For episode 18 of Pleasure Principles (@pleasureprinciples.art), Tobi talks with Zuri Ali-Cole, talented artist and owner of Zuri Ali Art (@zurialiart). The holidays can be just as exciting as they can be challenging and triggering. This season especially can be tough for those of us grieving, without family, put out, financially tight, overstimulated, etc causing symptoms of anxiety, depression or heaviness to build up. How do we navigate this as artists, amongst other roles? This episode features clips from a live conversation between Tobi and Zuri titled “Holiday Care”. We sat and shared stories and tips about how we’re taking care of ourselves this holiday season - both creatively and via our community and support systems. You're in for a treat, friends! The pleasure is ours. #pleasureprinciplespodcast

For episode 17 of Pleasure Principles (@pleasureprinciples.art), Tobi talks with Brie Hope of the illustrious Baby Biscuit Town (@baby_biscuit_town) about honoring your own art practice. As two young, Black and queer emerging artists finding our voices and committing to our work has had its challenges, we talk about this recommitment to our art and what we love, the process of creating an episode of Baby Biscuit Town and buttermilk biscuits vs cornbread. You're in for a treat friends! The pleasure is ours.

a personal reflection on my first commission in partnership with a museum and some tips for us both for next time.

Pleasure Principles is hosted by artist, designer + care guide, Tobi Ewing. Follow Tobi on IG @beautyasametaphor and beautyasametaphor.co

About Pleasure Principles:

monthly conversations around our art practice, self discovery + care with world-building, visionary creatives like us. catch season one here. Listen on Spotify or here for other podcast streaming platforms.

a personal reflection on doing and not doing the most as an artist and getting snatched by Spirit in the most loving way.

Pleasure Principles is hosted by artist, designer + care guide, Tobi Ewing. Follow Tobi on IG @beautyasametaphor and beautyasametaphor.co

About Pleasure Principles:

monthly conversations around our art practice, self discovery + care with world-building, visionary creatives like us. catch season one here. Listen on Spotify or here for other podcast streaming platforms.

Study Sessions episode <3

Pleasure Principles is hosted by artist, designer + care guide, Tobi Ewing. Follow Tobi on IG @beautyasametaphor and beautyasametaphor.co

Check out this week's article: https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/7957d66037bf400271f7e917032d9490-Artist-Paula-Whaley-Is-Changing-the-Way-We-View-Art-One-Sculpture-at-a-Time

About Pleasure Principles:

monthly conversations around our art practice, self discovery + care with world-building, visionary creatives like us. catch season one here. Listen on Spotify or here for other podcast streaming platforms.

a conversation between Tobi + creative director, Dana Graham, founder of Scripted In Black.

Pleasure Principles is hosted by artist, designer + care guide, Tobi Ewing. Follow Tobi on IG @beautyasametaphor and beautyasametaphor.co

This episode's guest was creative director, Dana Graham, founder of Scripted In Black. Follow Dana on IG @simply_dnicole and Scripted In Black @scriptedinblack.

About Pleasure Principles:

monthly conversations around our art practice, self discovery + care with world-building, visionary creatives like us. catch season one here. Listen on Spotify or here for other podcast streaming platforms.

#12 TOBI + ISRA TALK BLACK GIRLHOOD, ART OUTSIDE OF THE INSTITUTION AND GOGO.

What’s up What’s up What’s up. I’m Tobi and you’re listening to Pleasure Principles presented by The Self Care Cafe. The Self Care Cafe is an experimental, artist-led space for self care and self discovery. We are a Black, queer, artist-ran platform rooted in the artistic documentation of practices that seek to activate our healing, pleasure, joy, connection and creativity. Our podcast, Pleasure Principles, hosts care-centered conversations around our art and self discovery with shapeshifting, visionary creatives like us.

This month's (May) episode features independent artist and curator, Isra Rene.

Isra Rene is an independent curator and cultural producer committed to strengthening bridges that center and envision community care as sites of creative re-imagination and ways that creative expression assist with these sites. She is the co founder of Care Collective, an artist collective committed to highlighting the creative and care practices of black, queer and trans artists. She holds a Master Degree in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelors Degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Spelman College.

take care friends <3