In this week’s episode, Kat is joined by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi, author of The Shadow Path, to explore how shadow work can deepen your creative process and bring more honesty and depth into your art. Together, they discuss how the parts of ourselves we often avoid might hold the key to the work we’re truly meant to make.

Discover gentle, practical ways to meet your shadow through tarot, dream journaling, and ritual—and learn how to see this work as a safe retreat rather than a confrontation.

• What shadow work is and what it isn’t

• How to meet and name your shadow with curiosity and compassion

• The creative power of what’s hidden: why your “shadow” often holds your best ideas

• A gentle 10-week structure for working through The Shadow Path

• How shadow work can help you reconnect with authenticity, depth, and creative flow

• One simple daily practice to begin integrating your shadow today

• The Shadow Path by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi

• Tarot for Creativity and The Tarot Spreads Yearbook by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi

• Tarot for Change by Jessica Dore

• The Artist’s Way and The Listening Path by Julia Cameron

• The Artemisian — an educator and writer guiding inner work through archetypal studies and Jungian psychology, offering structured yet intuitive frameworks and tools for personal growth

• Jungian Online courses on self-portraiture and shadow work

• Upcoming Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow by Shannon of The Tarot Diagnosis

• Chelsey’s website: tarotforcreativity.com

• Substack: The Shuffle

• Instagram: @pipcardstarot

This episode is brought to you by Create! Magazine, your destination for contemporary art, inspiration, and opportunity.

✨ Open Call: The Spirit World is now live! Submit your work to be part of our upcoming curated virtual exhibition and printed catalog exploring the mystical, spiritual, and uncanny. Deadline: October 31, 2025 👉 Submit your art at createmagazine.co/call-for-art

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Welcome back to the Create Podcast. Just in time for the fall season, I am joined by Pam Grossman, a writer, curator, teacher, and practicing witch whose work beautifully bridges creativity, culture, and magic.

Pam is the host of The Witch Wave podcast (called “the Terry Gross of witches” by Vulture), the author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power, and co-editor of Taschen’s Witchcraft volume in the Library of Esoterica series. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, and more. She has also organized exhibitions such as Language of the Birds: Occult and Art at NYU and spoken at institutions including MoMA and Columbia University.

Her brand-new book, Magic Maker: The Enchanted Path to Creativity (Penguin Life & Hay House UK, October 14, 2025), is a guide to connecting with the creative force through ritual, history, and practice. It explores how artists and visionaries such as Hilma af Klint, David Bowie, Octavia E. Butler, and Leonora Carrington have used magic as part of their creative process, and how you can do the same in your own life.

• Pam’s creative roots and how she began merging her artistic and magical practices

• Misconceptions about witchcraft and how the archetype of the witch has evolved

• How Magic Maker links art and magic, showing that creativity itself can be a spiritual practice

• Practical rituals to protect your studio time and invite inspiration, from lighting candles to leaving offerings or simply asking for guidance

• The idea of “low frequency” and “high frequency” desires in art and business, and how to balance material needs with higher intentions

• Pam’s experiences speaking at institutions like MoMA and casting a love spell on stage at Carnegie Hall with Jinkx Monsoon

• The role of research, fascination, and intuition when writing a book

• Artists who inspire her including Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Hilma af Klint, Max Ernst, and Kurt Seligmann

Books by Pam Grossman

• Magic Maker: The Enchanted Path to Creativity (Penguin Life & Hay House UK, 2025) → Pre-order here

• Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Simon & Schuster, 2019)

• What Is a Witch (Tin Can Forest Press, 2016)

• Witchcraft (Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series, co-edited with Jessica Hundley, 2020)

Podcast

• The Witch Wave – Pam’s long-running podcast on art, culture, and magic

Exhibitions and Projects

• Language of the Birds: Occult and Art (NYU, 2016) → languageofthebirds.org

• Art of the Occult by S. Elizabeth (recommended resource)

• The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890–1985 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986)

Artists Mentioned Hilma af Klint David Bowie Octavia E. Butler Leonora Carrington Remedios Varo Max Ernst Kurt Seligmann

We are now accepting submissions for our fall curated exhibition and catalog: The Spirit World. This virtual show explores the mystical, eerie, and uncanny, making it the perfect theme for the season.

