Holly and I chat about her love of The Flaming Lips, the power of giving yourself permission to do it messy, and the importance of doing what makes you happy.  We talk about how Covid impacted her work and how she pivoted to create an amazing and vibrant community experience to help keep people connected in these strange times!

Holly Danger is an Experiential Designer and Video Artist. She is also the founder of the Danger Gallery, an immersive video art space in Stamford, CT.

Danger’s work brings ideas to life through creative videos and creative video experiences. The overall vision to bring together art, technology, and human connection through video installations and live video performances.

The work is unique to each experience and created with a sense of design and artistry for both the art and commercial world. Her work has spanned the spectrum from the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC to the Black Rock desert at Burning Man.

Currently, you can join in on her weekly Livestream show, “Live from the Danger Gallery”, on YouTube @hollydanger, every Saturday night at 9PM EDT.

Check out Atmosphere here for your very own in-home experience.

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips special message to Holly!

You can finder her here:

Website: www.hollydanger.com

Instagram: @hollydanger

Jayati Vora is a writer, teacher, and editor. In her 15 plus years as an editor, she commissioned and edited stories that were translated into other languages, republished in outlets around the world, and won numerous awards, including an Emmy.  She has a weekly podcast, Cutting Chai Stories, where she breaks down the craft of writing, provides writing tips for creative writers and entrepreneurs who need to write for their business. She teaches creative writing to both children and adults.  Jayati is launching a digital writing course for entrepreneurs called The Words Will Come in early 2021. 

Where we can find Jayati:

https://cuttingchaistories.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayativora/ and https://www.instagram.com/cuttingchaistories/

Facebook Group: Cutting Chai Stories

Podcast: Cutting Chai Stories on Apple, Spotify, and other places you find podcasts.

Backscatter Collaboration: Backscatter  Photographer @hersh.img and Writer @jayativora

Sign up below to get Jayati's freebie that will help you strengthen your story: 

https://cuttingchaistories.com/storytelling-cheatsheet/

www.cuttingchaistories.com

Favorite artists:

Chris Roberts-Antieau - http://www.antieaugallery.com/

Tara Books - https://tarabooks.com/

As Pyrocrafter’s Creative Trailblazer, Aney does more than smoke up the place. With more than 10 years of working with creative mediums, she brings new life to all of her inspired pieces.

Aney stoked her passion for visual expression by creating unique wood-burned art pieces, founding Pyrocrafters in 2016. What makes her tick? She likes encouraging others to unlock their creative spirits, the same spirit that fuels all of her artistic endeavors. She’s 1-part entrepreneur, 2-parts skilled artist, and all creative. 

Aney talks about her journey from Graphic Designer to Entrepreneur, and how the power of experimentation inspires her work.

Best advice she received: In talking to Odin Leather about working a day job while trying to start your own business -  "This is just how it has to be right now...it has to be hard." and "Everything you say yes to, you are saying no to something else."

Listen to the podcast to hear her 3 tips for creatives.

1. Happi Camper KC. Find her here.

2. HippieNorth. Find her here.

Where to find Aney:

Website: Pyrocrafters.com

Instagram: @pyrocrafters

Her Book: DRAWING WITH FIRE: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WOOD BURNING

Season 2 opens with the amazing Geomyra Pollard, recognized as one of HoneyBook’s 20 On The Rise business coaches based on empowerment, impact, purpose, and passion. She is a well-rounded life + biz coach and course creator for creatives that aspire to create and live with grace, passion, and purpose. Through her coaching firm, Coaching for Creatives, Geomyra finds joy as the strategic support and encouragement for entrepreneurs seeking a thriving business and a well-rounded life! As a former wedding planner and designer, she uses her fourteen years of experience and formal education to coach clients, so they may focus on what matters most.

Geomyra is the host of the top-rated weekly podcast, A Well-Rounded Life, and owns the online shop, Living Well-Rounded Merch Boutique. Geomyra considers it a blessing and her calling to educate, coach, and encourage determined small business owners and boss moms. She is a systems and workflows guru, lover of handbags, can’t live without dessert, and is always ready to use her passport. Geomyra is married to her high school sweetheart and is the proud mama of favorite daughter Payton and favorite son Jackson.

Who is she inspired by?  Her Mother. Listen to find out why.

Advice for Creatives? Just show up! She tells us how to do this, and more, in the podcast.

Who is doing it well? Marva Goss, Sales Coach to Women Entrepreneurs.  Find her here. Listen to the podcast to learn why Geomyra thinks she is doing things right!

Who are her Favorite Artists?  Beyoncé and Celine Dion

Where can we find Geomyra?

Instagram @coachforcreatives

Website Geomyra.com and CoachingforCreatives.co

Podcast A Well-Rounded Life

Shop Living Well-Rounded Merch Boutique

Pinterest Coach4Creatives

Katherine Knight grew up in Columbia, South Carolina.  She received a BA in Studio Art from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and

an MFA in Painting from American University in Washington, DC.  She has completed additional studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,

and the Slade School of Fine Art in London.  Her work has been exhibited internationally and she currently teaches painting at Montgomery College

in Silver Spring, Maryland, and lives in Washington, DC with her family.

