Masterpiece

I went to Japan looking for inspiration. What I came home with was a reminder of how much place shapes creativity, and a renewed desire to make. In this episode, I reflect on travel, art, mastery, and learning to do less with more love.

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After 2.5 years of not painting, I’m back to making art. It’s early days, but I feel a shift. I want to make something different. But as I move towards making the art I actually want to make, I find myself facing resistance. What if it’s bad? What if people don’t understand it? What if I can’t make a living from it?

In this episode, I talk to my art teacher and mentor, Daryl, about what’s underneath that resistance, what it means to make art that feels true to you, and how to learn to play.

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When life gets hectic, it’s easy to get swept up in the noise and lose touch with yourself. For most of my life, I lived on autopilot. Matteo did too. But everything changed when we started picking a word each year. In this episode, we talk about what ten years of this practice has taught us — how one word can help you reconnect with your voice, your values, and how you want to live.

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I haven’t painted in 2.5 years. I told myself all sorts of stories about why — not the right time, place, space. But underneath it all, I think I was blocked by something deeper. This week, I reflect on creative block, the fear of not knowing, and how I’m finding my way back to painting.

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Psychologist Cass Seidler joins me to unpack two listener questions. Together, we explore why it can feel so hard to give yourself permission to go after what you want, how perfectionism, people-pleasing and uncertainty can keep us stuck, and why the things that make us feel most alive are still worth making space for. 

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Pod reference: Brad Stulberg x Rich Roll

This week, my friend Romy Galombik turns the microphone around as we reflect on 20 episodes of Masterpiece. We explore what creating the podcast has taught me about getting into the arena, overcoming the need to be liked, and why creating something meaningful is the right kind of hard.

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This week I reflect on why so many of us want to create but feel like we can't, the cost of constant busyness, and the little flames inside we can't keep ignoring.

What is something you want to do that feels scary to say out loud?

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Creating a life and art that feels true to you is like climbing a mountain. It can feel long, lonely and uncertain. But after six months of releasing Masterpiece, I'm realising that none of us are meant to do this alone. This is an episode about the cheerleaders who help us find the courage to keep going. And a thank you to everyone who has reached out, shared their story, and reminded me that there are people on the other side of this microphone!

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A conversation with writer Grace O'Neill on Tracey Emin, Lena Dunham, and the tension between self-expression and approval.

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Grace's word for the year is ASSERT. Mine is PERMISSION.

Find your word for the year here.

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Big Little Things:

• My Heart is This: Tracey Emin on Painting by Martin Gayford
• Famesick by Lena Dunham
• The Interview Podcast with Lena Denham
• The Louis Theroux Podcast with Tracey Emin
• The Art of Accomplishment: How to Stop Seeking Approval

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Thank you for listening :)

JYK 

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The Masterpiece soundtrack is composed by Josie Mann, with strings by James Tarbotton.

A conversation with my art teacher and friend, Daryl, on quietening the inner critic, reconnecting with the artist inside, and expressing yourself freely.

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Contact Daryl: @blankcanvasartscool

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Thank you for listening :)

JYK 

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The Masterpiece soundtrack is composed by Josie Mann, with strings by James Tarbotton.