The Art Life

By Grace Gordon

What if art were less about goals and more about living? The Art Life is a podcast and emerging philosophy exploring what it means to be an artist.

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The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.

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May 27, 2022Minimalism for Artists (with Xandra Robinson-Burns)
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
A night owl and an early bird. An extrovert and an introvert. A maximalist and a minimalist. Grace and Xandra are opposites in many ways, and they’ve learned so much by celebrating those differences.
In Episode 80, Grace interviews Xandra about minimalism and its benefits for artists. Are you making room for what is most important?
SHOW NOTES:
Sign up for Xandra's newsletter
Xandra is on TikTok
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work and Keep Going by Austin Kleon
Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things, Tidying Up and Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo, the To All the Boys trilogy, and Gilmore Girls are all streaming on Netflix
Crazy Rich Asians is streaming on HBO Max
Episode 40: Digital Boundaries
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 40: Digital Boundaries
Episode 7: Night Owls and Early Birds
Episode 22: Pack Your Bags!
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Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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May 13, 2022Artivism
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
What is "artivism", and how can we practice it in our daily lives? In Episode 79, Grace explores the intersection of artmaking and activism, and shares ideas for creating art in service of social justice movements. Raise questions, channel your rage, and inspire action in your art life.
SHOW NOTES:
Free Joy Powell T-Shirts (t-shirt fundraiser Grace is running)
Free Joy Powell (general information)
La Petite Mort (ecosexual short film for Earth Day)
Artivism Toolkit from Beautiful Trouble
Want to write to political prisoners? You can learn their stories and reach out in solidarity here.
Documentaries mentioned: Attica (on Showtime) and In the Absence of Light (on HBO)
Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us is on Netflix
The Dead Provide a Home For Us Living (zine by Kristian Brevik)
The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood by Donna Rifkind
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 12: How Can Art Change the World?
Episode 71: Integrity for Artists (with Rev. Brig Feltus)
Episode 37: Anti-Racism in Your Art Life
Episode 49: Henry Barajas' Art Life
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Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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April 22, 2022Cashing In vs. Selling Out (with Valerie Lohman)
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
How will you know when you're ready to make a living off your art? Can you take commercial and influencer gigs without sacrificing your values? In Episode 78, Valerie Rose Lohman (she/they) joins Grace to talk money, imposter syndrome, and financial integrity. The art life is cashing in without selling out.
SHOW NOTES:
Valerie is on TikTok
Valerie is on Instagram
Valerie's single Kill 4 U Die 4 U is out now!
Book a voiceover coaching session with Valerie
Valerie is currrently crowdfunding for JOURNEY TO THE HEART, a new interactive fantasy podcast musical! Check out the campaign on indiegogo.
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark
E67: How to Help Your Artist Friends (with Athena Reddy and Nick Grant)
E26: Patreon for Artists
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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April 08, 2022Choose Your Own Love Story with Xandra Robinson-Burns
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
What are your favorite love stories? What fictional couples inspire you?
In this feel-good episode, host Xandra Robinson-Burns returns to talk with Grace all about favorite love stories, the power of sincerity, and desire for slow-burning love in a fast-paced world. Create the romance you wish to see in the world.
SHOW NOTES:
Everyday Wonderland
1 2 3 Mini-Adventure
Heroine Training
Xandra's essay: Literary Cottage Finale
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
IT by Stephen King
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Xandra loves: Jane the Virgin, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Crash Landing on You
Grace loves: Yellowstone, Gilmore Girls, True Romance, Cyrano
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E68: Whiplash & Unicorn Store
E42: The Art of Joy
E23: Finding Your People
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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52min
March 18, 2022Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Alan Lastufka (he/him) is one of the founders of DFTBA Records, a multimedia content creator, and the author of debut horror novel FACE THE NIGHT.
In Episode 76, Grace and Alan discuss self-publishing, learning from role models and collaborators, and life-changing leaps of faith. What would you create if you weren't afraid?
SHOW NOTES:
Face the Night by Alan Lastufka
Alan's Website
Alan's band The Caulden Road
If You Have Somewhere to Burn Them... (Grace's collaboration with Alan's band The Caulden Road)
Face the Night book trailer (narrated by Grace)
Accio Deathly Hallows (Hank Green's viral Harry Potter song)
Ads for Authors (paid course)
Brandon Sanderson's Writing Courses (free courses)
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Newsletter Ninja by Tammi Labrecque