Deadline: October 31, 2025

What selected artists receive: inclusion in the curated online exhibition, a feature in the professionally designed print and digital catalog, a blog post on Create! Magazine, and a spotlight across our international platforms.

👉 Apply now at createmagazine.co

In this episode, I (host Ekaterina Popova) dive into what I call The 2025 Creator Stack for Artists. These are the four simple tools you need to build trust, grow your audience, and create consistent income without burning out.

We are in what I call a trust recession. Algorithms keep changing, AI noise is everywhere, and collectors are more selective than ever. That does not mean your art business has to suffer. I am sharing what has been working for me this year, the lessons I have learned, and how you can lean into connection, trust, and real growth.

🎉 Special Announcement Create! Magazine is celebrating its ninth anniversary. To mark the occasion, we have opened our Call for Art for Issue #54, our anniversary edition. Selected artists will be featured in print and digital editions, on our blog, and across our social platforms.

The deadline to apply is September 30, 2025. Submit your work here: www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art

🎙 What You’ll Hear in This Episode

I share what the trust recession means for artists and why it can actually be an opportunity.

I break down the four pillars of the Creator Stack, including community platforms, email lists, AI workflows, and simple sales systems that support growth without leading to burnout.

You will also hear how I have been using these tools in my own practice and how you can adapt them to fit your creative business.

🌐 Connect + Explore

Create! Magazine → www.createmagazine.com Create U Courses → www.createu.co Instagram → @createmagazine | @katerinaspopova Substack → createmagazine.substack.com

Are people still buying art? The answer is yes. But how you talk about your work, connect with collectors, and navigate uncertainty can make all the difference.

In this episode of The Create! Podcast, host Ekaterina Popova sits down with gallerist, author, and art advocate Liz Lidgett to discuss her upcoming book Art for Everyone, how to make art conversations more accessible, and the principles that keep artists and entrepreneurs resilient through shifting times.

Liz shares powerful insights on:

• Why collectors are still buying and how to build trust in today’s market

• Simple, accessible ways to talk about your art without overcomplicating it

• The key role consistency, systems, and flexibility play in long-term success

• How to stay authentic and connected while showing up online and in person

This conversation is packed with practical wisdom and encouragement for artists and entrepreneurs ready to thrive in today’s art world.

• Pre-order Liz’s book Art for Everyone: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Art-for-Everyone/Liz-Lidgett/9781668078709

• Collect art: www.lizlidgett.com

• Submit your work to Create! Magazine: www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art

• Explore on-demand courses at Create U: www.createu.co

• Read more stories, tips, and interviews: createmagazine.substack.com

• Connect with us on Instagram: @createmagazine

In this special solo episode, I, Ekaterina Popova, share important updates about the future of the podcast, the magazine, and our community.

What began back in 2018 as Art & Cocktails has now grown into more than 400 episodes featuring painters, sculptors, writers, mystics, musicians, and healers. After all these years, it is time for the next chapter.

I am bringing the podcast back under the Create! Podcast name, and this shift reflects my broader vision of uniting the magazine, the membership, and the podcast under one roof. For me, this is about simplicity, synergy, and building a stronger creative home for artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and seekers of all kinds.

In this episode, I share the journey from Art & Cocktails to Create Magazine and now back to Create. I explain why simplifying brands makes creative work stronger, how this rebrand will make resources and community more accessible, what the future of our membership will look like as it evolves into the Create Collective, and why this is not an ending but a natural expansion.

Whether you have been here since the beginning or you are tuning in for the first time, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at the heart of Create and where we are heading together.

Explore Create Magazine’s Substack: createmagazine.substack.com Learn more about open calls and membership: createmagazine.com

In this episode, I, Kat Popova, founder and editor of Create! Magazine and certified master coach, share practical ways for artists and creatives to strengthen their money and success mindset, even during uncertain times. You will learn how to release what is outside your control, rewrite limiting beliefs, focus on your desires and goals, and take small but powerful actions toward the future you want to create.

Connect with us: Instagram: @createmagazine Resources: www.createmagazine.co

Have you ever wanted to quit it all? The studio, the business, the endless to-do list? If so, you’re not alone.

