Tending Creativity

By Marissu Elena

Podcast focused on creativity and life. Centering experiences of marginalized genders.... more

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Tending Creativity episodes:

April 18, 2021008 | Releasing Music and Creating with What You Have ft. Theodora Nickolas
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 8: Releasing Music and Creating with What You Have ft. Theodora Nickolas
For this episode I spoke with singer/musician, actor, and content creator Theodora Nickolas about her recently released songs: "Close for Comfort", "Ghost", and "The High" and many more things relating to creativity and her work.
In this episode we talk about:
What Thea does-acting, singing, content creation

Thea's interest in music as a child and how that's developed

Classical training vs taking her own approach in singing

The decision making process of moving to and attending college in New York

Her transition to New York and NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Her family and their creativity

Her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic -returning home and attending college virtually

The process of creating and releasing all 3 of her recently released songs

The idea of a "creative process"

The inspiration and meanings behind her songs

The DIY aspects of creating her songs and using what you have

Working with a team remotely to produce music

Processing and healing emotions and life through her music

Juggling multiple responsibilities at once

Her YouTube channel and content creation on Instagram

Working with artists for the visuals that accompany her 3 recently released songs

Other interests that are just for fun

Thoughts on YouTube, Tik Tok, Instagram

Thea's future goals and plans with her music

Advice for others wanting to release music

The importance of believing in yourself
Thea's songs and social media:
♫ Close for Comfort
♫ Ghost
♫ The High
Thea's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thnicko/
Thea's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8znPTwdAOYDHPYptwgwNOA
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Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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March 17, 2021007 | Film, "Good Art", and Power | Solo Episode
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 7: Film, "Good Art", and Power | Solo Episode
This is a solo episode in which I talk/ramble about different things that have been on my mind lately relating to art and life. I don't really make any points nor was I trying to but just wanted to chat. In this episode I talk about:
How I've been feeling lately-feeling lost and unaccomplished in my mid-twenties

Post-grad anxiety

How my mindset has changed from a negative one to more positive/growth oriented

Resisting hustle culture

Questioning motivation for creating art-for myself or for external validation

Thoughts on the film Call Me By Your Name (2017)

Wanting to see queer film and media as a queer person

The French new wave aesthetic

Eric Rohmer

Claire's Knee (1970)

Lack of negative critique for art/film of certain aesthetics that have been historically praised

Persistence of white stories, male gaze, heteronormativity, and romanticisation of relationships with clear imbalance/abuse of power in media and film

Woody Allen

What makes good art, the influence of socially/politically powerful groups on what art is seen as good and rewarded

Instagram/social media

Trends

Internet nostalgia
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Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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40min
February 28, 2021 006 | Painting, Tattooing and Going with the Flow ft. Jael Buscema (jaeljesabel)
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 6: Painting, Tattooing, and Going with the Flow ft. Jael Buscema (jaeljesabel)
For this episode I spoke with visual artist Jael Buscema about her work, her process, and much more. This episode was recorded in September 2020.
In this episode we talk about:
-The different mediums Jael creates in-painting, tattooing, and writing
-Jael's experience as a child with art and creativity
-Starting to paint in university
-Her experience in university
-Her first exhibition and taking painting more seriously
-Being told art can't be a viable path
-Her mother's experience as an artist and influence on Jael's experience
-Her process for creating paintings
-Working with acrylic paint
-Writing a story for her paintings
-Symbolism in her work
-Her love for music and singing
-Her childhood dream of being a musical artist
-Learning to hand-poke tattoo
-Enjoying the process of self-tattooing
-Selling prints of artwork
-Turning paintings into woven tapestries
-The longevity of tapestries
-The difficulty of covid-19
-Resisting the pressure to be productive
-Regularly visiting family in Argentina
-Moving to Australia from Argentina as a child
-Her experience as an Argentinian immigrant in Australia
-Self-love and healing through returning to Argentina
-Travel
-Her experience with other exhibitions
-Going with the flow and not trying to plan the future
Jael's artist bio via her website: Argentinian folk artist, reclaiming stories and knowledge from pre and post-colonial Latin American history influenced by racial, socio and environmental burdens of colonisation, and the rebirth of ancestral knowledge that was once suppressed from Indigenous traditions. She applies realism and spirituality with portraits, nature, and symbolism that represents the ancestral connection that is formation of a story.
Jael's links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaeljesabel/
Website: https://www.pendejadelsur.com/