Steven Wilson music
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?
E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark
E23: Finding Your People
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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54min
January 28, 2022Who Tells Your Story?
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs?
In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!
SHOW NOTES:
Marilyn: An Untold Story by Norman Rosten
Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards
Will by Will Smith
The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
Just Kids by Patti Smith
The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room by Rainn Wilson
The Art of Eating by MFK Fisher
My Broken Language by Quiara Hudes
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazzy Chickens Eddie Izzard
Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder than Life Story by Brian Blessed
Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne
Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Society's Child by Janis Ian
Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson
The Measure of a Man by Sydney Poitier
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Here We Go Again by Betty White
Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton
Succulent Wild Woman by SARK
Mo' Betta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Life by Keith Richards
The Last Holiday by Gil-Scott Heron
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
On Writing by Stephen King
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 46: Inclusive Reading Goals
Episode 19: 100 Books a Year?
Episode 8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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21min
December 31, 2021365 Thank Yous
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
What's the antidote to anxiety-inducing New Year's Resolutions? A new daily practice to keep you grateful for the present moment.
In this end-of-year celebration, Grace shares 10 gratitude practices and her own resolution for 2022.
SHOW NOTES:
365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik
We Do This Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba
Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Grace (Eventually):Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men
Gala Darling and her program High Vibe Honey
Grace recommends: The Midnight Gospel on Netflix
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 67: How to Help Your Artist Friends with Athena Reddy and Nick Grant
Episode 40: Digital Boundaries LIVE at Camp GLA
Episode 52: Getting Started with The Artists Way
SHOW DETAILS:
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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31min
November 19, 2021Expanding the Canon with Shaun Leisher
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Who decides what plays and literature are "classics"? What stories will enrich the lives of a modern audience? And... is Shakespeare truly universal?
Shaun Leisher (he/him) is a dramaturg and "new play doula". This week, we discuss championing new writers, challenging status quo, and how curiosity will save the arts.
SHOW NOTES:
Shaun Leisher is on Instagram
Book a Monologue Consultation with Shaun
Shaun finds new plays and playwrights on The New Play Exchange
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry
Sweat by Lynn Nottage
The Kilroys
Nelson Diaz-Marcano and his play World Classic
John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E44: Bernard K. Addison's Art Life
E46: Inclusive Reading Goals
E70: 100 Years 124 Movies
SHOW DETAILS:
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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43min
November 05, 2021Are Witches Artists? with Crimson Minx
Episode Notes
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Crimson Minx (she/her) is the founder of Minx + Muse, a fiercely feminine playhouse that helps people awaken their innate magick through dance, movement, and witchcraft. In this episode, Grace and Crimson discuss manifestation, intention, magick, and art: and how they're all the same thing!
SHOW NOTES:
Minx and Muse Website
Minx and Muse Virtual Classes On-Demand
Minx and Muse is on Instagram
Crimson Minx is on Instagram
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E13: Stillness
E14: Movement
E23: Finding Your People
E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark
SHOW DETAILS:
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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47min
October 22, 2021Integrity for Artists with Rev. Brig Feltus
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
"Integrity is the practice and acknowledgement of your wholeness. It is a commitment to expressing yourself as whole."
In this much-anticipated episode, Grace interviews Reverend Brig Feltus (she/her) about artistic integrity, alignment with truth, and creating art in service of humanity's highest good.
We need new fairy tales.
SHOW NOTES:
Heal Thyself: A Transformative Initiation for People Racialized as White (use discount code HTFRIEND for 50% off the course!)
The Remember Institute
Listen to Brig's Albums: Love and Light, Vol. I and motherlovergoddessbeast
Rev. Brig is on Instagram
Watch Ted Lasso on Apple Tv+
Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
E30: Self Love for Artists with Amelia Fortes
E37: Antiracism in Your Art Life
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

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FAQs about The Art Life:

How many episodes does The Art Life have?

The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.