In this episode of Art & Cocktails, I share how I nearly walked away, and what brought me back. From seeing members across the world to a simple but powerful reminder about harmony, I’ll take you behind the scenes of my own turning point.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to identify your roots and branches and use pruning season to your advantage

• Why harmony (not balance) helps you integrate art, business, and life

• Five practical strategies to help you move forward with clarity and confidence

• Reflection exercises you can apply right away

Enrollment is now open for Art Queens Society.

• Early bird closes September 15, 2025

• Final day to join this year is September 30, 2025

This is your chance to step into a supportive, inspiring community of ambitious women artists. Learn more at aqsociety.com.

Create! Magazine

Create! Substack

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Art Queens Society

In this episode of Art & Cocktails, Kat Popova sits down with art historian, author, and podcast host Jennifer Dasal to talk about her latest book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris (Bloomsbury, 2025).

Jennifer shares the little-known story of the American Girls’ Club in Paris—a home-away-from-home for women artists during the late 19th century that became a vital hub for creativity, education, and connection. We dive into her passion for art history, her research process, and why community was just as important for artists in Belle Époque Paris as it is today.

We also discuss:

• How Jennifer uncovers forgotten stories in art history

• Why Paris was a critical destination for American women artists

• The parallels between the struggles of 19th-century women artists and today’s ongoing inequities in the art world

• The importance of building supportive communities for artists at every stage

✨ Learn more about Jennifer and her work at jenniferdasal.com

✨ Order Jennifer’s new book The Club here: Bloomsbury

✨ Join the waitlist for the Art Queens Society, Kat’s community for ambitious women artists: createmagazine.myflodesk.com/aqsociety

Kristy returns to Art and Cocktails to share the inspiring story behind writing and publishing her book. We talk about the dream that began in childhood, the process of bringing it to life, and the milestones that followed. These include holding the finished copy in her hands, receiving an endorsement from Jerry Saltz, and seeing her work translated into Taiwanese. Kristy also addresses the myths that hold artists back from writing, why you do not have to identify as a “real writer” to publish a book, and how to navigate both traditional and self-publishing while keeping your vision intact.

She shares details about her upcoming Essential Publishing Bootcamp with Frannie, a live two-day workshop that helps artists and creatives turn their book ideas into reality. Participants will learn about the different publishing paths, receive a step-by-step workflow for bringing a book to life, and review examples of real winning pitches that secured book deals. Whether you are interested in traditional publishing, indie presses, or self-publishing on Amazon, this workshop will provide the tools to make it happen.

Kristy Gordon is a Canadian-born artist based in New York City whose paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Uris Center, the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, and the National Academy Museum in New York City. She is a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and earned her MFA from the New York Academy of Art, where she now teaches. Her work appears in more than 600 collections worldwide and has been featured in Vogue, Hyperallergic, and Fine Art Connoisseur. She is represented by Garvey|Simon, Blumka Contemporary, and Grenning Gallery.

Learn more about Kristy’s Essential Publishing Bootcamp and sign up at https://www.down2art.com/Write-Your-book.

Create! Magazine is now accepting submissions for our upcoming issue. Apply to the current call for art at https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art.

Publish your own art catalog: https://www.createmagazine.co/art-catalog

Hello friends, and welcome to Art & Cocktails. In this solo episode, I’m Ekaterina Popova ( Kat), inviting you to return to the joy, curiosity, and grounding that comes from showing up for your art without overcomplication or pressure.

This summer, I started a 100-day painting challenge that has completely reignited my love for the process. I share how working small, limiting my decisions, and committing to consistent daily practice has kept me inspired and overflowing with ideas. We discuss why slowing down and simplifying can help you create more, how to eliminate decision fatigue in your practice, the power of small daily creative commitments, using challenges to build confidence and spark inspiration, and how to protect your joy in art while still pursuing professional goals.

Whether you’ve been in a creative rut or simply want to fall in love with making again, this episode will remind you why you started.

Join the 100-Day Painting Challenge & Course. We start August 18, 2025. Learn alla prima techniques, get weekly demos, safe material tips, and join a supportive community committed to creating every day. Perfect for oil or acrylic painters.

👉 Enroll here: https://www.katerinapopova.com/100-day-painting-challenge-course

Mentioned in this episode: Emergency Exit group exhibition at Cole Gallery, Menorca — available works on Artsy: www.artsy.net/show/cohle-gallery-emergency-exit

Read on Substack: https://ekaterinapopova.substack.com/

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