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Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingcreativity/
Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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57min
February 15, 2021005 | Pursuing Art as a First Generation College Student, Digital Illustration and Enjoying the Creative Process ft. Dezi Donnersbach (dezisartvibes)
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 5: Pursuing Art as a First Generation College Student, Digital Illustration and Enjoying the Creative Process ft. Dezi Donnersbach (dezisartvibes)
In this episode I talked to artist Dezi Donnersbach, also known as dezisartvibes, about her work and experience with art and creativity. I hope you enjoy this episode! :)
In this episode we talk about:
When and where Dezi went to college

Her major, studio art, at Whittier College

Her main concentration in college being painting

Taking online community college courses for graphic design after getting her Bachelor's

Starting to make art after graduating

Getting her first graphic design jobs- logos, portraits, etc.

Her experience post grad

Resisting the pressure to always pursue a new achievement

Appreciating what you have accomplished

Her experience majoring in art at Whittier College, CA

Being a first generation college student

Going to a community college first before transferring to a university

Choosing her concentration in painting

Her experience with arts and creativity as a child

Being kicked out of an art class for not having the "right", expensive, materials

What she likes about painting

Pursuing art therapy initially for college and her decision to change/pause paths

Her family's opinions of her decision to pursue art

Moving from Los Angeles to San Jose

Moving out and on her own for the first time

Working multiple jobs while attending college

Her drawing practice

Her creative process for illustrations

Going to a park to sketch

How going to college for art has impacted her creative process

Slowing down with your work

The good and bad experiences of working with clients

Her future goals, doing a mural

Her advice for those wanting to pursue art

Her experience running an Etsy shop

Making orders on her own with a Cricut
Dezi's socials and Etsy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dezisartvibes/
Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/dezisartvibes/
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Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingcreativity/
Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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35min
February 01, 2021 004 | Creative Insecurity and Unlearning the Need for External Validation, Solo Episode
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 4: Creative Insecurity and Unlearning the Need for External Validation, Solo Episode

Today's episode is a solo one in which I, Marissa, talk about my background and experience with creativity from childhood up until now.
In this episode I talk about:
-My childhood experience with creativity
-Being taught to value myself based on academic performance
-Creative expressions I had as a child
-Feeling insecure regarding creativity
-Creative vulnerability
-Experience in high school
-Starting and stopping creative pursuits
-Playing the piano
-Self-doubt
-attending college
-switching majors in college
-taking art classes in college
-struggling with depression in college
-post-grad experience
-trying to figure out what to do with my life
-struggling with creative insecurities as an adult
-working through mental blocks
-changing my mindset
-current approach to creativity and life
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Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingcreativity/
Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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55min
January 17, 2021003 | Expressing Yourself Through a Newsletter, Dealing with the Stress of Being a Working Adult and Developing Your Own Relationship with Spirituality ft. Gaby Azorsky (lamodedujour)
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
Episode 3: Expressing Yourself Through a Newsletter, Dealing with the Stress of Being a Working Adult and Developing Your Own Relationship with Spirituality ft. Gaby Azorsky (lamodedujour)
For this episode I talked with Gaby Azorsky, also known as lamodedujour, about her newsletter, transitions and working, and spirituality. I hope you enjoy this episode. :)
In this episode we talk about:
What Gaby does and shares