Where you can find her: 

Website: K2Art.net

Instagram: @KMKnight2

Exhibit: She, An Expression of Womanhood at Annemarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center.  Virtual tour here through September 27, 2020.

Artist doing Social Media Right: 

Jamie Beck @jamiebeck.co

RICHARD HEARNS @richardhearns

Favorite Contemporary Artist (Katherine had more than one and I couldn't be happier :)

Jenny Saville @jenny_saville_art

Paula Rego @paularegostudio

Kyle Staver @kylestaver

Njideka Akunyili Crosby @njidekaakunyilicrosby

Michael Armitage @manairobi

Koyo Kouoh @madamekoyo

Golden @goldenthem_

Artist and Curator Mary Welch Higgins talks about her single-minded focus on the arts and how it started from an early age.  

Mary Higgins is a fourth-generation Washington DC native who grew up continually visiting the local area museums and galleries.

She has a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Visual Information Technologies from George Mason University. Her professional experience includes work as an adjunct professor, a creative director in the computer graphics industry, and most recently as gallery director and curate for the Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center.

In addition, to her various work experiences, she has maintained her professional practice as an artist.

Listen in while we chat about best advice and 3 things artists can do today to get more visibility.

Favorite Contemporary Artist: Kyujin Lee https://www.kyujinlee.com/

Books Read Recently:  More Than a Muse by Kate McCabe & Significant Others: Creativity and Intimate Partnership by Whitney Chadwick

Find Mary here:

https://www.instagram.com/distinctstudios/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/fisherartgallery/?hl=en

http://marywelchhiggins.com/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Welch-Higgins/100007130714923

Dr. Fatimah Pierce, a native Washingtonian, established Hickman Rose Strategies after her nearly 20-year career in the federal government. She is an expert in strategic planning, organizational development, and grants management.

Dr. Pierce holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and a master’s degree in organizational management. In addition, she earned her doctorate in public policy and administration, and she is a graduate of the Federal Executive Leadership Program. Dr. Pierce uses her voice as a speaker and facilitator for conversations about inclusion and equity, leadership and career development, and business success.

Dr. Pierce gives three concrete things that creatives can do to help move their careers forward, starting with Being Confident and Being Bold!

Example of someone taking charge and making it happen: Geomyra Pollard, Coach for Creatives.  

Favorite Contemporary Female Artist: Amy Sherald, "because she is a risk-taker..."

Bonus Favorite: Peggy Cooper Cafritz, "a real game-changer for underserved artists."

Find Dr. Pierce here -

Website:  https://www.hickmanrose.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hickmanrosestr/ and https://www.instagram.com/drpierceceo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hickmanrosestr

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hickmanrosestr/

Gail Keyes Allen is the Midlife Moneymaker.  She's a Money & Life Coach who helps her clients Master their Mindset of Wealth by seeing their money blocks, beliefs, and behaviors and then transforms them. 

In this episode, Gail talks about the importance of mindset work and pushing past your fears!  She shares the pivotal moment she realized she needed to change things and the beautiful power of giving yourself permission to take quick messy action!

She gives three things creatives can do to get more visibility as well as the role a mini offer has in moving your goals forward.

Favorite Contemporary Female Artist: Corie Mattie, the LA Hope Dealer.

Find Gail here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachgailkallen

Instagram: @midlifemoneymaker

Website: Midlifemoneymaker.com

Podcast: Midlife Moneymaker

Naima Dozier is the owner and creative mind behind fearless threads handbags and accessories.  She started the brand in 2011 after receiving a gift box of African fabric from a friend.  She launched her business out of the backseat of a VW Beetle convertible at Fenton Street Market.  She didn't have much to sell at her first market and so sold them as one of a kind.  It quickly became what she is known for.  She now travels the world in search of fabrics that compliment her unique style.  

Naima talks about what inspires her and how Covid has changed the landscape of her business!

Find Naima here:

Instagram> https://www.instagram.com/fearlessthreads/?hl=en

Facebook> https://www.facebook.com/lovefearlessthreads/ 

Website> https://www.lovefearlessthreads.com/shop

Favorite Makers:  

Wendy Harrop is a veteran wedding planner (with a love of good cooking) turned barn lover, who along with her husband Keith and daughter Amelia, is following her bliss.  Wendy et al have made the magic come to life at The Phineas Wright House in Bolton, MA.  The house was built in 1785 by the third reverend of First Parish Church and the family has transformed it into a destination for weddings and artful events & classes which include opportunities to learn things such as cooking, painting, and sheep sheering from people who are experts in their fields.  

Wendy tells us about her journey to East Coast Farm life and the importance of Being You, Showing up on Social Media, and how to give experiences away without diminishing their value.  Also, she talks about how far her fondness for Brown Butter Sage Sauce really goes!

Her muse:  A friend named Jeff who retired and move to France to cook and garden.

Interested in the French Cooking Class we discuss in the show?  Find it here, along with some other gloriously affordable offerings here.

Find Wendy at:

Website: http://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phineaswrighthouse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phineaswrighthouse/