The Art Life

In this holiday special, Grace and Xandra open their virtual campfire circle to ask, 'What traditions have you created?' Featuring stories from Claire, Laila, and Nicole, with surprise appearances from family members. Thank you to our Art Life community for your presence this year!

SHOW NOTES: 

• The Art Life Episode 50: Periods for Artists with Claire Baker
• The Art Life Episode 27: The Pajama Life
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast
 

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

Join us for our new series on Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. This is for anyone who wants to bring more creativity into their lives, whether you identify as an artist (yet!) or not. Grace is an Artist's Way veteran, and Xandra just finished the course for the first time. We hope that you'll join us in going through the book together week by week, beginning with an introduction on January 1, 2021. 

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

Claire Baker (she/her) is a period coach and the author of 50 Things You Need to Know About Periods. She and Xandra discuss aligning the creative process with the menstrual cycle. What is the best time in the cycle for play and work? Claire also shares insights from prioritising rest, and dreamy art projects of her own.

SHOW NOTES: 

• Claire's book: 50 Things You Need to Know About Periods
• Claire's website: http://clairebaker.com
• Claire is on Instagram @_clairebaker_

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

SHOW NOTES:

• Henry's graphic memoir, La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo
• Henry's Kickstarter for HELM GREYCASTLE #1
• Top Cow
• 'The Boys' and 'Hunters' on Amazon Prime
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
• Sunstone Volume 1
• Stray Bullets by David Lapham
• Henry is on Twitter @HenryBarajas and Instagram @HenryJBarajas

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

Grace and Xandra share VERY SERIOUS art projects from their youth. Turns out, they both formed rebellious childhood theatre troupes. In this episode, Grace also reveals her latest art venture!

• SHOW NOTES: 
• Jane Austen’s Juvenilia
• JASNA
• Episode 47: Creating Traditions
• Everyday Wonderland
• SugarMynt Gallery
• What unique traditions have you created? Send your stories to: [email protected]by 11 December, 2020 to be read on an upcoming Campfire Special.

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

From embarrassing gifts to crepes and comics, Grace and Xandra tell stories of traditions they share with family, friends, and their artist selves! What unique traditions have you created?

SHOW NOTES:

• FACE TO FACE: THE ART OF HUMAN CONNECTION by Brian Grazer
• Xandra's essay, Like Owl Post
• Xandra's free audiobook, A Play in Three Acts
• Many of Grace's favorite recipes are from My Moroccan Food

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

Grace and Xandra are delighted to discuss a frequently asked reader question: How can we read more inclusively? They explore why it's hard, what we can do, and the importance of like-minded recommenders. The art life must be inclusive.

SHOW NOTES:

• We Need Diverse Books
• Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2020
• Radical Reads: Celebrities' Favorite Books
• Beyoncé's Literary References and a Reading List for Fans
• Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville
• Subtle Asian Book Club
• So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Uluo

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

Grace opens up about her decision to leave Patreon. She and Xandra discuss creating endings on good terms and the editing process. How do you gain closure when a project ends?

SHOW NOTES

• 69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
• Xandra's essay: Not What I'm Not
• The Art Life Episode 26: Patreon for Artists
• Marriage Story (Netflix)

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

Bernard K. Addison (he/him) is an actor and theatre teacher. With Grace, he discusses teaching, rest, theatre in quarantine, and the rehearsal process for The Ballad of Emmett Till. The art life is finding your song.

Show Notes:

• Watch THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL (The Fountain Theatre)
• BUS STOP by William Inge
• FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury
• JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE by August Wilson
• CITIZEN by Claudia Rankine
• ULYSSES by James Joyce
• ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison
• JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS (Netflix)

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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

What is the art life? Grace and Xandra answered that question 42 times in the past year! In this one-year anniversary episode of The Art Life, they bring back the epistolary format to discuss how the show (and their art lives) have evolved. 

SHOW NOTES:
 

• The Art Life Episode 1: This is The Art Life
• What's Your Favorite Part?: A Heroine Training Podcast
• The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: [email protected]

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial 

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com

A Heroine Training Podcast

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