Creativity comes from divergent thinking said guest Juli Adams on this week's 43rd episode of Pink Noise. She tells us children's books and cartoons were early artistic influencers, including The Addams Family, Bloom County and Peanuts. She describes the beauty and uniqueness of her Plague Babies, born during the global pandemic, their creation is an exercise in play and provided a much needed passion distraction from what was happening in the world around her.
My favorite part of this interview was when Juli shared the story about the day she claimed her identity as an ARTIST. Her paintings contain a collection of stories, about what it feels like to be human in a complicated world. She is drawn to the subtle and the macabre. She doesn't shy away from darkness because she believes our darkness, or shadow self, is a valuable resource worth exploration. In this way, what hides in the shadow, if we're willing to look close enough, can be our greatest teacher.
Produced for Cafe Racer Radio, original broadcast September 12, 2021.
See Juli's work: https://www.juliadams.com/
Watch the video that played during her gallery show at Bonfire in Seattle called, "I Saw the Face of Hecate" which was referenced during this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6_uzwnqRs&ab_channel=JuliAdams