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The Art Life episodes
- How Can Art Change the World?
What is the value of art in a world so chaotic?
Grace and Xandra respond to a request to define what it means to be an activist.
They offers action steps and starting points for anyone reading the news wondering ‘What can I do?’.
SHOW NOTES:
- depressed demon nightmare boys meme
- ‘Peril’ by Toni Morrison
- Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War by NYC Anarchist Black Cross
- Books Through Bars
- The Harry Potter Alliance & Granger Leadership Academy
- Hidden Figures (film)
- When They See Us (Netflix mini series)
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe1 hr 1 min - The Art of Dress Up
Dress up is passion for Grace, but also part of her profession as an actress.
She and Xandra discuss connotations of the word ‘fashion’, perceptions of femininity, and kindness in Hollywood.
What we wear tells a story.
SHOW NOTES:
- Photographer Rosey Sin: @rosey.sin & @photographeruntitled
- Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz
- Xandra's essays: 'Your Corner of the Sky' and 'What My High School Never Taught Me About Dress Code'
- Xandra's membership programme, Everyday Wonderland
- Grace's Patreon blog post: 'I wear the same thing every day.'
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe49 min - Reunion
Xandra and Grace record in person at LeakyCon Boston.
They discuss showing up to support other artists, the intimacy of daily life, and nerdy summer camp Book 7 release stories.
Long-distance friendships provides space for being your best self.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe38 min - Airplane Mode
Xandra and Grace are about to take flight to reunite in person.
They discuss the joys of wifi-free travel, define the in-transit attitude, and wonder about the science of airplane tears.
The commute is a golden time for creativity.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe1 hr 1 min - Do Writers Enjoy Reading?
Do actors enjoy acting? Do podcasters enjoy podcasts? Do they HAVE to?
Grace and Xandra balance being informed with staying inspired, their thoughts on mob movies, and why artists love reality tv.
Gaining confidence in our preferences is an art in itself.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe1 hr 2 min - Night Owls & Early Birds
How do you wind down and wake up?
Xandra and Grace discuss daily rituals, grounding practices, and the different times of day in which their creative energy shows up.
They also swoon over bedtime stories, dream up a fictional day buffet, and navigate the frustrations of freelance work.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe1 hr 3 min - Letter-Writing Legacy
Grace envisions Xandra as the heiress of a stationery empire (it’s almost true).
This episode explores letter-writing as a personal art, note-sending styles, writing to incarcerated activists, and why there is a P.O. Box for this show.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe52 min - Is Art Fun?
Grace shudders at the word ‘fun’. Xandra believes it to be essential.
Is fun productive? Can you have fun and be taken seriously as an artist?
They question societal expectations of fun, and explore their personal pleasures, with nods to The Princess Diaries series, the Twilight movies, Batman, and genuine academic joy.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe55 min - The Yurt Life
Grace has just returned from a week in the wilderness, in which she slept in a yurt.
For Xandra and Grace, nature is a necessity, in calm and through fear. It puts ego in perspective, and provides peaceful retreat from the usual noise.
They also discuss a desire to dress up, and how to be their feminine selves outdoors.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe50 min - The Art of the Wander
Wandering is essential to Grace and Xandra’s art lives.
They discuss making time for wandering with no agenda, how to balance technology with being present, and inviting others on wander-ful adventures.
In wandering through this topic, they also surprise themselves with new definitions of ‘wander’ that emerge.
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 Instagram and 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
Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe51 min
About The Art Life
From the publisher's feed
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.
Each episode questions what art has to do with life: from nature to notebooks, from happiness to home renovations.
Your host Grace Gordon shares stories of how art weaves meaning into all that we do. 'Being an artist' can be a job, but also an identity, a lifestyle, and a reminder to spend time away from screens.
In conversation, The Art Life redefines ‘art’ as expansive, inclusive, and grounding.
This show is for everyone because everyone can be an artist. Tune in for art chats and interviews. We hope you’re inspired to adopt an art life of your own.
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