On Creativity

Today, on the podcast we are joined by Rachel Miller of Rae Miller Arts. A now Albuquerque, New Mexico based artist who also runs Abstract Junction with her partner. We meander as two Gemini's in conversation do, covering a plethora of experiences from early childhood experiences, to free MBA's, to transitioning from a beyond full time non-profit day job to immersing in the art world, lack of quality public spaces, to housing insecurity in the Bay Area and greater US. Such a conversation!

Rachel has an upcoming showcase on Saturday, July 8th at Flyby Provisions 10-2.

Rachel will be at the Skate Kamagraph opening on July 14th.

Every Sunday July 9th through 23rd she will be at the Farmer's Market locally working on a picnic table mural.

You can learn more about her offerings on her: Website

Follow her journey on: Instagram

Some mentions in this episode:

The 100 Day Project: web x newsletter

Gentle reminder: We are in a casual conversation here and I am speaking from a very relaxed place and not thinking about how others will interpret my personal opinions or what I say. Sometimes when I listen back I realize "wow, I could have articulated that differently" however, I do not feel the need to speak in trepidation of how the world will digest my own words, opinions, or things I have said. With this, if the podcast resonates, please share, subscribe, and consider subscribing to my public journal on Substack or supporting via Buy me a Coffee.

Feedback? Kind Words?

Feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected]

I respond to emails weekly, typically on Fridays. Unsolicited advice is a no, no.

Today on the podcast we are joined by Olivia Ronan, who enthralls me with her coexistence alongside plants and her art explorations with mediums of impermanence.

We touch on how in collapse you can become whole again, on the recycling of life cycles as an artist, and how we transmute and grow by simply existing and experiencing in day to day life.

Olivia has a performance piece this Friday, July 7th in Santa Cruz at Minnow Arts for her installation titled 'Weathering'. Here is more info on: Weathering

You can learn more about her offerings on her: Website

Follow her journey on: Instagram

Gentle reminder: We are in a casual conversation here and I am speaking from a very relaxed place and not thinking about how others will interpret my personal opinions or what I say. Sometimes when I listen back I realize "wow, I could have articulated that differently" however, I do not feel the need to speak in trepidation of how the world will digest my own words, opinions, or things I have said. With this, if the podcast resonates, please share, subscribe, and consider subscribing to my public journal on Substack or supporting via Buy me a Coffee.

Feedback? Kind Words?

Feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected]

I respond to emails weekly, typically on Fridays. Unsolicited advice is a no, no.

Today, we are joined by Justice of Thread and Sprout who creates whimsical and playful wearable art pieces, wall hangings, stickers, and now: merch! I was so incredibly excited to learn more about Justice. For this conversation, she graciously invited me to her lovely, creative San Francisco home, where I learned we have a lot in common. She shares so many beautiful nuggets on being authentic and true to herself in her art and as a human. This was a delightful deep dive into artistry, existence, and following your passions. Keep scrolling for more!

You can learn more about her offerings on her: Website

Support Justice on: Patreon

Follow her journey on: Instagram

Justice will be teaching an in person workshop on July 15th in Berkeley at Studio Sessions.

You can sign up here: https://www.studio-sessions.com/workshops/nature-kerchief

Some mentions in the podcast:

Sarah Kirsten

Anna Allen

Karen LePage

Someone who was not mentioned but was a wonderful support when launching my pattern brand is Jenny Gordy of Wiksten Patterns (no longer available for sale but you can find them on sites like Etsy).

Eli of Studio Sessions

The Far Woods

Addie Best Studio

Gentle reminder: We are in a casual conversation here and I am speaking from a very relaxed place and not thinking about how others will interpret my personal opinions or what I say. Sometimes when I listen back I realize "wow, I could have articulated that differently" however, I do not feel the need to speak in trepidation of how the world will digest my own words, opinions, or things I have said. With this, if the podcast resonates, please share, subscribe, and consider subscribing to my public journal on Substack or supporting via Buy me a Coffee.

Feedback? Kind Words?

Feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected]

I respond to emails weekly, typically on Fridays. Unsolicited advice is a no, no.

Welcome!

An introduction to the podcast and what you can expect from the show in 2023 and beyond!

Hello and welcome to On Creativity. This is a podcast on being creative for left and right brains alike. Here, we deep dive into the idea that being multifaceted and not specializing in one thing in particular can equally be fulfilling. Everyone has value in the ways they show up in the world, and creativity does not only extend to art. It goes beyond art.

This podcast offers stories on interesting people who are in my world and whom I feel curious about. You will notice this is completely unscripted and my hope is that this offers you the ability to lean back and enjoy being.

Life places an immense amount of pressure on us to be sure about everything. The older I get the more I realize I am sure about nothing. I would like us to rewrite the narrative of needing to be sure about life and that mistakes are all bad. For me, mistakes have pointed me in the direction I need to be heading in, have redirected me, and have gently and not so gently nudged me along the path on this windy journey called life.

Being creative calls for mistakes and is a neccessary part of creating art. Art is messy, life is messy, and in finding ourselves, sometimes things get a bit unclear, but it is okay and things will get better and improve.

I hope you find something in these conversations that sparks you to try something new, or return to something that you used to love immensely.

About your Host

My name is Serah. I am writer, poet, and musician performing under the artist name Fo Fera. I am also the creative director of Bambini Del Mare an area for my musings on slow intentional fashion and my exploration in ceramics. I studied Apparel Design and Merchandising and am back in school once more in my 30's with a teenager in high school.

I am an intense human, and feel everything very deeply. It has made life quite a journey, and I am learning how to be a better human day by day.

I'm based in Northern California now, but most likely in the car heading to my next adventure somewhere far, new, and unknown.

I am back in school studying Linguistic Anthropology and I have always been fascinated with the human condition.

As a Gemini, I have always enjoyed connecting to myself by exploring various mediums, and I have noticed an immense amount of shame and pressure on those of us who want to live a bit more of a free life to make a choice and decide on no lane in particular.

Ways you can learn more about me is to go to my various websites:

https://www.serahbfredericks.com/

https://www.foferarecords.com/

https://www.bambinidelmare.com/

Ways you can support me are to join as a paid supporter of my Substack

Buy me a Chai: here

Join me on Patreon: here

and

Share that this podcast exists with friends and family you believe may find resonance in my words.

I am a verbose human so I often have lots to say. Feel free to write me back via email at [email protected]

I am a snail to write back as I write with intention, and you can find that I will most likely reply on Fridays as that is one of my maker days.

Onwards and upwards!

Serah