate and funny conversation with the writer and academic, Uhuru Phalafala. We talk about my relationship with creativity, leaving academia and the vulnerability of coming into being as an artist. 

Intro music is Nuh Na Nuh by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6429-nuh-na-nuh. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/