Where she grew up

Moving from Kansas to New York to attend college at FIT

Transitioning from high school to college

Taking time off between high school and college

Majoring in Fashion Business Management and minoring in sustainability at FIT

Her experience in high school with creativity

Her experience living and working in New York

Transitioning from college to post grad life

The stress of working full time

Working at Glossier as a start up

Transitioning jobs

Burn out

Balancing work with life, hobbies, and passions

Digital fatigue

Being unemployed during the covid-19 pandemic

Being alone and focusing on herself during the pandemic

Moving from New York to Los Angeles

How and why she started her newsletter lamodedujour

Making YouTube videos

Astrology and human design

Her relationship with spirituality, god, and religion growing up and now

Exploring spirituality for yourself and on your own terms

Yoga

Meditation

Gratitude and caring for yourself

Working through creative blocks
Gaby's Socials:
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamodedujour/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lamodedujour
sign up for her newsletter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEceEinxqIdL-RShXqWjGa6jT_Wq6mM9dml_m1mMI7REP3SA/viewform
Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review!
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendingcreativity/
Host/Marissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissuelena/
Host/Marissa's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pphafidtl
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1h 2min
December 14, 2020002 | Being an Actor in New York, Attending and Leaving the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater, and Authentically Expressing Yourself ft. Brielle Webb
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
This podcast focuses on creativity for and of women and non-binary folks.
In this episode I interview Brielle Webb about her experiences as an actor and content creator living in Brooklyn, NY. I hope you enjoy the episode!
In this episode we talk about:
Brielle’s interest in acting and creativity from childhood on

Shifting her mindset on motivations for acting in high school and taking acting seriously

Attending a performing arts high school in New York

Family support of creative pursuits and acting

Her creative process and process as an actor

Personal impact of acting

Gaining confidence through performance

Different types of acting and performance

Brielle’s journey and experience with school

Graduating high school

Taking a gap year after high school

Attending community college

Getting accepted at and attending University of Minnesota and the Guthrie Theater

Societal messaging around school, success, failure, and overcoming those

School loans and debt in your early 20s

Leaving the University of Minnesota due to being unable to afford it

The oppression of higher education

Universal free higher education

The impact of growing up and living in Brooklyn/New York on creativity

Her experience living in New York during quarantine & COVID-19

When and how Brielle began content creation

Her first brand collaboration with Mejuri

Thoughts on skincare

Self-care as protest

Exploitation of “self-care”

Deciding what brands to work with

Interconnectedness of beauty, fashion and racism and social justice

Sharing a spectrum of interests on social media

Finding creative motivation and inspiration and going through creative seasons

Other creative mediums

Photography, street photography and photography in New York

Writing

The importance of everyone’s story and work
Brielle's Instagram: whoisbriellewebb
Mud Flower Film Instagram: mudflowerfilm
Mud Flower Film gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mud-flower-film
Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
Instagram: @tendingcreativity
Marissa's (host) Instagram: @marissuelena
Marissa’s Youtube channel
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46min
November 29, 2020001 | Creating Sustainable Fashion Content on YouTube, Dealing with Creative Blocks and Pursuing Your Passions ft. DianaChamomile
Welcome to the first episode of Tending Creativity Podcast! This podcast focuses on creativity for and of women and non-binary folks.
In this episode I interview DianaChamomile about her experiences as a sustainable fashion youtuber/content creator. I hope you enjoy the episode!
In this episode we talk about:
How/why Diana started making thrifting/vintage/fashion content

Why she became a fashion and design student and attending FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)

Her experience as a fashion/design student at FIT in New York

Her post-graduate experience

The downsides of college

Her creative process

Her experience with having COVID-19

The struggles of putting pressure on your creativity and creativity being tied to finances

Struggling with perfectionism

Dealing with creative blocks

Knowing your worth and value

Learning the business side of YouTube and content creating

Her first paid brand deal

Learning from friends in the industry

Being a woman of color in the influencing space

Her upbringing and familial background

Messaging and expectations from family about creativity and work

Being a Latin American immigrant/child of immigrants

Trying other creative outlets such as clay, ceramics, illustration

Moving to Japan in the future

Starting video gaming content

The mental distress of 2020

Challenges and rewards of being a content creator

Attending therapy

Her amazing community/audience and meeting new people

Her advice for others wanting to pursue their creativity

Changing your path

Competitiveness in the influencing space
Diana’s Socials:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dianachamomile
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianachamomile/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsdianadaisies/
Gaming YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjv1LgVyVF5VOWNwLu7XLA/

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Instagram: @tendingcreativity
Tending Creativity Homepage: https://anchor.fm/tendingcreativity
Hosted by: @marissuelena
Marissa’s YouTube channel
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52min
November 29, 2020 Introducing Tending Creativity, Trailer for the Tending Creativity Podcast
Welcome to the Tending Creativity Podcast!
This podcast focuses on creativity for and of women and non-binary folks.
By sharing these stories and perspectives the goal is to provide inspiration, education, and entertainment.
Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Instagram: @tendingcreativity
Hosted by: @marissuelena
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2min

FAQs about Tending Creativity:

How many episodes does Tending Creativity have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.